Question

State whether the following are true or false

1. Agriculture is not an important occupation anymore.

2. Farmers who practise subsistence farming use modern methods of irrigation.

3. Intensive farming requires very little labour to work on the farm.

4. Extensive farming is practised in countries like India, China and Japan.

5. Shifting agriculture is wasteful and harmful to forests and wildlife.

Answer 1

1. False.

Correct — Agriculture is an important occupation anymore.

2. False.

Correct— Farmers who practise subsistence fanning use old methods of irrigation or depend on the monsoon rains.

3. False.

Correct— Extensive farming requires little labour to work on the farm.

4. False.

Correct— Intensive farming is practised in countries like India, China and Japan.

5. True.