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Along with agriculture, extractive industries form the basis of which economic sector?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is an example of an extractive industry?Read the answer and worked solution →Which international body developed the World Charter for Nature in 1982?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a subdiscipline of natural resource management?Read the answer and worked solution →Resource extraction is a major source of which problems besides environmental damage?Read the answer and worked solution →What can deplete renewable resources even though they can be replenished?Read the answer and worked solution →Which farming uses hoes and digging sticks on small plots?Read the answer and worked solution →In which states is jhumming, a slash and burn farming, commonly practised?Read the answer and worked solution →Where is intensive subsistence farming mainly practised?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the main feature of plantation agriculture?Read the answer and worked solution →Which crops are important plantation crops in India?Read the answer and worked solution →What do commercial farmers use to raise productivity?Read the answer and worked solution →Where is rice grown as a commercial crop?Read the answer and worked solution →How many cropping seasons does India have?Read the answer and worked solution →Which cropping season falls in the short summer months between rabi and kharif?Read the answer and worked solution →In which months are rabi crops sown?Read the answer and worked solution →Which winter-sown cereal is a major crop of Punjab and Haryana?Read the answer and worked solution →Paddy and other monsoon crops are harvested in which months?Read the answer and worked solution →What weather does wheat need at the time of ripening?Read the answer and worked solution →Which crop is the staple food of most people in India?Read the answer and worked solution →After which country is India the second largest rice producer?Read the answer and worked solution →What temperature does rice need while growing?Read the answer and worked solution →Which cereal is the second most important crop in India?Read the answer and worked solution →How much annual rainfall does wheat need?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is one important wheat-growing zone of India?Read the answer and worked solution →Bajra grows well on which soils?Read the answer and worked solution →Which crop is used both as food and fodder?Read the answer and worked solution →Which temperature range suits maize as a kharif crop?Read the answer and worked solution →Jowar ranks which among India's food crops by area and production?Read the answer and worked solution →Which nutrients make ragi valuable in the diet?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Along with agriculture, extractive industries form the basis of which economic sector?

  1. Secondary sector
  2. Primary sector
  3. Tertiary sector
  4. Quaternary sector
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Correct answer: B. Primary sector

Extractive industries and agriculture together form the basis of the primary sector of the economy.

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Which of these is an example of an extractive industry?

  1. Mining activity
  2. Software design
  3. Retail banking
  4. Textile weaving
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Correct answer: A. Mining activity

Mining withdraws resources from nature, which makes it an extractive industry.

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Which international body developed the World Charter for Nature in 1982?

  1. European Union
  2. World Bank
  3. United Nations
  4. Red Cross
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Correct answer: C. United Nations

The United Nations developed the World Charter for Nature in 1982 to protect nature from human-caused depletion.

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