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MCQ on Agriculture of India for SSC CGL

MCQ on Agriculture of India  for SSC CGL

Which State is called the ‘Rice Bowl’ of India?

(a) Kerala

(b) Karnataka

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Tamil Nadu


Solution: (c)
Andhra Pradesh is called the ‘Rice Bowl of India’.

Which Indian State is not known to produce the tea?

(a) Assam

(b) Kerala

(c1) West Bengal

(d) Chhattisgarh


Solution: (d)
The tea producing areas of India are: Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. The Largest state with area under Tea Plantations in India is Assam, followed by West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.

Which State is the largest producer of pulses in India?

(a) Bihar

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Maharashtra


Solution: (c)
The top producer of pulses in India is the state of Madhya Pradesh. It contributes about 24% of the overall pulses production of the nation.

The most ideal region for the cultivation of coffee in India is the

(a) Indo-Gangetic Valley

(b) Brahmaputra Valley

(c) Rann of Kutch

(d) Deccan Plateau


Solution: (d)
The Deccan Plateau is ideally suited for coffee cultivation in India. Coffee is grown in three regions of India with Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu forming the traditional coffee growing region of South India. These three states produce almost the entire coffee grown in India.

Among the following districts of Tamil Nadu, which district is unfit for cultivation due to increased salinity:

(a) Coimbatore

(b) Tiruchirapalli

(c) Nagapattinam

(d) Ramanathapuram


Solution: (c)
The Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu was badly affected by tsunami in December 2004. It caused great damage to a large number of agricultural lands in the coastal areas, making them sodic. Large tracts of agricultural lands along with the standing crops were destroyed and became unfit for cultivation due to influx of sea water. The district is marked by highly saline condition in which no paddy crop can be cultivated unless the entire soil is flushed with fresh water and gypsum. Besides, aquaculture activity has also led to the dispersion of salt into land area inland making them saline and unfit for any other agricultural purpose.