Question

Give geographical reasons:

Agriculture is done on a large scale in India.

Give geographical reasons: 

Agriculture is practised on a large scale in India.

Answer 1

1. More than 46 percent of the total population of India is engaged in agricultural activities.
2. In northern India, we have extensive fertile alluvial soil in the Gangetic plains, most suitable for developing agriculture.
3. In south peninsular India, there is very fertile black cotton soil suitable for a variety of crops.
4. Along the coastal lines, fertile soil is found in the deltas of rivers Krishna, Godavari, Mahanadi, Tapi, Narmada, etc.
5. Many rivers like Ganga. Yamuna, Godavari, Tapi, Narmada and their thousands of tributaries and canals provide water for irrigation.
6. The economic and social factors, including labour, market, capital, transportation facilities, storage facilities and government policies, etc., are all favourable for the development of agriculture.