Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 1995 GS-I World Geography
Question

Most intensive farming is practiced in:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Indonesia

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Indonesia”.
Intensive farming is most prevalent in Indonesia.

Intensive agricultural area/intensive farming means more capital and labor in the operations of a relatively small unit to achieve higher output and produce multiple crops in a single farm in a year.

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