MCQ on Pulses in India

MCQs On Pulses In India

Question 1. The largest pulses producing statein India ________.

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Bihar

(D) Andhra Pradesh

View Answer
(B) Madhya Pradesh

Question 2.Which of the following states was the largest producer of pulses? 

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Tamil Nadu

View Answer
(A) Madhya Pradesh

Question 3. Which one of the following countries is the major producer and consumer of pulses?

(A) India

(B) England

(C) China

(D) U.S.A.

View Answer
(A) India

Question 4. Which among the following products is not usually exported from India?

(A) Pulses

(B) Sugar

(C) Rice

(D) Wheat

View Answer
(A) Pulses

Question 5. The type of crop which is able to fix nitrogen from air is _______.

(A) Rubber

(B) Coffee

(C) Legumes

(D) Wheat

View Answer
(C) Legumes

Question 6. Which nutrient is considered essential for growing pulse crop?

(A) Sodium

(B) Iodine

(C) Cobalt

(D) Chromium

View Answer
(C) Cobalt

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

(A) Mustard – Varuna

(B) Lentil – Pant L-406

(C) Groundnut – Chandra

(D) Arhar – Neelam

View Answer
(D) Arhar – Neelam

Question 8. Balanced Fertilizers Ratio (NPK) for legume crops is ________.

(A) 2 : 2 : 1

(B) 4 : 2 : 1

(C) 3 : 2 : 1

(D) 1 : 2 : 2

View Answer
(D) 1 : 2 : 2

Question 9. The place of origin of red gram is ________.

(A) Egypt

(B) South Africa

(C) India

(D) America

View Answer
(C) India

Question 10. Malaviya Chamatkar is a variety of ________.

(A) Wheat

(B) Moong

(C) Pigeon-Pea (Arhar)

(D) Pea

View Answer
(C) Pigeon-Pea (Arhar)

Question 11. Which of the following is correctly matched? 

(A) Paddy – NW 1014

(B) Gram – Aparna

(C) Barley – PVW 343

(D) Arhar – Bahar

View Answer
(D) Arhar – Bahar

Question 12. ‘Bahar’ is a popular variety of ________.

(A) Gram

(B) Pigeon pea

(C) Groundnut

(D) Pea

View Answer
(B) Pigeon pea 

Question 13. The leafless variety of pea is ________.

(A) L-116

(B) Aparna

(C) Azad Pea-I

(D) Arkel

View Answer
(B) Aparna

Question 14.

  • Assertion (A): India has shortage of pulses, but not of protein.
  • Reason (R): There is priority in demand of pulses.

In the reference of the above, which of the following is correct?

(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)

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