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

Which state leads in the production of pulses?

  1. Orissa

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Uttar Pradesh
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B Correct answer
Explanation

  • India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the world and accounts for about one-fifth of the total production of pulses in the world.
  • Madhya Pradesh is India’s largest pulse producing state, which accounts for 23% of total pulse production in the country.
  • The top five pulse producing states are Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.

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

Arrange the following in the descending order of the largest agricultural imports of India.
1. Pulses 
2. Wood and its products
3. Edible vegetable oil

  1. 1-2-3

  2. 1-3-2

  3. 2-1-3

  4. 3-2-1
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D Correct answer
Explanation

  • Descending order of the largest agricultural imports of India the largest agricultural imports of India are as follows Edible vegetable oil followed by Wood and its products and then pulses.
  • Total import of edible oils are 127.31 lakh tons in the year 2014-2015
  • Total import of wood and wood products recorded as high as 2707.68 USD million in 2012.
  • Though pulses are grown in large amounts in India, it had to be imported due to population demands. Production of pulses in 2012 is 175.20 million tons and its import is 16.74 million tons.

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

Which state is abundant in production of soya bean?

  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Bihar

  4. Rajasthan
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Madhya Pradesh outperformed all states and emerged as India’s Soy State. Madhya Pradesh has 45% share in soyabean production in the country. Hoshangabad, Indore, Betul, Ujjain and Dewas are some of the Soy districts of that state. Soya bean is also called Golden bean which is a species of legume.

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

The food crop benefitted by winter rain in North India is.

  1. Wheat

  2. Rice

  3. Maze

  4. Soyabean
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In India wheat is mostly grown in the Great Plains during the cold weather season. The winter rain occurring in northern India is beneficial for this crop. It occurs due to western cyclonic disturbances over the Mediterranean sea.

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

It's a type of agriculture where farmers clear a patch of land and produce food crops to sustain their family

  1. Regular farming

  2. Slash and burn farming

  3. Clear farming

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • Slash and Burn farming is a type of agriculture where the forest trees are cut and burned by farmers to create favorable soil and conditions for crop cultivation.
  • After 2 to 3 years, the land is left fallow due to its reduced fertility and farmers move to new regions and continue slash and burn farming.
  • It is also known as Shifting cultivation.
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops cash crops plantation of crops cash crops of india agricultural seasons and crops

In which of the following states jute is not produced?

  1. Assam

  2. West Bangal

  3. Bihar

  4. Meghalaya
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Jute requires specific alluvial soil and high humidity, which are found in the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta region. Meghalaya is not a significant producer of jute compared to West Bengal, Bihar, and Assam.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops cash crops plantation of crops cash crops of india agricultural seasons and crops

Which of the following commodities is chiefly exported by India to Sri Lanka?

  1. Tea

  2. Rubber

  3. Jute manufatures

  4. Cotton textiles
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Cotton textiles are a major export commodity from India to various neighboring countries, including Sri Lanka, due to established trade routes and demand.