Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Primary Activities

Question:

Which of the following statement (s) is/are true about commercial grain cultivation?

Options:

Commercial grain cultivation is practised in the interior parts of arid and semi-arid lands of the mid latitudes.

Rice is the principal crop, though other crops like corn, barley, oats and rye are also grown.

The size of the farm is very large, therefore entire operations of cultivation from ploughing to harvesting are mechanised

All of the above

Correct Answer:

The size of the farm is very large, therefore entire operations of cultivation from ploughing to harvesting are mechanised

Explanation:

Commercial grain cultivation is practised in the interior parts of semi-arid lands of the mid latitudes. Wheat is the principal crop, though other crops like corn, barley, oats and rye are also grown. The size of the farm is very large, therefore entire operations of cultivation from ploughing to harvesting are mechanised. There is low yield per acre but high yield per person.