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Gujarat is the largest producer of ________.

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  1. Cotton

  2. Sugarcane

  3. Saffron

  4. Jute

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gujarat is the main producer of tobacco, cotton, and groundnuts in India. Other major crops produced are rice, wheat, jawar, bajra, maize, tur, and gram. Gujarat has an agricultural economy. The total crop area amounts to more than one-half of the total land area.

With reference to the area devoted to its cultivation pulses hold the third place in India. Which crops occupy the first and second places respectively?

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  1. Rice and Wheat

  2. Rice and Cotton

  3. Jowar and Cotton

  4. Jowar and Bajara

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
rice
This was due to deficient rainfall and drought conditions in the country. Even so, rice is the most cultivated crop in India. India is the world's second-largest producer of rice, behind China. Rice was cultivated on an area of around 32.5 million hectares during the fiscal year 2002-2003.

Wheat: This is the second most important cereal crop. It is the main food crop, in north and north-western part of the country.

Which is of the following is incorrect?

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  1. Special schemes have been started to promote export of agro-products

  2. India has been a big importer of food grains especially since $1990s$

  3. High yielding varieties programme has resulted in improvement in production and productivity of food grains in India

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The incorrect statement is that India has been a big importer of food grains especially since $1990s$, India is self-sufficient in food grains. It is only in case of crop failures India becomes a net importer of food grains.

Which of the following States is called the "Garden of Spices"?

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  1. Karnataka

  2. Kerala

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Tamil Nadu

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kerala.

Kerala is well known for its spices in India. I have visited one spice garden during Munnar visit. It was really awesome where you can find various kind of spices. 

What is the best source of pure cellulose?

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  1. Coir

  2. Cotton fibre

  3. Jute fibre

  4. Hemp

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cotton fiber.
Cellulose is the most abundant organic polymer on Earth. The cellulose content of cotton fiber is 90%, that of wood is 40–50%, and that of dried hemp is approximately 57%. Cellulose is mainly used to produce paperboard and paper.

Which of the following is not a problem created by the Green Revolution?

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  1. Conflict between large and small farmers

  2. Conflict between industrial workers and farm workers

  3. Conflict between owners and tenant farmers

  4. Conflict between employers and employees on agricultural farms

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Correct Option: B

The Green Revolution is a term used for ____________________.

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  1. Increasing the area under forests

  2. Growing more trees

  3. Use of new technology for expansion in area under crops and increase of production and productivity in agriculture

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

The Bhakra-Nangal dam is in the state of _____.

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  1. Punjab, Himachal Pradesh

  2. Odisha

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Madhya Pradesh

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Correct Option: A

The _____ revolution helped farmers to produce higher level of foodgrains and non-foodgrains on the same plot of land.

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  1. Blue

  2. White

  3. Green

  4. Red

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Green revolution was introduced as a package programme with seed-water-fertilizer-pesticide-technology components. It was launched in Kharif of 1966-67. Its main objective was to attain self-sufficiency in food by 1970-71. This programme was mainly launched to increase the productivity of food grains by adopting latest varieties of inputs of crops. The green revolution helped farmers to produce higher level of food grains and non-food grains on the same plot of land.

HYV seeds stand for __________.

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  1. Heavy yielding variety seeds

  2. High yielding variety seeds

  3. Half yielding variety seeds

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

HYV stands for High yield variety ..seeds.

It is a kind of seeds which helps a lot in agriculture. Firstly , it used in Punjab , haryana and western U.P during green revolution .But In that time, they overuse the chemical fertilisers like HYV seeds etc.Due to impletation of HYV seeds there were faced a lot problem...It is used for surplus production in Haryana and Punjab.