Crop Production

Assertion: During the Green Revolution, crop product ion is enhanced. Reason: In the wake of Green Revolution, use of inorganic fertilisers and pesticides has increased manifold.

Salinization occurs when the irrigation water accumulated in the soil evapo-rates, leaving behind salts and minerals. What are the effects of salinization on the irrigated land? (1) It greatly increases the crop production (2) It makes some soils impermeable (3) It raises the water table (4) It fills the air spaces in the soil with water

For discussion Despite being one of the growing economies, our country still has a large section of population going hungry and malnourished. Do you think an efficient crop production mechanism is the only solution to this? Discuss in the class what else needs to be done to root out hunger and malnutrition from our country.

Which one of the following crops' production has been exceeding target since 2004-2005 in India, but its growers have been committing suicide in large numbers in many parts of the country every year?