indian agriculture & animal husbandry section 10 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Answer: (a)

Khadir or Khadar plains are those that are low-lying next to a river. Khadir areas are prone to flooding and sometimes include portions of former river beds that became available for agriculture when a river changed course. Khadir soil consists of new alluvial deposits and is often very fertile.

Answer: (b)

India is today the second-largest wheat producer in the whole world. The major wheat-producing states in India are placed in the northern part of the country.

About 86 per cent of India’s wheat production comes from 5 states of

1. Uttar Pradesh,
2. Punjab,
3. Haryana,
4. Rajasthan and
5. Madhya Pradesh

while three northern states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana together supply about 72 per cent of the country’s wheat output.

Tamil Nadu has not been known for wheat cultivation.

Answer: (c)

These species of cotton are as follows.

1. Gossypium arboreum, commonly called tree cotton, is a species of cotton native to India, Pakistan and other tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World.
2. Gossypium herbaceum, commonly known as Levant cotton, is a species of cotton native to the semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa and Arabia.
3. Gossypium hirsutum is the most widely planted species of cotton in the United States.
4. Gossypium barbadense is also known as extra-long staple (ELS) cotton. Varieties of ELS cotton include American Pima, Egyptian Giza, and Indian Suvin etc.