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Define agricultu… (Class 10 Social Science SQP 2024-25, Q27)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2024-25 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2024-25: question 27

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2024-25, section C, question 27, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q27 · 3 marks · Short answerAgriculture

Define agricultural term used for cultivation of fruits and vegetables? Write its features with reference to India.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2024-25.

Hints

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Hint 1

The term starts with 'horti'.

Hint 2

Think of the share of world vegetables India produces.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. The term is horticulture, the cultivation of fruits and vegetables.

    1 mark

  2. India is one of the major producers of fruits and vegetables in the world.

    1 mark

  3. It produces both tropical and temperate fruits, and about 13% of the world's vegetables.

    1 mark

Answer: Horticulture is the cultivation of fruits and vegetables. India is a leading producer of tropical and temperate fruits and makes about 13% of the world's vegetables.

Where the marks are

  • Defines horticulture (1 mark)
  • India is a major producer (1 mark)
  • Tropical and temperate fruits; 13% of world vegetables (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Agriculture (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Agriculture, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2024-25: every question, by section.

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