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Which one of the following is announced by the government in support of a crop?

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  1. Maximum support price

  2. Minimum support price

  3. Moderate support price

  4. Influential support price

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Minimum Support Price  (MSP) was announced by the Government of India for the first time in 1966-67 for wheat. The MSP is the price at which government purchases crops from the farmers.

Which of the following was not a tribal community?

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  1. Karacha

  2. Jhum

  3. Korava

  4. Yerukula

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The British government gave many large European trading firms the sole right to trade in the forest products of particular areas. Grazing and hunting by local people were restricted. In the process, many pastoralists and nomadic communities like the Korava, Karacha, and Yerukula of the Madras Presidency lost their livelihoods. Some of them began to be called criminal tribes and were forced to work instead in factories, mines, and plantations, under government supervision. Whereas, Jhum was a term used for shifting cultivation in India.

The first and the only state in India which has made rooftop rainwater harvesting structures compulsory is _____.

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  1. Haryana

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Tripura

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Tamil Nadu is the first and the only state in India which has made roof top rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to all the houses across the state. There are legal provisions to punish the defaulters.

In India, 'Yellow Revolution' is associated with _______.

civics the nature of the indian economy part 1 three phases of indian agriculture cash crops of india agricultural nature of indian economy plantation of crops

  1. Production of tea

  2. Production of oilseeds

  3. Production of flower

  4. Production of paddy

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Correct Option: B

In a slanting hilly Indian terrain experiencing more than 200 cms of annual rainfall, which one of the following crops can be cultivated best?

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  1. Tea

  2. Tobacco

  3. Jute

  4. Cotton

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tea.

Well distributed rainfall ranging around 2000 mm to 5000 mm is considered suitable for successful tea plantation. The monthly average maximum temperature ranging between 28°C and 32°C during April to September, with occasional rise upto 36° - 37° C is good for the plantation. Tea is planted in flat and slightly undulating land at elevation ranging from 20 to 250 m above sea level in major part of the plains of NE India. On hill slopes of Darjeeling and South India, it is planted upto a height of 2000 m above sea level. The state of Assam is the world’s largest tea growing region. It experiences high precipitation; during the monsoon period, as much as 10 to 12 inches (250–300 mm) of rain per day. 

ndian agriculture is said to be a ____________ on the monsoon.

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  1. Gamble

  2. Dependent

  3. Not dependent

  4. Good

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Indian agriculture and the livelihood of the Indian farmer largely depends on the Monsoon rains . Southwest Monsoon or summer monsoon in India is a four month long episode from June till September with more than 75 per cent of India’s annual rainfall occurs during time. The fate of the Kharif crops, a major contributing factor to India's economy and survival,  depend on the southwest Monsoon.

The share of agriculture income in National Income of India is ________.

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  1. 75%

  2. 60%

  3. 70%

  4. 30%

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Correct Option: D

The agricultural season between March to June is called the ______________.

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  1. kharif season

  2. rabi season

  3. zaid season

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Zaid season:

. It falls in between the rabi and kharif seasons.
. It’s a short season during the summer months.
. Major crops grown are: watermelon, muskmelon, cucumbers, vegetables and fodder crops.

The agricultural season between March to June is called the ______________.

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  1. kharif season

  2. rabi season

  3. zaid sason

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Zaid season:
. It falls in between the rabi and kharif seasons. (March and June)
. It’s a short season during the summer months.
. Major crops grown are: watermelon, muskmelon, cucumbers, vegetables and fodder crops.

Paddy, maize, millet, cottton are what type of crops?

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  1. Kharif

  2. Rabi

  3. Zaid

  4. Both a and b

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Correct Option: A
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.