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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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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

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 state is the Second largest producer of Tea after Assam?

  1. Karnataka

  2. West Bengal

  3. Kerala

  4. Andhra Pradesh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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 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

India is the largest tea producing country in the world. It is grown mainly in ________.

  1. Punjab

  2. Haryana

  3. Bihar

  4. Odisha

  5. Assam
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Assam.
Approximately 52% of the total tea produced in India comes from the state of Assam. The state registered 652.95 million kilograms of tea production in the year 2015-16. Lakhimpur, Kamrup, Goalpara, Sivasagar, Cachar, Nagaon and Derang districts of the state are major producers of tea.

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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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 - 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.