The Sower: Ice Breakers

(i) Make a list of words related to agriculture.

Ans:- Ploughing, Sowing, soil, Farm, Farmer, harvesting, threshing .

(ii) Discuss the activities carried out by a farmer.

Ploughing -> Sowing->harvesting -> threshing

(i) In our country engineering, teaching and medical fields are much sought after Other professions, occupations though they make a significant contribution to the society, do not get their due.

(a) Farmer->Highly unpredictable economic gains

(b) Conservancy workers -> engaged in occupation involving health risk in unsanitary condition.

(c) House help-> no paid time of f, no old age benefits

(d) Daily wages labours >> unsafework conditions, arbitary wages, gender inequality.

(e) street-vendors >> uncertain income.

(ii) ‘Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy’. Fill in the boxes supporting this statement. Complete the following web diagram.

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