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Palampur farmers can grow three crops a year mainly because of:
AGood all-weather roads
BWell-developed irrigation
CUnusually rich soil
DVery cheap labour
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Well-developed irrigation
1. Water is needed for crops outside the rainy season.
2. Tubewells provide it all year.
3. So irrigation makes three crops possible.
_Source: NCERT Class 9 Economics, Chapter 1, The Story of Village Palampur._
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