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Plantation farming (tea in Assam, coffee in Karnataka, rubber in Kerala) is best classified as:
APrimitive subsistence farming with simple basic tools
BCommercial agriculture, capital-intensive single-crop estates
CIntensive subsistence farming with high family labour
DMixed farming combining cattle and seasonal crops
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Commercial agriculture, capital-intensive single-crop estates
Plantations are an extreme form of commercial farming: single-crop on vast estates, capital-intensive, often using migrant labour, output sold entirely to processors. Tea, coffee, rubber are classic examples.
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