Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
List – I (Economic Activity/Agricultural region)
a. Commercial dairy farming
b. Commercial grain farming
c. Co

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Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
List – I (Economic Activity/Agricultural region)
a. Commercial dairy farming
b. Commercial grain farming
c. Commercial plantation farming
d. Commercial fruits production
List – II (Country)
1. Argentina
2. France
3. Denmark
4. Malaysia

UnlockIAS · Accepted Answer

Correct — A, the code 3 1 4 2. Commercial dairy farming pairs with Denmark (3) — a country famous for its cooperative dairy sector; commercial grain farming pairs with Argentina (1) — the temperate Pampas grasslands are a classic extensive grain (wheat/maize) belt; commercial plantation farming pairs with Malaysia (4) — a leading producer of plantation crops such as rubber and oil palm; and commercial fruits production pairs with France (2) — noted for orchards, viticulture and Mediterranean-type fruit farming. So a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2, i.e. code 3 1 4 2.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) Would tie dairy to Argentina and grain to France, reversing the well-known associations of Denmark (dairy) and Argentina's Pampas (grain).  (c) Would link dairy farming to Malaysia and plantation farming to France — Malaysia is the plantation country, not the dairy one.  (d) Misplaces every pair — e.g. it ties dairy to France and grain to Malaysia, ignoring Denmark's dairy and the Pampas grain belt.

Concept: Commercial agriculture is grown for sale, and different systems dominate different countries: commercial dairy farming (intensive, near markets) is associated with Denmark and north-west Europe; extensive commercial grain farming with the temperate grasslands (the Pampas of Argentina, Prairies, Steppes); plantation farming (single cash crop, tropical) with Malaysia (rubber, oil palm); and commercial fruit/horticulture with Mediterranean lands like France.

State PCS 2020 Q64 — Economy PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2020 Q64 — Economy PYQ with Answer