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Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cropping seasons in india farming in india

_______ is a crop which is used both as a food crop and fodder.

  1. Bajra

  2. Maize

  3. Wheat

  4. Alfalfa
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Maize is a crop which is used both as a food crop and fodder crop.
It is a kharif crop that requires temperature between 21°C to 27°C and grows well in old alluvial soil. In some states like Bihar maize is grown in rabi season also. The use of modern inputs such as HYV seeds, fertilizers and irrigation has contributed to the increasing production of maize. Major maize-producing states are Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. 
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cropping seasons in india farming in india

Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of rice in the world?

  1. China

  2. Japan

  3. Philippines

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

China producers the world's largest amount of rice. Rice production needs an intensive labour. Rice plant is grown in wet lands. It is llanted in february to april and harvested in june july. It contributes to the 34% in total rice output.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cropping seasons in india farming in india

The largest irrigation area in India is occupied by

  1. cotton

  2. rice

  3. wheat

  4. sugarcane
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
With the increasing rice consuption, there is also an increase in cultivation. Rice production has been increased greatly since 1960s. In irrigation rice is the dominant crop. It occupies approximately 30% of the irrigation area. Rice plant grows in the abundant water environment.
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cropping seasons in india farming in india

IR 20 and Ratna are two important varieties of __________.

  1. Paddy

  2. Jowar

  3. Bajra

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

Paddy, also called rice paddy, small, level, flooded field used to cultivate rice in southern and eastern Asia. Wet-rice cultivation is the most prevalent method of farming in the Far East, where it utilizes a small fraction of the total land yet feeds the majority of the rural population.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cropping seasons in india farming in india

Which one of the following is not a crop season?

  1. Kharif

  2. Rabi

  3. Zaid

  4. Spring
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian cropping season is classified into two main seasons- (i) Kharif and (ii) Rabi based on the monsoon. The kharif cropping season is from July –October during the south-west monsoon and the Rabi cropping season is from October-March (winter).

There is a short season between Kharif and Rabi season in the months of March to July. The crops that grow in this season are Zaid crops. These crops are grown on irrigated lands and do not have to wait for monsoons. 

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cropping seasons in india farming in india

Pulses like black gram, green gram and oil seeds are mostly grown during the ___ season.

  1. kharif

  2. rabi

  3. jade

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

These are all kharif crops. Khrif season is also known as south west monsoon season. These are grown in monsoon and harvest in september- october. More important kharif crops are bajra, maize, paddy etc.