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Question 11. Among the following, which one is related to Blue Revolution in India?
  1.    Floriculture
  2.    Pisciculture
  3.    Sericulture
  4.    Horticulture
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Pisciculture
Answer: (b)
Question 12. The largest producer of oilseeds in India is
  1.    Gujarat
  2.    Rajasthan
  3.    Madhya Pradesh
  4.    Uttar Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Madhya Pradesh
Answer: (c)
Question 13. Which was the main crop used in the Green Revolution?
  1.    Japonica rice
  2.    Amer wheat
  3.    Indian rice
  4.    Mexican wheat
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Mexican wheat
Answer: (d)
Question 14. In Indian agriculture, the period from July to October November is called
  1.    Rabi season
  2.    Pre-kharif season
  3.    Kharif season
  4.    Slack season
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Kharif season
Answer: (c)
The Indian cropping season is classified into two main seasons-
Kharif and
Rabi based on the monsoon.
The Kharif cropping season is from July –October during the southwest monsoon and the Rabi cropping season is from October-March (winter).
The crops grown between March and June are summer crops. Pakistan and Bangladesh are two other countries that are using the term ‘Kharif' and ‘rabi’ to describe their cropping patterns. The terms ‘kharif’ and ‘rabi’ originate from the Arabic language where Kharif means autumn and Rabi means spring. The Kharif crops include rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet/Bajra, finger millet/Ragi (cereals), arhar (pulses), soyabean, groundnut (oilseeds), cotton etc.
The Rabi crops include wheat, barley, oats (cereals), chickpea/gram (pulses), linseed, mustard (oilseeds) etc.
Question 15. Which one is an example of ‘Parallel Cropping’?
  1.    Potato + Rice
  2.    Cotton + Wheat
  3.    Wheat + Mustard
  4.    Sorghum + Potato
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Wheat + Mustard
Answer: (c)
‘Wheat + Mustard’, is an example of ‘Parallel Cropping’ because both these crops are of Rabi reason (Winter Season)
i.e., C3 crops, which are sown and harvested in one season at a distance of few days, ‘Wheat + Mustard’ in 6 : 1 row ratio as a mixed crops are generally grown.
Question 16. Kerala state is famous world over for cultivating
  1.    Rubber
  2.    Spices
  3.    Sugarcane
  4.    Rice
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Spices
Answer: (b)
Question 17. Which of the following is the most important food crop in terms of cropped area?
  1.    Wheat
  2.    Barley
  3.    Maize
  4.    Rice
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Rice
Answer: (d)
Question 18. Zero Till Seed cum Fertilizer Drill was developed at
  1.    P.A.U. Ludhiana
  2.    IISR, Lucknow
  3.    G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
  4.    IARI, New Delhi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
Answer: (c)
Question 19. National Research Centre for Banana is located at
  1.    Trichy
  2.    Saharanpur
  3.    Bhusawal
  4.    Pune
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Trichy
Answer: (a)
Question 20. Which of the following states is not known for the production of cardamom?
  1.    Kerala
  2.    Tamil Nadu
  3.    Karnataka
  4.    Odisha
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Odisha
Answer: (d)

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