INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

DRAINAGE OF INDIA

THE BRAHMAPUTRA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the main occupation of the people living in or near Ganga-Brahmaputra basin?
A
Trading
B
Crafting
C
Agriculture
D
none of above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The main occupation of the people of the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin is agriculture. This is because the rivers make the soil of the basin very fertile and also the climatic condition of that region is also favorable.

Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: Agriculture is the main source of income for the people of the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin. Paddy is the most important crop in this region. Wheat, maize, sorghum gramme, and millets are among the other crops farmed here. Sugarcane and jute are also planted as cash crops.

Detailed explanation-3: -Agriculture is the main occupation of the people where flat land is available to grow crops. The density of population of the plains is very high in the Ganga-Brahmputra Basin.

Detailed explanation-4: -Due to obvious reasons, agriculture is the main occupation practised in the basin. The main crops cultivated in this region is paddy while, maize, sorghum, millets, and grams are the secondary crops cultivated in the region. In some areas, cash crops like jute and sugarcane are also cultivated.

Detailed explanation-5: -The cultivated area of the Ganges valley in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar benefits from a system of irrigation canals that has increased the production of such cash crops as sugarcane, cotton, and oilseeds. The older canals are mainly in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab (doab meaning “land between two rivers”).

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