INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

INDIAN AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Extensive subsistence agriculture is ; [Stenograpers’ Exam 1990]
A
farming on the slopes of Western Ghats
B
farming in the thickly populated areas
C
farming in the thinly populated areas
D
farming in the forests of equatorial region
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Intensive subsistence agriculture is prevalent in the thickly populated areas of the monsoon regions of south, southeast and east Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Intensive Subsistence Farming: This type of farming is practised in areas of high population pressure on land. It is labour-intensive farming, where high doses of biochemical inputs and irrigation are used for obtaining higher production.

Detailed explanation-3: -Extensive subsistence agriculture is farming in thinly populated areas. The vast expanse of land is cultivated to yield minimal output of crops and animals for the primary consumption of the grower’s family.

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