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 (a)  

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 (a)  

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