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Questions Related to cash crops
Among the sugarcane producing countries of the world, India's rank is:
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Third
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First
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Second
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Fifth
India is the second largest producer of the sugarcane in the world. States of maharastra, U.P , Punjab and bihar are the maximum producers of sugarcane. An annual production of 3,41,400 TMT in the estimation of the year 2015. India is also the largest exporter of the sugar.
Which of the following states has the highest sugarcane production in India?
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Bihar
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Punjab
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Uttar Pradesh
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Maharashtra
Uttar pradesh is the highest producer of sugarcane and then comes Maharastra. Uttar Pradesh accounts for 39% of the total sugarcane production in the country. More than 21 hectares land is under sugarcane cultivation in U.P.
The residue of sugarcane from which the juice is extracted can be used to prepare _______________.
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Manure
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Card board
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Alcohol
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Building material
The residue of sugarcane from which the juice is extracted can be used to prepare Manure.
Which country is the largest producer of rubber in the world?
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Malaysia
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Sri Lanka
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Thailand
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Brazil
Thailand is the leading Rubber producing country in the world. Thailand is followed Indonesia and China at the second and third place respectively. India stands at fourth position inRubber production.
In which of the following grouping of States of India is rubber grown on a large scale?
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Sikkim - Arunachal Pradesh - Nagaland
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Odisha - Madhya Pradesh - Maharashtra
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Kerala - Tamil Nadu - Karnataka
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Maharashtra - Gujarat - Madhya Pradesh
Traditionally, rubber is grown in the southern states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, but an increase in demand for the crop has resulted in a search for other regions where cultivation can be pursued.
_______________ is obtained from sugarcane.
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Sugar
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Jaggery
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Molasses
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All of these
For the cultivation of cotton ______ is suitable.
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Alluvial soil
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Laterite soil
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Black soil
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Red 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.
Cotton is a _____.
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Tree
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Shrub
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Cactus
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Fungus
Shrub is a medium sized woody plant. Cotton is a fibre crop and is a shrub. It is soft fluffy staple fibre which grows in a case. This fibre is yarn into threads. The fibre is almost pure cellulose. India is believed to be the original home of the cotton plant. It is a kharif crop.
Cotton is a _____ crop.
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Tropical
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Sub-tropical
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Mountain
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Both A & B
Cotton is a fibre crop, is a shrub native to tropical and sub tropical regions around the world. It is soft fluffy staple fibre which grows in a case. This fibre is yarn into threads. The fibre is almost pure cellulose. India is believed to be the original home of the cotton plant. It is a kharif crop.
Which soils are best suited for cotton crop?
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Black
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Alluvial
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Both A & B
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None of these
Soil is the topmost layer of the earth's surface. Each type of soil benefits the plant in different ways. Alluvial soil is rich in potassium. Black soil is rich in calcium, potassium and magnesium. Black soil is best suited for the cotton crops.