Match List - I with List - II.
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
| Products | Agriculture System | ||
| A. | Fodder crops and cattle | I. | Mediterranean Agriculture |
| B. | Grape | II. | Plantation Agriculture |
| C. | Paddy | III. | Mixed Farming |
| D. | Oil Palm | IV. | Intensive Subsistence Agriculture |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
(A) Fodder crops and cattle — this matches (III) Mixed Farming. Mixed farming gives equal importance to crop cultivation and animal husbandry, so fodder crops and cattle are both part of it.
(B) Grape — this matches (I) Mediterranean Agriculture. Viticulture, or grape cultivation, is a speciality of the Mediterranean region.
(C) Paddy — this matches (IV) Intensive Subsistence Agriculture. One type of intensive subsistence agriculture is dominated by wet paddy, the rice crop.
(D) Oil Palm — this matches (II) Plantation Agriculture. Oil palm is a plantation crop, like tea, coffee and rubber.
NCERT (2026-27): “Mixed Farming … Fodder crops are an important component of mixed farming. Crop rotation and intercropping play an important role in maintaining soil fertility. Equal emphasis is laid on crop cultivation and animal husbandry. Animals like cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry provide the main income along with crops.” “Mediterranean Agriculture … Viticulture or grape cultivation is a speciality of the Mediterranean region.” “(i) Intensive subsistence agriculture dominated by wet paddy cultivation: This type of agriculture is characterised by dominance of the rice crop.” “Plantation Agriculture … Some of the important plantation crops are tea, coffee, cocoa, rubber, cotton, oil palm, sugarcane, bananas and pineapples.” |