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

India is the larger producer as well as the consumer of __________.

  1. Corn

  2. Pulses

  3. Barley

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

  • India is the world's largest pulse producer accounting for 27-28 per cent of global pulse production. It is also the largest consumer of pulses. 
  • Madhya Pradesh is India’s largest pulse producing state, which accounts for 23% of total pulse production in the country.

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

Which among the following monoculture crops provide(s) immediate cash to the farmers?
1. Tea in Assam
2. Rubber in Africa
3. Sugarcane in Malaysia
4. Coffee in Brazil
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 3 and 4

  4. 1 and 4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Tea in Assam and Coffee in Brazil are mono-culture crops provides immediate cash to the farmers.

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

For which crop production is 'Sao Paulo' famous?

  1. Cotton

  2. Maize

  3. Coffee

  4. Tea
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.

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


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

  1. Robusta

  2. Arabica

  3. Liberian

  4. Columbiana
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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.

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

The largest producer of tea in the world is

  1. USA

  2. Brazil

  3. China

  4. England
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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)
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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

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

Severe _____ damages the tea crop.

  1. Rain

  2. Cold

  3. Frosts

  4. Fog
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.

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

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

  1. Tree

  2. Bush

  3. Shrub

  4. Grass
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.