Question 1.
Three crops of paddy grown in a year in the states of Assam, West Bengal and Orissa are:
(a) Aus, Aman and Boro
(b) Aus, Aman and Poro
(c) Bus, Bman and Boro
(d) Aman, Poro, and Boro

Answer
Answer: (a) Aus, Aman and Boro
Aus, Aman and Boro are the three crops of paddy grown in a year in the states of Assam, West Bengal and Orissa.

Question 2.
A short season during the summer months between the rabi and the kharif season is called the:
(a) Jaid season
(b) Zaid season
(c) Short season
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Zaid season
It is called Zaid season.

Question 3.
The major crops grown in India are:
(a) Water-melon, musk-melon, cucumber etc.
(b) Mango, jute, cotton, barley etc.
(c) Rice, wheat, pulses, tea, coffee, sugarcane etc.
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer: (c) Rice, wheat, pulses, tea, coffee, sugarcane etc.
Rice wheat, pulses, tea, coffee, sugarcane, etc. are the main crops grown in India.

Question 4.
The annual rainfall needed for the cultivation of rice is :
(a) 400 cm
(b) 300 cm
(c) 200 cm
(d) 100 cm

Answer
Answer: (d) 100 cm
It is 100 cm.

Question 5.
Bajra grows well on:
(а) Alluvial and loamy soils
(b) Alluvial and sandy soils
(c) Sandy soils and shallow black soil
(d) Alluvial and clayey soils

Answer
Answer: (c) Sandy soils and shallow black soil
Bajra grows well in sandy soils and shallow black soil.

Question 6.
India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of in the world.
(a) Rice
(6) Wheat
(c) Pulses
(d) Sugarcane

Answer
Answer: (c) Pulses

Question 7.
The state which is the largest producer of groundnut is:
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Gujarat

Answer
Answer: (c) Andhra Pradesh
It is Andhra Pradesh. Tamil Nadu is the second.

Question 8.
The major tea producing states are:
(a) Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala
(b) Punjab, Haryana Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu
(d) Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat

Answer
Answer: (a) Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Question 9.
India produces about ……………….. percent of the world’s coffee production:
(a) Five
(b) Four
(c) Three
(d) Two

Answer
Answer: (b) Four

Question 10.
India produces about …………………….. percent of the world’s vegetables:
(a) 13
(b) 14
(c) 15
(d) 16

Answer
Answer: (a) 13

Question 11.
The rainfall and temperature required for the cultivation of rubber is:
(a) 100 cm-25°C
(6) 150cm-30°C
(c) 200 cm-25°C
(d) 300cm-40°C

Answer
Answer: (c) 200 cm – 25°C
200 cm of rainfall and 25°C temperature.

Question 12.
Rearing of silk worms for the production of silk fibre is known as:
(a) Pesciculture
(b) Monoculture
(c) Silk culture
(d) Sericulture

Answer
Answer: (d) Sericulture
It is called sericulture; pisiculture is rearing of fishes.

Question 13.
Cotton is a kharif crop and requires ……………………… to ……………………… months to nature:
(a) 5-6
(b) 7-8
(c) 6-8
(d) 4-6

Answer
Answer: (c) 6-8
Cotton requires 6 to 8 months to mature.

Question 14.
Jute is also known as:
(a) White fibre
(b) Silver fibre
(c) Golden fibre
(d) Diamond fibre

Answer
Answer: (c) Golden fibre
Jute is also known as golden fibre.

Question 15.
Genetic engineering is recognized as a powerful supplement in inventing new:
(a) Agricultural tools
(b) Modern machines
(c) Hybrid variety of plants
(d) Hybrid variety of seeds

Answer
Answer: (d) Hybrid variety of seeds
Genetic engineering is powerful supplement in inventing new hybrid variety of seeds.

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