The term ___ means the cultivation of the soil for the growing foodgrains.

horticulture

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agriculture

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viticulture

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floriculture

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Solution

The correct option is B agriculture
Agriculture means the cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops. It is derived from the Latin word agricultura, from ager, agr- ‘field’ + cultura ‘growing, cultivation’.

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