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Types of Agriculture — Geography Questions & Practice

Practise 9 Types of Agriculture questions from Geography for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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1. Which of the following best defines 'Mixed Farming'?

  1. AA traditional farming method where land is cleared, cultivated for a few years, then abandoned to regain fertility (e.g., Jhum cultivation in Northeast India)
  2. BA farming system combining both crop cultivation and animal husbandry on the same farm
  3. CFarming on small landholdings with high input of labour to maximize output, common in densely populated regions of Asia
  4. DFarming primarily to meet the basic food needs of the farmer's family, with little surplus for sale
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Answer: B

'Mixed Farming': A farming system combining both crop cultivation and animal husbandry on the same farm.

2. Which type of agriculture is defined as: 'Farming primarily to meet the basic food needs of the farmer's family, with little surplus for sale'?

  1. ACommercial Agriculture
  2. BShifting Cultivation
  3. CSubsistence Agriculture
  4. DMixed Farming
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Answer: C

This describes Subsistence Agriculture.

3. Which type of agriculture is defined as: 'Farming carried out on a large scale primarily for sale in the market, using modern inputs and machinery'?

  1. AIntensive Subsistence Agriculture
  2. BPlantation Agriculture
  3. CCommercial Agriculture
  4. DMixed Farming
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Answer: C

This describes Commercial Agriculture.

4. Which type of agriculture is defined as: 'A type of commercial farming involving a single cash crop grown on a large estate, such as tea, coffee, or rubber'?

  1. AShifting Cultivation
  2. BCommercial Agriculture
  3. CIntensive Subsistence Agriculture
  4. DPlantation Agriculture
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Answer: D

This describes Plantation Agriculture.

5. Which type of agriculture is defined as: 'A traditional farming method where land is cleared, cultivated for a few years, then abandoned to regain fertility (e.g., Jhum cultivation in Northeast India)'?

  1. AShifting Cultivation
  2. BMixed Farming
  3. CPlantation Agriculture
  4. DSubsistence Agriculture
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Answer: A

This describes Shifting Cultivation.

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