National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is an apex development bank in India having headquarters based in Mumbai. It was established on 12 July, 1982 in sixth Five Year Plan by a special act by the parliament and its main focus was to uplift rural India by increasing the credit flow for elevation of agriculture & rural non farm sector.

Correct Option: C

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is an apex development bank in India having headquarters based in Mumbai. It was established on 12 July, 1982 in sixth Five Year Plan by a special act by the parliament and its main focus was to uplift rural India by increasing the credit flow for elevation of agriculture & rural non farm sector.

Indian agriculture is typically characterised as land scare, labour surplus economy. India has high man/land ratio. There is a large number of unskilled labour but there is absence of land or capital.

Correct Option: C

Indian agriculture is typically characterised as land scare, labour surplus economy. India has high man/land ratio. There is a large number of unskilled labour but there is absence of land or capital.

The shelter belt method of soil conservation is most effective in arid areas. A shelterbelt is a barrier of trees or shrubs. The term "field shelterbelt" is used to distinguish between rows of trees or shrubs on agricultural fields from those planted in other ways: around farmyards or livestock facilities (farmstead shelterbelts). It controls soil erosion and traps the moisture which is necessary to grow crop in such regions.

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The shelter belt method of soil conservation is most effective in arid areas. A shelterbelt is a barrier of trees or shrubs. The term "field shelterbelt" is used to distinguish between rows of trees or shrubs on agricultural fields from those planted in other ways: around farmyards or livestock facilities (farmstead shelterbelts). It controls soil erosion and traps the moisture which is necessary to grow crop in such regions.

Agriculture, diary, horticulture and related occupations alone employ 52 percent of labour in India.

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Agriculture, diary, horticulture and related occupations alone employ 52 percent of labour in India.

Co-operative societies, Commercial Bank sand Regional Rural Bank are source of agriculture finance in India. They provide finance under various schemes run by central government and state governments to purchase seeds, implements, fertilizer, pesticides etc.

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Co-operative societies, Commercial Bank sand Regional Rural Bank are source of agriculture finance in India. They provide finance under various schemes run by central government and state governments to purchase seeds, implements, fertilizer, pesticides etc.