Question

Short answer type question:

What is the main activity of the people of the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin? Give an account of it.

Answer 1

The main activity of the people of the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin is agriculture. Paddy is the main crop here. Other crops grown here are wheat, maize, sorghum gram, and millets. Cash crops like sugarcane and jute are also grown. Banana plantations are seen in some areas in the plain. In the West Bengal and Assam tea is grown in plantations. Silk is produced through the cultivation of silkworms in parts of Bihar and Assam. In the mountains and hills, where the slopes are gentle crops are grown on terraces.