Description : Which of the following statements about Kharif and Rabi is not correct? (1) Kharif season begins with the onset of monsoon season and harvested in late Spring (2) Kharif season begins with the onset ... rice, millets, jute, maize and cotton; important Rabi crops are wheat, gram, barley and linseed
Last Answer : (1) Kharif season begins with the onset of monsoon season and harvested in late Spring Explanation: Kharif crops refer to the planting, cultivation and harvesting of any domesticated plant sown in the ... for autumn harvest and may also be called the summer or monsoon crop in India and Pakistan.
Description : Fibre crops are – (1) jute, sugarcane, linseed and rice (2) cotton, maize, tobacco and banana (3) cotton, hemp, jute and mesta (4) hemp, cotton, maize and saffron
Last Answer : (3) cotton, hemp, jute and mesta Explanation: Fiber crops are field crops grown for their fibers, which are traditionally used to make paper, cloth, or rope. Plants, such as cotton, flax, hemp, jute, and sisal are cultivated for their content or yield of fibrous material.
Description : Which of the following is a cash crop? [CPO AC 2003] (a) Wheat (b) Millets (c) Rice (d) Rubber
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Select the High Yielding Varieties of seed-crops developed under Green Revolution in India. (1) Rice, Wheat, Pulses, Oil seeds and Sugarcane (2) Maize, Black-gram, Jowar, Coffee arid Tea (3) Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Bajra, and Maize (4) Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane, Pulses and Maize
Last Answer : (1) Rice, Wheat, Pulses, Oil seeds and Sugarcane Explanation: The growth rates of area, production and yield of food grains in India can be divided into two broad periods the period ... Varieties of wheat, rice, pulses, oilseeds and sugarcane were development under Green Revolution in India.
Description : Green Revolution in India has been most successful in the case of? a. Tea & Coffee b. Wheat & Potato c. Mustard & Oil Seeds d. Rice & Wheat e. None of these
Last Answer : d. Rice & Wheat
Description : Select the High Yielding Varieties of seed-crops developed under Green Revolution in India. (1) Rice, Wheat, Pulses, Oil seeds and Sugarcane (2) Maize, Black-gram, Jowar, Coffee arid Tea (3) Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Bajra and Maize (4) Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane, Pulses and Maize
Last Answer : Rice, Wheat, Pulses, Oil seeds and Sugarcane
Description : What is the best source of pure cellulose? (a) Coir (b) Cotton fibre (c) Jute fibre (d) Hemp
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Golden Fibre refers to [CDS 2009] (a) Hemp (b) Cotton (c) Jute (d) Nylon
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which of the following is called "brown paper"? (1) Jute (2) Cotton (3) Rubber (4) Tea
Last Answer : (1) Jute Explanation: This rich textured brown paper is made from mulberry tissue with bits of jute or manila hemp scattered throughout the sheet.
Description : For the cultivation of which crop is black soil moat suitable? (a) Cotton (b) Rice (c) Jute (d) Wheat
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : requires high temperature, light rainfall, 210 frost free days and bright sunshine. a. Jute b. Cotton c. Tea d. Coffee e. Rice
Last Answer : b. Cotton
Description : These crops cannot be grown without irrigation. A. Rice and Pulses. B. Sugarcane and chilly. C. Wheat and Millets. D. Tea and oilseeds.
Last Answer : B. Sugarcane and chilly.
Description : Which one of the following plants is used for green manuring in India? (1) Wheat (2) Sun hemp (3) Cotton (4) Rice
Last Answer : (2) Sun hemp Explanation: Used as a cover crop, sunn hemp can improve soil properties, reduce soil erosion, conserve soil water, and recycle plant nutrients.
