Subsistence farming
Subsistence farming is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2022, 2024). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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जोड्या लावा : देश/क्षेत्र (a) भारत (b) मध्य अमेरीका (c) ब्राझिल (d) इंडोनेशीया Match the following : Country/Area (a) India (b) Central America (c) Brazil (d) Indonesia
(a)भारत / India
(b)मध्य अमेरीका / Central America
(c)ब्राझिल / Brazil
(d)इंडोनेशीया / Indonesia
(i)लडांग / Ladang
(ii)रोका / Roca
(iii)मिल्पा / Milpa
(iv)झूम / Jhum
Matching the agricultural regions/countries to their respective types or staple systems accurately reveals option 2 as the correct sequence.
खालीलपैकी सखोल उदरनिर्वाह शेतीचे वैशिष्ट्य नाही ? / Which of the following is not a characteristic of intensive subsistence agriculture ?
(a)सखोल लागवड / Intensive cultivation
(b)शेतीला पशुपालनपुरक व्यवसाय / Animal husbandry is a complementary business to agriculture
(c)शेतीचा विस्तीर्ण आकार / The vast size of the farm
(d)दर हेक्टरी कमाल उत्पादन / Maximum yield production per hectare.
Intensive subsistence agriculture is characterized by small land holdings, intensive cultivation, and high yield per hectare, not a vast size of the farm.