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Which state in India is the chief producer of cashew kernels?

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  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Goa

  3. Kerala

  4. Tamil Nadu

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Correct Option: C

Among the tobacco producing countries India ranks __________.

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  1. First

  2. Third

  3. Fifth

  4. Sixth

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Correct Option: A

India is ranked ___ in the world in the cultivation and production of sugar.

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  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third

  4. Fifth

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Second.
According to data from the Indian Sugar Mills Association, the country's sugarcane farmers will produce 35.5 million tonnes of sugar in the 2018-19 season (October-September), breaking the record of 32 million tonnes in 2017-18. In doing so, India will beat Brazil as the world's largest producer of sugar.

Tobacco contains an intoxicating substance called ___________.

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  1. Caffeine

  2. Tannin

  3. Nicotine

  4. Heroin

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

These cancer-causing chemicals are referred to as carcinogens. Some of the chemicals found in tobacco smoke include:· Nicotine (the addictive drug that produces the effect people are looking for and one of the harshest chemicals in tobacco smoke) Hydrogen cyanide. Formaldehyde

Growing a few annual crops on large estates for earning money is called ___________.

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  1. Plantation farming

  2. Irrigation farming

  3. Commercial farming

  4. Subsistence farming

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Growing a few annual crops on large estates for earning money is called Commercial Farming.

Karnataka is the largest producer of cardamom in India.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Kerala is the major cardamom-producing area and places such as Udumbanchola taluka, Peermede taluka and Devikulam taluka are important centres in Idukki district.

Assam is the largest producer of _______.

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  1. Tobacco

  2. Tea

  3. Coffee

  4. Rubber

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Assam is the largest producer of Tea in India, followed by West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh and other states of North India.

'Saccharum Officinarum' is the botanical name of ___________.

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  1. Wheat

  2. Tea

  3. Sugarcane

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Saccharum officinarum, sugarcane, is a large, strong-growing species of grass in the genus Saccharum. It originated in New Guinen.Muslims brought it to contemporary Spain (Andalusia, between Málaga and Motril), the only place in Europe where it grows. It arrived in the New World with the Spanish and is now cultivated in tropical and subtropical countries worldwide for the production of sugar and other products.

Which of the following is considered a cash crop in India?

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  1. Oilseed

  2. Wheat

  3. Maize

  4. Paddy

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Main oilseeds produced in India include groundnut, mustard, coconut, sesasmum (til), soyabean, castor seeds, linseed, and sunflower

Cotton, sugarcane, groundnut and tobacco are called commercial crops because

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  1. They are mainly for sale

  2. They are used as raw materials in industries

  3. They are for own consumption or use

  4. It involves greater investment

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An agricultural produce which makes the profit in return of selling by grown of crops is known as commercial crop. The Crops are selling to other parties with the object of making the profit from the farming. It is used by the cultivator which grew crops for sale. Cotton, sugarcane, groundnut and tobacco are called commercial crops because they are mainly grown for sale.