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Agriculture in India : Food Crops — Geography STD 10 — Question

ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10GeographyAgriculture in India : Food Crops3 Marks
Question
State the importance of agriculture in India.
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Answer

(i) Agriculture provides food to ever increasing population of India.
(ii) About $66\%$ employment belongs to agriculture and allied activities.
(iii) It provides raw material to industries like sugar industry, jute industry, etc.
(iv) Agriculture plays an important role in providing foreign exchange due to export of tea, coffee, tobacco, jute, cotton, etc.
(v) Major contribution to the Indian economy comes from agriculture.

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