100+ Crops and Food Security in India Questions Answers - 3

Question: 11

What is “Food-for-Education Programme”?

To achieve cent percent literacy, the food security need can be productively linked to increased enrollment in schools.

With the phasing out of PDS, food coupons may be issued to poor people depending on their entitlement.

The governments will in turn distribute the grants to the village bodies, which can decide on the list of essential infrastructure, work the village needs and allow every needy villager to contribute through his labour and get paid in food coupons and cash.

Question: 12

Coffee plants grow very well on the hill slopes. Give reason?

On the hill slopes, there is moderate temperature.

The water from the rainfall runs off quickly over the slope and there is no suggestion of water at roots.

Hence coffee plants grow very well on the hill slope.

Question: 13

Give reasons for the development of industries in Tamilnadu?

At the instance of globalization and foreign investments, there are industries that are engaged in computer hardware, software development and consumer products amidst the multinational corporations in operation in Tamilnadu.

Thus industries are growing very fast.

Question: 14

Write a short note about the growth of population in Tamilnadu?

The population of Tamilnadu has grown at a slower pace relative to the nation and the states of the southern region. Population growth during the period 1951-61 was 11.85 percent.

But that of India was of the order of 21.50 percent.

This has increased to 22 percent during 1961-71 because of the faster decline in death rates.

But since 1981, the population growth of Tamilnadu has been on a decline.

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