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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Q1: Who was the architect of India's Green Revolution?
(a) Dr. M S Swaminathan
(b) Dr. N E Borlaug
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Indira Gandhi
Ans: (a) Dr. M S Swaminathan
Q2: Which crop is considered the staple food for over 50% of India's population?
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Maize
(d) Millets
Ans: (b) Rice
Q3: Which state is the largest producer of coffee in India?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (a) Karnataka
Q4: Which type of farming involves growing a single cash crop on a large scale mainly for export?
(a) Subsistence farming
(b) Intensive farming
(c) Commercial farming
(d) Extensive farming
Ans: (c) Commercial farming
Q5: What is the primary aim of the Green Revolution?
(a) To introduce high-yielding varieties of seeds
(b) To reduce food production
(c) To increase poverty
(d) To decrease malnutrition
Ans: (a) To introduce high-yielding varieties of seeds
Fill in the Blanks
Q1: Rice is the staple food for more than ______ of the country's population.
View AnswerAns: 50 per cent
Q2: India is the world's largest producer of ______.
Ans: millets
Q3: ______ requires less rainfall and lower temperatures of 13ºC to 25ºC.
Ans: Wheat
Q4: In 2021-22, India produced ______ million metric tons of rice.
Ans: 130.3
Q5: India is the second-largest producer of ______ in the world after Brazil.
Ans: sugar cane
True or False
Q1: India is the world's largest producer of tea.
View AnswerAns: False
Q2: India is the third-largest exporter of cotton in the world.
Ans: True
Q3: Jute requires temperatures of 24ºC to rainfall of over 150 cm for cultivation.
Ans: True
Q4: Mixed farming involves only the cultivation of crops.
Ans: False
Q5: Plantation farming involves growing a variety of crops on a small scale.
Ans: False
Match the Following
Ans:
1. Rice - b. Rice is the most important food crop in India
2. Wheat - a. Wheat is the staple diet in northern, central and western India
3. Millets - d. Important both as a food and a fodder crop
4. Maize - c. Wherever the rainfall is below 65 cm and the soil is not very fertile
5. Pulses - e. Some varieties are grown all over the country
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