alleryWhich feature best describes commercial farming in India?
AFarming that never uses irrigation
BUse of the digging stick only
CHeavy use of HYV seeds and fertilisers
DGrowing crops only for the family meal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Heavy use of HYV seeds and fertilisers
1. Commercial farming aims at higher productivity for the market.
2. It uses HYV seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides.
3. Digging sticks and family-only produce describe primitive subsistence farming.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Contemporary India II, Ch 4 Agriculture, Types of Farming_
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