Which of the following is practised in many areas as an alternative to Shifting cultivation?

1. Rotation of crops
2. Intercropping
3. Nitrogen fixation
4. Dry farming

Assertion (A): The agricultural output depends on monsoon.

Reason (R): Nearly 55 per cent of the area sown is dependent on irrigation.

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.

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

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

…………… type of farming involves cultivation of small farms using large inputs of labour, manures and fertilizers.

1. Extensive
2. Shifting
3. Intensive
4. Commercial