Assertion (A): Agriculture is the mainstay and the backbone of India's economy.

Reason (R): It provides employment to millions of people.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.

Commercial farming is prevalent in areas where landholdings are …………… and market economy is well developed.

1. large
2. small
3. consolidated
4. poor in fertility

Intercropping involves growing of two or more crops next to each other at the same …………… .

1. time
2. space
3. height
4. distance

…………… plantation is being promoted to check the practice of Shifting cultivation.

1. Mango
2. Orange
3. Apple
4. Timber