MCQ on Cash Crops in India

Question 1. Which districts are known as areas of ‘White Gold’ because of cotton cultivation?

(A) Dhar-Jhabua

(B) Ujjain-Shajapur

(C) Khandwa-Khargone

(D) Ratlam-Khandwa

Question 2. Which one of the following crops is known as ‘White Gold’ in Maharashtra?

(A) Sugarcane

(B) Cotton

(C) Maize

(D) Wheat

Question 3. Which one of the following areas of India produces largest amount of cotton?

(A) Plains of Northern India

(B) Western and Southern India

(C) North-Western and Western India

(D) North-Western India and Gangetic West Bengal

Question 4. The largest producer of cotton in India is_________.

(A) Haryana

(B) Punjab

(C) Gujarat

(D) Maharashtra

Question 5. Which Indian state has the largest number of Cotton Textile Mills?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Gujarat

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Madhya Pradesh

Question 6. Cotton is facing competition from sugarcane in the region of the black soil in Maharashtra. This is due to________.

(A) Increasing demand for sugar and rising price of sugar in the country

(B) Expansion of irrigation has made this region suitable for sugarcane cultivation which is more profitable crop

(C) A general change in the climate of this region

(D) Declined yield of cotton in this region

Question 7. Cotton fibers are obtained from_________.

(A) Root

(B) Stem

(C) Seed

(D) Leaves

Question 8. The correct sequence in decreasing order of the four sugarcane producing states in India is________.

(A) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

(B) Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

(C) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh

(D) Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh

Question 9. The leading sugarcane producing state in India is_______.

(A)  Uttar Pradesh

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Punjab

Question 10. Which Indian state has the largest area under sugarcane cultivation?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Maharashtra

Question 11. Which of the following crops has largest percentage of irrigated area of its net sown area in India?

(A) Sugarcane

(B) Oilseed

(C) Rice

(D) Wheat

Question 12. Which States in India are the largest producers of sugarcane?

(A) Punjab and Himachal Pradesh

(B) Andhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir

(C) Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

(D) Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

Question 13. What is the correct sequence of the states in descending order of production of sugarcane?

(A) Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Haryana

(B) Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh

(C) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

(D) Karnataka, Maharashtra, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh

Question 14. Sucrose content in sugarcane decreases________.

(A) if there is high temperature during the time of ripening

(B) if there is fluctuation in temperature during the period of growth of the plant

(C) if frost occurs during the period of ripening

(D) if high rainfall occurs during the period of growth of the plant

Question 15. The first three leading producers of sugar in India are________.

(A) Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra

(B) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka

(C) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar

(D) Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

Question 16. Sakkar Nagar is an important sugar producing centre of________.

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Haryana

Question 17. Which state is called the ‘Sugar bowl’ of India?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Punjab

(C) Bihar

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Question 18. The first Sugar Mill in India was set up in 1903 at________.

(A) Balrampur

(B) Mawana

(C) Pratappur

(D) Pratapgarh

Question 19. Breeding work on sugarcane is being done at_________.

(A) Coimbatore

(B) Shravasti

(C) Shahjahanpur

(D) Lucknow

Question 20. Consider the following statements.

1.  India is the original home of the cotton plant.
2.  India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production.

Which of these statements is/are correct? 

(A) Neither 1 nor 2

(B) Both 1 and 2

(C) Only 2

(D) Only 1

Question 21. Which factors have facilitated the locational shift of the sugar industry from North India to South India?

1.  Per acre higher yield of sugarcane.
2.  Higher sucrose content of sugarcane.
3.  Longer crushing season.
4.  Cheap labour.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 2, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 2 and 3

(C) 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 2

Question 22. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding sugar industry? 

1.  India accounts for more than 15% of the total sugar production of the world.
2. Sugar Industry is the second largest Agricultural base industry in India.
3.  India is the biggest consumer of sugar.
4. India is the largest producer of sugar.

Code

(A) 1 and 4

(B) 1, 2 and 3

(C) 3 and 4

(D) 1 and 2

Question 23. What are the significances of a practical approach to sugarcane production known as ‘Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative’?

1.  Seed cost is very low in this compared to the conventional method of cultivation.
2.  Drip irrigation can be practiced very effectively in this.
3.  There is no application of chemical/inorganic fertilizers at all in this.
4.  The scope for intercropping is more in this compared to the conventional method of cultivation.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(B) Only 2, 3 and 4

(C) Only 1, 2 and 4

(D) Only 1 and 2

Question 24. Consider the following statements.

1. Molasses is a by-product of sugar production process.
2. Bagasse obtained from sugar mills is used as a fuel in the boilers to generate steam in sugar factories.
3. Sugar can only be produced from sugarcane as the raw material.

Which of these statements is/are correct? 

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 1 and 3

(C) 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 2

Question 25. What time is taken by Adsali Sugarcane crop to get ripen?

(A) 24 months

(B) 18 months

(C) 12 months

(D) 6 months

Question 26. Sugarcane seeds are produced in________.

(A) S.B.I., Coimbatore

(B) Directorate of Seed Research, Mau

(C) I.A.R.I., New Delhi

(D) I.I.S.R., Lucknow