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The other name for summer season in Tamil Nadu is _____.

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  1. Sornavari

  2. Samba

  3. Navarai

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

Lakes are _____ water bodies.

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  1. Artificial

  2. Man-made

  3. Both of these

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

Cotton and jute are called _____.

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  1. Food crops

  2. Fibre crops

  3. Commercial crops

  4. Plantation crops

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Correct Option: B

Ponni and _____ are major varieties of paddy grown in Tamil Nadu.

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  1. Basmati

  2. Kichadi Samba

  3. Ambemohar

  4. HMT rice

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ponni and Kichadi samba are major varieties of paddy grown in Tamil Nadu.

In Tamil Nadu rice is cultivated in varied agro-climatic, soil and stress conditions under eight different seasons with rice varieties of five different duration groups.

What is a common practice associated with temples in Tamil Nadu?

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  1. Water tank maintenance and management

  2. Non-management of water tanks

  3. Maintenance of local governing bodies

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A

When strengthen to store water for irrigation, lakes are called ______.

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  1. Larger lakes

  2. Tanks

  3. Rivulets

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

When strengthen to store water for irrigation, lakes are called Tanks. Tank irrigation is most popular in south India. Advantages are many like it acts as a good water storage option in areas where there is scanty rainfall or seasonal rainfall. Due to erratic monsoons the importance of tanks and wetlands have been increasing .

Tamil Nadu grows almost all _____ crops.

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  1. Tropical

  2. Sub-tropical

  3. Mountain crops

  4. Monsoon crops

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tamil Nadu grows almost all Tropical crops.

Starch plants include manioc, rice, yams, taro, the legendary bread-fruit tree, and sweet potatoes. Tropical plants with edible fruits are banana, pawpaw, pineapple, coconut, carambola, guayava, and tamarind. Other important crops plants are cocoa, coffee, and sugar cane.

Cotton thrives well in _____.

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  1. Laterite soil

  2. Alluvial soil

  3. Black soil

  4. Red soil

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • The black soils are also called regur soils. Cotton is the most important crop grown on these soils.

Which are the main plantation crops of Tamil Nadu?

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  1. Tea, coffee

  2. Rubber

  3. Paper

  4. Cashew

  5. All of these

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

When only a single crop is cultivated on an extensive scale over a large area, then it is known as plantation crop. These crops are utilized only after processing. In Tamil Nadu, eight plantation crops are grown. Cashew is the major plantation crop grown in Tamil Nadu. Tea, coffee, paper and rubber are the other plantation crops grown in Tamil Nadu.

Food crops include _____.

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  1. Cereals

  2. Pulses

  3. Millets

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D