Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Extensive Commercial Grain Cultivation Region) | List-II (Country) | ||
| (A) | Velds | (I) | Australia |
| (B) | Pampas | (II) | New Zealand |
| (C) | Downs | (III) | South Africa |
| (D) | Canterbury Plains | (IV) | Argentina |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
(A) Velds — this matches (III) South Africa.
(B) Pampas — this matches (IV) Argentina.
(C) Downs — this matches (I) Australia.
(D) Canterbury Plains — this matches (II) New Zealand.
NCERT (2026-27): “Extensive Commercial Grain Cultivation … Commercial grain cultivation is practised in the interior parts of semi-arid lands of the midlatitudes. … This type of agriculture is best developed in Eurasian steppes, the Canadian and American Prairies, the Pampas of Argentina, the Velds of South Africa, the Australian Downs and the Canterbury Plains of New Zealand.” |