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

"Wheat requires moderate temperature and rainfall during growing season and bright sunshine at the time of harvest" Which other crop requires the same geographic conditions ?

  1. Rice

  2. Maize

  3. Mustard

  4. Jute
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Maize or corn is a cereal crop requires considerable moisture and warmth from germination to flowering. The most suitable temperature for germination is $21^{\circ}C$ and for growth $21^{\circ}C,\, 50-75$ cm of rainfull during growing season.

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

What is the optimum temperature required for the production of Maize?

  1. $18^\circ$ to $22^\circ$
  2. $20^\circ$ to $24^\circ$
  3. $21^\circ$ to $27^\circ$
  4. $30^\circ$ to $37^\circ$
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Maize is grown in temperatures between 21°C and 27°C during the day and around 14°C during the night. But the most important factor is the 140 frost-free days. The crop is very susceptible to frost; therefore, its cultivation in temperate latitudes is limited.

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

How would you increase the yield of maize crop?

  1. Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions

  2. Develop high yielding varieties

  3. Develop disease-resistant varieties

  4. Develop early and very early maturing varieties suitable for rainfall areas
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A Correct answer
Explanation

By Evolving high yeiding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions it will increase the yield of maize crop