What are the bases of the agro-climatic regionalisation proposed by the Planning Commission of India?
- ARelief, soil and drainage
- BRainfall, temperature and cropped area
- CVegetation, soil and land use
- DRelief, land use and net sown area
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Correct answer: (b) Rainfall, temperature and cropped area
Explanation
In 1989 the Planning Commission divided India into 15 agro-climatic regions, for planning agriculture region by region. The regions were drawn mainly from physical factors such as rainfall and temperature, together with soils, physiography, water resources and the pattern of cropping.
Bihar falls in the Middle Gangetic Plains region (region 4), with eastern Uttar Pradesh.