Chapter Test: Agriculture - 1 - CTET & State TET MCQ

The Deoni is an Indian breed of draught cattle. It is named after the taluk of Deoni in the Latur district of Maharashtra state.

I. Agriculture and mining comes under primary activities in which we directly extract the raw materials from nature. These raw materials are used for the production of various consumables.
II. Transport is a tertiary activity through which the goods and services are made available for people.
III. Processing of steel comes under secondary activity, after processing it can be used to manufacture several things in industries.

B is the correct option.Globally, about 1 billion people work in the agricultural sector, approx. 45-50% of the population employed in 2017.

Secondary economic activities involve the processing of raw materials (primary products). Examples would include turning timber into furniture and turning iron-ore into steel. Any factory can be seen as a system involving inputs (e.g. timber) processes (e.g. cabinet making) and outputs (e.g. tables and chairs).

Arable land is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.

Agriculture is the science and art of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities.

India has three cropping seasons — rabi, kharif and zaid. Rabi crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June. Some of the important rabi crops are wheat, barley, peas, gram and mustard.