Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Conventional agriculture | (I) Restores, maintains and enhances the ecological balance |
| (B) Organic agriculture | (II) Commands a higher price than conventional food |
| (C) Organic food | (III) Yields are less than modern agricultural farming |
| (D) Organic farming in the initial years | (IV) Chemicals enter the food supply and deplete the soil |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
The items compare conventional and organic farming.
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Conventional agriculture | (IV) Chemicals enter the food supply and deplete the soil | It relies on chemical fertilisers and pesticides. |
| (B) Organic agriculture | (I) Restores, maintains and enhances the ecological balance | It is a whole system of eco-friendly farming. |
| (C) Organic food | (II) Commands a higher price than conventional food | It sells at 10-100 per cent more. |
| (D) Organic farming in the initial years | (III) Yields are less than modern agricultural farming | Early yields are lower. |
NCERT (2026-27): “5.6 Sustainable Development and Organic Farming In recent years, awareness of the harmful effect of chemical-based fertilisers and pesticides on our health is on a rise. Conventional agriculture relies heavily on chemical fertilisers and toxic pesticides etc., which enter the food supply, penetrate the water sources, harm the livestock, deplete the soil and devastate natural eco-systems. Efforts in evolving technologies which are eco-friendly are essential for sustainable development and one such technology which is eco-friendly is organic farming. In short, organic agriculture is a whole system of farming that restores, maintains and enhances the ecological balance. …” “Box 5.4: Organic Food Organic food is growing in popularity across the world. Many countries have around 10 per cent of their food system under organic farming. There are many retail chains and supermarkets which are accorded with green status to sell organic food. Moreover, organic foods command higher price of around 10-100 per cent than conventional ones.” “5.6 Sustainable Development and Organic Farming … It has been observed that the yields from organic farming are less than modern agricultural farming in the initial years. …” |