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Define subsistence agriculture.

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Subsistence agriculture is the agriculture in which the producers Consumer most of the products grown. The output is generally consumption by farmer and his family.
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  • Assertion (A) : In areas of intensive subsistence agriculture, animal husbandry is a meager sideline of crop farming. Reason (R) : Throughout the region, the farmer is handicapped in raising cattle due to lack of scientific methods of breading. Codes :

    A
    Both A and Rare true and R is the correct explanation of A
    B
    Both Aand Rare true but Ris a not correct explanation of A
    C
    A is true but R is false
    D
    A is false but R is true
  • The plantation farming regions of the world differ from subsistence agricultural regions because they:

    A
    Have organized agriculture
    B
    Are carried on in entirely different environmental conditions
    C
    Do not occupy large portions of the earth's surface.
    D
    Provide livelihood for people distributed over wide area
  • Which of the following characteristics symolise the oriental cultural realm ? 1. Industrialisation 2. Joint family bond 3. Subsistence agriculture 4. Urbanisation Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

    A
    1, 2 and 4
    B
    2 and 3
    C
    1 and 3
    D
    2, 3 and 4
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