Question 6 of 14intermediate💡 UnderstandMCQ1 mark

Which one of the following types of cultivation was developed by European colonists?

Exercise: EXERCISES | Q: 1(iv) | (Page 13)
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Explanation

Option D (Plantation) is correct because the textbook explicitly states that 'The Europeans colonised many parts in the world and they introduced some other forms of agriculture such as plantations which were mainly profit-oriented large scale production systems.' Additionally, it mentions that 'Plantation agriculture as mentioned above was introduced by the Europeans in colonies situated in the tropics.' The text provides several examples: the French established cocoa and coffee plantations in West Africa, the British set up tea gardens in India and Sri Lanka and rubber plantations in Malaysia, and the Dutch had sugarcane plantations in Indonesia. Options A (Kolkoz), B (Viticulture), and C (Mixed farming) are not mentioned in the context as forms of cultivation developed by European colonists.

Solution Steps

  1. Step 1: Read the question asking about cultivation developed by European colonists.

  2. Step 2: Search the context for references to European colonists and agriculture types.

  3. Step 3: Found direct statement: 'The Europeans colonised many parts in the world and they introduced some other forms of agriculture such as plantations'

  4. Step 4: Confirmed with another statement: 'Plantation agriculture... was introduced by the Europeans in colonies situated in the tropics.'

  5. Step 5: Conclude that Plantation (Option D) is the correct answer.

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