Description : Match the following: List-I List-II (Crops) (Geographical conditions) A. Barley 1. Hot and dry climate with poor soil B. Rice 2. Cool climate with poorer soil C. Millets 3. Warm and moist climate with high altitude D. Tea 4. Hot and moist ... C D (a) 2 4 1 3 (b) 3 4 1 2 (c) 2 1 4 3 (d) 3 2 4 1
Description : Match the following [IAS 1997] Crops Geographical conditions A. Barley 1. Hot and dry climate with poor soil B. Rice 2. Cool climate with poorer soil C. Millets 3. Warm and Moist climate with high altitude D. Tea 4. Hot and Moist climate with ... D (a) 2 4 1 3 (b) 3 4 1 2 (c) 2 1 4 3 (d) 3 2 4 1
Description : Match the following: A. Alluvial Soil 1. Cotton B. Black Soil 2. Rice C. Brown Soil 3. Tea D. Red Soil 4. Wheat A B C D (a) 2 3 1 4 (b) 2 1 3 4 (c) 3 1 2 4 (d) 4 1 3 2
Description : Which of the following pairs of states and their important crops are correctly matched? 1. Kerala Tapioca 2. Maharashtra Cotton 3. West Bengal Jute 4. Gujarat Groundnut Select the correct answer by using the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 4 (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
Description : Which of the following crops are grown mainly in the irrigated areas during Zaid ? [UP PCS 2011] (a) Arhar and Gram (b) Moong and Urad (c) Riceand Millets (d) Maize and Groundnut
Description : Bt seed is associated with - (1) Rice (2) Wheat (3) Cotton (4) Oil seeds
Last Answer : (3) Cotton Explanation: Cotton is the most popular of the Bt crops: it was planted on about 1 .8 million acres (728437 ha) in 1996 and 1997. The Bt gene was isolated and transferred ... genetically into the cotton seeds, protects the plants from bollworm (A. lepidoptora), a major pest of cotton.
Description : Bt seed is associated with (1) Rice (2) Wheat (3) Cotton (4) Oil seeds
Last Answer : Cotton
Description : In Thanjavur delta _______ crop is cultivated three times in a year. (a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Sugarcane (d) Groundnut
Description : In Jute growing areas the usual alternate crop is – a) Cotton b) Wheat c) Sugarcane d) Rice
Last Answer : d) Rice
Description : The lower Gangetic plain is characterized by humid climate with high temperature throughout the year. Which one among the following pairs of crops is most suitable for this region? [CSAT 2011] (a) Paddy and Cottort (b) Wheat and Jute (c) Paddy and Jute (d) Wheat and Cotton
Description : In an area with more than 200 cm annual rainfall and slopy hills, which of the following crops can be cultivated best? (a) Tea (b) Jute (c) Tobacco (d) Cotton shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : In a slanting hilly Indian terrain experiencing more than 200 cms of annual rainfall, which one of the following crops can be cultivated best? (1) Cotton (2) Jute (3) Tobacco (4) Tea
Last Answer : (4) Tea Explanation: Well distributed rainfall ranging around 2000 mm to 5000 mm is considered suitable for successful tea plantation. The monthly average maximum temperature ranging between 28°C and 32°C during April to ... monsoon period, as much as 10 to 12 incises (250-300 mm) of rain per day.
Description : Food crops comprise. (1) Cotton, Tobacco, Sugarcane (2) Linseed, Castor, Turmeric (3) Foodgrains, Pulses, Edible oilseeds (4) Jute, Cotton, Chilies
Last Answer : (3) Foodgrains, Pulses, Edible oilseeds Explanation: Food crops are any agricultural product that can be eaten. Examples of food crops include food grains (Wheat, Rice, Maize) pulses, soybeans, ... of agricultural crops for uses other than human (as food) or animal consumption (as feed).
Description : Food crops comprise. (1) Cotton, Tobacco, Sugarcane (2) Linseed, Castor, Turmeric (3) Foodgrains, Pulses, Edible oilseeds (4) Jute, Cotton, Chillies
Last Answer : Foodgrains, Pulses, Edible oilseeds
Description : Name the crop-season in India that opens in May-June with major crops like rice and millets. (1) Rainy season (2) Rabi (3) Kharif (4) Winter season
Last Answer : (1) Rainy season Explanation: Kharif/Rainy/Monsoon crops are the crops grown in monsoon months from June to October/November. They require warm, wet weather at major period of crop growth, and also required short day length for flowering. Examples: Cotton, Rice, Jowar, bajara.
Description : Granis of major cereals and millets lack amino acids
Last Answer : Granis of major cereals and millets lack amino acids A. Methionine and cysteine B. Methionine ... . Tryoptophan and cysteine D. Lysine and troptophan
Description : Which one of the following is correctly matched ? a. North China : Rice b. South China : Wheat c. Candy Basin : Coffee d. Malaysia : Natural Rubber (1) a (2) b (3) c (4) d
Last Answer : d
Description : Which one of the following statements in not correct? [CDS 2003] (a) India is the highest oil-seeds and vegetable oil producing country in the world (b) India is the second largest exporter of ... silk in world (d) India is the second largest producer of three-wheeler motor vehicles in the world
Description : Green Revolution in India has so far been the most succesful in the case of (a) Rice & wheat (b) Tea & coffee(c) Wheat & potato (d) Mustard & Oilseeds
Last Answer : (a) Rice & wheat(a) Rice & wheat
Description : Which one among the following is not a plantation crop? [Asstt Commdt 2011] (a) Coffee (b) Sugarcane (c) Wheat (d) Rubber
Description : “Retting” is a process associated with which crop? a. Groundnut b. Maize c. Rice d. Jute
Last Answer : d. Jute
Description : Which of the following is not a plantation crop? (a) Coffee (b) Rubber (c) Sugarcane (d) Tea
Description : Highly specialized form of agriculture in which crops like coffee, tea and rubber are cultivated refer to – (1) multiple cropping (2) plantation agriculture (3) terrace farming (4) extensive farming
Last Answer : (2) plantation agriculture Explanation: Plantation agriculture is a form of commercial farming where crops are grown for profit. Usually, only one type of crop is grown in a plantation. Common examples include rubber, coffee, tea, bananas, sugar cane, oil palm, cocoa and tobacco.
