Question

(A5) ‘Agriculture plays important role in Indian economy’. Explain.
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Answer 1

Explanation:

A5) ‘Agriculture plays important role in Indian economy’. Explain.

Answer 2

Answer:

Agriculture plays a vital role in the Indian economy. Over 70 per cent of the rural households depend on agriculture. Agriculture is an important sector of Indian economy as it contributes about 17% to the total GDP and provides employment to over 60% of the population.

Agriculture is the only major source of food supply as it is providing regular supply of food to such a huge size of population of our country. It has been estimated that about 60 per cent of household consumption is met by agricultural products.