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Which of the following is a Rabi crop?

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  1. Jowar

  2. Bajra

  3. Rice

  4. Gram

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Correct Option: D

In Indian agriculture, the period from July to October is called _________.

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  1. Rabi season

  2. Kharif season

  3. Slack season

  4. Pre-kharif season

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Kharif Crops
The word “Kharif” is Arabic for autumn since the season coincides with the beginning of autumn or winter. Kharif crops also are known as monsoon crops. These are the crops that are cultivated in the monsoon season. The Kharif season differs in every state of the country but is generally from June to September. These crops are usually sown at the beginning of the monsoon season around June and harvested by September or October. Rice, maize, bajra, ragi, soybean, groundnut, cotton are all Kharif types crops.

The crops grown after the monsoon season are called __________.

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  1. Rabi

  2. Seasonal

  3. Kharif

  4. Annual

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Rabi Crops
The Arabic translation of the word”Rabi” is spring. These crops’ harvesting happens in the springtime hence the name. The Rabi season usually starts in November and lasts up to March or April. Rabi crops are mainly cultivated using irrigation since monsoons are already over by November. In fact, unseasonal showers in November or December can ruin the crops. The seeds are sown at the beginning of autumn, which results in a spring harvest. Wheat, barley, mustard and green peas are some of the major rabi types of crops that grow in India.

Amongst the cereals, this has the largest production in India______.

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  1. Wheat

  2. Maize

  3. Rice

  4. Barley

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Rice is the cereals that have largest production in India.

Which one of the following crops enriches the nitrogen content in soil?

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  1. Potato

  2. Sorghum

  3. Sunflower

  4. Pea

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Correct Option: D

The State which produces Barley abundantly is _____________.

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  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Punjab

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. West Bengal

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Correct Option: C

What is meant by the term 'agro-processing' industry?

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  1. Activities carried out for conservation and handling of agricultural produce and to make it usable as food.

  2. Activities carried out for conservation and handling of agricultural produce and to make it usable as food, feed, fibre, fuel or industrial raw material.

  3. Activities carried out for conservation and handling of agricultural produce so as to make it qualified for export worldwide.

  4. Activities carried out for conservation and handling of agricultural produce so as to make it qualified for export as well as domestic consumption.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Agro-processing could be defined as a set of activities carried out for conservation and handling of agricultural produce and to make it usable as food, feed, fibre, fuel or industrial raw material.

Hence, the scope of the agro-processing industry encompasses all operations from the stage of harvest until the material reaches the end users in the desired form, packaging, quantity, quality and price.

The focus is not just on sale and consumption but overarching from harvest to sale.

Which of the following is NOT a food crop?

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  1. Maize

  2. Bajra

  3. Paddy

  4. Wheat

  5. Cotton

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Cotton is not a food crop and Maize ,Bajra ,Paddy ,Wheat are food crop.

Which of the following is not a food-grain?

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  1. Wheat

  2. Rice

  3. Maize

  4. Jowar

  5. Cotton

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Cotton is not a food grain and Wheat ,Rice,Maize ,Jowar are food grain.

The third most important food crop of our country is _______.

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  1. Rice

  2. Wheat

  3. Jowar

  4. Ragi

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Jowar is the third most important food crop with respect to area and production. It is a rain-fed crop mostly grown in the moist areas which hardly needs irrigation. Maharashtra is the largest producer of jowar followed by Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.