A mineral deposit lying close to the earth's surface is extracted by removing the overlying surface layer directly, while a deposit located deep below the surface is extracted using shafts and special equipment, with greater risk to workers. What are these two mining methods respectively called?

Surface (open-cast) mining and underground (shaft) mining

Commercial mining and subsistence mining

Underground mining and surface mining

Extensive mining and intensive mining

How does cooperative farming fundamentally differ from collective farming, as explained in the chapter?

In cooperative farming, individual farmers pool resources while retaining ownership of their land, whereas collective farming involves communal production as in the Soviet model

Cooperative farming is a form of pastoral nomadism, while collective farming is a form of shifting cultivation

Cooperative farming is practised only on tropical plantations, while collective farming is practised only in Mediterranean regions

Cooperative farming uses no machinery at all, while collective farming is fully mechanised in every case

Wheat is grown on very large, mechanised farms in a semi-arid region, where the amount of human labour used per unit of land is much lower than the size of the farm would suggest. Which type of agriculture does this situation represent?

Extensive commercial grain cultivation

Intensive subsistence agriculture

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Bihar Board Class 12 Arts Geography · Ch 4: Primary Activities

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Q1. A mineral deposit lying close to the earth's surface is extracted by removing the overlying surface layer directly, while a deposit located deep below the surface is extracted using shafts and special equipment, with greater risk to workers. What are these two mining methods respectively called?
पृथ्वी की सतह के निकट स्थित एक खनिज भंडार को ऊपरी सतह परत को सीधे हटाकर निकाला जाता है, जबकि सतह से बहुत नीचे स्थित भंडार को शाफ्ट और विशेष उपकरणों का उपयोग करके निकाला जाता है, जिसमें श्रमिकों के लिए अधिक जोखिम होता है। इन दो खनन विधियों को क्रमशः क्या कहा जाता है?
- A. Surface (open-cast) mining and underground (shaft) mining / सतही (खुली) खनन और भूमिगत (शाफ्ट) खनन
- B. Commercial mining and subsistence mining / व्यावसायिक खनन और निर्वाह खनन
- C. Underground mining and surface mining / भूमिगत खनन और सतही खनन
- D. Extensive mining and intensive mining / विस्तृत खनन और गहन खनन
Solution
Minerals found near the surface are removed by surface or open-cast mining, while minerals lying deep below the ground are extracted through underground or shaft mining, which is riskier and needs special equipment.
सतह के निकट पाए जाने वाले खनिजों को सतही या खुली खनन (ओपन-कास्ट माइनिंग) द्वारा निकाला जाता है, जबकि भूमि के बहुत नीचे स्थित खनिजों को भूमिगत या शाफ्ट खनन के माध्यम से निकाला जाता है, जो अधिक जोखिमपूर्ण होता है और विशेष उपकरणों की आवश्यकता होती है।
Q2. How does cooperative farming fundamentally differ from collective farming, as explained in the chapter?
अध्याय में समझाए गए अनुसार, सहकारी कृषि सामूहिक कृषि से मूल रूप से कैसे भिन्न है?
- A. Cooperative farming is a form of pastoral nomadism, while collective farming is a form of shifting cultivation / सहकारी कृषि चलवासी पशुचारण का एक रूप है, जबकि सामूहिक कृषि स्थानांतरी कृषि का एक रूप है
- B. Cooperative farming is practised only on tropical plantations, while collective farming is practised only in Mediterranean regions / सहकारी कृषि केवल उष्णकटिबंधीय बागानों में की जाती है, जबकि सामूहिक कृषि केवल भूमध्यसागरीय क्षेत्रों में की जाती है
- C. Cooperative farming uses no machinery at all, while collective farming is fully mechanised in every case / सहकारी कृषि में बिल्कुल कोई मशीनरी उपयोग नहीं होती, जबकि सामूहिक कृषि हर स्थिति में पूरी तरह मशीनीकृत होती है
- D. In cooperative farming, individual farmers pool resources while retaining ownership of their land, whereas collective farming involves communal production as in the Soviet model / सहकारी कृषि में व्यक्तिगत किसान अपनी भूमि का स्वामित्व बनाए रखते हुए संसाधनों को साझा करते हैं, जबकि सामूहिक कृषि में सोवियत मॉडल की तरह सामुदायिक उत्पादन होता है
Solution
In cooperative farming, individual farmers keep ownership of their land but voluntarily pool resources like labour and equipment, whereas collective farming involves communal production of the kind practised under the Soviet model.
सहकारी कृषि में व्यक्तिगत किसान अपनी भूमि का स्वामित्व बनाए रखते हैं लेकिन स्वेच्छा से श्रम और उपकरण जैसे संसाधनों को साझा करते हैं, जबकि सामूहिक कृषि में सोवियत मॉडल के तहत किए जाने वाले सामुदायिक उत्पादन जैसी प्रक्रिया शामिल होती है।
Q3. Wheat is grown on very large, mechanised farms in a semi-arid region, where the amount of human labour used per unit of land is much lower than the size of the farm would suggest. Which type of agriculture does this situation represent?
एक अर्ध-शुष्क क्षेत्र में बहुत बड़े, मशीनीकृत फार्मों पर गेहूँ उगाया जाता है, जहाँ प्रति भूमि इकाई मानव श्रम की मात्रा फार्म के आकार की तुलना में बहुत कम होती है। यह स्थिति किस प्रकार की कृषि को दर्शाती है?
- A. Intensive subsistence agriculture / गहन निर्वाह कृषि
- B. Mixed farming / मिश्रित कृषि
- C. Plantation agriculture / बागान कृषि
- D. Extensive commercial grain cultivation / विस्तृत व्यावसायिक अन्न कृषि
Solution
This describes extensive commercial grain cultivation, where mechanised farming of grains like wheat is carried out on large farms in semi-arid areas with comparatively little labour per unit area.
यह विस्तृत व्यावसायिक अन्न कृषि का वर्णन करता है, जिसमें गेहूँ जैसे अन्न की मशीनीकृत कृषि अर्ध-शुष्क क्षेत्रों में बड़े फार्मों पर अपेक्षाकृत कम प्रति इकाई श्रम के साथ की जाती है।

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