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World Agriculture

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Q101. In which of the following countries is a distinct cotton belt visible?

  1. AEgypt
  2. BMexico
  3. CSudan
  4. DU.N.A.
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Answer: D) U.N.A.

Q102. Ashmouni is a species of which of the following?

  1. Alamb
  2. BBuffalo
  3. Ccotton
  4. Dtobacco
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Answer: C) cotton

Q103. Which of the following crops is cultivated the most in the lava plains of the world?

  1. AJute
  2. Bcotton
  3. CRice
  4. DTea
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Answer: C) Rice

Q104. The northern limit of cotton in the United States is determined by-

  1. A200 frost-free days
  2. Bfrom 30°C heat
  3. C50 cm from the rainfall line
  4. DFrom the southern boundary of podzolic soil
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Answer: A) 200 frost-free days

Q105. Which of the following crops is grown in areas having 200 frost-free days, 500 to 1000 mm rainfall and a temperature of 20°C?

  1. AJute
  2. Bwheat
  3. Ccotton
  4. DRice
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Answer: C) cotton

Q106. The three leading cotton producing countries in the world in descending order are-

  1. AChina, India and USA
  2. BChina, USA, Pakistan
  3. CUSA, India, China
  4. DIndia, USA, China
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Answer: A) China, India and USA

Q107. Why is cotton not cultivated in the equatorial region?

  1. AThere is a shortage of workers
  2. BThere is no fertile soil there.
  3. CThe excessive rainfall there is fatal for it.
  4. DThere are no transport facilities there
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Answer: C) The excessive rainfall there is fatal for it.

Q108. What variety of Indian cotton is there?

  1. Along fiber
  2. Bmedium fiber
  3. Cof short fibers
  4. Dall kinds of
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Answer: C) of short fibers

Q109. Cotton from which African country is long-staple and is in great demand in the international market?

  1. AAlgeria
  2. BEgypt
  3. CUganda
  4. DD. Africa
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Answer: B) Egypt

Q110. In which country is the best variety of "Sea Island Cotton" grown?

  1. AEgypt
  2. BBarbados
  3. CChina
  4. DU.N.A.
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Answer: B) Barbados

Q111. Assertion (A): India is the largest producer of jute in the world. Reason (R): India has the largest area under jute cultivation.

  1. ABoth A and R are correct and are the correct explanation of
  2. BBoth A and R are correct, but is not the correct explanation of.
  3. CA is correct, but R is wrong
  4. DA is wrong, but R is correct
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Answer: A) Both A and R are correct and are the correct explanation of

Q112. Which of the following statements is false?

  1. AJute is a crop of the tropical and humid regions.
  2. BJute is mainly cultivated in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta in India and Bangladesh.
  3. CIndia is the largest jute producing country in the world.
  4. DBangladesh ranks third in the world in terms of jute production.
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Answer: D) Bangladesh ranks third in the world in terms of jute production.

Q113. The correct descending order of jute producing countries is-

  1. AIndia, Bangladesh and China
  2. BIndia, China and Bangladesh
  3. CBangladesh, India and China
  4. DBangladesh, China and India
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Answer: A) India, Bangladesh and China

Q114. Among the jute producing countries, which country has the highest production of jute per hectare?

  1. ABrazil
  2. BMalaysia
  3. CBangladesh
  4. DU.N.A.
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Answer: C) Bangladesh

Q115. The largest jute producing region of the world is-

  1. AGanga-Brahmaputra Delta Plain
  2. BGanges-Brahmaputra plain
  3. CCongo Basin
  4. DIrrawaddy Basin
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Answer: A) Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta Plain

Q116. Rearing of silkworms on a commercial scale for the production of silk is called-

  1. Asilviculture
  2. BSericulture
  3. CApiculture
  4. DViticulture
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Answer: B) Sericulture

Q117. Which of the following statements is false?

  1. AMore than three-quarters of the world's silk comes from the continent of Asia.
  2. BChina ranks first in the world in silk production.
  3. CItaly is the largest importer of silk in the world.
  4. Dnone of these
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Answer: C) Italy is the largest importer of silk in the world.

Q118. Assertion (A): Sericulture is carried out mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Reason (R): A minimum temperature of 16°C is required for sericulture.

  1. ABoth A and R are correct and are the correct explanation of
  2. BBoth A and R are correct, but is not the correct explanation of.
  3. CA is correct, but R is wrong
  4. DA is wrong, but R is correct
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Answer: A) Both A and R are correct and are the correct explanation of

Q119. Assertion (A): India is a major exporter of raw silk. Reason (R): India is the second largest producer of raw silk in the world.

  1. ABoth A and R are correct and are the correct explanation of
  2. BBoth A and R are correct, but is not the correct explanation of.
  3. CA is correct, but R is wrong
  4. DA is wrong, but R is correct
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Answer: D) A is wrong, but R is correct

Q120. Which of the following statements is true?

  1. ASilk is obtained from a type of worm that is reared on mulberry trees.
  2. BSilk is produced in the tropical and subtropical regions.
  3. CChina, India, Uzbekistan and Brazil are the largest producers of silk respectively.
  4. Dall of the above
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Answer: D) all of the above

Q121. Which of the following statements is false?

  1. AThailand has the largest area under rubber cultivation in the world.
  2. BMore synthetic rubber is produced in the world than natural rubber.
  3. CAbout 90 percent of the world's rubber production comes from Southeast Asia.
  4. DThe United States is the largest producer of synthetic rubber.
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Answer: A) Thailand has the largest area under rubber cultivation in the world.

Q122. Most rubber is cultivated in-

  1. AIn India
  2. BIn China
  3. Cin the Amazon and Zaire basins
  4. Din England
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Answer: C) in the Amazon and Zaire basins

Q123. Which of the following statements is false?

  1. ASilk is a plant of the tropical and humid zone.
  2. BMost of Indonesia's rubber comes from Sumatra.
  3. CRubber is the second most important commercial crop of Sri Lanka.
  4. Dnone of these
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Answer: D) none of these

Q124. The correct descending order of countries producing natural rubber is-

  1. AThailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and India
  2. BThailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and India
  3. CVietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and India
  4. DVietnam, Thailand, India and Indonesia
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Answer: B) Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and India

Q125. The largest producer of natural rubber in the world is-

  1. AThailand
  2. BIndonesia
  3. CMalaysia
  4. DIndia
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Answer: A) Thailand

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