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Plantation is also a type of ________.

geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

  1. Big farming

  2. Household farming

  3. Group farming

  4. Commercial farming

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Commercial farming.

Commercial farming is a type of farming in which crops are grown for commercial use only. It is a modernized method of farming that is undertaken on a large scale. In this type of farming the large land, labour and machines are used. Aquaponics farming is the best way of commercial farming because in this farming we can grow plants and fish in a single farming system. So it can decrease our production cost and increase our profit of farming.

Which one ofthe following describes a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown on a large area?

geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

  1. Shifting Agriculture

  2. Plantation Agriculture

  3. Horticulture

  4. Intensive Agriculture

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Plantation Agriculture.
Plantation agriculture has its roots in the past. In the early 18th and 19th centuries, a number of plantations were set up by westerners and western companies. They employed either local and foreign workers who were willing to work for a small wage. For example, the rubber plantations set up by the British in Malaya employed many workers from India. Today, most plantatons are owned by the local governments or big compnies.

PURPOSE
-Plantation agriculture is a form of commercial farming where crops are grown for sale. Some crops are sold as raw materials to manufactoring industries.

INPUTS:
-Land: Plantations are huge and can extend from a few hectares to a few thousand hectares. For example, in Malaysia, an oil palm plantation is usually at leasy 40 hectares in size.

-Capital: A large amount of capital is put into building roads, buying machinery and building factories to process the crops harvested from the plantations. 
Plantation owners also invest large amounts of their capital on fertilisers and pesticides. Fertilisers are applied to plantation crops as frequently as these crops use up nutrients from the land quickly. Since plantations usually grow one type of crop, pest attacks can cause total destruction of the plantations. Pesticides are therefore used in huge quantities to prevent crops from being entirely destryed by pests.

--Labour: Due to the large size of a plantation, a lot of labour is needed to tend to the crops and work in the nearby processing factories. For example in Malaysia;s large rubber plantations, many workers are hired to tap latex from rubber trees.

PRODUCE:
-the total output of a plantation is usually high. However, as a plantation covers a wide area of land, its output per unit are is usully low.

-Usually, only one type p crop is grown in a plantation. Common examples include rubber, coffee, tea, bananas, sugar cane, oil palm, cocoa and tobacco

The method of farming where cultivation of crops and rearing of animals occur in the same area of land is called?

geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

  1. Plantation fanning

  2. Intensive subsistence farming

  3. Mixed farming

  4. Extensive commercial farming

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mixed farming is an agricultural system in which a farmer conducts different agricultural practice together, such as cash crops and livestock. The aim is to increase income through different sources and to complement land and labour demands across the year.

High doses of fertilizers and pesticides are used in _____ type of agriculture. 

geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

  1. Primitive subsistence

  2. Commercial

  3. Intensive subsistence

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Commercial farming is an agricultural type that aims to maximize production through various means, such as the heavy use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers.

High yielding variety of seeds and use of chemical fertilisers are widely found in ________.

geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

  1. Commercial farming

  2. Sedentary intensive farming

  3. Shifting cultivation

  4. Mixed farming

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This system of agriculture involves cultivation of crops for sale in the market. These crops are called cash crops. They include sugarcane, tobacco, oilseeds. This type of agriculture involves the use of High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides to obtain higher productivity.

Name the King (Sultan) who built Qutub Minar in Delhi.

geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

  1. Muhammad Ghori

  2. Sultan Iltutmish 

  3. Sultan Qutub-ud-din Aibak

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It was started by Qutub-ud-DinAibak and was dedicated to the Sufi saint, Qutub-ud-din Bakhtiyar Kaki, who was greatly venerated by the people of Delhi.

Slash and burn agriculture is also known as _____________.

geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

  1. Extensive cultivation

  2. Dry cultivation

  3. Jhum cultivation

  4. Fast cultivation

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Jhum cultivation, also known as the slash and burn agriculture, is the process of growing crops by first clearing the land of trees and vegetation and burning them thereafter. The burnt soil contains potash which increases the nutrient content of the soil.

Tribal groups in the northeastern Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland and the Bangladeshi districts of Rangamati, Khagrachari, Bandarban and Sylhet refer to slash-and-burn agriculture as jhum or jhoom cultivation

In South-East Asia, shifting agriculture is known as ____.

geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

  1. Chitemene

  2. Tavy

  3. Lading

  4. Milpa

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Shifting cultivation is a traditional practice of agriculture prevalent in various parts of Asia, Africa and South-America. It is known as lading in south-east Asia, milpa in Central America, Chitemene or tavy in Africa and Chena in Sri Lanka. In India it has different local names like dhya, penda, bewar, nevad, Jhum, podu.

What were the minimum wages set by the government for a farm labourer?

geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

  1. $Rs 75$

  2. $Rs 60$

  3. $Rs 50$

  4. $Rs 40$

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not associated with Swidden agriculture?

geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

  1. Karacha

  2. Jhum

  3. Bewar

  4. Panda

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

One of the major impacts of European colonialism was on the practice of shifting cultivation or swidden agriculture. This is a traditional agricultural practice in many parts of Asia, Africa, and South America. In India, dhya, penda, bewar, nevad, jhum, podu, khandad and kumri are some of the local terms for swidden agriculture. In shifting cultivation, parts of the forest are cut and burnt in rotation. Karacha was a tribal community of Madras Presidency.