Commercial Farming

Q.

What is agriculture?

Q. Which of the following are plantation crops?

1. Tea
2. Coffee
3. Rubber
4. Cocoa

Q. Plantations are also called _____.

1. ranches
2. estates
3. stations
4. colonies

Q.

The farming plough is an example of which factor of production?

Q. Extensive agriculture is also known as farming.

1. commercial grain
2. nomadic
3. primitive
4. shifting

Q. ___ farming is practised in areas of low population.

1. Intensive
2. Primitive
3. Extensive
4. Plantation

Q. Identify cash crops grown in the Amazon region.

1. Potato
2. Cassava (manioc)
3. Coffee
4. Cocoa

Q. In commercial farming, crops are grown using machinery and animals are raised to be sold in the market for a profit.

1. True
2. False

Q. Name any two important features of plantation agriculture.

Q. Aditya owns an estate where he grows rubber. Choose the correct statement(s) about his practice of farming.

1. Estates are constructed over very small plots of land.
2. Estates hire labourers and offer transport facilities.
3. Crops are processed in the estates and sent to markets.
4. Estates are connected to ports and railway stations.

Q. Arjun cultivated cotton and corn in his field to sell in the market. Choose the correct statement(s) about his practice of farming.

1. He cultivated cotton and corn on a small plot of land.
2. He used machinery to do farm work.
3. He did not use much manual labour.
4. His wife and children helped him daily in farming activities.

Q. Which among these are characteristics of high technology farms?

1. Makes use of scientific research
2. Technology intensive
3. All of the above
4. Specialised labour