Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Type of Agriculture) | List-II (Major Crop) | ||
| (A) | Plantation Agriculture | (I) | Wheat |
| (B) | Extensive Commercial Grain Cultivation | (II) | Sugarcane |
| (C) | Mediterranean | (III) | Vegetables |
| (D) | Truck Farming | (IV) | Citrus Fruits |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
(A) Plantation Agriculture — this matches (II) Sugarcane. Sugarcane is one of the important plantation crops, with tea, coffee and rubber.
(B) Extensive Commercial Grain Cultivation — this matches (I) Wheat. Wheat is the principal crop of this farming in the semi-arid lands of the mid-latitudes.
(C) Mediterranean — this matches (IV) Citrus Fruits. The Mediterranean region is an important supplier of citrus fruits.
(D) Truck Farming — this matches (III) Vegetables. Farmers grow only vegetables and send them to the city market by truck overnight.
NCERT (2026-27): “Plantation Agriculture … Plantation agriculture as mentioned above was introduced by the Europeans in colonies situated in the tropics. Some of the important plantation crops are tea, coffee, cocoa, rubber, cotton, oil palm, sugarcane, bananas and pineapples.” “Extensive Commercial Grain Cultivation … Commercial grain cultivation is practised in the interior parts of semi-arid lands of the midlatitudes. Wheat is the principal crop, though other crops like corn, barley, oats and rye are also grown.” “Mediterranean Agriculture … Mediterranean agriculture is highly specialised commercial agriculture. It is practised in the countries on either side of the Mediterranean sea in Europe and in north Africa from Tunisia to Atlantic coast, southern California, central Chile, south western parts of South Africa and south and south western parts of Australia. This region is an important supplier of citrus fruits.” “Market Gardening and Horticulture … The regions where farmers specialise in vegetables only, the farming is know as truck farming.” |