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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

  1. A Only one
  2. B Only two
  3. C All three
  4. 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.

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