Geography : Chapter 4 : Agriculture
Q1. Which type of agriculture is practised on small landholdings using simple tools ? āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āϏāĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋ āϏ⧰⧠āĻāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Commercial farming (b) Subsistence farming (c) Plantation farming (d) Intensive farming
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: (b) Subsistence farming
Note: It is practised to meet family needs. āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§°āĻž āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻ āĻā§ā§ąāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āώāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q2. Which of the following is a Kharif crop ? āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻĢ āĻļāϏā§āϝ ?
(a) Wheat (b) Mustard (c) Rice (d) Gram
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: (c) Rice
Note: Kharif crops grow in rainy season. āĻā§°āĻŋāĻĢ āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻŦā§°āώā§āĻŖā§° āĻāϤā§āϤ āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q3. Black soil is best suited for which crop ? āĻ’āϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻļāϏā§āϝ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§ ?
(a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Cotton (d) Jute
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: (c) Cotton
Note: Black soil retains moisture. āĻ’āϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āϧ⧰āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Q4. Which is a beverage crop ? āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
(a) Jute (b) Sugarcane (c) Tea (d) Wheat
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: (c) Tea
Note: Tea is used for making beverages. āĻāĻžāĻš āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q5. Which crop needs high temperature and heavy rainfall ? āĻāĻā§āĻ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§°āώā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
(a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Millet (d) Pulses
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: (b) Rice
Note: Rice grows in hot and wet climate. āϧāĻžāύ āĻā§°āĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϤ āĻāĻžāϞāĻā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Short Answer Questions (2–3 Marks)
Q1. What is Agriculture ? āĻā§āώāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ ?
Note: Agriculture is the cultivation of crops and rearing of animals. āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻļā§āĻĒāĻžāϞāύāĻ āĻāĻā§āϞāĻā§ āĻā§āώāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q2. Name the types of farming practised in India. āĻāĻžā§°āϤāϤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻā§āώāĻŋā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§°āϏāĻŽā§āĻš āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Note:
- Primitive Subsistence Farming : āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻā§ā§ąāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āώāĻŋ
- Intensive Subsistence Farming : āĻāύ āĻā§ā§ąāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āώāĻŋ
- Commercial Farming : āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āώāĻŋ
- Plantation Farming : āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āώāĻŋ
Q3. What are Rabi crops ? Give two examples. ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻāĻŋ ? āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
Note: Rabi crops are grown in winter. Examples: Wheat, Mustard. ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻļā§āϤāĻāĻžāϞāϤ āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: āĻāĻšā§āĻ, āϏ⧰āĻŋāώāĻžāĨ¤
Q4. Mention two problems of Indian agriculture. āĻāĻžā§°āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώāĻŋā§° āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Note:
- Small landholdings : āϏ⧰⧠āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ
- Dependence on monsoon : āĻŦā§°āώā§āĻŖā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§°āϤāĻž
Long Answer Questions (5 Marks)
Q1. Explain the cropping seasons of India. āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻāϤā§āϏāĻŽā§āĻš āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤
Note:
- Kharif Season: Sown in June–July, harvested in Sept–Oct (Rice, Cotton) : āĻā§°āĻŋāĻĢ āĻāϤā§: āĻā§āύ–āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāϤ āĻŦā§ā§ąāĻž, āĻā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§°–āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻŦā§°āϤ āĻāĻžāĻāύāĻŋ (āϧāĻžāύ, āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻš)
- Rabi Season: Sown in Oct–Dec, harvested in April–June (Wheat, Mustard) : ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻāϤā§: āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻŦā§°–āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§°āϤ āĻŦā§ā§ąāĻž, āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ–āĻā§āύāϤ āĻāĻžāĻāύāĻŋ (āĻāĻšā§āĻ, āϏ⧰āĻŋāώāĻž)
- Zaid Season: Short season between Rabi & Kharif (Watermelon) : āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻ āĻāϤā§: ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻĢā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āϏ⧰⧠āĻāϤ⧠(āϤ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ)
Q2. Describe the importance of agriculture in India. āĻāĻžā§°āϤāϤ āĻā§āώāĻŋā§° āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤
Note:
• Provides employment : āĻā§ā§ąāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāύ āĻā§°ā§
• Supplies food : āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ āϧ⧰ā§
• Supports industries : āĻāĻĻā§āϝā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϞ āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ
• Increases national income : ā§°āĻžāώā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§
Case-Study Based Question
Case: A farmer grows wheat using irrigation and HYV seeds and sells surplus in the market. āĻĒā§ā§°āϏāĻāĻ: āĻāĻāύ āĻā§āώāĻā§ āĻāϞāϏāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻšā§āĻ āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
(a) Type of farming? / āĻā§āώāĻŋā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§° ?
Ans: Commercial farming / āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āώāĻŋ
(b) Crop & season? / āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāϤ⧠?
Ans: Wheat – Rabi crop / āĻāĻšā§āĻ – ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻļāϏā§āϝ
(c) One advantage? / āĻāĻāĻž āϞāĻžāĻ ?
Ans: High production / āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ
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Chapter 4: Agriculture – MCQs (20)
Q1. Agriculture refers to - āĻā§āώāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ -
(a) Mining activities (b) Manufacturing goods (c) Cultivation of crops (d) Trade
Ans: (c) Cultivation of crops
Explanation: Agriculture mainly involves growing crops and rearing animals. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻļā§āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q2. Which type of farming is practised to meet family needs ? āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§°āĻž āĻā§āώāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
(a) Commercial farming (b) Subsistence farming (c) Plantation farming (d) Extensive farming
Ans: (b) Subsistence farming
Explanation: Produce is used for self-consumption. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻļāϏā§āϝ āύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q3. Which of the following is a Kharif crop ? āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻĢ āĻļāϏā§āϝ ?
