Multiple choice

Indian agriculture is typically characterised as

  1. Land surplus, labour scarce economy

  2. Land surplus, labour surplus economy

  3. Land scarce, labour surplus economy

  4. Land scarce, labour scarce economy
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C Correct answer
Explanation

India faces land scarcity with high population pressure on agricultural land, while simultaneously having a surplus of agricultural labor. This creates challenges of underemployment and low productivity per worker, which are characteristic features of Indian agriculture.

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