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What are the three types of economic activities mentioned in the text?
What are the three types of economic activities mentioned in the text?
Which activity is considered a primary activity?
Which activity is considered a primary activity?
What is an example of a secondary activity according to the text?
What is an example of a secondary activity according to the text?
What percentage of persons in the world are engaged in agricultural activity?
What percentage of persons in the world are engaged in agricultural activity?
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Which word is derived from Latin words ager or agri meaning soil and culture meaning cultivation?
Which word is derived from Latin words ager or agri meaning soil and culture meaning cultivation?
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What is the main support provided by tertiary activities according to the text?
What is the main support provided by tertiary activities according to the text?
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Which crop requires well-drained loamy soils and gentle slopes?
Which crop requires well-drained loamy soils and gentle slopes?
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In which country is coffee primarily grown on hill slopes?
In which country is coffee primarily grown on hill slopes?
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Which crop is also known as 'Golden Fibre'?
Which crop is also known as 'Golden Fibre'?
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Where is maize primarily grown?
Where is maize primarily grown?
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What is the main raw material for the cotton textile industry?
What is the main raw material for the cotton textile industry?
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Which crop requires high temperature, light rainfall, two hundred and ten frost-free days, and bright sunshine for its growth?
Which crop requires high temperature, light rainfall, two hundred and ten frost-free days, and bright sunshine for its growth?
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In which country was coffee discovered according to the text?
In which country was coffee discovered according to the text?
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What is the ultimate aim of agricultural development as mentioned in the text?
What is the ultimate aim of agricultural development as mentioned in the text?
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Which of the following best describes sericulture?
Which of the following best describes sericulture?
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What is the primary characteristic of subsistence farming?
What is the primary characteristic of subsistence farming?
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What type of agriculture is prevalent in the thickly populated areas of the monsoon regions of south, southeast, and east Asia?
What type of agriculture is prevalent in the thickly populated areas of the monsoon regions of south, southeast, and east Asia?
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What is shifting cultivation also known as?
What is shifting cultivation also known as?
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In which type of farming are crops grown and animals reared primarily for sale in the market?
In which type of farming are crops grown and animals reared primarily for sale in the market?
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Which region is known for its commercial grain farming due to its sparsely populated large farms?
Which region is known for its commercial grain farming due to its sparsely populated large farms?
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