In plantation agriculture, the produce is mainly:
AEaten by the farming family itself
BUsed as raw material in industries
CStored as village-level seed stock
DBartered inside the local weekly market
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Used as raw material in industries
1. A plantation grows a single crop over a large area with hired labour.
2. Its output is grown for the market, not for the family's own plate.
3. Tea, coffee, rubber and sugarcane feed their respective industries.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Geography, Ch 4 'Agriculture' (jess104)_
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