Question

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

• A. Estates are constructed over very small plots of land.
• B. Estates hire labourers and offer transport facilities.
• C. Crops are processed in the estates and sent to markets.
• D. Estates are connected to ports and railway stations.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C), (D)

The correct options are
B Estates hire labourers and offer transport facilities.
C Crops are processed in the estates and sent to markets.
D Estates are connected to ports and railway stations.

Aditya practises plantation agriculture where farms have huge estates. These estates are managed like factories with labourers who are offered transport facilities as well. Estates incur a lot of capital investment. Crops are processed in factories itself before being sent to markets. Therefore, estates are situated near ports and railway stations.