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Question 1 : Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of production (in million tonnes) of the given foodgrains in India?

A. Rice - Wheat - Coarse cereals - Pulses

B. Wheat - Rice - Coarse cereals - Pulses

C. Rice - Wheat - Pulses - Coarse cereals

D. Wheat - Rice - Pulses - Coarse cereals

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Question 2 : Which one of the following is known as a pseudocereal?

A. Barley

B. Horse gram

C. Quinoa

D. Wheat

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Question 3 : Which one among the following agricultural crops/groups of crops may be grown in abundant in lowlands and river deltas of fertile alluvial soil where there is high summer temperature and rainfall varies from 180 cm to 250 cm?

A. Rice, jute and tea

B. Maize and coarse crops

C. Cotton

D. Wheat and sugarcane

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Question 4 : Which of the following is the largest irrigation canal in India?

A. Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal

B. Indira Gandhi Canal

C. Sirhind Canal

D. Buckingham Canal

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Question 5 : Which of the following is grown mainly on mountain slopes ?

A. Potato

B. Groundnut

C. Tea

D. Paddy

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Question 6 : Which of the following is a salt tolerant rice variety grown in water-logged coastal regions of Kerala?

A. Samba

B. Ponni

C. Pokkali

D. Navara

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Question 7 : Which of the following is a cash crop in India?

A. Jowar

B. Sugarcane

C. Wheat

D. Rice

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Question 8 : Which of the following crops would be preferred for sowing in order to enrich the soil with nitrogen?

A. Gram

B. Mustard

C. Mustard

D. Wheat

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Question 9 : Which is the largest cotton growing State in India?

A. Gujarat

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Madhya Pradesh

D. Maharashtra

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Question 10 : Which acid is used in the production of fertilizers?

A. Carbonic Acid

B. Sulphuric Acid

C. Hydrochloric Acid

D. Nitric Acid

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Question 11 : What kind of soil is treated with gypsum to make it suitable for cropping?

A. Soil with excessive clay content

B. Water-logged

C. Acidic

D. Aluvial

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Question 12 : What is Slash and Burn Agriculture?

A. jhum cultivation

B. agriculture without irrigation

C. process of deforestation

D. method of sugarcane cultivation

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Question 13 : Under which plan did the Government introduce an agricultural strategy which gave rise to Green Revolution?

A. Second FYP

B. Fifth FYP

C. Fourth FYP

D. Third Five-Year Plan (FYP)

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Question 14 : To which group does the black cotton soil of India belong?

A. Sierozem

B. Chernozem

C. Podzol

D. Laterite

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Question 15 : The variety of coffee largely grown in India is -

A. Kents

B. Arabica

C. Coorgs

D. Old Chicks

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