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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

Which of the following pair of states and their important crops are correctly matched?

1. Kerala Tapioca
2. Maharashtra Cotton
3. West Bengal Jute
4. Gujarat Groundnut

Select the correct answer by using the codes given below:

  1. 1, 2 and 3

  2. 1, 2 and 4

  3. 1, 3 and 4

  4. 2, 3 and 4
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D Correct answer
Explanation
 Maharashtra   =       Cotton
West Bengal   =     Jute
Gujarat           =     Groundnut
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops cash crops plantation of crops cash crops of india

Which of the following is not a major rubber producing state?

  1. Kerala

  2. Karnataka

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Odisha

  5. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Odisha.

India today is the world's 3rd largest producer and 4th largest consumer. Kerala accounts for more than 90 percent of the total rubber production in the country. The total area under rubber cultivation in the state is 5.45 lakh hectares. Rest of the natural rubber is produced in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and North East states.

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 is not one of the reasons for concentration of jute mills in Kolkata?

  1. Cheap and abundant power supply

  2. Availability of coal

  3. A large supply of cheap labour and water required for industry

  4. The port of Kolkata can easily export all the jute goods
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Cheap and abundant power supply is not one of the reasons for concentration of jute mills in Kolkata.

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

Which of the following is the major rubber producing state in India?

  1. Punjab

  2. Odisha

  3. West Bengal

  4. Kerala

  5. Madhya Pradesh
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Kerala.
India today is the world's 3rd largest producer and 4th largest consumer. Kerala accounts for more than 90 percent of the total rubber production in the country. The total area under rubber cultivation in the state is 5.45 lakh hectares. Rest of the natural rubber is produced in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and North East states.

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

Which of the following state is not a rubber-producing state?

  1. Kerala

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Karnataka

  5. All are rubber-producing states
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Uttar Pradesh.

India today is the world's 3rd largest producer and 4th largest consumer. Kerala accounts for more than 90 percent of the total rubber production in the country. The total area under rubber cultivation in the state is 5.45 lakh hectares. Rest of the natural rubber is produced in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and North East states.

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

Rubber plants are mostly found in _______.

  1. Karnataka and Kerala

  2. Kerala and Andhra Pradesh

  3. Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh

  4. Haryana and Maharashtra
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A Correct answer
Explanation
Rubber is an important industrial raw material. It is mainly grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andaman and Nicobar islands and Garo hills of Meghalaya. India ranks fifth among the world’s natural rubber producers.
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops cash crops plantation of crops cash crops of india agricultural seasons and crops

Cotton grows well in areas having temperature between _____ and rainfall of _____.

  1. 10-15$^{\circ }$C - 20-40 cm
  2. 15-20$^{\circ }$C - 30-60 cm
  3. 20-25$^{\circ }$C - 40-80 cm
  4. 20-30$^{\circ }$C - 50-100 cm
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Cotton plant is a fibre crop. It is a kharif crop. India is the original home of the cotton plant. India is the third largest producer of cotton in the world. It requires high temperature and rainfall of about 50-120 cm .