Question

The Agriculture that is practiced on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like hoe, dao and digging sticks is _____.
A. Shifting Agriculture
B. Primitive Subsistence Farming
C. Intensive Subsistence Farming
D. Commercial Farming

Answer 1

Hint: Agriculture is a primary activity in India and most of the food that we consume is produced from agriculture. More than two-thirds of the population of the country is involved in Agriculture, which makes it the primary sector of the country.

Complete answer:
- Option A: Shifting Agriculture is a method of cultivation in which the land is abandoned after cultivating it so that the fallow vegetation is freely allowed to grow like a weed so that it could regain its nutrients. It is done when the soil has been overused and has lost all its nutrients. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
- Option B: Primitive Subsistence Farming is a type of farming that is still practiced in a few areas of India. It is practiced on small patches of land using primitive tools like hoe, dao, and digging sticks and the labor is usually a family or the community. Hence, this is the correct option.
- Option C: Intensive Subsistence Farming is the type of farming in which the labor is intense, high doses of biochemical inputs are used and irrigation so that the production of crops increases. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
- Option D: Commercial Farming is a type of farming in which modern inputs are used to increase the production of the crops for commercialization and higher profits. High Yielding variety seeds, Chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and insecticides are used to increase production. Rice is a commercial crop in Punjab. Hence, this is an incorrect option.

So, the correct answer is option B.

Note:Besides food for consumption, it also produces raw materials for other industries. The methods of cultivation have changed and evolved over the years, with the introduction of big machinery for increasing the production of the crops.