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AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] medium thorough-understanding
[mcq] Which of the following best explains why a well-developed transport and communication network is essential for plantation agriculture? (A) Plantation crops are perishable and must reach processing factories quickly before quality deteriorates. (B) Plantation farms are small in size and need roads to connect individual farmers to markets. (C) Plantation workers migrate seasonally and require transport to reach their home villages. (D) Plantation crops are grown for subsistence and need to be distributed to local communities.
  1. A Plantation crops are grown in remote areas where migrant labourers need to travel daily.
  2. B The entire produce must reach processing industries and markets quickly, since plantations are market-oriented.
  3. C Chemical fertilisers and HYV seeds used in plantations must be imported from abroad.
  4. D Plantation crops require irrigation water to be transported from distant rivers.
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:31 · grounding rag
Model Answer

Option B — Since plantation agriculture is market-oriented and all produce is used as raw material for industries, a well-developed transport and communication network is essential to connect plantation areas, processing industries, and markets.

Source: Types of Farming, Chapter 4

Explanation

The textbook explicitly states: "Since the production is mainly for market, a well-developed network of transport and communication connecting the plantation areas, processing industries and markets plays an important role." Examiners expect you to link market-orientation of plantations to the need for transport. Options A, C, and D are not supported by the chapter.

Previous-year CBSE Grade 10 board exam questions, organised by subject and chapter, each with a model answer — free to read and print.