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Nomadic herding is prevalent in the Sahara desert.

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Important Questions on Agriculture

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Which of the following crop is grown in commercial farming?
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Subsistence farming is done to meet up the demand of the market.
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What do you mean by mixed farming?
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Which is the most primitive method of agriculture? 
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In mixed farming, the land is used for growing food, fodder crops and rearing livestock.

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Developing countries with large populations usually practise _____ agriculture. (intensive/extensive)
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Which of the following crop is grown in plantation farming?

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What is Plantation Agriculture?
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What type of holdings is more suitable for commercial agriculture?

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In commercial farming crops are grown and animals are reared for sale in market. 
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 Breeding of fish in specially constructed tanks and ponds is called
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Farming practised to sustain the needs of the farmer’s family it is known as commercial farming.

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What is "Slash and burn" practice of agriculture is also known as ?
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Slash-and-burn cultivation is also called as _____. (Shifting cultivation/Plantation farming/Mixed farming)
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Distinguish between subsistence farming and intensive farming.
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In organic farming organic manure and natural pesticides are used instead of _____.(chemical/cowdung)
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What is shifting cultivation? What are its disadvantages?
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Distinguish between the following.

Subsistence farming and intenstive farming.

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Primitive subsistence agriculture is prevalent in the thickly populated areas of the monsoon regions of south, southeast and east Asia.
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What is primitive subsistence farming known as in north-eastern states of India?