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Which of the following is mostly used as a drinking water source by us?

social science water: a precious resource sources of water and water cycle groundwater and depletion of water table

  1. Sea water

  2. Glaciers

  3. Ground water

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Groundwater is mostly used as drinking water source by us. 

Sea-water contains dissolved salt in it, hence it is not generally used for drinking purposes unless purified. 
Hence, the answer is C.

A depletion in the water table of a place is caused by which of the following?

social science water: a precious resource sources of water and water cycle groundwater and depletion of water table water table the water cycle

  1. Constructing factories and houses

  2. Making concrete roads and floors

  3. Deforestation

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Constructing factories and houses involve a large scale of deforestation. Due to deforestation, the soil will not remain intact due to which the water holding capacity of the soil decreases which causes a depletion in the water table. Making of concrete floors and roads do not allow the rainwater to seep through the soil and therefore causes a fall in the level of the water table.


Hence, the correct option is $\text{D}$

Well water is an example of:

social science water: a precious resource sources of water and water cycle groundwater and depletion of water table water table the water cycle

  1. surface water

  2. rain water

  3. underground water

  4. river water

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Well water is an example of underground water. A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving and or drilling to access ground water in underground aquifers. The well water is drawn by a pump or using containers such as buckets that are raised mechanically or by hand.

In Venkatapuram, farmers sow groundnut seeds in the last week of __________.

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  1. November

  2. September

  3. December

  4. February

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In Venkatapuram, farmers sow groundnut seeds in the last week of  November.

In contract farming, _______ advise farmers to follow specific farming practices and also provide financial support.

agriculture in our times social science

  1. Rich Peasants

  2. Zamindars

  3. Companies

  4. Banks

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In contract farming, Companies advise farmers to follow specific farming practices and also provide financial support.

4 out 5 farmers in Andhra Pradesh meet their ends by working _______.

agriculture in our times social science

  1. In other's fields

  2. As carpenters

  3. As sculptors

  4. By gatekeeping the temple entrances

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

4 out 5 farmers in Andhra Pradesh meet their ends by working In other's fields.

_____ out of 5 farmers in Andhra Pradesh have very little land and have poor irrigation facilities.

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  1. 4

  2. 3

  3. 2

  4. 1

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 4 out of 5 farmers in Andhra Pradesh have very little land and have poor irrigation facilities.

Normally women workers in Venkatapuram earn about Rs.70-80 per day whereas men workers get Rs. 120 per day in the groundnut fields. 

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

True,

Normally women workers in Venkatapuram earn about Rs.70-80 per day whereas men workers get Rs. 120 per day in the groundnut fields. 

Farmers in the neighbouring villages of Venkatapuram cultivate which of the following crops?

agriculture in our times social science

  1. Flowers

  2. Grapes

  3. Mangoes

  4. Both 1 and 2

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Farmers in the neighbouring villages of Venkatapuram cultivate Flowers and Grapes in larger quantites.

4 out of 5 farmers in Andhra Pradesh are forced to sell their ___________ at lower prices.

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  1. Produce

  2. Land

  3. House

  4. Tools

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

4 out of 5 farmers in Andhra Pradesh are forced to sell their Produce at lower prices.