M.A./M.Sc. (Semester III) (CBCS) Examination Oct/Nov-2017
Geography
AGRICULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
Day Date: Thursday, 16-11-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 2:30 PM to 05.00 PM
Instructions: All questions are compulsory.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Use of stencils is allowed.
Draw neat diagram wherever necessary.
Q.1 Complete the following sentences with the appropriate alternative
those are given below:
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1 The word 'agriculture' comes from a term 'Agricultura'.
Latin German
American French
2 was the first scholar, who prepared a model of agricultural
land use.
Hillman Von Thunen
Bernhard Symon
3 soils occur mostly in the regions of arid and semi arid climates.
Saline Alkaline
Alluvial Red
4 In agriculture the size of farms are generally large.
Intensive Extensive
Plantation Mixed
5 The Wever's technique of crop combination was modified by
in 1959.
Doi Hillman
Janasson Bhatia
6 If particular crop occupies percent of the cropped area,
then there is no crop diversification at all.
90 94
97 100
7 The saline and alkaline affected tracts are locally called as Kaller in

Punjab U.P
Maharashtra M.P.
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Agricultural Geography is the sub discipline of Geography.
approach is also known as the general or universal
approach.
The plantation agriculture is practiced mainly in the region.
The PH value of soil is below indicates an acidic soil.
To measure agricultural productivity, the Ranking co-efficient method
was developed by in 1939.
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The maximum positive deviation method was developed by Rafiullah
in to measure crop combination.
is the founder of Green revolution in India.
Q.2 Explain physical determinants of agriculture. 14
Q.3 Explain major Genecentres of agriculture. 14
OR
Critically examine the Von Thunen's model of agricultural landuse.
Q.4 Answer the following questions in shorts: (Any two) 14
Describe nature of agricultural Geography.
Explain problems in the adoption of Green revolution in India.
Describe extensive agriculture in brief.
Give the Techniques to measure the agricultural productivity.
Q.5 Write short notes on any two of the following. 14
Causes of Hunger.
Ecological implications of Green revolution.
Plantation agriculture.
Techniques of determination of crop combination.