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Question 91. Name the food crop which gives highest output in India.
  1.    Wheat
  2.    Maize
  3.    Jowar
  4.    Rice
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Wheat
Answer: (a)The Green Revolution benefited wheat the most. Though the area under rice is considerably larger than land under wheat, the latter has been marked by higher productivity due to the introduction of high yielding variety of seeds, well irrigated lands and substantial use of pesticides. The acreage yield has been higher in the case of wheat.
Question 92. Largest area under jute cultivation in India is in
  1.    Assam
  2.    Bihar
  3.    West Bengal
  4.    Meghalaya
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> West Bengal
Answer: (c)
Question 93. In the given states leaving ..... percentage of agriculture land is excessive.
  1.    Punjab
  2.    Uttar Pradesh
  3.    Haryana
  4.    Sikkim
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Sikkim
Answer: (d)
Question 94. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
  1.    Wheat is grown in Punjab
  2.    Coffee is grown in Karnataka
  3.    Tea is produced in Arunachal Pradesh
  4.    Saffron is produced in HP
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Tea is produced in Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: (c)
Saffron, the most expensive spice in the world is derived from the dry stigmata of the plant Crocus Sativus. Saffron is a native of Southern Europe and cultivated in Mediterranean countries, particularly in Spain, Austria, France, Greece, England, Turkey, Iran.
In India, it is cultivated in Jammu & Kashmir and in Himachal Pradesh. Coffee production in India is dominated in the hill tracts of South Indian states, with the state of Karnataka accounting 53% followed by Kerala at 28%. Assam is known for its tea cultivation.
Punjab is one of the largest producers of wheat in India.
Question 95. Mechanization of Indian agriculture on a considerable scale is not possible due to –
  1.    small holdings
  2.    poverty of the peasants
  3.    lack of tractors
  4.    indifference of the people
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> small holdings
Answer: (a)
Agricultural mechanization helps in increasing production, productivity and profitability in agriculture by achieving timeliness in farm operations, bringing precision in metering and placement of inputs, reducing available input losses, increasing the utilization efficiency of costly inputs (seed, chemical, fertilizer, irrigation, water etc.), reducing the unit cost of produce, enhancing profitability and competitiveness in the cost of operation.
Mechanization of Indian agriculture on a considerable scale is not possible due to the small size of plots. This has been mainly on account of the fragmentation of land.
Question 96. Which of the following is not a variety of Rice?
  1.    Hansa
  2.    Jawala
  3.    Jaya
  4.    Padma
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Jawala
Answer: (b)
Question 97. Which of the following green manure crops contains highest amount of nitrogen?
  1.    Dhaincha
  2.    Cow pea
  3.    Sunhemp
  4.    Guar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Dhaincha
Answer: (a)The plants that are grown for green manure known as green manure crop. Dhaincha is one of the most important green manure crop.
Question 98. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
  1.    Arhar - Neelam
  2.    Lentil - Pant L-406
  3.    Groundnut - Chandra
  4.    Mustard – Varuna
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Arhar - Neelam
Answer: (a)
Question 99. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Indian Agriculture?
  1.    Over-dependence on nature
  2.    Diversity of crops
  3.    Low level of productivity
  4.    Predominance of large farms
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Predominance of large farms
Answer: (d)
Question 100. In which months is the Rabi crop sown?
  1.    March - April
  2.    October - November
  3.    June - July
  4.    January – February
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> October - November
Answer: (b)

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