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Explain the features… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q31b)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/2/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 31(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/2/1, section D, question 31(b), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q31(b) · 5 marks · Long answerAgriculture

Explain the features of intensive subsistence and plantation farming in India. (2+3=5)

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Why is intensive farming found where population is dense?

Hint 2

What inputs raise output?

Hint 3

Name some plantation crops.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. Intensive subsistence farming: it is practised in areas of high population pressure on land, and is labour-intensive.

    1 mark

  2. It uses high doses of biochemical inputs and irrigation to obtain higher production from small holdings.

    1 mark

  3. Plantation farming: it is a type of commercial farming in which a single crop (tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, banana) is grown.

    1 mark

  4. It lies at the interface of agriculture and industry, as produce is used as raw material in industries.

    1 mark

  5. Plantations cover large tracts of land, need heavy capital and use migrant labour with good transport.

    1 mark

Answer: Intensive subsistence farming is labour- and input-intensive on small land; plantation farming grows a single cash crop on large estates linked to industry.

Where the marks are

  • Intensive farming: high population pressure and labour-intensive (1 mark)
  • Biochemical inputs and irrigation (1 mark)
  • Plantation is commercial, with a single crop (1 mark)
  • Link of agriculture and industry (1 mark)
  • Large area and migrant labour (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Agriculture, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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