Agriculture

Which of the following is not correct about plantation farming?

• In this type of farming, a single crop is grown on a large area.

• The plantation has an interface of agriculture and industry.

• Plantations cover large tracts of land called estates.

• Farmers clear a patch of land by felling trees and burning them, to produce cereals and other food crops.

Which of the following are plantation crops?

• Rice and maize

• Wheat and pulses

• Tea, coffee, banana and sugarcane

• None of the above

The three major cropping seasons of India are:

• Aus, Aman and Boro

• Rabi, Kharif and Zaid

• Baisakh, Paus and Chait

• None of the above

Rabi crops are:

• sown in winter and harvested in summer

• sown during rainy season and harvested in winter

• sown in summer and harvested in winter

• None of the above

Kharif crops are grown:

• with the onset of monsoon and harvested in September-October

• with the onset of winter and harvested in summer

• with the onset of Autumn and harvested in summer

• None of the above

Which is the main food crop of the eastern and southern part of the country?

• Rice

• Wheat

• Maize

• Sugarcane

The two main wheat-growing regions are:

• North-eastern part and eastern-coastal plains

• The Ganga-Sutlej plains and the Deccan Trap

• Deccan plateau and Konkan coast

• None of the above

Wheat requires annual rainfall between:

• 50 and 75 cm

• about 200 cm

• 200 and 300 cm

• less than 20 cm

Which State is the largest producer of bajra?

• Maharashtra

• Gujarat

• Rajasthan

• Haryana

Which is the right condition for the growth of maize?

• Temperature between 21 °C to 27°C and old alluvial soil

• Temperature below 17°C and shallow black soil

• Temperature of 25°C and 200 cm of rainfall

• None of the above