Solution: (d)
Monoculture is the agricultural practice of producing or growing a single crop or plant species over a wide area and for a large number of consecutive years. It is widely used in modern industrial agriculture and its implementation has allowed for large harvests from minimal labor. However, this ratio remains true only if the accounting for labor required is limited to the number of workers employed on the farm. If the indirect work of employees involved in producing chemicals and machinery are taken into account, the ratio of labor to output is higher.
Operation Flood is related to
(a) Flood control
(b) Arrangement of drinking water
(c) Milk production
(d) None of these
Solution: (c)
Operation Flood in India, a project of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was the world’s biggest dairy development programme which made India, a milk-deficient nation, the largest milk producer in the world, surpassing the USA in 1998, with about 17 percent of global output in 2010–11, which in 30 years doubled the milk available per person, and which made dairy farming India’s largest self-sustainable rural employment generator. The Anand pattern experiment at Amul, a single, cooperative dairy, was the engine behind the success of the programme.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) Wheat is grown in Punjab
(b) Tea is produced in Assam
(c) Coffee is grown in Karnataka
(d) Saffron is produced in HP
Solution: (d)
Saffron, the most expensive spice in the world is derived from the dry stigmata of the plant Crocus Sativus. Saffron is a native of Southern Europe and cultivated in Mediterranean countries, particularly in Spain, Austria, France, Greece, England, Turkey, Iran. In India, it is cultivated in Jammu & Kashmir and in Himachal Pradesh. Coffee production in India is dominated in the hill tracts of South Indian states, with the state of Karnataka accounting 53% followed by Kerala 28%. Assam is known for its tea cultivation. Punjab is one of the largest producers of wheat in India. All statements are correct.
Kharif crops are sown
(a) at the beginning of the South-West monsoon
(b) at the end of the SouthWest monsoon
(c) at the beginning of the North-East monsoon
(d) at the end of the North-East Moonson
Solution: (a)
Kharif crops refer to the planting, cultivation and harvesting of any domesticated plant sown in the rainy (monsoon) season on the Asian subcontinent. Such crops are planted for autumn harvest and may also be called the summer or monsoon crop in India and Pakistan. Kharif crops are usually sown with the beginning of the first rains in July, during the southwest monsoon season. In Pakistan the kharif season starts on April 16th and lasts until October 15th. In India the kharif season varies by crop and state, with kharif starting at the earliest in May and ending at the latest in January, but is popularly considered to start in June and to end in October. Examples include Millet, Paddy, etc.
Where is India’s most prized tea grown?
(a) Jorhat
(b) Darjeeling
(c) Nilgiris
(d) Munnar
Solution: (b)
Darjeeling tea is a tea from the Darjeeling district in West Bengal, India. It is available as black, white or oolong. When properly brewed, it yields a thin bodied, light-colored infusion with a floral aroma. Unlike most Indian teas, Darjeeling is normally made from the small-leaved Chinese variety. After the enactment of Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection Act, 1999) in 2003, Darjeeling tea became the first Indian product to receive a GI tag, in 2004-05 through the Indian Patent Office.
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