Agriculture Flashcards
1
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What type of crop is Wheat?
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Rabi
2
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What type of crop is barley
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Rabi
3
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what type of crop is peas
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rabi
4
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what type of crop is gram
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rabi
5
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what type of crop is mustard
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rabi
6
Q
what type of crop is rice
A
kharif
7
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what type of crop is paddy
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kharif
8
Q
what type of crop is maize
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kharif
9
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what type of crop is jowar
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kharif
10
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what type of crop is bajra
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kharif
11
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what type of crop is tur
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kharif
12
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what type of crop is moong
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kharif
13
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what type of crop is urad
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kharif
14
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what type of crop is cotton
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kharif
15
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what type of crop is jute
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kharif
16
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what type of crop is groundnut
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kharif
17
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what type of crop is soyabean
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kharif
18
Q
what type of crop is watermelon
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zaid
19
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what type of crop is muskmelon
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zaid
20
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what type of crop is cucumber
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zaid
21
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what areas are rabi crops grown
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punjab, haryana, himachal pradesh, jammu and kashmir, uttarakhand and uttar pradesh
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what areas are kharif crops grown
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Assam, West bengal, orissa, andhra pradesh, tamil nadu, kerala, maharashtra, bihar, uttar pradesh and punjab
23
Q
slash and burn in assam
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jhumming
24
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slash and burn in mizoram
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jhumming
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slash and burn in meghalaya
jhumming
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slash and burn in nagaland
jhumming
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slash and burn in manipur
pamlou
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slash and burn in bastar district of chattisgarh, and in andaman and nicobar islands
dipa
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slash and burn in madhya pradesh
bewar/dahiya
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slash and burn in andhra pradesh
podu/penda
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slash and burn in odisha
pama dabi/koman/bringa
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slash and burn in western ghats
kumari
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slash and burn in south eastern rajasthan
valre/waltre
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slash and burn in himalayan belt
khil
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slash and burn in jharkhand
kuruwa
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slash and burn in mexico and central america
milpa
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slash and burn in venezuela
conuco
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slash and burn in brazil
roca
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slash and burn in central africa
masole
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slash and burn in indonesia
ladang
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slash and burn in vietnam
ray
42
india is ____ largest producer of rice
second
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what climate does rice require
high temperature (above 25C) and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100cm
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which areas is rice grown
plains of north and north-eastern india, coastal plains and deltaic regions. Punjab, haryana and western uttar pradesh and rajasthan
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what climate does wheat require
a cool growing season and bright sunshine at the time of ripening. 50-75cm of annual rainfall evenly distributed over the growing season.
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two important wheat-growing zones in india
ganga-satluj plains in north-west and black soil region of the deccan.
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major wheat producing states
punjab, haryana, uttar pradesh, madhya pradesh, bihar and rajasthan
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3 important millets in india
jowar, bagra, ragi
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other name of millets
coarse grains
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what climate does jowar require
it is a rain-fed crop which grows in moist areas and hardly needs irrigation
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major jowar producing states
maharashtra, karnataka, andhra pradesh and madhya pradesh
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what soil does bajra grow well on
sandy and shallow black soil
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major bajra producing states
rajasthan, uttar pradesh, maharashtra, gujarat and haryana
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ragi grows well on which soil
red, black, sandy, loamy and shallow black soils
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major ragi producing states
karnataka, tamil nadu, himachal pradesh, uttarakhand, sikkim, jharkhand and arunachal pradesh
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climate maize requires
temperature between 21 to 27 C
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what soil does maize grow well on
old alluvial soil
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major maize producing states
karnataka, madhya pradesh, uttar pradesh, bihar, andhra pradesh and telangana
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india is the ____ largest producer as well as consumer of pulses in the world
1st
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major source of protein in a vegetarian diet
pulses
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major pulses grown in india
tur (arhar), urad, moong, masur, peas and gram
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which pulse isnt a leguminous crop
arhar
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major pulse producing states
madhya pradesh, rajasthan, maharashtra, uttar pradesh, karnataka
64
sugarcane climate
hot and humid climate with temperature from 21 to 27 C and an annual rainfall between 75cm-100cm
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india is the ___ largest producer of sugarcane after _____
2nd, brazil
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major sugarcane producing states
uttar pradesh, maharashtra, karnataka, tamil nadu, andhra pradesh, telangana, bihar, punjab and haryana
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in 2018, india was the ___ largest producer of groundnut after ____ and ____ largest producer of rapeseed in the world after _____ and _____
2nd, china, 3rd, canada, china
68
different oil seeds are grown covering approximately ___% of the total cropped area of the country
12%
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major oil seeds produced in india
groundnut, mustard, coconut, sesamun(til), soyabean, castor seeds, cotton seeds, linseed and sunflower
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________ was the largest producer of groundnut followed by ________ and _______
gujarat, rajasthan and tamil nadu
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_______ is a kharif crop in north and rabi crop in south
sesamun
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_________ is grown both as rabi and kharif
castor seed
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tea plant climate
tropical and sub-tropical climates endowed with deep and fertile well-drained soil, rich in humus and organic matter
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tea bushes climate
warm and moist frost-free climate all through the year
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major tea producing states
assam, hills of darjeeling and jalpaiguri districts, west bengal, tamil nadu, kerala, himachal pradesh, uttarkhand, meghalaya, andhra pradesh and tripura
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in 2018, india was the _____ largest producer of tea after ___
2nd, china
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coffee producing areas
baba budan hills initially. nilgiri in karnataka, kerala and tamil nadu
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in 2018, india was the ___ largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world after _____
china
79
types of horticulture in india
mangoes- maharashtra, andhra pradesh, telangana, uttar pradesh and west bengal
oranges- nagpur and cherrapunjee(meghalaya)
bananas-kerala, mizoram, maharashtra, tamil nadu
lichi & guava-uttar pradesh, bihar
pineapples- meghalaya
grapes- andhra pradesh, telangana, maharashtra
apples, pears, apricots, walnuts-jammu & kashmir, himachal pradesh
80
india is an important producer of (horticulture)
pea, cauliflower, onion, cabbage, tomato, brinjal and potato
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climate for rubber
moist and humid climate with rainfall of more than 200cm and temperature above 25 C
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rubber producing areas
kerala, tamil nadu, karnataka, andaman and nicobar islands, garo hills of meghalaya
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in 2017, india was the ___ largest producer of cotton after china.
2nd
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soil for cotton
drier parts of black cotton soil of deccan plateau
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climate conditions for cotton
high temperature, light rainfall or irrigation. 210 frost-free days and bright sunshine
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major cotton producing states
mahrashtra, gujarat, madhya pradesh, karnataka, andhra pradesh, telangana, tamil nadu, punjab, haryana and uttar pradesh
87
conditions for jute
well-drained fertile soils in the flood plains and high temperature is required during the time of growth
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major jute producing states
west bengal, bihar, assam, odisha and meghalaya
