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

In which of the following states jute is not produced?

  1. Assam

  2. West Bangal

  3. Bihar

  4. Meghalaya
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Jute requires specific alluvial soil and high humidity, which are found in the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta region. Meghalaya is not a significant producer of jute compared to West Bengal, Bihar, and Assam.

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

Which of the following commodities is chiefly exported by India to Sri Lanka?

  1. Tea

  2. Rubber

  3. Jute manufatures

  4. Cotton textiles
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Explanation

Cotton textiles are a major export commodity from India to various neighboring countries, including Sri Lanka, due to established trade routes and demand.

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

Cotton is a _____________.

  1. Food crop

  2. Cash crop

  3. Plantation crop

  4. Dry crop
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B Correct answer
Explanation
Cash crop
In modern agriculture, particularly when you cultivate large plots of land, it concentrates on growing crops for money. 
A cash crop is an agricultural crop which is grown for sale to return a profit. It is typically purchased by parties separate from a farm. The term is used to differentiate marketed crops from subsistence crops, which are those fed to the producer's own livestock or grown as food for the producer's family. In earlier times cash crops were usually only a small part of a farm's total yield, while today, especially in developed countries, almost all crops are mainly grown for revenue.
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops cash crops plantation of crops cash crops of india agricultural seasons and crops

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For growing cotton ________ soil is ideal.

  1. Black

  2. Red

  3. Laterite

  4. Sandy
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The soils are generally rich in montmorillonitic and beidellitic group of clay minerals. Black soils are most suitable for the cotton crop hence it is also known as black cotton soil. Besides cotton, the soil is suitable for the cultivation of crops like wheat, groundnut, chillies, tobacco and jowar.

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

For the cultivation of sugarcane ________ soil is suitable.

  1. Black

  2. Red

  3. Laterite

  4. Sandy, loamy and red soil
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Maintenance of proper physical, chemical and biological conditions of the soil is necessary for realizing higher growth, yield and quality of sugarcane. Sugarcane does not require any specific type of soil as it can be successfully raised on diverse soil types ranging from sandy soils to clay loams & heavy clays.

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

Cotton provides raw material for _____.

  1. Paper industry

  2. Cotton textile industry

  3. Chemical industry

  4. Paint industry
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Explanation
  • India is one of the important cotton-manufacturing countries of the world.
  •  Both short-staple and long-staple cotton is grown in the country.
  • The cotton textile industry requires raw cotton as principal raw material and chemicals like caustic soda, dyes, arrowroot or starch, etc. for its production. 
  • The cotton growing regions are Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, etc.
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops cash crops plantation of crops cash crops of india agricultural seasons and crops

_______ Soil is suitable for the cultivation of cotton.

  1. Alluvial

  2. Laterite

  3. Terai

  4. Regur
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Regur is a type of Black soil.
The soils are generally rich in montmorillonitic and beidellitic group of clay minerals. Black soils are most suitable for the cotton crop hence it is also known as black cotton soil. Besides cotton, the soil is suitable for the cultivation of crops like wheat, groundnut, chillies, tobacco and jowar