alleryStart learning →Rice is a commercial crop in Punjab and Haryana, yet in Odisha it is:
AA plantation crop
BA subsistence crop
CA zaid season crop
DA fodder-only crop
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. A subsistence crop
1. Whether a crop is commercial depends on the region, not the plant.
2. In Punjab and Haryana rice is grown chiefly for the market.
3. In Odisha the same rice mostly feeds the farming family, so it is subsistence.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 4 'Agriculture' (jess104)_
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