At the start of planning in 1950, Indian agriculture was marked by

high yields and the wide use of tractors and machinesCorrect answerYour answerlow productivity and dependence on the monsoonCorrect answerYour answerlarge exports of food grains to Europe and AsiaCorrect answerYour answervery few people working on farmsCorrect answerYour answer

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Colonial rule left farming stagnant: yields were low, irrigation was scarce and most farms depended on the rains.

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At the start of planning in 1950, Indian agriculture was marked by

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