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November 21, 2023

Consider the following statement intensive subsistence agriculture.
1. Generally it is practiced wherein the size of the agricultural land holding is small.
2. It aims to maximize yields from available land through various means, such as heavy use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers.
3. It is prevalent in the thickly populated areas of the monsoon regions of south, southeast and west Asia.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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

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Answer : B

Consider the following statements about Nomadism.
1. Nomadic herding is mostly practiced in central and western Asia, Northern and Western regions of Africa and some parts of southern Africa and Tundra regions.
2. Transhumance is the seasonal movement of people with their livestock between fixed summer and winter pastures.
3. In India the number of pastoral nomads have been increasing due to higher returns in Animal Products.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

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

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Answer : B

Consider the following statements.
1. Pomology is the study of growing fruits.
2. Olericulture is the science of vegetable growing.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2 only
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer : C

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched.
Shifting Agriculture Name = Region
1. Humah = Indonesia
2. Taungya = Myanmar
3. Chen = Sri Lanka
Select the correct code :

(A) 1 Pair
(B) 2 Pairs
(C) 3 Pairs
(D) None of the above

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Answer : C

Consider the following statements about Plantation Agriculture.
1. Countries that have plantation Agriculture usually experience high annual temperatures and receive high annual rainfall.
2. Plantation is mainly found in countries that have a tropical climate. The important plantation crops are tea, coffee, cocoa, rubber, oil palm, sugarcane, bananas and pineapples.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2 only
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer : C

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 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. 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 : D