Name of crops | Month Sown | Month Harvested | Source of irrigation (Rain, tanks, tubewells, canals etc.) |
Answer:
(i)
The above graph shows the land under cultivation in India in units of million hectares.
The graph shows that the land under cultivation in India was 120 million hectares in 1950 which rose to 140 million hectares in 1970 and remained constant at 140 million hectares till 2000.
(ii) Yes, it is important to increase the land area under irrigation firstly so that the farmers can do multiple cropping and grow more than one crop in a year and increase their production and earning. Secondly, use of HYV seeds need of plenty of water to give best results.
(iii)
Name of crops
Month Sown
Month Harvested
Source of irrigation (rain, tanks, tubewells, canals etc.)
Wheat
October, December
April, June
Tubewells and canals
Rice
June, July
September, October
Rain, canals and Tubewells
Jower and Bajra
June, July
September, October
Rain, canals and Tubewells
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