(a) Wheat (b) Gram (c) Rice (d) Mustard
Ans: (c) Rice
Explanation: Kharif crops are grown in the rainy season. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§°āĻŋāĻĢ āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻŦā§°āώā§āĻŖā§° āĻāϤā§āϤ āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q4. Rabi crops are sown in - ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Summer (b) Rainy season (c) Winter (d) Spring
Ans: (c) Winter
Explanation: Rabi crops are sown in winter and harvested in summer. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻļā§āϤāĻāĻžāϞāϤ āĻŦā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q5. Which soil is best for cotton cultivation ? āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻš āĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§ ?
(a) Alluvial soil (b) Red soil (c) Black soil (d) Laterite soil
Ans: (c) Black soil
Explanation: Black soil retains moisture, ideal for cotton. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ’āϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āϧ⧰āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Q6. Which is a plantation crop ? āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻļāϏā§āϝ ?
(a) Rice (b) Wheat (c) Tea (d) Maize
Ans: (c) Tea
Explanation: Plantation crops are grown on large estates. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āϤ āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q7. Zaid crops are grown - āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻ āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Winter only (b) Rainy season only c) Between Rabi and Kharif (d) Throughout the year
Ans: (c) Between Rabi and Kharif
Explanation: Zaid crops grow in the short summer season. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻ āĻļāϏā§āϝ āϏ⧰⧠āĻā§ā§°ā§āώā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāϞāϤ āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q8. Which crop requires high temperature and heavy rainfall ? āĻāĻā§āĻ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§°āώā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
(a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Millet (d) Pulses
Ans: (b) Rice
Explanation: Rice grows well in hot and wet climate. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϧāĻžāύ āĻā§°āĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϤ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q9. Which of the following is a food crop ? āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻļāϏā§āϝ ?
(a) Tea (b) Cotton (c) Rice (d) Rubber
Ans: (c) Rice
Explanation: Food crops are directly consumed by humans. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q10. Farming on hill slopes by cutting steps is called - āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžā§°āϤ āϧāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Shifting farming (b) Terrace farming (c) Mixed farming (d) Dry farming
Ans: (b) Terrace farming
Explanation: It prevents soil erosion on slopes. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ ā§°ā§āϧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
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Q11. Which crop is mainly grown in winter ? āĻļā§āϤāĻāĻžāϞāϤ āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
(a) Rice (b) Cotton (c) Wheat (d) Jute
Ans: (c) Wheat
Explanation: Wheat is a major Rabi crop. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻšā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύ ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻļāϏā§āϝāĨ¤
Q12. Which is a fibre crop ? āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻš āĻļāϏā§āϝ ?
(a) Tea (b) Jute (c) Rice (d) Sugarcane
Ans: (b) Jute
Explanation: Fibre crops are used for making cloth and ropes. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻāĻš āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q13. Commercial farming is done mainly for - āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āώāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϞāϤāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Self use (b) Barter (c) Market sale (d) Storage
Ans: (c) Market sale
Explanation: Crops are grown to sell in markets. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻŦāĻāĻžā§°āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q14. Major problem of Indian agriculture - āĻāĻžā§°āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώāĻŋā§° āĻāĻāĻž āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž -
(a) Large landholding (b) Dependence on monsoon (c) Excess rainfall (d) Mechanization
Ans: (b) Dependence on monsoon
Explanation:Agriculture depends heavily on rainfall. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āώāĻŋ āĻŦā§°āώā§āĻŖā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§°āĻļā§āϞāĨ¤
Q15. Which crop is grown in Deccan black soil region ? āĻĻāĻžāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖāĻžāϤā§āϝ āĻ’āϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Rice (b) Cotton (c) Jute (d) Tea
Ans: (b) Cotton
Explanation: Black soil is ideal for cotton. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ’āϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Q16. Farming using HYV seeds and fertilizers - āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻā§°ā§ āϏāĻžā§° āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻā§āώāĻŋ -
(a) Primitive farming (b) Intensive farming (c) Shifting farming (d) Pastoral farming
Ans: (b) Intensive farming
Explanation: Modern inputs increase production. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻā§°āĻŖā§ āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q17. Beverage crop is - āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
(a) Coffee (b) Wheat (c) Rice (d) Jute
Ans: (a) Coffee
Explanation: Beverage crops are used for drinks. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻļāϏā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q18. Major crop of Assam - āĻ
āϏāĻŽā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻļāϏā§āϝ -
(a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Bajra (d) Cotton
Ans: (b) Rice
Explanation:Assam has suitable climate for rice. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ
āϏāĻŽā§° āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āϧāĻžāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Q19. Which is NOT a type of farming ? āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻā§āώāĻŋā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§° āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Subsistence (b) Plantation (c) Industrial (d) Commercial
Ans: (c) Industrial
Explanation: Industrial is an economic sector, not farming type. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻĻā§āϝā§āĻ āĻā§āώāĻŋā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§° āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q20. Agriculture belongs to which sector ? āĻā§āώāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄā§° āĻ
āύā§āϤ⧰ā§āĻā§āĻā§āϤ ?
(a) Secondary (b) Tertiary (c) Primary (d) Quaternary
Ans: (c) Primary
Explanation: Primary sector uses natural resources. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§°āĻļā§āϞāĨ¤