Land Resources and Agriculture — Class 12 Geography PYQs

"Some wastelands are rendered unfit for agriculture by human activities." Choose the correct option related to the statement:
i. Shifting cultivation area
ii. Coastal plains
iii. Degraded pastures
iv. Bhabar areas
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 64/1/1]

"Some wastelands are rendered unfit for agriculture by human activities." Choose the correct option related to the statement:
i. Shifting cultivation area
ii. Coastal plains
iii. Degraded pastures
iv. Bhabar areas
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 64/1/2]

"Some wastelands are rendered unfit for agriculture by human activities." Choose the correct option related to the statement:
i. Shifting cultivation area
ii. Coastal plains
iii. Degraded pastures
iv. Bhabar areas
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 64/1/3]

Read the following features and identify the crop.

• It is a tropical plantation crop and has three varieties.
• Karnataka alone accounts for more than two-third of its total production of India.
• It is grown in the highlands of Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala.
  Crop:
  [Max Marks: 1 | Set: 64/4/1]

What is the other name of 'Rainfed type of farming'?
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 64/1/1, 64/1/2, 64/1/3]

Study the given diagram carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Changes in Shares of Land-use Categories in India: 1950-51 and 2014-15
(i) In 2014-15, which category of land use has undergone the highest net increase in comparison to 1950-51?
(ii) In 2014-15, which category of land use has undergone the highest net decline in comparison to 1950-51?
(iii) Mention any two reasons for the decline in land under culturable wasteland.
[Max Marks: 3 | Sets: 64/1/1, 64/1/2, 64/1/3]

Note: The following question is for Visually Impaired Candidates only, in lieu of the diagram question.
"Land use in a region, to a large extent, is influenced by the nature of economic activities carried out in that region." Support the statement in three points.
[Max Marks: 3 | Sets: 64/1/1, 64/1/2, 64/1/3]

The characteristics of an agricultural crop in India are given below. Read them carefully and identify the crop.

• It is a crop of tropical humid area.
• West Bengal farmers grow it three crops in a year.
• It is grown as a Kharif crop in north-western parts.
• West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab are major producing states.
  Crop:
  [Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 64/4/1, 64/4/2, 64/4/3]

Suggest any three measures to solve the problem of land degradation in India and explain them.
[Max Marks: 3 | Set: 64/4/3]

Read the given resources and choose the correct option related to 'community's resources':
I. Village water bodies
II. Village agriculture land
III. Village residential land
IV. Pasture land
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 64/1/1, 64/1/2, 64/1/3]