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  1. The most important item of export among marine products from India is ________

  2. A.

     Crabs

    B.

     Lobsters

    C.

     Shrimp

    D.

     None of these


  3. Where is India's most prized tea grown?

  4. A.

     Jorhat

    B.

     Darjeeling

    C.

     Nilgiris

    D.

     Munnar


  5. Madhya Pradesh is the biggest producer of

  6. A.

     Cotton

    B.

     Oil seeds

    C.

     Pulses

    D.

     Maize


  7. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance ?

  8. A.

     Economy that solely depends upon animals

    B.

     Farming in which' only one crop is cultivated by clearing hill slopes

    C.

     Practice of growing crops on higher hill slopes in summer and foothills in winter

    D.

     Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains


  9. The term "Green Revolution" is used to show higher production of

  10. A.

     Grasslands

    B.

     Tree plantation

    C.

     Per hectare agricultural output

    D.

     Gardening in urban centres


  11. Social forestry is

  12. A.

     Growing plants of various species on private land

    B.

     Management of forests by cooperative council

    C.

     Growing plants of same species on public land

    D.

     Growing and managing useful plants on public land


  13. Which State has the largest number of sugar mills?

  14. A.

     Punjab

    B.

     Haryana

    C.

     Tamil Nadu

    D.

     Uttar Pradesh


  15. What do you understand by the word regur ?

  16. A.

     Black soil found in the Deccan

    B.

     Grey-brown soil found in Russia

    C.

     Red, colour sticky soil, found in the Amazon area

    D.

     Black soil found in northern Argentina


  17. The odd product out of the following is

  18. A.

     Sesame

    B.

     Groundnut

    C.

     Caster seed

    D.

     Mustard


  19. Which of the following state is considered as the traditional area for tank irrigation in India?

  20. A.

     Gujarat

    B.

     Tamil Nadu

    C.

     Assam

    D.

     Orissa