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Questions : In Indian agriculture, the period from July to October November is called

(a) Rabi season

(b) Pre-kharif season

(c) Kharif season

(d) Slack season

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

The Indian cropping season is classified into two main seasons-

  1. Kharif and
  2. Rabi based on the monsoon.

The Kharif cropping season is from July –October during the southwest monsoon and the Rabi cropping season is from October-March (winter).

The crops grown between March and June are summer crops. Pakistan and Bangladesh are two other countries that are using the term ‘Kharif' and ‘rabi’ to describe their cropping patterns. The terms ‘kharif’ and ‘rabi’ originate from the Arabic language where Kharif means autumn and Rabi means spring. The Kharif crops include rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet/Bajra, finger millet/Ragi (cereals), arhar (pulses), soyabean, groundnut (oilseeds), cotton etc.

The Rabi crops include wheat, barley, oats (cereals), chickpea/gram (pulses), linseed, mustard (oilseeds) etc.

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Question : 1

Which one is an example of ‘Parallel Cropping’?

a) Potato + Rice

b) Cotton + Wheat

c) Wheat + Mustard

d) Sorghum + Potato

Answer: (c)

‘Wheat + Mustard’, is an example of ‘Parallel Cropping’ because both these crops are of Rabi reason (Winter Season)

i.e., C3 crops, which are sown and harvested in one season at a distance of few days, ‘Wheat + Mustard’ in 6 : 1 row ratio as a mixed crops are generally grown.

Question : 2

Among the following, which one is related to Blue Revolution in India?

a) Floriculture

b) Pisciculture

c) Sericulture

d) Horticulture

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

The largest producer of oilseeds in India is

a) Gujarat

b) Rajasthan

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

Which was the main crop used in the Green Revolution?

a) Japonica rice

b) Amer wheat

c) Indian rice

d) Mexican wheat

Answer: (d)

Question : 5

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below:


Assertion (A) :
Wheat producing area confine to sub-humid and semi-arial areas in India.
Reason (R) :
This crop does not require plenty of stagnant water.

a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).

b) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

c) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer: (c)

Annual rainfall of 100 cm is the highest limit of wheat cultivation. Wheat producing area confine to sub-humid and semi-arial areas in India.

Question : 6

Green revolution is related to

a) Millet production

b) Wheat production

c) Pulse production

d) Oilseed production

Answer: (b)

Green revolution refers to the increased production of food grains mainly wheat using high yielding reed varieties and increased use of fertilizers and providing better irrigation facilities.

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