ReasoningEasy2 marks
"Without irrigation, development of agriculture is difficult in India." Clarify the statement by giving two reasons.
Topic: Need for irrigation
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(1) India’s rainfall is uncertain in both its timing and its amount, so the crops cannot depend on it. (2) The monsoon lasts barely four months — winter cultivation is possible only where irrigation supplies the water.
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