Question : Leaving agriculture land uncultivated for some years known as:
Option 1: Intensive farming
Option 2: Fallowing
Option 3: Shifting cultivation
Option 4: Subsistence farming
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Correct Answer: Fallowing
Solution : The correct answer is Fallowing.
Fallowing in agricultural system is the process of leaving a ploughed field uncultivated for a season or more. It helps the soil in regaining its fertility. During this period soil regains its lost nutrients, moisture and organic matter. It is also helpful in breaking the lifecycle of pests and weeds.
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Question : At the time of indenpendence , predominantly India practised
Option 1: Subsistence agriculture
Option 2: Mixed farming
Option 3: Plantation agriculture
Option 4: Shifting agriculture
Question : Intensive agriculture implies _________.
Option 1: bringing more land under cultivation
Option 2: cultivating large farms with moderately low inputs of labour and capital
Option 3: use of more labour and capital inputs on the given land under cultivation
Option 4: spreading farming across more states of India
Question : In rainforests, which kind of cultivation is practised?
Option 1: Dry farming
Option 2: Vertical farming
Option 3: Terrace farming
Option 4: Slash-and-burn
Question : What is farming along with animal husbandry called?
Option 1: Mixed farming
Option 2: Mixed agriculture
Option 3: Dairy farming
Option 4: Truck farming
Question : Insensitive cultivation refers to:
Option 1: production with insensitive use of labour
Option 2: production with intensive use of fertiliser
Option 3: raising production by intensive use of existing land
Option 4: raising production by large-scale use of imported inputs
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