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Questions Related to agricultural seasons and crops

For which crop production is 'Sao Paulo' famous?

  1. Cotton

  2. Maize

  3. Coffee

  4. Tea


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sao Paulo is the municipality located in the southeast of Brazil. The expansion of coffee production was the most important factor in the growth of Sao Paulo. It has become the region's chief export crop and also yielded good revenue.

________ variety of coffee largely grown in India.

  1. Arabica

  2. Kents

  3. Coorgs

  4. Old Chicks


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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)


Among the different types of coffee, __________ coffee is considered to be the best.

  1. Robusta

  2. Arabica

  3. Liberian

  4. Columbiana


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Arabica
Coffea arabica, also known as the Arabian coffee, "coffee shrub of Arabia", "mountain coffee", or "arabica coffee", is a species of Coffea. It is believed to be the first species of coffee to be cultivated, and is the dominant cultivar, representing some 60% of global production.

The largest producer of tea in the world is

  1. USA

  2. Brazil

  3. China

  4. England


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Based on UN Food And Agriculture Organization statistics for global production from 1993-2013, here are the 10 top tea-producing nations in the world.
5 – Vietnam (260,000 tonnes)
4 – Sri Lanka (349,699 tonnes) 
3 – Kenya (439,857 tonnes) 
2 – India (1,325,050 tonnes) 
1 – China (2,473,443 tonnes)

The soil which is suitable for the cultivation of plantation crops such as coffee and tea is _______.

  1. Alluvial soil

  2. Black soil

  3. Laterite soil

  4. Red soil


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Laterite soil is red in colour. Hyderabad and Coastal Karnataka , where Bellary and Mangalore are situated , to my mind, are the places where Lateritic soil exists. Kudremukh Iron Ore Project already exists there (not in Bellary presumably) and prepare Pellets of iron ore

Severe _____ damages the tea crop.

  1. Rain

  2. Cold

  3. Frosts

  4. Fog


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Tea plant is a shrub. It is an important beverage crop which was introduced in India by British. Tea plant grows well in tropical and subtropical climates. It grows in deep fertile soil. It requires warm and moist climate for the growth. Hence extensive frost destroys the tea plant as it makes the weather very cold. Frost is a thin layer of ice.

Tea is a beverage made from the leaves of a tropical _____.

  1. Tree

  2. Bush

  3. Shrub

  4. Grass


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Shrub means a small plant. Tea plant is a shrub. It is an important beverage crop which was introduced in India by british. Tea plant grows well in tropical and sub tropical climates. It grows in deep fertile soil. It requires warm ans moist frost free climate.

Which are the major producers of tea?

  1. China

  2. India

  3. Sri Lanka

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All these countries mentioned are leading tea producers. The largest producer is China followed by India. Tea production was introduced in India by British. Even today India is the largest tea producer and exporter. Srilanka holds fourth position.

Which states in India are the leading producers of tea?

  1. Assam

  2. West Bengal

  3. Kerala

  4. Tamil Nadu

  5. All of these


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

All these states above mentioned are leading producers of tea. The tea production was introduced in India by the british. Today most of the tea plantation is done in India. India is the leading tea producer and exporter. 

Which state in India is the largest producer of tea?

  1. West Bengal

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Assam

  4. Kerala


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Assam
As of 2013 the consumption of green tea in India was growing by over 50% a year. The major tea-producing states in India are: Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Sikkim, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Bihar, Orissa.