Question

Which of the following best describes Kerala’s agriculture and the approach outlined in the 14th Five Year Plan?

• A. Kerala has large landholdings and primarily cultivates a single crop suited to uniform climatic conditions.
• B. The 14th Five Year Plan does not prioritize agricultural productivity or growth in Kerala.
• C. Kerala’s agriculture is characterized by small landholdings and diverse agroclimatic conditions favoring a variety of plantation crops, spices, cash crops, and food crops, with a focus on enhancing productivity and reviving agricultural growth.
• D. Kerala’s agriculture is mainly dependent on mechanized, large-scale farming with low crop diversity.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Kerala’s agriculture is characterized by small landholdings and diverse agroclimatic conditions favoring a variety of plantation crops, spices, cash crops, and food crops, with a focus on enhancing productivity and reviving agricultural growth.

• Kerala’s agriculture is unique, characterised by small landholdings and the diverse agroclimatic conditions that favour the cultivation of a variety of plantation crops, cash crops, spices, and food crops.

• The approach to the 14th FiveYear Plan focuses on enhancing productivity of crops and the revival of agricultural growth.