CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

FOG

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What agriculture goods does W.R.I.S.T. stand for?
A
Wine, Rye, Ivy, Salt, Tea
B
Wheat, Rice, Indigo, Silk, Tea
C
Wheat, Rye, Ivy, Silk, Tobacco
D
Wine, Rice, Indigo, Silk, Tobacco
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Rice, indigo, and tobacco were more successful during the Royal period and early statehood period. A helpful mnemonic for these crops is the W.R.I.S.T. crops (wine, rice, indigo, silk, and tobacco).

Detailed explanation-2: -Rice, indigo, and tobacco became more successful during the Royal period and early statehood. Note: In order to help students remember these agricultural products used the acronym W.R.I.S.(T). and call them the “Wrist Crops.” ( Wine, Rice, Indigo, Silk, Tobacco)

Detailed explanation-3: -From its colonial beginnings Georgia was established to produce wine, rice, silk, and indigo for England.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rice, Georgia’s first staple crop, was the most important commercial agricultural commodity in the Lowcountry from the middle of the eighteenth century until the early twentieth century.

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