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Question 421. Green revolution means
  1.    Use of green manure
  2.    High yield variety programme
  3.    Grow more crops
  4.    Green vegetation
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> High yield variety programme
Answer: (b)
Question 422. Which one of the following is not a HYV of wheat ?
  1.    Sonalika
  2.    Kalyan Sona
  3.    Ratna
  4.    Girija
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Ratna
Answer: (c)Ratna is a resistant variety of rice. This paddy variety takes about 130-135 days to grow. The main states growing this variety are Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Orissa, Terai region of UP, Punjab, Haryana and Tamil Nadu.
Question 423. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
A. Cotton
1. Rainfall 1000-1500 mm; Temperature 40º-60ºC
B. Flax
2. Rainfall 1500-2000 mm; Temperature 25º-35ºC
C. Sugarbeet
3. Rainfall 600-800 mm; Temperature 5º-18ºC
D. Jute
4. Rainfall 500-1000 mm; Temperature 18º-22ºC
 
5. Rainfall 500-600 mm; Temperature 18º-22ºC
Codes: A B C D
  1.    1 3 4 2
  2.    4 5 2 1
  3.    2 3 5 4
  4.    4 3 5 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 4 3 5 2
Answer: (d)
Question 424. Which one of the following is a kharif crop?
  1.    Lentil
  2.    Mustard
  3.    Linseed
  4.    Soyabean
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Soyabean
Answer: (d)
Question 425. Pick the odd one out based on crop season
  1.    Rice
  2.    Maize
  3.    Wheat
  4.    Cotton
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Wheat
Answer: (c)
Rabi ( Also called Rabbi ) and Kharif are the two agricultural crops related words that have come with the Mughals in the Indian subcontinent and are widely used ever since.
The Kharif crops are the autumn harvest, but better known as the monsoon crops in the Indian subcontinent. Kharif crops are usually sown with the beginning of the first rains towards the end of May in the state of Kerala during the advent of southwest monsoon season.
Bajra and Jowar, Paddy or Rice, Maize, Moong and other pulses, Groundnut. Cotton, etc are Kharif crops.
The Rabi crop is the spring harvest (also known as the "winter crop") in the Indian subcontinent. Major Rabi crop is Wheat in India followed by Barley, Mustard, Sesame and Peas.
Question 426. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
Assertion (A):
Assam is the largest producer of tea in India.
Reason (R):
Cheap tribal labour is available in abundance in Assam
  1.    Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2.    A is true, but R is false.
  3.    Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  4.    A is false, but R is true.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Answer: (c)
The state of Assam is the world’s largest tea-growing region, lying on either side of the Brahmaputra River, and bordering Bangladesh and Myanmar. This part of India experiences high precipitation; during the monsoon period, as much as 10 to 12 inches (250–300 mm) of rain per day.
The daytime temperature rises to about 96.8F (36 °C), creating greenhouse-like conditions of extreme humidity and heat. This tropical climate contributes to Assam’s unique malty taste, a feature for which this tea is well known.
Question 427. Who is known as the father of India’s ‘White Revolution’?
  1.    Dr. Varghese Kurien
  2.    Dr. Homi Bhabha
  3.    Dr. Hargovind Khurana
  4.    Dr. Rajendra Prasad
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Dr. Varghese Kurien
Answer: (a)
Question 428. "The agricultural production in different parts of India is very much affected by varying intensities of floods and droughts."
Which one of the following measures would not be sustainable in this respect?
  1.    Provision for extensive irrigation facilities
  2.    Avoidance of flood and drought prone areas for agriculture
  3.    Change in the crop calendar
  4.    Emphasis on selection of crops best suited to flood and drought conditions
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Avoidance of flood and drought prone areas for agriculture
Answer: (b)
Avoidance of flood and drought-prone areas for agriculture would not be sustainable in this respect.
Question 429. During 1992-93 there was a record production in
  1.    Rice
  2.    Pulses
  3.    Sugarcane
  4.    Oilseeds
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Oilseeds
Answer: (d)
Question 430. Which of the following is the main spice producer ?
  1.    Deccan trap
  2.    Coromandel coast
  3.    Malabar coast
  4.    Sunderbans delta
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Malabar coast
Answer: (c)The Malabar Coast is a long and narrow coastline on the south-western shore line of the mainland Indian subcontinent. The ports of the Malabar Coast have participated in the Indian Ocean trade in spices, silk, and other goods for over two millennia. It is famous for Pepper, Cloves, Cardamom, Kokum (Garcinia cambogia), Cinchona, etc.

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