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ICSE Class 10 Geography Question 11 of 33

Agriculture — II: Food Crops — Question 15

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Question 4(c)

(i) Why are pulses grown as rotational crops?

(ii) Explain why India is the largest consumer of pulses.

Answer

(i) Pulses are grown as rotational crops as pulses being leguminous crops, fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil and increase the natural fertility of soil.

(ii) India is the largest consumer of pulses because pulses form a very important part of the Indian diet, especially for those who consume starchy vegetarian diet. This is because pulses provide vegetable protein.