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  1. How would you increase the yield of maize crop?

  2. A.

     Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions

    B.

     Develop high yielding varieties

    C.

     Develop disease-resistant varieties

    D.

     Develop early and very early maturing varieties suitable for rainfall areas

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  3. Which one of the following groups of crops is grown in India during the Rabi season?

  4. A.

     Wheat, barley, gram.

    B.

     Rice, maize, wheat

    C.

     Barley, maize, rice

    D.

     Millet, gram, rice

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  5. The area of food crops in total area of cropping in India is

  6. A.

     More than 70%

    B.

     60% - 70%

    C.

     50% - 60%

    D.

     Less than 50%

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  7. In which of the following crops Uttar Pradesh is not the largest producer in India?

  8. A.

     Potato

    B.

     Rice

    C.

     Sugarcane

    D.

     Wheat

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  9. During the period of ________ , the production of food crops specially wheat increased very sharply

  10. A.

     1954

    B.

     1964

    C.

     1965

    D.

     1966

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  11. Crop rotation refers to ________

  12. A.

     Method of farming without irrigation in an area of limited rainfall

    B.

     Farming done on the same land by different people turn-wise

    C.

     Growing same crop in alternate years

    D.

     Growing different crops in succession

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  13. For the cultivation of which crop is black soil most suitable?

  14. A.

     Cotton

    B.

     Rice

    C.

     Jute

    D.

     Wheat

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  15. With reference to the area devoted to its cultivation pulses hold the third place in India. Which crops occupy the first and second places respectively?

  16. A.

     Rice and Wheat

    B.

     Rice and Cotton

    C.

     Jowar and Cotton

    D.

     Jowar and Bajara

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  17. Among the following States, which one has the most suitable climatic conditions for the cultivation of a large variety of orchids with minimum cost of production, and can develop an export oriented industry in this field?

  18. A.

     Andhra Pradesh

    B.

     Arunachal Pradesh

    C.

     Madhya Pradesh

    D.

     Uttar Pradesh

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  19. The crop which is produced largely/mostly in India

  20. A.

     Wheat

    B.

     Jowar

    C.

     Maize

    D.

     Rice

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