Indian Geography | Food Grain Crops

Indian Geography | Food Grain Crops

Dec 5, 2024 - 15:17 Updated: Dec 5, 2024 - 16:04
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1. Which of the following is not a Kharif crop?

Groundnut
Maize
Masoor
Paddy

2. Which of the following is not a Rabi Crop?

Lady's finger
Carrot
Radish
Pea

3. In which months is the Rabi crop sown?

March - April
June - July
October - November
January - February

4. Which one of the following is a 'Rabi' crop?

Cotton
Maize
Arhar
Mustard

5. Which of the following is odd on the basis of crops?

Paddy
Jowar
Maize
Wheat

6. Which one is an example of 'Parallel Cropping?

Potato and Rice
Wheat and Mustard
Cotton and Wheat
Sorghum and Potato

7. Which group of crops mentioned below comprises of Cash Crop?

Wheat, Maize, Rice
Gram, Peas, Wheat
Cotton, Sugarcane, Bananas
Rice, Gram, Tea

8. With which of the following countries has India done an agreement to import 15 lakh tonne wheat with a view to the possibility of less production?

Australia
Mexico
U.S.A.
Canada

9. The highest wheat producing state of India is

Haryana
Punjab
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh

10. Which among the following States was the largest producer of wheat in India?

Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Punjab
Bihar

11. 'Mahi Sugandha' is a variety of

Rice
Wheat
Sunflower
Mustard

12. Uttar Pradesh ranks first in production of which of the following crops?

Rice and Wheat
Wheat and Sugarcane
Rice and Sugarcane
Wheat and Pulses

13. Which of the following wheat varieties has been developed through induced mutation?

Kalyan Sona
Sonora-64
Sharbati Sonam
Sonalika

14. Dwarfing gene in Wheat is

Norin-10
Dee-gee-woo-gen
Opaque-2
None of the above

15. Macaroni wheat is most suitable under what conditions?

Highly irrigated conditions
Late sown conditions
Rainfed conditions
None of the above

16. Raj 3077 is a variety of

Maize
Jowar
Rice
Wheat

17. 'Pusa Sindhu Ganga' is a variety of

Wheat
Paddy
Lentil
Gram

18. UP-308 is a variety of

Rice
Wheat
Cotton
Millet

19. The production of wheat in India during 2006-07 and 2009-10 has

Maintained an upward trend
Experienced as shortfall
Experienced fluctuations
Remained stagnant

20. Which one of the following is a disease of wheat crop?

Blast
Tikka
Dust
Rust

21. Kalyana Sona is a variety of

Rice
Maize
Wheat
Jowar

22. Variety of pigeon pea (Arhar) suitable for double cropping with wheat is

N.A.-1
Bahar
U.P.A.S-120
None of these

23. 'Triticale' is a cross between which of the following?

Barley and Rye
Wheat and Oat
Wheat and Barley
Wheat and Rye

24. 'Karnal bunt' is a disease of

Paddy
Pea
Mustard
Wheat

25. The ideal climatic conditions for the cultivation of rice are

rainfall above 100 cm, temperature above 25ºC
cool and moist climate for the entire crop period
rainfall below 100 cm, temperature below 25°C
warm and dry climate during the entire crop period

26. Which one of the following is a kharif crop?

Lentil
Linseed
Mustard
Soyabean

27. Rice originated in

Europe
South-East Asia
South America
None of the above

28. Which of the following is not a kharif crop?

Cotton
Groundnut
Maize
Mustard

29. Which of the following is not a kharif crop?

Arhar
Gram
Maize
Rice

30. Chief food crop of India is

Wheat
Rice
Maize
Pulses

31. Which of the following is the most important food crop in terms of cropped area?

Wheat
Maize
Barley
Rice

32. Which of the following crops occupies largest area in India?

Wheat
Sugarcane
Maize
Rice

33. In India the largest area under rice cultivation lies in the state of

Andhra Pradesh
Orissa
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal

34. In India, per hectare average production of rice in the year 2013-14 was

2419 kg
3059 kg
2602 kg
None of these

35. The region known as the Rice Bowl of India is

Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Delta region of Krishna - Godavari
North-East region
Indus Gangetic Plain

36. In which of the following states, the productivity of rice is the highest?

Punjab
U.P.
Haryana
None of these

37. Jaya, Padma and Krishna are improved varieties of which of the following cereals?

Rice
Wheat
Barley
Maize

38. 'Aman' is a variety of

Rice
Maize
Gram
Sugarcane

39. Pusa Sugandha-5 is an aromatic variety of

Maize
Red gram
Rice
Sugarcane

40. 'Barani deep' is a variety of

Pigeon Pea
Maize
Paddy
None of these

41. Which one of the following is a hybrid variety of Basmati rice?

Pusa RH-10
Pusa Sugandh-3
Pusa Basmati - 1
Pusa Sugandh - 5

42. The proper seed rate for transplanting of basmati rice is

40-50 kg/ha
20-30 kg/ha
15-20 kg/ha
5-10 kg/ha

43. Which among the following states is the largest producer of rice in India?

Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
West Bengal
Kerala

44. Which one of the following organisms can serve as a biofertilizer for rice crop?

Blue-green algae
Rhizobiumsp
Mycorrhizal fungi
Azotobacter

45. In India, during the last decade the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant?

Rice
Oilseeds
Pulses
Sugarcane

46. The states which accounts for more than half of the total rice production in India are

West Bengal, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Odisha
West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Assam
Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha

47. The surplus producer of rice in India is

Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Punjab
Tamil Nadu

48. In India, rice is cultivated in the areas having over

20 cm annual rainfall
30 cm annual rainfall
60 cm annual rainfall
100 cm annual rainfall

49. Which one of the following states is having largest area under hybrid rice cultivation?

Bihar
Karnataka
Punjab
Uttar Pradesh

50. Which of the following crops are grown mainly in the irrigated areas during Zaid?

Arhar and Gram
Moong and Urad
Rice and Millets
Maize and Groundnut