ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

SCARCITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.
A
pasture
B
field
C
arable land
D
desert
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Arable land (from Latin arabilis, “able to be plowed") is land capable of being plowed and used to grow crops.

Detailed explanation-2: -Arable land includes land under temporary crops such as cereals, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Detailed explanation-3: -Land under cultivation is called arable land. Arable land can be ploughed and used to grow crops.

Detailed explanation-4: -Arable land is land worked (ploughed or tilled) regularly, generally under a system of crop rotation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Arable farming is the process of cultivating crops in fields, and which have been ploughed before planting. This farming is practiced on gently sloping or flat land with deep and fertile soil. The land must be neither too wet nor dry.

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