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Match List-I (Name of fibre yielding plant) with List-II (Nature/Origin of fibers) and select the answer.

List-I List-II
a. Cotton $1$. Bast fibers
b. Flax $2$. Structural fibers
c. Kapok $3$. Surfaces fibers from seed
d. Coconut $4$. Fiberous mesocarp
$5$. Inner wall of fruit
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  1. A-$4$, B-$2$, C-$5$, D-$1$

  2. A-$3$, B-$2$, C-$4$, D-$1$

  3. A-$3$, B-$1$, C-$5$, D-$4$

  4. A-$2$, B-$1$, C-$3$, D-$4$

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Correct Option: A

On storage, the sweetness of corn is lost due to conversion of soluble sugars into polysaccharide. If corn is immersed after harvest in boiling water and cooled, the sweetness remains because the.

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  1. Polysaccharide is re-converted into soluble sugars

  2. Concentration of sugar increases due to heating

  3. Conversion of sugars to polysaccharide stops

  4. Enzymes responsible for the conversion are destroyed

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Correct Option: A

Which one of the following is not a rabi crop?

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  1. Mustard

  2. Pea

  3. Rice

  4. Wheat

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Crops, harvest are agricultural crops that are sown in winter and harvested in the spring in South Asia are called Rabi crops. Eg: Mustard, Pea, Wheat.

So, the correct option is ‘Rice’. 

Which of the following is not a rabi crop?

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  1. Wheat

  2. Mustard

  3. Sugarcane

  4. Peas

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sugarcane is not a Rabi crop. It is a Kharif crop. Kharif crops are grown in rainy season.

Which of the following is an example of a weed of Rabi season that infest wheat crop?

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  1. Chenopodium

  2. Motha

  3. Jowar

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chenopodium is a fast growing annual weed affecting wheat farms. 

Motha or C. Rohtundus affects crops of cotton and sugarcane. 
Jowar is a crop. Thus the correct answer is 'Chenopodium'. 

The largest area under cultivation in India is for which of the following crops?

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  1. Rice

  2. Wheat

  3. Sugarcane

  4. Jowar

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rice is one of the chief grains of India. Moreover, this country has the largest area under rice cultivation, as it is one of the principal food crops. It is, in fact, the dominant crop of the country. In India, the largest area under cultivation of rice is in Uttar Pradesh. 

Rabi crops are harvested in

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  1. Spring

  2. Summer

  3. Winter

  4. Autumn

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The crops that are sown in winter and harvested in spring season are Rabi crops. For example, Oats, pulses, mustard, linseed, etc are some Rabi crops. Rabi crops are mainly harvested in the spring season which is suitable for it.

So, the correct option is 'Spring'.

Crops grown on irrigated lands, which do not have to wait for monsoons are called _______________

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  1. Rabi crops

  2. Zaid crops

  3. Kharif crops

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • The crops which don't have to wait for the monsoon to arrive and are grown in irrigated lands are called Zaid crops. 
  • They are grown in duration between Rabi and Kharif crop season i.e, mainly from March to June. 
  • They require warm and dry weather for their growth. Cucumber, sunflower, watermelon, sugar-cane are some examples of Zaid crops.

So, the correct option is 'Zaid crops'.

Kharif is derived from Arabic language during the mughals, which means__________

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  1. Autumn

  2. Summer

  3. Spring

  4. Rain

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • The word 'Kharif' came with the arrival of Mughals in the Indian subcontinent and are widely used ever since. Kharif means "autumn" in Arabic. Since this period coincides with the beginning of autumn/winter in the Indian subcontinent, it is called as "Kharif period". 

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Wheat is grown along with _________.

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  1. Rice

  2. Jowar

  3. Tur

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The method of growing two or more crops simultaneously on same piece of land is called mixed cropping or inter-cropping. This method helps in improving the fertility of soil.