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Agricultural Practices in India

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Agricultural practices in India form a core segment of geography and economics syllabi. This hub covers crop distribution, farming techniques, and land measurement terms. These concepts regularly appear in SSC, state PSC, and civil services examinations.

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Agricultural Practices in India Questions

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

India is the larger producer as well as the consumer of __________.

  1. Corn

  2. Pulses

  3. Barley

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

  • India is the world's largest pulse producer accounting for 27-28 per cent of global pulse production. It is also the largest consumer of pulses. 
  • Madhya Pradesh is India’s largest pulse producing state, which accounts for 23% of total pulse production in the country.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

Which among the following monoculture crops provide(s) immediate cash to the farmers?
1. Tea in Assam
2. Rubber in Africa
3. Sugarcane in Malaysia
4. Coffee in Brazil
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 3 and 4

  4. 1 and 4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Tea in Assam and Coffee in Brazil are mono-culture crops provides immediate cash to the farmers.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

For which crop production is 'Sao Paulo' famous?

  1. Cotton

  2. Maize

  3. Coffee

  4. Tea
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Sao Paulo is the municipality located in the southeast of Brazil. The expansion of coffee production was the most important factor in the growth of Sao Paulo. It has become the region's chief export crop and also yielded good revenue.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

Severe _____ damages the tea crop.

  1. Rain

  2. Cold

  3. Frosts

  4. Fog
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

 Tea plant is a shrub. It is an important beverage crop which was introduced in India by British. Tea plant grows well in tropical and subtropical climates. It grows in deep fertile soil. It requires warm and moist climate for the growth. Hence extensive frost destroys the tea plant as it makes the weather very cold. Frost is a thin layer of ice.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

In which of the following areas there is an overlapping plantation of tea and coffee?

  1. North-east

  2. North-west

  3. South-west

  4. South-east
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

South-East

It was especially popular in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The most commonly used coffee beans are Arabica and Robusta grown in the hills of Karnataka (Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru and Hassan), Kerala (Malabar region) and Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris District, Yercaud and Kodaikanal).
Even in Eastern states like Assam, West-Bengal there are many plantation of tea and coffee.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

Which of the following is NOT a cash crop?

  1. Tobacco

  2. Cotton

  3. Coffee

  4. Bajra

  5. Tea
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Bajra.

In case of crops such as Cotton, indigo, oil seeds, sugar cane etc., state demand was invariably in cash. Hence, they were called cash crops. Cash crops are agricultural crops cultivated to be sold in order to make profit.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

'Sao Paulo' is famous for which of the following crop production?

  1. Cotton

  2. Maize

  3. Coffee

  4. Tea
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Sao Paulo is one of the 26 states of the Federal Republic of Brazil and is named after Saint Paul of Tarsus.

After independence in 1820, São Paulo became a major agricultural producer (mainly coffee) in the newly constituted Empire of Brazil.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

Tea and coffee are important crops because they are _____.
(i) cash
(ii) beverage
(iii) plantation
(iv) non-food

  1. (i), (ii), (iii) only

  2. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  3. (i), (ii), (iv) only

  4. (i), (iii), (iv) only
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Tea and coffee are cash crops as they are mainly grown for sale.

They are hot beverages consumed by people around the world.
It is a non-food crop as we drink them for refreshing ourself and not because it is a compulsion.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

The production of Maize requires rainfall ranging from _______.

  1. 50-100 cm

  2. 75-150 cm

  3. 100-200 cm

  4. 200-250 cm
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The crop is very susceptible to frost; therefore, its cultivation in temperate latitudes is limited. 2. Rainfall: Maize is grown mostly in regions having annual rainfall between 50 cm to 100 cm.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

"Wheat requires moderate temperature and rainfall during growing season and bright sunshine at the time of harvest" Which other crop requires the same geographic conditions ?

  1. Rice

  2. Maize

  3. Mustard

  4. Jute
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Maize or corn is a cereal crop requires considerable moisture and warmth from germination to flowering. The most suitable temperature for germination is $21^{\circ}C$ and for growth $21^{\circ}C,\, 50-75$ cm of rainfull during growing season.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

How would you increase the yield of maize crop?

  1. Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions

  2. Develop high yielding varieties

  3. Develop disease-resistant varieties

  4. Develop early and very early maturing varieties suitable for rainfall areas
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

By Evolving high yeiding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions it will increase the yield of maize crop