GM plants are useful in many ways. How would you convince farmers to grow GM plants on their field ? Explain giving three reasons.
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In India, about 80 per cent of farmers are small farmers, who need credit for cultivation.
Answer : (a) Banks might be unwilling to lend to small farmers for lack of a collateral or asset on the part of the farmers. (b) The other sources from which the...
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Why were Indian farmers reluctant to grow opium?
Opium production required the use of the best lands which meant diversion of land from cereal and pulses production. Opium cultivation was time consuming which left little time to care...
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Explain giving reasons: (i) Transition metals and many of their compounds show paramagnetic behaviour.
(i) Transition metals show paramagnetic behaviour. Paramagnetism arises due to the presence of unpaired electrons with each electron having a magnetic moment associated with its spin angular momentum and orbital...
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How do the medium and large farmers obtain capital for farming? How is it different from the small farmers?
Medium and large farmers usually have surplus cash by selling their farm produce. Since they have land and house, they easily get loan from banks. Small farmers, on the other...
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GM plants are useful in many ways. How would you convince farmers to grow GM plants on their field ? Explain giving three reasons,..
Make crop more tolerant to abiotic stresses / Reduce reliance on chemical pesticides / Help to reduce post harvest loses / Increase efficiency of mineral usage / Enhance nutritional value...
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Why were Indian farmers reluctant to grow opium
Opium production required the use of the best lands which meant diversion of land from cereal and pulses production. Opium cultivation was time consuming which left little time to care...
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Do you think that the life of farmers and herders who supplied food to the Harappan cities was different from that of the farmers
In chapter 3; discussion is mainly on rural people. But in this chapter, the discussion is mainly on urban people. In both the cases; farmers and herders did the same...
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Sangeeta thinks it is useless to keep old things in a museum. How would you convince her that it is important to have a museum?
From the antiques kept in museum, we came to know about our culture and heritage. It helps us to know about our culture, art and literature, science and technology etc....
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After 1990 globalization has caused difficulties to Indian farmers, how do you think the lot of farmers can be improved in India?
Farmers are unable to compete with foreign agricultural products. To improve their condition and prevent farmer suicides, various suggestions are as follows: (i) Genetic engineering can help to invent hybrid seeds. (ii) Organic...
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The farmers are provided credit from a number of sources for their short and long term needs. The main sources of credit to the farmers include:
(a) Regional rural banks were established under RRB Act 1976. They provide credit to agriculture and other rural activities. As of March 2014, the number of RRBs has been reduced...
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