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Question 51. Cash crop does not consist
  1.    Sugarcane
  2.    Jute
  3.    Cotton
  4.    Wheat
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Wheat
Answer: (d)
Question 52. Uttar Pradesh ranks first in production of which of the following crops?
  1.    Rice and Wheat
  2.    Rice and Sugarcane
  3.    Wheat and Sugarcane
  4.    Wheat and Pulses
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Wheat and Sugarcane
Answer: (c)
Question 53. Jaya, Padma and Krishna are improved varieties of which of the following cereals?
  1.    Rice
  2.    Barley
  3.    Wheat
  4.    Maize
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Rice
Answer: (a)
Question 54. Which among the following monoculture crops provide(s) immediate cash to the farmers?
  1. Tea in Assam
  2. Rubber in Africa
  3. Sugarcane in Malaysia
  4. Coffee in Brazil
  1.    Only 1
  2.    3 and 4
  3.    2 and 3
  4.    1 and 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 3 and 4
Answer: (b)Cash crops are those which are produced for the purpose of generating cash or money. The products are therefore intended to be marketed for profit.Sugarcane and coffee are cash crops which provide immediate cash to farmers.
Question 55. What is mixed farming?
  1.    Growing of several crops in a planned way
  2.    Growing several crops and also rearing animals
  3.    Growing rabi as well as kharif crops
  4.    Growing of fruits as well as vegetables
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Growing several crops and also rearing animals
Answer: (b)Mixed farming is an agrarian system that mixes arable farming with the raising of livestock. When on a farm alongwith crop production, some other agriculture based practice like poultry, dairy farming or bee keeping etc. is adopted then this is known as mixed farming.
Question 56. Which soil needs little irrigation as it retains soil mositure?
  1.    Alluvial soil
  2.    Red soil
  3.    Black soil
  4.    Laterite soil
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Black soil
Answer: (c)
Question 57. The State with highest production of wheat in year 2012–13 is
  1.    West Bengal
  2.    Uttar Pradesh
  3.    Tamil Nadu
  4.    Haryana
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (b)Uttar Pradesh was the state with highest production of wheat during 2012-13. It produced 30301.942 (in thousand tonnes) of wheat during the year. It retained its prime status even during 2013-14.
Question 58. Green Revolution was the result of adoption of New Agricultural Strategy which was introduced in 20th Century during decade of
  1.    Fifties
  2.    Seventies
  3.    Sixties
  4.    Eighties
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Sixties
Answer: (c)
Question 59. In India more than half of the production of soyabean comes from
  1.    Andhra Pradesh
  2.    Maharashtra
  3.    Madhya Pradesh
  4.    Rajasthan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Madhya Pradesh
Answer: (c)Madhya Pradesh contributes more than 70% of the total soyabean production in the country.
Question 60. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
(Crops)
(Crop destroying creatures)
A. Rice
1. Aphid
B. Wheat
2. Ghundi Bag
C. Sugarcane
3. Oily shearing Grasshopper
D. Gram
4. Top shoot borer moth
 
5. Bollworm
Codes: A B C D
  1.    2 3 4 5
  2.    2 1 4 5
  3.    3 1 2 4
  4.    5 4 1 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2 1 4 5
Answer: (b)

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