Q. With reference to intensive and extensive farming, consider the following statements:
  1. While intensive farming results in maximum output per unit of land, production per unit of land is low in extensive farming.
  2. While extensive farming is not found in India, intensive farming is common in high grain producing states of India.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:

Answer: Only 1
Notes: Intensive farming maximizes output per unit of land and is practiced widely in India. Extensive farming, characterized by low output per unit of land, is present in countries like the USA and Canada, but is not completely absent in India; it exists in states like Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. Therefore, only statement 1 is correct.
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