INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURE AND ITS TYPES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Tinu’s father had used the help of a buffalo to plough. What is this process called ____
A
Helping
B
Ploughing
C
Agriculture
D
Domestication.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Domestication is the process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use. Domestic species are raised for food, work, clothing, medicine, and many other uses. Domesticated plants and animals must be raised and cared for by humans.

Detailed explanation-2: -Crop domestication is the process of artificially selecting plants to increase their suitability to human requirements: taste, yield, storage, and cultivation practices. There is increasing evidence that crop domestication can profoundly alter interactions among plants, herbivores, and their natural enemies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Domesticated animals are animals that have been selectively bred and genetically adapted over generations to live alongside humans. They are genetically distinct from their wild ancestors or cousins.

Detailed explanation-4: -1) Capture of wild animals. 2) Taming the captured animals; that is training them to live with humans. 3) Obtaining useful materials like milk, etc. from them and training them to work for humans as beasts of burden.

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