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Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops pulses cultivation in india production of agricultural crops food crops in india

Which type of crop is able to fix nitrogen from air?

  1. Legume

  2. Rice

  3. Tuber

  4. Potato
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Legume
Nitrogen fixing plants don't pull nitrogen from the air on their own. They actually need help from a common bacteria called Rhizobium. The bacteria infects legume plants such as peas and beans and uses the plant to help it draw nitrogen from the air.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops pulses cultivation in india production of agricultural crops food crops in india

What is the average rainfall required for the cultivation of rice?

  1. 100 cm to 140 cm

  2. 120 cm to 150 cm

  3. 150 cm to 200 cm

  4. 180 cm to 300 cm
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Rice requires more water than any other crop. As a result, paddy cultivation is done only in those areas where minimum rainfall is 115 cm. Although the regions are having average annual rainfall between 175—300 cm are the most suitable.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops pulses cultivation in india production of agricultural crops food crops in india

Production of rice requires an average temperature of about __________.

  1. $21^\circ$C
  2. $22^\circ$C
  3. $24^\circ$C
  4. $28^\circ$C
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Rice is a tropical crop and grown where the average temperature during the growing season is between 20°C and 27°C. ADVERTISEMENTS: Abundant sunshine is essential during its four months of growth. The minimum temperature should not go below 15°C as germination cannot take place below that temperature.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops pulses cultivation in india production of agricultural crops food crops in india

There are about ______ varieties of rice in the world.

  1. 100

  2. 1000

  3. 40,000

  4. 50,000
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C Correct answer
Explanation

There are more than 40,000 varieties of cultivated rice (the grass species Oryza sativa) said to exist. But the exact figure is uncertain. Over 90,000 samples of cultivated rice and wild species are stored at the International Rice Gene Bank and these are used by researchers all over the world.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops pulses cultivation in india production of agricultural crops food crops in india

How many varieties of rice are grown in India?

  1. 1000

  2. 40000

  3. 5000

  4. 10000
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B Correct answer
Explanation
40,000 varieties
There are more than 40,000 varieties of cultivated rice (the grass species Oryza sativa) said to exist. But the exact figure is uncertain. Over 90,000 samples of cultivated rice and wild species are stored at the International Rice Gene Bank and these are used by researchers all over the world.
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops pulses cultivation in india production of agricultural crops food crops in india

Rice cultivation requires ________.

  1. High temperature, high humidity and annual rainfall above 100 cm.

  2. Low temperature, low humidity and less rainfall.

  3. Moderate temperature, high humidity and annual rainfall more than 200 cm.

  4. High temperature, zero humidity and no rainfall
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Explanation

 It is the staple food crop of a majority of the people in India. Our country is the second largest producer of rice in the world after China. It is a kharif crop which requires high temperature, (above 25°C) and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm.