MCQs On Miscellaneous Crops In India

Question 1. Jhuming is practised mostly in__________.

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Nagaland

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Assam

Question 2. Jhum cultivation is a problem in the hilly areas of_________.

(A) Maharashtra and U.P.

(B) Odisha and Madhya Pradesh

(C) Bihar and Odisha

(D) Assam and Bihar

Question 3. What is Jhuming (also known as Paida) system? 

(A) Dry farming

(B) Irrigation

(C) Excessive use of chemical fertilizer

(D) Cutting of jungle and leaving it to dry

Question 4. What is ‘Jhum’?

(A) A type of cultivation

(B) A trile

(C) The name of a river valley

(D) A folk dance

Question 5. In which of the following states of India was the potato production maximum?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Bihar

(C) West Bengal

(D) Uttar Pradesh

Question 6. National Research Centre for Banana is located at__________.

(A) Pune

(B) Saharanpur

(C) Bhusawal

(D) Trichy

Question 7. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) Tobacco – Andhra Pradesh

(B) Banana – Maharashtra

(C) Coconut – Kerala

(D) Potato – Uttar Pradesh

Question 8. Which of the following is the right decreasing order of production of the given food grain in India?

(A) Rice – Wheat – Coarse Grain – Pulses

(B) Wheat – Rice – Coarse Grain – Pulses

(C) Rice – Wheat – Pulses – Coarse Grain

(D) Wheat – Rice – Pulses – Coarse Grain

Question 9. The state of India, which has largest share in food grain production is_________.

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Haryana

(D) Punjab

Question 10. The State of India which stands first in production of cotton, groundnut, salt and milk is_________.

(A) Gujarat

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Punjab

(D) Maharashtra

Question 11. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

(A) Largest producer of wheat – Uttar Pradesh

(B) Largest producer of cotton – Gujarat

(C) Largest producer of potato – Madhya Pradesh

(D) Largest producer of coffee – Karnataka

Question 12. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

(A) Gram – Wilt

(B) Pea – Powdery mildew

(C) Bajra – Ergot

(D) Rice – Green hair

Question 13. Sugarcane, Beatroot, Sweet pea, Gram, Arhar and Frasbean come under which of the following?

(A) Five plant family

(B) Four plant family

(C) Three plant family

(D) Two plant family

Question 14. India is the second largest producer of_________.

(A) Tobacco

(B) Oilseeds

(C) Sugarcane

(D) Coffee

Question 15. What was the estimated production of food grains in India for the year 2016-17?

(A) 275 million tonnes

(B) 257 million tonnes

(C) 210 million tonnes

(D) 230 million tonnes

Question 16. The largest Jute producing state in India is_______.

(A) West Bengal

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Bihar

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Question 17. The Jute Industry in India is mainly concentrated in________.

(A) West Bengal

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Orissa

(D) Kerala

Question 18. The lower Gangetic plain is characterized by humid climate with high temperature throughout the year. Which one among the following pairs of crops is most suitable for this region? 

(A) Wheat and Cotton

(B) Paddy and Jute

(C) Wheat and Jute

(D) Paddy and Cotton

Question 19. Largest area under jute cultivation in India is in_______.

(A) Meghalaya

(B) Bihar

(C) West Bengal

(D) Assam

Question 20. Which of the following crops is grown throughout the year?

(A) Maize

(B) Mustard

(C) Wheat

(D) Black gram

Question 21. Maize crop can be grown during_________.

(A) Throughout the year

(B) Zaid Season

(C) Rabi Season

(D) Kharif Season

Question 22. Maturity period of Maize crop is________.

(A) 110 days

(B) 140 days

(C) 60 days

(D) 40 days

Question 23. Which of the following is C4 plant?

(A) Wheat

(B) Maize

(C) Soyabean

(D) Paddy

Question 24. Shaktiman-I and Shaktiman-II are the genetically modified crops of_________.

(A) Wheat

(B) Maize

(C) Rice

(D) Cotton

Question 25.Commercial production of saffron takes place in which of the following states?

(A) Kerala

(B) Punjab

(C) Himachal Pradesh

(D) Jammu and Kashmir