Indian Geography | Cash Crops
Indian Geography | Cash Crops
1. Which districts are known as areas of 'White Gold' because of cotton- cultivation?
Ratlam-Khandwa
Khandwa-Khargone
Ujjain-Shajapur
Dhar-Jhabua
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2. Which one of the following crops is known as 'White Gold' in Maharashtra?
Wheat
Maize
Cotton
Sugarcane
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3. Which one of the following areas of India produces largest amount of cotton?
North-Western India and Gangetic West Bengal
North-Western and Western India
Western and Southern India
Plains of Northern India
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4. The largest producer of cotton in India is
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Punjab
Haryana
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5. Which Indian state has the largest number of Cotton Textile Mills?
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu
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6. Cotton is facing competition from sugarcane in the region of the black soil in Maharashtra. This is due to
Declined yield of cotton in this region
A general change in the climate of this region
Expansion of irrigation has made this region suitable for sugarcane cultivation which is more profitable crop
Increasing demand for sugar and rising price of sugar in the country
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7. Cotton fibers are obtained from
Leaves
Seed
Stem
Root
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8. The correct sequence in decreasing order of the four sugarcane producing states in India is
Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
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9. The leading sugarcane producing state in India is
Punjab
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
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10. Which Indian state has the largest area under sugarcane cultivation?
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
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11. Which of the following crops has largest percentage of irrigated area of its net sown area in India?
Wheat
Rice
Oilseed
Sugarcane
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12. Which States in India are the largest producers of sugarcane?
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
Andhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir
Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
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13. What is the correct sequence of the states in descending order of production of sugarcane?
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Haryana
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14. Sucrose content in sugarcane decreases
if high rainfall occurs during the period of growth of the plant
if frost occurs during the period of ripening
if there is fluctuation in temperature during the period of growth of the plant
if there is high temperature during the time of ripening
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15. The first three leading producers of sugar in India are
Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar
Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka
Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
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16. Sakkar Nagar is an important sugar producing centre of
Haryana
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
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17. Which state is called the 'Sugar bowl' of India?
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Punjab
Uttar Pradesh
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18. The first Sugar Mill in India was set up in 1903 at
Pratapgarh
Pratappur
Mawana
Balrampur
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19. Breeding work on sugarcane is being done at
Lucknow
Shahjahanpur
Shravasti
Coimbatore
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20. Sugarcane seeds are produced in
I.I.S.R., Lucknow
I.A.R.I., New Delhi
Directorate of Seed Research, Mau
S.B.I., Coimbatore
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21. What time is taken by Adsali Sugarcane crop to get ripen?
6 months
12 months
18 months
24 months
