Indian Geography Quiz: Day 132

April 3, 2023

Consider the following pairs:
Shifting Agriculture - Country
1. Milpa: - Brazil
2. Roca : - Mexico
3. Ladang : - Myanmar
4. Conuco : - Indonesia
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

(A) None of the above
(B) 2 and 3 Only
(C) 1 and 3 Only
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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Answer : A

Consider the following statements:
1. Intensive subsistence farming is the outcome of high population density and practiced in South, South East Asia and East Asia.
2. Shifting cultivation is practised in the thickly forested areas of Amazon basin, tropical Africa, parts of southeast Asia and Northeast India.
3. Nomadic herding is practised in the semi-arid and arid regions of Sahara, Central Asia and some parts of India, like Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir.
Select the correct answer from the following codes:

(A) 2 Only
(B) 2 and 3 Only
(C) 1 and 3 Only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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Answer : D

CR Dhan 205, AR Dhan 306, CRR 451 are the indigenous varieties of

(A) Wheat
(B) Maize
(C) Rice
(D) Jowar

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Answer : C

Consider the following statements.
1. Rajasthan is the leading producer of Bajra in India.
2. Ragi is a crop of dry regions and Karnataka is its major producer.
3. Jowar is a rain-fed crop mostly grown in the moist areas which hardly needs irrigation and Maharashtra is a major Jowar producing State.
Select the correct answer from the following codes:

(A) None of the above
(B) 2 Only
(C) 1 and 2 only
(D) All of the above

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Answer : D

Consider the following statements.
1. India is the largest producer of Tea in the world followed by China.
2. Brazil is largest producer of Coffee in the world followed by Vietnam.
3. Karnataka is the largest Producer of Coffee in India.
4. Assam is the largest Producer of Tea in India
Select the correct answer from the following codes:

(A) 1, 2 and 3 only
(B) 1, 3 and 4 only
(C) 2, 3 and 4 only
(D) All of the above

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Answer : C

Consider the following statements.
1. Uttar Pradesh is the leading producer of sugarcane followed by Maharashtra.
2. India ranks second next to China in the production of cotton. Leading producer of Cotton in India are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab.
3. India is the largest producer of Jute in the world followed by Bangladesh. 4. West Bengal is the leading state both in cultivation and production of jute.
Select the correct answer from the following codes:

(A) 3 and 4 only
(B) All of the above
(C) 1 and 2 only
(D) 4 Only

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Answer : B

Consider the following pairs:
Shifting Agriculture - Country
1. Bewar - Madhya Pradesh
2. Kuruwa - Jharkhand
3. Penda - Andhra Pradesh
4. Dipa - Chhattisgarh
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

(A) 1 and 3 Only
(B) 1 and 2 Only
(C) 1, 2 and 4 Only
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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Answer : D

Consider the following statements about Oilseeds.
1. Gujarat is India’s largest oilseeds producing state.
2. In groundnut production, India is the second largest producer in the world after China.
3. Rapeseed and mustard comprise several oilseeds as rai, sarson, toria and taramira. These are subtropical crops cultivated during rabi season in north-western and central parts of India.
4. Rajasthan contributes about one-third production of Mustard while other leading producers are Haryana and Madhya Pradesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 Only
(D) All of the above

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Answer : C

Consider the following statements about fisheries.
1. India occupies second place among the fish producing nations of the world after China.
2. About 50 percent of the country’s total fish production comes from the inland fisheries and Andhra Pradesh is the leading producer in India.
3. Gujarat is the leading state in Marine fish in the country.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 3 Only
(B) 1 Only
(C) 1 and 2 Only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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Answer : D

Consider the following statements about livestock in India.
1. Uttar Pradesh is the leading producer of meat followed by Maharashtra and West Bengal.
2. The leading state in the wool production is Gujarat followed by Karnataka.
3. Punjab has the highest number of buffaloes (28%) followed by Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 3 only
(D) All of the above

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Answer : A

Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR) is located in which of the city?

(A) Jaipur
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Lucknow
(D) None of these

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Answer : B

Consider the following statements regarding Arecanut:
1) The cultivation of arecanut is mostly confined to 28º north and south of the equator.
2) It grows well within the temperature range of 14ºC and 36ºC.
3) Arecanut is considered a horticulture crop in Karnataka, a commercial crop at the national level and a dry fruit at an international level.
Consider the following options:

(A) Only 1
(B) 1 and 2 Only
(C) 1 and 3 Only
(D) All of the above.

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Answer : D

Which country among the following has the largest cultivated area of cotton in the world?

(A) Egypt
(B) India
(C) Pakistan
(D) USA

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Answer : B

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1. India is the world leader in the production of millets with share of around 41% of total world production.
2. Currently, India is the fifth largest exporter of millets in the world after USA, Russian Federation, Ukraine and China.
3. The top three importers of millets from India in are Nepal, UAE and Saudi Arabi.
4. Top importers of millets along with their share in world import are Indonesia (8%), Belgium (7.36%), Germany (4.65)
Select the correct code :

(A) All of the above
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1 only

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Answer : A

Consider the following statements.
1. India has the largest livestock population in the world.
2. West Bengal has the largest population of Cattles in India.
3. Uttar Pradesh is the state with the largest population of Buffaloes and livestock in India.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

(A) 1 Only
(B) 1 and 2 Only
(C) All of the above
(D) 1 and 3 Only

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Answer : C