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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2026General Studies
Question
Consider the following information : Type of Farming | Characteristics | Regions 1. Nomadic Herding | Primitive subsistence activity | Sahara and Asiatic deserts 2. Extensive Commercial Grain Cultivation | Wheat is the principal crop. | Interior parts of semi-arid lands of the mid latitudes 3. Mediterranean Agriculture | It is known for viticulture. | Mediterranean sea coast Agriculture in Europe, Iran and Canada In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
Options
- A Only one
- B Only two
- C All three
- D None
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Correct Answer
B Only two
Model Answer
Nomadic herding
- Nomadic herding or pastoral nomadism is a primitive subsistence activity in which herdsmen move with their animals in search of pasture. It is practised in the Sahara and the semi-arid areas of the Asiatic deserts, in the tundra and in parts of Africa. Hence, row 1 is correctly matched.
Extensive commercial grain cultivation
- It is practised in the interior parts of the semi-arid mid-latitude grasslands such as the Prairies, the Steppes, the Pampas and the Downs. Wheat is the principal crop, farms are very large and the entire operation is mechanised. Hence, row 2 is correctly matched.
Mediterranean agriculture
- It is practised on the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, north Africa and west Asia including Iran, and also in California, central Chile, South Africa and south-western Australia. Canada does not have a Mediterranean type of climate and is therefore not a region of Mediterranean agriculture. Hence, row 3 is not correctly matched.
- This region is famous for viticulture, that is, the cultivation of grapes for high quality wine, along with citrus fruits and olives.