Insights Static Quiz -100, 2018
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INSIGHTS IAS QUIZ ON STATIC SYLLABUS - 2018
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Which of the following is/are tropical crops
- Bajra
- Cotton
- Jute
- Tur
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Answer – d
Kharif season largely coincides with Southwest Monsoon under which the cultivation of tropical crops such as rice, cotton, jute, jowar, bajra and tur is possible.
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Answer – d
Kharif season largely coincides with Southwest Monsoon under which the cultivation of tropical crops such as rice, cotton, jute, jowar, bajra and tur is possible.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Which of the following are temperate crops
- Gram
- Mustard
- Jowar
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Answer – a
- Jowar is a tropical kharif crop
- The rabi season begins with the onset of winter in October-November and ends in March-April. The low temperature conditions during this season facilitate the cultivation of temperate and subtropical crops such as wheat, gram and mustard.
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Answer – a
- Jowar is a tropical kharif crop
- The rabi season begins with the onset of winter in October-November and ends in March-April. The low temperature conditions during this season facilitate the cultivation of temperate and subtropical crops such as wheat, gram and mustard.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements
- Rice is grown thrice in West Bengal in an agricultural year
- Agricultural season classification is not relevant in South India
Which of the above is/are correct
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Answer – c
- Seasonal distinction in the cropping season does not exist in southern parts of the country. Here, the temperature is high enough to grow tropical crops during any period in the year provided the soil moisture is available. Therefore, in this region same crops can be grown thrice in an agricultural year provided there is sufficient soil moisture.
- In southern states and West Bengal the climatic conditions allow the cultivation of
two or three crops of rice in an agricultural year.
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Answer – c
- Seasonal distinction in the cropping season does not exist in southern parts of the country. Here, the temperature is high enough to grow tropical crops during any period in the year provided the soil moisture is available. Therefore, in this region same crops can be grown thrice in an agricultural year provided there is sufficient soil moisture.
- In southern states and West Bengal the climatic conditions allow the cultivation of
two or three crops of rice in an agricultural year.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Aus, Aman and Boro relates to
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Answer – a
- In southern states and West Bengal the climatic conditions allow the cultivation of
two or three crops of rice in an agricultural year. In West Bengal farmers grow three crops of rice called ‘aus’, ‘aman’ and ‘boro’.
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Answer – a
- In southern states and West Bengal the climatic conditions allow the cultivation of
two or three crops of rice in an agricultural year. In West Bengal farmers grow three crops of rice called ‘aus’, ‘aman’ and ‘boro’.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements
- Cereals occupy two third of the total cropped area of the country
- Jowar is the most grown coarse cereal
Which of the above is/are correct
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Answer – b
- Foodgrain crops occupy about two-third of total cropped area in the country. On the basis of the structure of grain the foodgrains are classified as cereals and pulses. The cereals occupy about 54 per cent of total cropped area in India
- The coarse cereals together occupy about 16.50 per cent of total cropped area in the
Among these, jowar or sorghum alone accounts for about 5.3 per cent of total cropped area. It is main food crop in semi-arid areas of central and southern India. Maharashtra alone produces more than half of the total jowar production of the country
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Answer – b
- Foodgrain crops occupy about two-third of total cropped area in the country. On the basis of the structure of grain the foodgrains are classified as cereals and pulses. The cereals occupy about 54 per cent of total cropped area in India
- The coarse cereals together occupy about 16.50 per cent of total cropped area in the
Among these, jowar or sorghum alone accounts for about 5.3 per cent of total cropped area. It is main food crop in semi-arid areas of central and southern India. Maharashtra alone produces more than half of the total jowar production of the country
