Agriculture and Industries in India

What is a small-scale industry?

• Industries in which the process of manufacturing, production and servicing are done on a small-scale.

• A business or manufacturing activity carried on in people's homes.

• The economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods.

• Industries having huge infrastructure, raw material, high manpower requirements and large capital requirements.

Agriculture is the practice of farming. It also includes rearing ______

Name one staple crop of India.

• Rice

• Corn

• Sugarcane

• Coffee

Name the cash crops in these crop examples.

• Tea, Sugarcane

• Rice, Wheat

• Maize, Millet

• Urad, Tur

Name the food crops in these examples.

• Rice, Wheat

• Coffee, Tea

• Sugarcane, Cotton

What is horticulture?

• The branch of agriculture dealing with

   garden crops, generally fruits, vegetables and ornamental crops.

• The branch of agriculture dealing with rearing cattle and other domesticated animals.

• The branch of agriculture dealing with mostly food crops.

• The branch of agriculture dealing with mostly cash crops.

Industries that are having huge infrastructure, raw material, high manpower requirements and large capital requirements are called ___

What does Pastoral Agriculture mean?

• Farming of Animals

• Farming of Crops

• Farming of Both Crops and Animals

What does Arable Agriculture mean?

• Farming of Animals

• Farming of Crops

• Farming of Both Animals and Crops

What does Mixed Agriculture mean?

• Farming of Animals

• Farming of Crops

• Farming of Both Animals and Crops