Which tools are typical of primitive subsistence farming in India?
ATractors and combine harvesters
BHoe, dao and digging sticks
CElectric pumps and sprinklers
DSeed drills and power tillers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Hoe, dao and digging sticks
1. Primitive subsistence farming is done on small patches of land.
2. It relies on simple tools such as the hoe, dao and digging sticks, plus family labour.
3. Tractors, harvesters and pumps belong to modern commercial farming.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Contemporary India II, Ch 4 Agriculture, Types of Farming_
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