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

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

  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third

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

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

Tobacco contains an intoxicating substance called ___________.

  1. Caffeine

  2. Tannin

  3. Nicotine

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

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

'Saccharum Officinarum' is the botanical name of ___________.

  1. Wheat

  2. Tea

  3. Sugarcane

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

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

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

  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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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.