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Question 21. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  1.    Paddy - Govind
  2.    Arhar - Paras
  3.    Wheat - Shusk Samrat
  4.    Pea – Prakash
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Wheat - Shusk Samrat
Answer: (c)
Question 22. Which state has per hectare highest consumption of fertilizers in India?
  1.    Punjab
  2.    Uttarakhand
  3.    Gujarat
  4.    Goa
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Punjab
Answer: (a)In Punjab per hectare consumption of fertilizer is more than 240 kg. Which is highest among Indian states.
Question 23. In the context of the food and nutritional security of India, enhancing the ‘Seed Replacement Rates’ of various crops helps in achieving the food production targets of the future. But what is/ are the constraint/constraints in its wider/greater implementation?

  1. There is no National Seeds Policy in place.

  2. There is no participation of private sector seed companies in the supply of quality seeds of vegetables and planting materials of horticultural crops.

  3. There is a demand-supply gap regarding quality seeds in the case of low value and high volume crops.


Select the correct answer using the code given below.
  1.    1 and 2
  2.    2 and 3
  3.    Only 3
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Only 3
Answer: (c)
Question 24. Which state is called the ‘Sugar bowl’ of India?
  1.    Andhra Pradesh
  2.    Punjab
  3.    Bihar
  4.    Uttar Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (d)
Question 25. In India four major producers of rice are
  1.    Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Orissa
  2.    West Bengal, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
  3.    Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Assam
  4.    West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> West Bengal, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (b)
Question 26. Among the following districts of Tamil Nadu, which district is unfit for cultivation due to increased salinity :
  1.    Coimbatore
  2.    Nagapattinam
  3.    Tiruchirapalli
  4.    Ramanathapuram
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Nagapattinam
Answer: (b)
The Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu was badly affected by the tsunami in December 2004. It caused great damage to a large number of agricultural lands in the coastal areas, making them sodic. Large tracts of agricultural lands along with the standing crops were destroyed and became unfit for cultivation due to the influx of seawater.
The district is marked by the highly saline condition in which no paddy crop can be cultivated unless the entire soil is flushed with fresh water and gypsum.
Besides, aquaculture activity has also led to the dispersion of salt into land area inland making them saline and unfit for any other agricultural purpose.
Question 27. Which of the following crops are grown mostly under subsistence farming?
  1.    Millets and Rice
  2.    Tea and Coffee
  3.    Cotton and Tobacco
  4.    Vegetables and Fruits
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Millets and Rice
Answer: (a)Millets and Rice are grown mostly under subsistence farming. Subsistence agriculture is self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families. The typical subsistence farm has a range of crops and animals needed by the family to feed and clothe themselves during the year.
Question 28. The Kharif crops are harvested in :
  1.    October — November
  2.    March — April
  3.    May — June
  4.    June — July
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> October — November
Answer: (a)
The principal Kharif crops are :
jowar,
maize,
cotton,
groundnut,
jute,
tobacco,
sugarcane,
bajra,
pulses,
green vegetables,
gourd,
lady’s finger etc.
These are mainly summer season’s crops. These require much water and a long hot season. The Kharif crops are harvested in October-November.
Question 29. Which of the following is the right decreasing order of production of the given food grain in India?
  1.    Wheat – Rice – Pulses – Coarse Grain
  2.    Wheat – Rice – Coarse Grain – Pulses
  3.    Rice – Wheat – Pulses – Coarse Grain
  4.    Rice – Wheat – Coarse Grain – Pulses
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Rice – Wheat – Coarse Grain – Pulses
Answer: (d)
Question 30. The most commonly consumed staple cereal in India is
  1.    rice
  2.    bajra
  3.    wheat
  4.    maize
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> rice
Answer: (a)In India, rice as a cereal grain is the most widely consumed staple food. 90% of the world’s rice is produced in Asia, with 50% in China and India. Most rice is consumed in the country where it is produced, so global trade in rice is relatively small compared to production.

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