Q1. [1] § TYPES OF FARMING
Match Column - I with Column - II and choose the correct option : (Column-I Types of Farming: I. Primitive subsistence farming, II. Intensive subsistence farming, III. Commercial farming, IV. Plantation farming; Column-II Features: (a) Use of modern inputs with less labour, (b) Single crop cultivation on large scale, (c) Slash and burn cultivation, (d) Labour intensive cultivation)
- (A) I-(c), II-(a), III-(d), IV-(b)
- (B) I-(a), II-(b), III-(d), IV-(c)
- (C) I-(c), II-(d), III-(a), IV-(b)
- (D) I-(d), II-(c), III-(b), IV-(a)
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2026 32/1/1 Q12
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Model Answer
The correct option is (C) I-(c), II-(d), III-(a), IV-(b).
Primitive subsistence farming → slash and burn (c); Intensive subsistence → labour intensive (d); Commercial farming → modern inputs, less labour (a); Plantation → single crop on large scale (b).
Source: Types of Farming, Chapter 4 (Agriculture)
Explanation
- The textbook clearly states primitive subsistence farming is 'slash and burn' agriculture.
- Intensive subsistence farming is described as labour intensive with high doses of biochemical inputs.
- Commercial farming uses higher doses of modern inputs (HYV seeds, fertilisers, etc.).
- Plantation is a type of commercial farming where a single crop is grown on a large area.
- Eliminate wrong options by checking each pair carefully — option (C) is the only one where all four match correctly.
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