Insights Static Quiz -51, 2018
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INSIGHTS IAS QUIZ ON STATIC SYLLABUS - 2018
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following about land use in India
- Culturable wasteland has decreased since independence.
- Net area sown has decreased since independence.
- Total cultivable land as a percentage of total reporting area has decreased.
Select from the codes
Correct
Answer – d
Explanation
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Answer – d
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Which of the following crops can be grown (theoretically) throughout the year in South India?
- Rice
- Cotton
- Jute
- Maize
- Ragi
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Correct
Answer – d
Explanation
- In South India, the temperature is high enough to growtropical crops during any period in the yearprovided the soil moisture is available.Therefore, in this region same crops can begrown thrice in an agricultural year providedthere is sufficient soil moisture.
- Tropical cropsare rice, cotton, jute, jowar,bajra and tur.
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Answer – d
Explanation
- In South India, the temperature is high enough to growtropical crops during any period in the yearprovided the soil moisture is available.Therefore, in this region same crops can begrown thrice in an agricultural year providedthere is sufficient soil moisture.
- Tropical cropsare rice, cotton, jute, jowar,bajra and tur.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Which of the following are Rabi crops
- Rice
- Cotton
- Jute
- Wheat
- Gram
- Musturd
Select the correct code
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Answer – b
Explanation
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Answer – b
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Which of the following crops are grown under dryland farming
- Jute
- Ragi
- Bajra
- Moong
- Sugarcane
- Gram
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Correct
Answer – c
Explanation
In India, the dryland farming is largely confined to the regions having annual rainfall less than 75
cm. These regions grow hardy and drought resistant crops such as ragi, bajra,moong, gram and guar (fodder crops) and practise various measures of soil moisture conservation and rain water harvestingIncorrect
Answer – c
Explanation
In India, the dryland farming is largely confined to the regions having annual rainfall less than 75
cm. These regions grow hardy and drought resistant crops such as ragi, bajra,moong, gram and guar (fodder crops) and practise various measures of soil moisture conservation and rain water harvesting -
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Which of the following is correct
- India is the largest producer of cereals.
- In India, cereals occupy the majority of total cropped area.
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Answer – b
Explanation
- The country producesabout 11 per cent cereals of the world and ranksthird in production after China and U.S.A. So 1 is wrong.
- The cereals occupy about 54 per cent of totalcropped area in India. So 2 is coorect.
India produces a variety of cereals, which are classified as fine grains (rice, wheat) and coarse grains (jowar, bajra, maize, ragi), etc
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Answer – b
Explanation
- The country producesabout 11 per cent cereals of the world and ranksthird in production after China and U.S.A. So 1 is wrong.
- The cereals occupy about 54 per cent of totalcropped area in India. So 2 is coorect.
India produces a variety of cereals, which are classified as fine grains (rice, wheat) and coarse grains (jowar, bajra, maize, ragi), etc
