The State which occupies the first place in India in the production of Tobacco is
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) West Bengal
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Solution: (c)
Even though the cultivation of Tobacco is spread all over the country, commercial cultivation of Tobacco is concentrated in States like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. India’s Tobacco Board is headquartered in Guntur in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
The packaging technology which brought about Green Revolution comprised mainly of
(a) man-power, mechanical cultivators, and electricity
(b) changes in crop patterns, industrialisation, and chemical fertilizers
(c) irrigations, bio-chemical fertilizers, and high-yield varieties of seeds
(d) electricity, irrigation, and introduction of dry farming
Solution: (c)
Using seeds with superior genetics was the scientific aspect of the Green Revolution. The Green Revolution was a technology package comprising material components of improved high yielding varieties of two staple cereals (rice and wheat), irrigation or controlled water supply and improved moisture utilization, fertilizers, and pesticides, and associated management skills.
Fibre crops are
(a) jute, sugarcane, linseed, and rice
(b) cotton, maize, tobacco, and banana
(c) cotton, hemp, jute, and mesta
(d) hemp, cotton, maize, and saffron
Solution: (c)
Fiber crops are field crops grown for their fibers, which are traditionally used to make paper, cloth, or rope. Plants, such as cotton, flax, hemp, jute, and sisal are cultivated for their content or yield of fibrous material.
The Indian Rice Research Institute is located at
(a) Kolkata
(b) Vardhman
(c) Trivandrum
(d) Cuttack
Solution: (d)
The Central Rice Research Institute is situated near Vidyadharpur village on the Cuttack-Paradeep Road, Orissa, India. It is one of the premier national research institutes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
A bulk of natural rubber in India is produced in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
Solution: (b)
The areas in India on which the rubber is produced can be divided into Two zones – traditional and non-traditional. Traditional zone comprises of the southwest coastal regions of India i.e. Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and districts of Kerala. In India, 92% rubber production is from Kerala. Kerala and Tamil Nadu share 86% of the growing area of natural rubber.
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