The kind of flowers available determines the taste of honey.

Unpredictable monsoon,droughts,and low rainfall are adversely affecting Indian agriculture.
$(a)$ Mention any two initiatives that have been adopted to increase the availability of water for agricultural purposes.
$(b)$ State two advantages of making check dams.
$(c)$ Briefly describe the canal and river lift systems of irrigation.

The changes brought by biotic and abiotic factors in food grains that are not stored properly include:

$(i)$ What are weeds? Give two examples.
$(ii)$ "Removal of weeds from cultivated fields during the early stages of growth of crops is essential for a good harvest." Justify the statement.
$(iii)$ List five preventive methods that help in weed control.

Why is there a need for varietal improvement?

Two average students, Ram and Shyam, were discussing the following graphs in the class:
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The question relating to the graphs was to identify which one of them was not possible. Ram and Shyam agreed that graphs $A, B$ and $C$ were not possible. But Shyam said that graph $D$ is possible, while Ram said that it is also not possible. Since their teacher was on leave, they could not ask her. Seeing this, Ratan, who was very intelligent, came to their rescue. He told Shyam that graph $D$ was also not possible.
$(a)$ Do you think that Ratan is right? If so, why is graph $D$ not possible?
$(b)$ What values are imbibed by Ratan?