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Topic

Subsistence agriculture

Asked 2 times in NDA, peaking in 2021.
2
PYQs
1
Exams
1
Years active
2021–2021
Span
2021
Peak
2/2
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in NDA — 2 of 2 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2021
  • Recurs across 1 years (2021–2021)

Across exams

NDA · 2

How the concept evolved

221
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.

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Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2021
Which one of the following is not a feature of agriculture in India ?
  1. A Subsistence agriculture
  2. B Pressure of population on agriculture
  3. C Dependence upon Monsoon
  4. D Predominance of cash crops ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
NDA2021
In which one of the following countries is intensive subsistence agriculture not predominantly practised ?
  1. A India
  2. B Japan
  3. C Canada ✓
  4. D Indonesia
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › World Regional Geography

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