Question

The use of fertilisers in farming is an example of
A. no-cost production
B. Low-cost production
C. High-cost production
D. None of these

Answer 1

Fertiliser defined as any material which has a natural origin or if it is prepared commercially on a large scale using different chemical compounds. Fertilizers are used by farmers very commonly to increase their crop growth, increase absorption from soil and to protect or kill the insects, weeds, etc.

Step by step answer: Option -A- no-cost production
The organic material used for farming having an animal or plant origin comes under the low-cost production. These organic materials could also be called manure. These have almost no-cost production. Animal sources such as dung from animal sheds and plant origin such as vegetable wastes from domestic use come under this category. They do not need any type of cost for production. The use of this is reduced in farming as they take much time to increase the fertility of the soil.
Option -B- low-cost production
It involves two methods used in farming. Usage of urea or application of urea in crop plants and vermicomposting. Urea is used largely in the farming sector. Vermicomposting is the method of forming organic manure with the use of earthworms. In this method, earthworms are used to decompose waste from farms and households to decompose it into organic manure. It comes under this category of low-cost production.
Option -C- high-cost production
The making of fertilizers need a high cost of production and are made on a commercial large scale. Fertilizers are used very commonly in crops but their cost of production is very high and it puts the burden on farmers. The effectiveness of fertilizer depends on its expensiveness and therefore they reach a very high cost of production. The transportation cost of fertilizer is also high. Some of the fertilizers used commonly are nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers. Therefore fertilizer is a high-cost production product.
So, the correct answer is option” C” high-cost production

Note: Along with the high-cost production of fertilizers there are many drawbacks of fertilizers they affect the soil fertility and also make it loose because of which soil along with these fertilizers reach the water bodies and affect the quality of water. This causes health hazards.