Question

What are the major reasons for the high workforce in Indian agriculture sector?

• A. More people coming from urban to rural areas for agriculture.
• B. India has a lot of fertile land in most of its states.
• C. Indian government focus more on agriculture.
• D. India has a wide climatic variety which gives varieties of options in agriculture.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

India has a wide climatic variety which gives varieties of options in agriculture.

India has extensive fertile plains, rich soil availability, an abundance of cultivable land, wide climatic variety, long growing seasons and so on. These are some of the reasons for a large number of people being engaged in agriculture. The government tries to focus on all sector and not only in one sector, it also varies from time to time.