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Multiple choice geography trade in agricultural produce (part - b) agriculture and animal husbandry in tamil nadu trade in agricultural produce - ii tamil nadu agriculture

Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu leads the other districts in terms of area for _______.

  1. Agriculture

  2. Horticulture

  3. Plantation crops

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

Dharmapuri district is recognized for its focus on horticulture, with significant land area dedicated to fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

Multiple choice geography trade in agricultural produce (part - b) agriculture and animal husbandry in tamil nadu trade in agricultural produce - ii tamil nadu agriculture

Which are the major oilseeds grown in Tamil Nadu?

  1. Groundnuts

  2. Sunflower

  3. Safflower

  4. Castor and Linseed

  5. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Tamil Nadu grows a variety of oilseeds, including groundnuts, sunflower, safflower, castor, and linseed, to meet the demand for vegetable oils.

Multiple choice geography trade in agricultural produce (part - b) agriculture and animal husbandry in tamil nadu trade in agricultural produce - ii tamil nadu agriculture

In ___________ farming, the farmer grows two or three varieties of crops along with cattle rearing, poultry, fishing, etc.

  1. Commercial

  2. Plantation

  3. Mixed

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

In mixed farming, the farmer grows two or three varieties of crops along with cattle rearing, poultry, fishing, etc. It comprises farming along with the raising of livestock simultaneously. 

Multiple choice geography trade in agricultural produce (part - b) agriculture and animal husbandry in tamil nadu trade in agricultural produce - ii tamil nadu agriculture

Government has set up agricultural export zones in Nilgiris and _____.

  1. Dindigul

  2. Madurai

  3. Krishnagiri

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

Government has set up agricultural export zones in Nilgiris and Krishnagiri. An Agri Export Zone for flowers at Ooty covering Nilgiris district is being established with the participation by private promoter at a project cost of Rs. 15.89 crores.  Electronic Flower Auction center at a cost of Rs. 11 lakhs has been opened in Nilgiris and it is utilized by the farmers to sell their flowers. For the interest of the small and marginal farmers action is being taken to establish market complex with cold storage facility at Pongalur in Coimbatore District for Onion and at Krishnagiri in Krishnagiri District for Mango at a project cost of Rs. 2 crores each.

Multiple choice geography trade in agricultural produce (part - b) agriculture and animal husbandry in tamil nadu trade in agricultural produce - ii tamil nadu agriculture

________ has influenced the agricultural production positively in Tamil Nadu.

  1. Privatization

  2. Liberalization

  3. Globalization

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

Globalization has introduced modern technology, better market access, and international trade opportunities, which have positively influenced agricultural production in Tamil Nadu.

Multiple choice geography trade in agricultural produce (part - b) agriculture and animal husbandry in tamil nadu trade in agricultural produce - ii tamil nadu agriculture

Which of the following agricultural reforms were introduced in Tamil Nadu after independence? 

  1. Abolition of Zamindari system

  2. Land tenuring, consolidation of farms

  3. Introduction of Land Ceiling Act

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Post-independence, Tamil Nadu implemented various land reforms, including the abolition of the Zamindari system, land ceiling acts, and consolidation of landholdings to improve agricultural equity and productivity.

Multiple choice geography trade in agricultural produce (part - b) agriculture and animal husbandry in tamil nadu trade in agricultural produce - ii tamil nadu agriculture

Farming that is carried on small land holdings that produces food crops for local consumption is known as ___________.

  1. Plantation farming

  2. Commercial farming

  3. Subsistence intensive farming

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

Farming that is carried on small land holdings that produces food crops for local consumption is known as Subsistence intensive farming. It is self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families. The output is mostly for local requirements with little or no surplus trade. The typical subsistence farm has a range of crops and animals needed by the family to feed and clothe themselves during the year. Planting decisions are made principally with an eye toward what the family will need during the coming year, and secondarily toward market prices.

Multiple choice geography trade in agricultural produce (part - b) agriculture and animal husbandry in tamil nadu trade in agricultural produce - ii tamil nadu agriculture

Fish farmers development agency at _____ encourages farmers with a slogan "to grow fish and grow with fish."

  1. Namakkal

  2. Karaikal

  3. Erode

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

Fish farmers development agency at Karaikal encourages farmers with a slogan "to grow fish and grow with fish."

Karaikal District has 10 fishing hamlets with the coastal Belt spreading to 24 kms. Nearly 3000 Fisherman families are residing here and they solely dependent upon the fishing for their livelihood. With a view to uplift their life and also increase the fish production the Govt. of Puducherry created a separate Department in 1955 under the name of Fisheries Department. Since then the Govt. has been implementing various Welfare Schemes exclusively for fisher folk Subsidies are being given to fisherman such as Diesel, purchase of boats, fishing nets etc.

Multiple choice geography trade in agricultural produce (part - b) agriculture and animal husbandry in tamil nadu trade in agricultural produce - ii tamil nadu agriculture

Pearl fishing is predominant in _____ region.

  1. Gulf of Mannar

  2. Hilly region

  3. Plain region

  4. Coastal plains
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Pearl fishing is predominant in Gulf of Mannar region. Of the world’s great pearl fisheries, none can compare with the fishery of the Gulf of Mannar. The Pearl Banks stretch from the island of Mannar, off the northwestern tip of modern-day Sri Lanka, south to Chilaw, at depths ranging from five to 15 fathoms. Pearl fishing was such an important industry that it was a government monopoly from the earliest times

Multiple choice geography trade in agricultural produce (part - b) agriculture and animal husbandry in tamil nadu trade in agricultural produce - ii tamil nadu agriculture

Thoothukudi is a leading port in _____ export.

  1. Fruit

  2. Coffee

  3. Fish

  4. Cotton
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Thoothukudi is known as 'Pearl City' due to the pearl fishing carried out in the town. 
  • The majority of the people of the city are employed in salt pans, seaborne trading, fishing, and tourism.
  • The major harbour of Thoothukudi is well known as a pearl diving and fishing centre.