Q133 / 270 · NDA 2021 (Phase 1) · General Ability
In which one of the following countries is intensive subsistence agriculture not predominantly practised?
- AIndia
- BJapan
- Correct answerCCanada
- DIndonesia
Solution
A form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land.
- There are two types of the intensive subsistence agriculture. One is dominated by wet paddy and the other is dominated by crops other than paddy, e.g., wheat, pulses, maize, millets, sorghum, kaoling, soyabeans, tubers and vegetables.
- Intensive subsistence agriculture is best developed and practically confined to the monsoon lands of Asia. It is carried on mainly in China, Japan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia and the islands of Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.