MCQ on Crops of India Set 2

Question 1. Which of the following is not a kharif crop?

(A) Rice

(B) Maize

(C) Gram

(D) Arhar

Question 2. Which of the following is not a cash crop?

(A) Sugarcane

(B) Jowar

(C) Groundnut

(D) Jute

Question 3. Chief food crop of India is _________.

(A) Pulses

(B) Maize

(C) Rice

(D) Wheat

Question 4. Which of the following is the most important food crop in terms of cropped area?

(A) Barley

(B) Barley

(C) Maize

(D) Wheat

Question 5. Which of the following crops occupies largest area in India?

(A) Rice

(B) Maize

(C) Sugarcane

(D) Wheat

Question 6. In India the largest area under rice cultivation lies in the state of _______.

(A) West Bengal

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Orissa

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Question 7. In India, per hectare average production of rice in the year 2013-14 was _________.

(A) 2419 kg

(B) 2602 kg

(C) 3059 kg

(D) None of these

Question 8. The region known as the Rice Bowl of India is __________.

(A) Indus Gangetic Plain

(B) North-East region

(C) Delta region of Krishna – Godavari

(D) Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Question 9. In which of the following states, the productivity of rice is the highest?

(A) Punjab

(B) Haryana

(C) U.P.

(D) None of these

Question 10. Which of the following is not a variety of Rice?

(A) Padma

(B) Jawala

(C) Jaya

(D) Hansa

Question 11. Jaya, Padma and Krishna are improved varieties of which of the following cereals ?

(A) Barley

(B) Barley

(C) Wheat

(D) Rice

Question 12. ‘Aman’ is a variety of ________.

(A) Sugarcane

(B) Gram

(C) Maize

(D) Rice

Question 13. Pusa Sugandha-5 is an aromatic variety of ________.

(A) Sugarcane

(B) Rice

(C) Red gram

(D) Maize

Question 14. ‘Barani deep’ is a variety of ________.

(A) Pigeon Pea

(B) Paddy

(C) Maize

(D) None of these

Question 15. Which one of the following is a hybrid variety of Basmati rice?

(A) Pusa Sugandh – 5

(B) Pusa Basmati – 1

(C) Pusa Sugandh-3

(D) Pusa RH-10

Question 16. The proper seed rate for transplanting of basmati rice is _________.

(A) 5-10 kg/ha

(B) 15-20 kg/ha

(C) 20-30 kg/ha

(D) 40-50 kg/ha

Question 17. Which among the following states is the largest producer of rice in India?

(A) Kerala

(B) West Bengal

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Question 18. Which one of the following organisms can serve as a biofertilizer for _________.

(A) Azotobacter

(B) Mycorrhizal fungi

(C) Rhizobiumsp

(D) Blue-green algae

Question 19. In India, during the last decade the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant?

(A) Sugarcane

(B) Pulses

(C) Oilseeds

(D) Rice

Question 20. The states which accounts for more than half of the total rice production in India are ________.

(A) Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha

(B) Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Assam

(C) West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh

(D) West Bengal, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Odisha

Question 21. The surplus producer of rice in India is ________.

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Punjab

(C) Bihar

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Question 22. In India, rice is cultivated in the areas having over _________.

(A) 100 cm annual rainfall

(B) 60 cm annual rainfall

(C) 30 cm annual rainfall

(D) 20 cm annual rainfall

Question 23. Which one of the following states is having largest area under hybrid rice cultivation?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Punjab

(C) Karnataka

(D) Bihar

Question 24. In India four major producers of rice are ________.

(A) West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab

(B) West Bengal, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh

(C) Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Assam

(D) Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Orissa

Question 25. Which of the following crops are grown mainly in the irrigated areas during Zaid?

(A) Maize and Groundnut

(B) Rice and Millets

(C) Moong and Urad

(D) Arhar and Gram

Question 26. Consider the following crops.

1. Cotton
2. Groundnut
3. Rice
4. Wheat

Which of these are Kharif crops?

(A) 2, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 2 and 3

(C) Only 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 4

Question 27. Consider the following statements and choose the correct code to answer.

• Assertion (A): Punjab is major exporter of Rice.
• Reason (R): This state leads in the Rice production.

(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 28. 

• Assertion (A): The Eastern coast of India produces more rice than the Western coast.
• Reason (R): The Eastern coast receives more rainfall than the Western coast.

(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 29. Arrange the following states of India in the ascending order of their rice production.

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Punjab
3. Tamil Nadu
4. West Bengal

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

(A) 3, 2, 1, 4

(B) 2, 3, 1, 4

(C) 4, 2, 3, 1

(D) 3, 4, 2, 1

Question 30. Arrange the following state of India in descending order of their rice production and select the correct answer from the code given below.

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Punjab
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. West Bengal

(A) 4, 3, 2, 1

(B) 4, 1, 3, 2

(C) 3, 4, 1, 2

(D) 2, 1, 4, 3

Question 31. Consider the following statements.

1. Highest production of wheat in India is obtained from the state of U.P.
2. Cropping pattern occupying highest area in U.P. is ricewheat.
3. An extension worker does not need political competency.
4. The most critical stage of irrigation in wheat is flowering stage.

Which of these statements are correct?

(A) Only 1, 2 and 3

(B) Only 1, 2 and 4

(C) Only 2 and 3

(D) Only 1 and 2

Question 32. Consider the following high yielding varieties of crops in India.

1. Arjun
2. Jaya
3. Padma
4. Sonalika

Which of these are wheat?

(A) 3 and 4

(B) 1 and 4

(C) 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 2