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CROPS OF INDIA
BY TAWQEER SIR

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EXAMS
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CROP PRODUCTION IN INDIA
Crop Production(2019-20)
Rice 118.43 (Million Tonnes)
Wheat 107.59
Nutri Cereals 47.48
Pulses 23.15
Food Grains 296.65
Oilseeds 33.42
Sugarcane 355.70
Cotton 35.49 (Million Bales (170Kg each))
Jute & Mesta 9.91 (Million Bales (180Kg each))
Largest Producing States of Important Crops during 2019-20*
1. Rice - West Bengal , Uttar Pradesh, Punjab
2. Jute & Mesta - West Bengal , Bihar, Assam
3. Wheat - Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab
4. Sugarcane- Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra , Karnataka
5.Total Food Grains - Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab
6. Sunflower: Karnataka, Odisha , Bihar
7. Maize - Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana
8.Coffee - Karnataka
9.Total Nutri/ Coarse Cereals - Rajasthan, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
10. Total Pulses - Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
11. Rapeseed & Mustard - Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
12.Total Oilseeds- Rajasthan , Gujarat , Madhya Pradesh
13. Soyabean - Madhya Pradesh , Maharashtra, Rajasthan
14. Groundnut - Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
15. Cotton - Gujarat, Telangana, Maharashtra
16. Tobacco - Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
Which of the following cakes is not edible?
(A) Castor cake
(B) Mustard cake
(C) Sesame cake
(D) Groundnut cake

Correct Answer: (A) Castor cake

Which of the following is the commercial crop in India?
(A) Mustard
(B) Tobacco
(C) Jute
(D) All of the above

Correct Answer:(D) All of the above

Which Indian state produces the largest quantity of
pulses?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan

Correct Answer: (D) Rajasthan

What is the correct descending order of rice-producing states
in India?
(A) Punjab, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh
(B) Punjab, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh
(C) Punjab, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh
(D) West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer: (D) West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and

Andhra Pradesh
What is the correct descending order of food grain-producing
states?
(A) Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and West Bengal
(B) Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and West Bengal
(C) Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and West Bengal

Correct Answer: (D) Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and

West Bengal
Which of the following is not matched correctly?
(A) Rabi Crop………Mustard, Cucumber
(B) Rabi Crop………Mustard, Barley
(C) Zaid Crop………Melons, vegetables
(D) Kharif Crop…..Cotton, Maize

Correct Answer:
(A) Rabi Crop - Mustard, Cucumber
Which of the following statement is not correct?
(A) India is the second-largest producer of fruits in the world
(B) India is the biggest producer of vegetables in the world
(C) Production of fruits, vegetables, and spices called horticulture.
(D) Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of wheat in India

Correct Answer: (B) India is the biggest producer of vegetables in

the world
Which agency is responsible for the procurement,
distribution, and storage of food grain production in
India?
(A) Ministry of Agriculture
(B) Food Corporation of India
(C) NAFED
(D) TRIFED

Correct Answer: (B) Food Corporation of India

Who regulates the markets in agricultural products in India?
(A) Essential Commodities Act, 1955
(B) Agricultural Produce Market Committee Act enacted by
States, 2003
(C) Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937
(D) Food Products Order, 1956 and Meat and Food Products
Order, 1973

Correct Answer: (B) Agricultural Produce Market Committee

Act enacted by States
Which among the following is not a cereal?
(A) Rice
(B) Wheat
(C) Gram
(D) Maize

Correct Answer: (C) Gram

Explanation: Foodgrains consist of cereals and pulses. Rice, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize,
etc. are included among the cereals whereas gram, moong, Masur, arhar, etc. are
included among the pulses.
Which of the following is the largest fertilizer producer in
India?
(A) Coromande International Ltd.
(B) Indian Farmers Fertiliser Corporation Limited
(C) Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.
(D) Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertlizers Ltd.

