Question

Agriculture is subject to_________
A. The law of diminishing returns
B. Law of increasing returns
C. Both a and b
D. Neither of the two.

Answer 1

The practice which includes crop and livestock cultivation is known as agriculture. Agriculture is done to produce food and other various necessary products. In India, the major economy comes from the practice of agriculture.

Complete answer: The practice of agriculture has been started in ancient times. The practice of agriculture involves both the growing and cultivation of crops and livestock. Cultivation of livestock involves poultry farming, farming of pigs, firming of fish and keeping of cow and cattle, etc. Firming of crops includes the production of annual crops, field crops, olericulture, floriculture, etc.
The methods which are involved in crop production are preparation of soil, sowing, manuring, irrigation, weeding, harvesting, and storage. In the beginning, the first soil is prepared to enhance the soil nutrients. To prepare the soil, it loosens up so that the water and minerals can come up. After preparing the soil, good qualities seeds are sown by following the specific pattern and way. Seeds are then germinated and grown-up by using natural sources. To get the best quality crops, farmers do an external supply of nutrients. This is called manuring. The manure can either be organic like vermicompost or cow dung or inorganic like NPK. Apart from manuring, regularly watering of crops is essential. The watering process is called irrigation. During the cultivation process, there are some unwanted plants are also grown naturally. Farmers eliminate those unwanted plants as they absorb the mineral and nutrients from the soil. It is called weeding. Proper care and providence of essential nutrients will result in good quality crops. Then the fully grown crops are cut and separated. Lastly, the separated crops are stored in specific conditions for human welfare.
So, the correct answer is “Option D”.

Note:
Agriculture is known as the backbone of the Indian economy. To cultivate crops in good quality and quantity, each step that is mentioned above is necessary. Agriculture is the science that gives us knowledge of growing high-quality crops and livestock for our welfare.