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    This document discusses major crops and the conditions needed for their cultivation. It provides details on staple crops like wheat, rice and maize, as well as cash crops like sugar cane, rubber and tea. For each crop, the ideal climate conditions, soil type, water requirements and cultivation practices are outlined. The document also examines agricultural development techniques like increasing cultivated land area, growing multiple crops per year, and using improved seeds and fertilizers.

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    This document discusses major crops and the conditions needed for their cultivation. It provides details on staple crops like wheat, rice and maize, as well as cash crops like sugar cane, rubber and tea. For each crop, the ideal climate conditions, soil type, water requirements and cultivation practices are outlined. The document also examines agricultural development techniques like increasing cultivated land area, growing multiple crops per year, and using improved seeds and fertilizers.

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    GR8 - SSC - PT2 - Revisionsheet Answer Key

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    LESSON-MAJOR CROPS

    GRADE-8
    ANSWERS:

    1. Cotton
    2. Jute
    3. Brazil
    4. Tea

    Fill in the blanks

    5. Wheat is the staple crop of the western world and the cooler region
    6. Maize is also known as corn
    7. Rubber is a plantation crop that grows well in places with a temperature of about 30°
    C

    Answer the following:

    8. Rice, Wheat, Maize, and Millets


    9.
     Temperature-25 ° C at the time of sowing
     Annual rainfall of more than 100 cm
     Requires plenty of water
     Alluvial clayey soil as it holds stagnant water
    10.
     Wheat is the staple crop of the western world and the cooler regions.
     This crop is grown in area located in the temperate regions of the world, where
    extensive farming is practiced
    11. The two major cash crops are-
    Sugar Cane – Rubber is prepared from the sap of the rubber tree.
    Rubber is a plantation crop that grows in places with temperature of 30° C and
    requires rainfall of about 200 cm or more
    12. The geographical conditions required for sugarcane cultivation:
     Sugarcane is grown at a temperature of 21-27° C and requires an approximate
    amount of produce in the markets.
     It grows well in loamy or alluvial soil as there are fertile and well drained.
    13. Latex is the milky fluid found beneath the bark of a mature rubber tree.
     Latex is collected in small cups as it trickles down slowly from the cuts made in the
    bark of a rubber tree.
     The Juice is later purified, dried, made into rubber sheets and then taken to the
    factory.
    14. Two major beverage crops-Tea and Coffee.
    Tea-
     Temperature of about 25° C
     Annual Rainfall of 150-200cm
     it requires well-drained, fertile loamy soil
     Hill slopes are ideal sites for tea gardens
     Requires manual Labour for the plucking of tea leaves

    15. Agricultural development is achieved through


     Increasing land under cultivation
     Growing more than one crop in a year
     Improving irrigation facilities
     Using high yielding varieties of seeds
     Using organic and chemical fertilizers
    16. Arabica, Robusta and Liberica
    17. Tea plantations require even distribution of water without any water logging. 
    18. Rice grows well in alluvial and clayey soil, which can retain water.
    LESSON-UNDERSTANDING SECULARISM
    GRADE-8
    Answers:
    1. Secularism is a system of social organization and education where religion is not allowed to
    play a part in civil affairs
    2. A country which is governed by religious head is called theocracy.
    3. Liberty and equality
    4. According to the constitution of India, a secular state must ensure that:
     There is no inter-religious community domination
     There is no intra religious community domination
     There is no state religion
     The religious freedom of individual is guaranteed
    5. Some of the practices that explain the secular nation of the Indian States:
     Displaying national symbols and not religious in the government and other important
    public building
     Avoiding restriction of the morning prayers to any one religion in all the government
    schools
     Celebrating all the religions with fervor and enthusiasm in all the public offices.
    6. The state upholds the principle of non-interference in religious affairs.
    It does make some exemptions. Some laws in India are sensitive to the needs of a
    particular religious community, and concessions are made in such cases.
    The State sometimes purposely intervenes in religion to prevent the discrimination of a
    certain group of people by another group.
    7. The Uniform Civil Code ensures that issues such as marriage, divorce, and inheritance of
    property are treated fairly and according to the rules of a particular religion. The Indian
    Constitution distinguishes them from other civil laws.
    8. A modern democratic polity offers the freedom to practice a religion of your choice. An
    individual cannot be forced to practice the religion he or she is born into if he or she wishes
    to follow another religion. Sometimes people adopt or follow the ideals of many religions. In
    secular India, citizens enjoy the freedom to follow any religion of their choice.
    9. Secularism is one of the most significant ideals of the Preamble. According to the
    constitution of India, the state will not be affected by religion. India does not have an
    official state religion. The Government of a secular country treats the people from all the
    religions equally. It does not discriminate on the basis of religion.it does not endorse any
    religion. The festivals and important days of all religious communities are given recognition.
    10. A tenet is a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or
    philosophy.

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