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Question : 16 [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2013]

Which of the following crops has largest percentage of irrigated area of its net sown area in India?

a) Wheat

b) Oilseed

c) Rice

d) Sugarcane

Answer: (d)

Question : 17 [SSC SO 2003]

Where is India’s most prized tea grown?

a) Jorhat

b) Nilgiris

c) Darjeeling

d) Munnar

Answer: (c)

Darjeeling tea is a tea from the Darjeeling district in West Bengal, India. It is available in black, white or oolong. When properly brewed, it yields a thin-bodied, light-coloured infusion with a floral aroma. Unlike most Indian teas, Darjeeling is normally made from the small-leaved Chinese variety.

After the enactment of Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection Act, 1999) in 2003, Darjeeling tea became the first Indian product to receive a GI tag, in 2004-05 through the Indian Patent Office.

Question : 18

Which of the following statements about alluvial soils of India are correct?

  1. These are mostly clay soils and form deep cracks during dry season.
  2. Usually they are very productive soils.
  3. These soils occur at high elevations as well as at low elevations.
  4. Many of these soils are deficient in nitrogen, humus and phosphorus.

a) 1 and 2

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 2 and 4

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (c)

The alluvial soil is spread all over the plains of north India. They are also found in the four delta regions of the south. Strips of alluvium occur along rivers in the plateau as well as in the mountains. Alluviums are mainly loams, i.e. mixtures of sand and clay.

Question : 19 [SSC CML 2002]

Bulk of natural rubber in India is produced in

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Karnataka

c) Kerala

d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: (c)

The areas in India in which the rubber is produced can be divided into Two zones – traditional and nontraditional. The traditional zone comprises the southwest coastal regions of India

i.e. Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and districts of Kerala.

In India, 92% of rubber production is from Kerala. Kerala and Tamil Nadu share 86% of the growing area of natural rubber.

Question : 20

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: 

List I List II
(Soils) (State)
A. Alluvial 1. Rajasthan
B. Black soil (Regur) 2. Uttar Pradesh
C. Desert 3. Maharashtra
D. Red 4. Meghalaya
Codes: A B C D

a) 1 2 3 4

b) 2 3 1 4

c) 2 3 4 1

d) 4 2 3 1

Answer: (b)

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