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Geography Optional 300+ Score Pack · Model answer

With the help of a map, indicate the principal areas of dryland farming in the country and account for farmers’ suicides mainly in those areas.

  • UPSC 2015
  • Agriculture

The boundary is rainfall: dry farming below 750 mm, dryland farming 750-1150 mm, rainfed above 1150 mm. The 75 cm isohyet marks the eastern edge of the core.

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  • Defining the Belt
  • Principal Areas (to be shown on the map)
  • Accounting for the Suicides
  • Where the Standard Account Must Be Corrected

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