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
A. Only 1
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 2
D. 1, 3, and 4
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As we move from the Pole to the Equator along the longitude, what is true of the variety of crops and animals?
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
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Which of the following is a cash crop?
A. Wheat
B. Millets
C. Rice
D. Rubber
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Which of the following is a rabi crop?
A. Cotton
B. Mustard
C. Maize
D. Rice
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Which of the following is a Horticulture Crop?
A. Paddy
B. Wheat
C. Mango
D. Bajara
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Which of the following crops are grown mainly in the irrigated areas during Zaid ?
A. Arhar and Gram
B. Moong and Urad
C. Rice and Millets
D. Maize and Groundnut
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What is multiple cropping?
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
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Among the following crops which one occupies the largest area in India?
A. Groundnut
B. Mustard
C. Rapeseed
D. Sugarcane
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Which one of the following regions experiences three cropping season for rice in India (Rice Bowl of India) ?
A. Krishna-Godavari delta
B. Brahmaputra valley
C. Coastal Kerala
D. Littoral Tamil Nadu
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Which of the following crops is grown in India mainly by dry farming?
A. Millet
B. Tobacco
C. Maize
D. Groundnut
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The Black soil is related to which of the following crop
A. Cotton
B. Sugarcane
C. Tea
D. Coffee
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A fertile soil, suitable growing common crops, is like to have a pH value of
A. Three
B. Four
C. Six to seven
D. Nine to ten
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Which of the following is not primarily a rabi crop in India?
A. Wheat
B. Gram
C. Jute
D. Linseed
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Which of the following are not kharif crops?
A. Bajara and Maize
B. Rice and Jowar
C. Sugarcane and Groundnut
D. Barley and Mustard
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The Shifting cultivation is still prevalent in
A. Mizoram
B. Nagaland
C. Manipur
D. All of the above
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The most ideal region for cultivation of cotton in India is
A. The Brahmaputra Valley
B. The Deccan Plateau
C. The Indo Gangetic Valley
D. The Rann of Kutch
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Which one among the following is not a plantation crop?
A. Coffee
B. Sugarcane
C. Wheat
D. Rubber
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Which of the following is not a plantation crop?
A. Coffee
B. Rubber
C. Sugarcane
D. Tea
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Which of the following is NOT a plantation crop?
A. Coconut
B. Potato
C. Oil Palm
D. Cashew
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Which of the following types of soils is most suited for tea cultivation?
A. Laterite soils
B. Red soils
C. Black soils
D. Alluvial soils
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