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Indian States Geography

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Indian states geography involves analyzing demographic data, crop production, and geographical area rankings across the country. This is a highly tested section in staff selection and civil services preliminary exams. The practice questions focus on population density, literacy rates, and regional agricultural outputs.

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Indian States Geography Questions

Multiple choice geography the main crops of india agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

Which one of the following areas of India produces largest amount of cotton?

  1. North western India and Gangetic West Bengal

  2. North western and western India

  3. Western and southern India

  4. Plains of northern India
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Northwestern India (including Gujarat and Punjab) and western India (Maharashtra) are the primary regions for cotton cultivation due to the favorable black soil and climate.

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

Which of the following States has the largest concentration of tea plantation in India?

  1. Arunachal Pradesh

  2. Assam

  3. Bihar

  4. Meghalaya
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Assam accounts for over 51% of total production of tea in India. Firstly, tea plantation was imported to Assam from China and then it spread to Daljeeling and then to South India.

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

Which state is the largest producer of tea?

  1. Assam

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Kerala

  4. West Bengal
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A Correct answer
Explanation

  • Tea is one of the important cash crops in India. Assam is the largest producer of tea. Each year, the tea estates of Assam collectively yield approximately 1,500 million pounds (680,400,000 kg) of tea.
  • Assam and West Bengal together constitute 2/3rd of total tea production of India.

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

Which states in India are the leading producers of tea?

  1. Assam

  2. West Bengal

  3. Kerala

  4. Tamil Nadu

  5. All of these
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E Correct answer
Explanation

All these states above mentioned are leading producers of tea. The tea production was introduced in India by the british. Today most of the tea plantation is done in India. India is the leading tea producer and exporter. 

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

Which state in India is the largest producer of tea?

  1. West Bengal

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Assam

  4. Kerala
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C Correct answer
Explanation
Assam
As of 2013 the consumption of green tea in India was growing by over 50% a year. The major tea-producing states in India are: Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Sikkim, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Bihar, Orissa.
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

Which state in India has the highest production of coffee?

  1. Kerala

  2. Karnataka

  3. Darjeeling

  4. Sikkim
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B Correct answer
Explanation
Karnataka
Karnataka is the largest coffee production state in the country, accounts for nearly 71 per cent. Chikmagalur, Kodagu and Hassan districts of Karnataka are major coffee producer regions of the state.
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

Which state is the Second largest producer of Tea after Assam?

  1. Karnataka

  2. West Bengal

  3. Kerala

  4. Andhra Pradesh
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B Correct answer
Explanation
West Bengal
West Bengal comes at the second position in the list of tea producing states with 329.70 million kilograms of tea production in the year 2015-16, which is roughly 26% of the national produce. Districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Coochbehar are the major tea producers of the state
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

Which one of the following has the highest production of coffee?

  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Karnataka

  3. Kerala

  4. TamilNadu
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Karnataka state is the largest producer of coffee in India. The state contributed about 70% of the total production of coffee in India during 2016-17 with 2.33 lakh MT coffee production. The main variety of coffee grown in Karnataka is Robusta, but the state also produces a small quantity of Arabica.

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

One of the largest rice producing states from the following is _____.

  1. Kerala

  2. Gujarat

  3. Punjab

  4. Andhra Pradesh
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Rice is grown in almost all the states of India. But its cultivation is mainly concentrated in river valleys, deltas and low lying coastal areas. The main rice producing states include West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and Bihar.