Agriculture
In India, Jhumming, a primitive form of cultivation is called ‘Bewar’ or ‘Dahiya’ in _____
Madhya Pradesh
________ is the third most important food crop with respect to area and production in India.
Jowar
________ is the World’s largest producer of sugarcane.
Brazil
What is the main characteristic of Intensive Subsistence Farming?
A) High capital investment with low labor input
'Operation Flood' is an institutional strategy directly linked to which revolution?
White Revolution
Rabi crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to _____
June
In India Wheat requires _______ of annual rainfall evenly distributed over the growing season.
in cms
50 to 75 cm
Jalpaiguri in _______ is a major tea producing district in India.
West Bengal
Who was the first person to voluntarily donate land to landless villagers, starting the Bhoodan movement?
Sri Ramchander Reddy
Name any 3 crops primarily grown during the Zaid season?
Watermelon, Cucumber, Muskmelon
Green revolution was successful in Punjab, Haryana, ______ and parts of Rajasthan
Western Uttar Pradesh
_________ is the largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the world.
India
Arabica variety of coffee is grown in India, it was initially brought from ________. This variety of coffee is in great demand all over the world.
Yemen
Which of the following climatic conditions is mandatory for the growth of cotton?
High temperature, light rainfall, and 210 frost-free days
Bhoodan - Gramdan movement initiated by _______ is also known as the Blood-less Revolution
Vinoba Bhave
Kharif crops are grown with the onset of monsoon in different parts of the country and these are harvested in ________.
September - October
Bajra grows well on sandy soils and shallow________.
Black Soil
Rubber is an important industrial raw material. It is mainly grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman and Nicobar islands and Garo hills of _______.
Meghalaya
What does the acronym KCC stand for regarding institutional credit benefits for farmers?
Krishi Credit Corporation
Rearing of silk worms for the production of silk fibre is known as ________
Sericulture
In states like Assam, _______ and Odisha, three crops of paddy are grown in a year. These are Aus, Aman and Boro
West Bengal
India is the second largest producer of rice in the world after_____.
China
Cotton yields the best results when grown on which type of soil?
Black soil
What was the core focus of the Green Revolution in Indian agriculture?
Boosting crop yields (especially wheat and rice) via HYV seeds and chemicals
The grouping of small, fragmented landholdings into larger functional plots is an example of
consolidation of land holdings