ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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cocoa
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coffee
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cotton
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corn
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Wheat. Wheat is not a cash crop in India. Plants that people grow to sell and not to eat or use themselves is called cash crop. Cash crops, those commercial crops which are produced by farmers mainly to earn money.
Detailed explanation-2: -The price growers get for their cash crops depends on demand and shipping distance, among other variables. Common cash crops include corn, wheat, and coffee beans.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cereal and pulses come under the category of food crops (subsistence crops) not cash crops. A food plant, which is grown by farmers for use by themselves and their families, not for profit or trade is known as a subsistence crop. The cereals comprise rice, wheat, bajra, rice, maize, and jowar.
Detailed explanation-4: -Coffee, cocoa, tea, sugarcane, cotton and spices are examples of cash crops. Food crops such as rice, wheat and corn are also grown as cash crops to meet global food demand.
Detailed explanation-5: -Larger farms tend to grow cash crops such as coffee, tea, cotton, cocoa, fruit and rubber.