1. This type of farming is practiced in the arid and semi-arid regions of Sahara, CentralAsia, and Rajasthan etc. Herdsmen move from place to place with their animals forfodder and water along defined routes due to climatic constraints and terrain. Whichtype of farming is being referred to?(a) Plantation agriculture(b) Shifting Cultivation(c) Commercial Farming(d) Nomadic Farming2. Name the term given to the Breeding of Fish in specially constructed tanks andponds(a) Sericulture(b) Pisciculture(c) Horticulture(d) Viticulture23. Basket weaving falls in the category of(a) Small-scale industry(b) Cottage industry(c) Large-scale industry(d) None of these4. Which of the following best describes an agro based industry?(a) Industries depending on ores like Cement, iron and steel etc.(b) Industries that depend upon the primary products from forests for their raw materials(c) Industries depending on agricultural products ie plant and animal products(d) Industries that use products from the sea and oceans as raw materials5. The number of deaths per 1,000 people refer to(a) Migration(b) Birth Rate(c) Death rate(d) Population change6. In India, in how many years once is Census is taken?(a) 25(b) 15(c) 20(d) 10
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- This type of farming is practiced in the arid and semi-arid regions of Sahara, CentralAsia, and Rajasthan etc. Herdsmen move from place to place with their animals forfodder and water along defined routes due to climatic constraints and terrain. Whichtype of farming is being referred to?(a) Plantation agriculture(b) Shifting Cultivation(c) Commercial Farming(d) Nomadic Farming2. Name the term given to the Breeding of Fish in specially constructed tanks andponds(a) Sericulture(b) Pisciculture(c) Horticulture(d) Viticulture23. Basket weaving falls in the category of(a) Small-scale industry(b) Cottage industry(c) Large-scale industry(d) None of these4. Which of the following best describes an agro based industry?(a) Industries depending on ores like Cement, iron and steel etc.(b) Industries that depend upon the primary products from forests for their raw materials(c) Industries depending on agricultural products ie plant and animal products(d) Industries that use products from the sea and oceans as raw materials5. The number of deaths per 1,000 people refer to(a) Migration(b) Birth Rate(c) Death rate(d) Population change6. In India, in how many years once is Census is taken?(a) 25(b) 15(c) 20(d) 10
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The type of farming being referred to is (d) Nomadic Farming. This is because the description talks about herdsmen moving from place to place with their animals for fodder and water, which is characteristic of nomadic farming.
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The term given to the Breeding of Fish in specially constructed tanks and ponds is (b) Pisciculture. This term specifically refers to the breeding, rearing, and transplantation of fish.
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Basket weaving falls in the category of (b) Cottage industry. Cottage industries are usually characterized by their small-scale production and their use of traditional methods.
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The following best describes an agro based industry: (c) Industries depending on agricultural products ie plant and animal products. Agro-based industries are those that derive their raw materials from agriculture.
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The number of deaths per 1,000 people refers to (c) Death rate. The death rate is a measure of the number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.
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In India, Census is taken every (d) 10 years. This is a standard practice to keep up-to-date with the changing demographics of the country.
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