Solution: (b)
The leading producer of lac is Jharkhand, followed by the Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, and Maharashtra. Lac is the scarlet resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated species is Kerria lacca.
The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is
(a) The Brahmaputra Valley
(b) The Deccan Plateau
(c) The Indo-Gangetic Valley
(d) The Rann of Kutch
Solution: (b)
Deccan plateau is considered as the most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India. The lava soil of Deccan plateau is world renowned for cotton production and is popularly known as the black cotton soil. This is especially true of the central part of Deccan plateau, comprising Maharashtra, parts of Gujarat and Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Which one of the following States produces the largest amount of spices?
(a) Kerala
(b) Assam
(c) Karnataka
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
Solution: (c)
The major spice producing states of India are Gujarat (18 per cent), Andhra Pradesh (14 per cent), Rajasthan (11 per cent), Madhya Pradesh (8 per cent) and Karnataka (6 per cent). Spice production in India is currently estimated at 5.7 million tonnes from an area of about 3.2 million hectares.
The blue revolution is related with
(a) Fish production
(b) Food grain production
(c) Oil seed production
(d) Milk production
Solution: (a)
Blue Revolution is the water equivalent of the green revolution and primarily refers to the management of water resources, especially fish production. The Blue Revolution envisages transformation of the fisheries sector with increased investment, better training and development of infrastructure.
The State with the highest production of wheat in the year 2012–13 is
(a) West Bengal
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Haryana
Solution: (c)
Uttar Pradesh was the state with highest production of wheat during 2012-13. It produced 30301.942 (in thousand tonnes) of wheat during the year. It retained its prime status even during 2013-14.
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