Agriculture

India is a land of villages.
The people in the villages work in fields.
They grow crops, fruits and vegetables.
We grow many crops in our country.
Wheat and rice are the main crops.
They are grown in many states.
Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are the main states which produce rice and wheat. Rice and jute are grown in West Bengal.
Sugarcane grows in Uttar Pradesh.
Cotton grows in Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Coconut grows in Kerala.
Pulses grow in Rajasthan.
Crops need water and fertilisers to grow well.
Crops are sprayed with insecticides to protect them from diseases and insects.
We should give much attention to agriculture.
Answer the following questions
1 India is a land of _
(a) villages (b) houses (c) rivers (d) hills
2 Which are the main crops?
(a) wheat and jowar (b) wheat and rice (c) wheat and soyabean (d) none
3 Name a state which produces rice?
(a) Haryana (b) Mizoram (c) Nagaland (d) Sikkim
4 Where do pulses grow?
(a) Kerala (b) Maharashtra (c) Rajasthan (d) Mizoram
5 Give the plural of ‘vegetable’.

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