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  1. In the coastal lowland of Kerala two crops of rice is grown per year because of:
    1. high temperature in winter
    2. adequate rain throughout the year
    3. adequate irrigation facility
    4. presence of water retentive clayey loam soil

  2. A.

     Only 1

    B.

     2 and 3

    C.

     1 and 2

    D.

     1, 3, and 4


  3. As we move from the Pole to the Equator along the longitude, what is true of the variety of crops and animals?

  4. A.

     Both increase

    B.

     Both decrease

    C.

     Variety of crops increases but that of animals decreases

    D.

     Variety of animals increases but that of crops decreases


  5. Which of the following is a cash crop?

  6. A.

     Wheat

    B.

     Millets

    C.

     Rice

    D.

     Rubber


  7. Which of the following is a rabi crop?

  8. A.

     Cotton

    B.

     Mustard

    C.

     Maize

    D.

     Rice


  9. Which of the following is a Horticulture Crop?

  10. A.

     Paddy

    B.

     Wheat

    C.

     Mango

    D.

     Bajara


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

  12. A.

     Arhar and Gram

    B.

     Moong and Urad

    C.

     Rice and Millets

    D.

     Maize and Groundnut


  13. What is multiple cropping?

  14. A.

     When seeds are sown on a piece of land and then seedings are transplanted in different fields

    B.

     Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part

    C.

     Raising in succession only one type of crop in the same piece of land

    D.

     Raising two or more crops in succession in a year on the same land


  15. Among the following crops which one occupies the largest area in India?

  16. A.

     Groundnut

    B.

     Mustard

    C.

     Rapeseed

    D.

     Sugarcane


  17. Which one of the following regions experiences three cropping season for rice in India (Rice Bowl of India) ?

  18. A.

     Krishna-Godavari delta

    B.

     Brahmaputra valley

    C.

     Coastal Kerala

    D.

     Littoral Tamil Nadu


  19. Which of the following crops is grown in India mainly by dry farming?

  20. A.

     Millet

    B.

     Tobacco

    C.

     Maize

    D.

     Groundnut