Correct Answer: (B) Indian Farmers Fertilizer Corporation

Limited (IFFCO)
Padma, Bala, Kiron and Krishna are the different varieties
of—
(A) Maize
(B) Jowar
(C) Paddy
(D) Barley

Correct Answer: (C) Paddy

T.aestivum, T.durum, T.dicoccum or Emmer are the
varieties of—
(A) Potato
(B) Paddy
(C) Pea
(D) Wheat

Correct Answer: (D) Wheat

Which of the following is ‘Rabi Crops’??
(A) Cotton
(B) Maize
(C) Mustard
(D) Arhar

Correct Answer: (C) Mustard

The first dwarf variety of paddy developed in India is—
(A) Jaya
(B) Saket-4
(C) Govind
(D) Narendra-97

Correct Answer: (C) Govind

Which of the following are short-day crops?
(A) Maize, Cotton, Bajra
(B) Wheat, Mustard, Gram
(C) Moong, Soyabean, Bajra
(D) Cotton, Soybean, Bajra

Correct Answer: (B) Wheat, Mustard, Gram

Wheat is a—
(A) Cash crop
(B) Cereal crop
(C) Covered crop
(D) None of these

Correct Answer: (B) Cereal crop Cover crops, such as rye, buckwheat,
cowpea, or vetch, planted to prevent soil
erosion, increase nutrients in the soil, and
provide organic matter.
Consider the following
I. Wheat is sown in mid-October-mid-November and harvested in
March.
II. Wheat grows well in a cool, moist climate and ripens in a warm,
dry climate.
Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct about climatic
conditions for Growing Wheat?
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II
Correct Answer: C. Both I and II
Which of the following is Kharif Crop?
A. Groundnut
B. Maize
C. Paddy
D. All of the above

Correct Answer: D. All of the above

Which of the following is produced the highest in India?
(A) Mango
(B) Apple
(C) Papaya
(D) Grapes

Correct Answer: (A) Mango

Sona, PB 18, and Kalyan are the High Yielding Variety
Seeds of which among the following crops?
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) cotton
(D) Maize

Correct Answer: (A) Wheat

What does the word Olericulture refer to ____?
(A) Cultivation of Fruits
(B) Cultivation of Vegetables
(C) Cultivation of Oil Seeds
(D) Cultivation of Cash Crops

Correct Answer: (B) Cultivation of Vegetables

Which among the following is the largest Food Grain
producing state of India?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Punjab
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan

Correct Answer:
(A) Uttar Pradesh
Kharif crop is ____________?
(A) Sown in July and harvested in October
(B) Sown in October and harvested in March
(C) Sown in March and Harvested in July
(D) Sown in September and harvested in February

Correct Answer: (A) Sown in July and harvested in October

In some parts of our country, apart from Rabi and Kharif,
the Zaid crop is grown from March to June. Which among
the following comes under Zaid crop?
(A) Barley
(B) Soya Bean
(C) Muskmelon
(D) Lady finger

Correct Answer: (C) Muskmelon

Which among the following range is the most suitable for
the cultivation of all crops?
(A) 30 °C – 40 °C
(B) 35 °C -40 °C
(C) 15 °C to 25 °C
(D) 15 °C to 40 °C

Correct Answer: (D) 15 °C to 40 °C

A farming system in which airable crops are grown in alleys
formed by trees or shrubs, to establish soil fertility and to
enhance soil productivity, is known as—
(A) Relay cropping
(B) Multiple cropping
(C) Alley cropping
(D) Mixed cropping

Correct Answer: (C) Alley cropping

Or HedgeRow Cropping
Test your Knowledge

Match the following crops with their leading producing states:

1. Maize - Gujarat
2. Jute & Mesta - Uttar Pradesh
3.Total Pulses - West Bengal
4. Coffee - Rajasthan
5.Total Food Grains - Karnataka
6. Soyabean - Madhya Pradesh
7. Rice - Assam
8. Sugarcane-
9.Total Nutri/ Coarse Cereals –
10. Wheat -
11. Groundnut -
12.Total Oilseeds-
13. Sunflower:
14. Rapeseed & Mustard -
15. Cotton -
16.Tobacco -
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