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Question 61. A state in India has the following characteristics:

  1. Its northern part is arid and semiarid.

  2. Its central part produces cotton.

  3. Cultivation of cash crops is predominant over food crops.


Which one of the following states has all of the above characteristics?
  1.    Andhra Pradesh
  2.    Karnataka
  3.    Gujarat
  4.    Tamil Nadu
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Gujarat
Answer: (c)
Gujarat. The total geographical area of Gujarat is 19,602,400 hectares, of which crops take up 10,630,700 hectares.
The three main sources of growth in Gujarat’s agriculture are cotton production, the rapid growth of high-value foods such as livestock, fruits and vegetables, and wheat production.
Question 62. High yielding plants can be produced by
  1.    Crop Rotation
  2.    Inter-cropping
  3.    Hybridisation
  4.    Mixed - cropping
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Hybridisation
Answer: (c)
In biology and specifically, genetics, the term hybrid has several meanings, all referring to the offspring of sexual reproduction. Plant species hybridize more readily than animal species, and the resulting hybrids are more often fertile hybrids and may reproduce.
The cross-breeding of carefully chosen parent plants produces a combination of consistent traits that make hybrids better performers than either parent.
Question 63. ‘Pusa Bold’ is a variety of
  1.    Wheat
  2.    Gram
  3.    Mustard
  4.    Groundnut
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Mustard
Answer: (c)
Question 64. Double cropping in agriculture means raising of
  1.    Two crops at different times
  2.    One crop along with other crop
  3.    Two crops simultaneously
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Two crops at different times
Answer: (a)
Question 65. G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology was named in the memory of Govind Ballabh Pant?
  1.    1970 A.D.
  2.    1965 A.D.
  3.    1960 A.D.
  4.    1967 A.D.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1960 A.D.
Answer: (c)G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology was founded in 1960, first agriculture university of the nation, was named in the memory of Govind Ballabh pant.
Question 66. Rajasthan is the chief producer of
  1.    Gram
  2.    Cotton
  3.    Mustard
  4.    Wheat
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Mustard
Answer: (c)
Question 67. Rainbow Revolution is related with
  1.    Green revolution
  2.    Blue revolution
  3.    White revolution
  4.    All of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All of the above
Answer: (d)
Question 68. The chief characteristics of shifting cultivation are

  1. High dependence on manual labour

  2. Low level of technology

  3. Utilization of poor soils through fallowing

  4. Use of chemical fertilizers


  1.    1, 2 and 4
  2.    1, 3 and 4
  3.    2, 3 and 4
  4.    1, 2 and 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
Shifting cultivation is a type of farming where people make temporary clearings in the forest to grow food. When the soil is no longer fertile after two to three years, the shifting cultivators abandon the field to look for another suitable plot of land.
The first field is left to fallow, or rest, while the cultivators begin the cycle of activities on a new plot of land. The farmers may return to the same plot of land after 20 to 30 years.
Question 69. Which one of the following states is the pioneer in introducing contract farming in India?
  1.    Haryana
  2.    Tamil Nadu
  3.    Punjab
  4.    Uttar Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Punjab
Answer: (c)
Question 70. Which of the following are not examples of shifting cultivation? 

  1. Ladang

  2. Jhum

  3. Pondu

  4. Fazenda


Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1.    1 and 4
  2.    1, 2, and 3
  3.    3 and 4
  4.    2 and 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 3 and 4
Answer: (c)
A Fazenda is a plantation found throughout Brazil; during the colonial period, they were concentrated primarily in the north eastern region, where sugar was produced, expanding during the 19th century in the south eastern region to coffee production.
Pondu is a traditional Congolese recipe for a classic stew of cassava leaves (saka-saka)

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