Description : Pruning is an essential part in cultivation of : (1) Rubber (2) Tobacco (3) Coffee (4) Tea
Last Answer : (4) Tea Explanation: Plucking and pruning are the methods employed in tea. Pruning is a vital operation for tea management to limit the top growth and to stimulate the ... vertical growth and allow it expanding horizontally for comfortable plucking with renewed and vigorous branching pattern.
Description : Which one of the following is not a plantation crop? (1) Tea (2) Coffee (3) Rubber (4) Sugarcane
Last Answer : (4) Sugarcane Explanation: A plantation is a large artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local onsite consumption. ... , arecanut, oil palm, cashew, tea, coffee and rubber; the minor plantation crops include cocoa
Description : Which of the following is NOT a food-grain? (a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Maize (d) Jowar (e) Cotton
Last Answer : Ans: (e)
Description : With reference to the area devoted to its cultivation pulses hold the third place in India. Which crops occupy the first and second places respectively? (a) Rice and Wheat (b) Rice and Cotton (c) Jowar and Cotton (d) Jowar and Bajara
Description : Black soil derived from volcanic rocks with humus is suitable for growing (a) rice (b) wheat (c) cotton (d) grapes
Description : Which of the following is not primarily a kharif crop in India? (a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Maize (d) Cotton
Description : The maximum area under crops in India is used for the cultivation of: (1) Wheat (2) Rice (3) Sugarcane (4) Cotton
Last Answer : (2) Rice Explanation: Rice production in India is an important part of the national economy. India is one of the world's largest producer of white rice, accounting for 20% of all world rice production. ... as it is one of the principal food crops. It is in fact the dominant crop of the country.
Description : Pick the odd one out based on crop season – (1) Rice (2) Wheat (3) Maize (4) Cotton
Last Answer : (2) Wheat Explanation: 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 eversince. The ... towards the end of May in the state of Kerala during the advent of south-west monsoon season
Description : Which of the following is not a Kharif crop? (1) Rice (2) Wheat (3) Sugarcane (4) Cotton
Last Answer : (2) Wheat Explanation: Kharif crop refers to the planting, cultivation and harvesting of any domesticated plant sown in the rainy (monsoon) season on the Asian subcontinent. Such crops are planted for ... is the main kharif crop. Other Kharif crops are sugarcane & cotton. Wheat is rabi crop.
Description : The largest irrigated area in India is occupied by – (1) Sugarcane (2) Rice (3) Cotton (4) Wheat
Last Answer : (2) Rice Explanation: The total area under irrigated rice is about 22.00 million hectares, which accounts about 49.5 per cent of the total area under rice crop in the country. Rice is ... , Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. In these states, rice is grown under irrigated conditions more than 5090%.
Description : India is the largest producer of – (1) cotton (2) rice (3) mica (4) tea
Last Answer : Explanation: India produces approximate 90 % of the world's mica. It is an indispensable component of the electrical industry. India accounts for 60 % of mica embarking in international trade.
Description : Which of the following is NOT a cash crop? (a) Tobacco (b) Cotton (c) Coffee (d) Bajara (e) Tea
Description : Black soil is mainly related with the crop of – (1) cotton (2) sugarcane (3) tea (4) coffee
Last Answer : (1) cotton Explanation: Black soils, locally called regard or black cotton soils, and internationally known as 'tropical black earths' or 'tropical chernozems' have been developed by the weathering ... cracks on drying and self-ploughing and are credited with high fertility of crops like cotton.
Description : Which one of the following industries is known as 'Sunrise Industry'? (1) Iron & Steel (2) Cotton Textile (3) Information Technology (4) Tea & Coffee
Last Answer : (3) Information Technology Explanation: Sunrise industry is a colloquial term for a sector or business that is in its infancy, but is growing at a rapid pace. A sunrise industry is typically ... in the context of Information technology industry which has grown at great pace in the recent times.