Grains in India

Question 1

Rice

Answer 1

• 25 degree Celcius
• 100 cm Rainfall
• Aus. Aman, Boro
• Second largest producer after China
• Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and parts of Rajasthan
• Kharif

Question 2

Wheat

Answer 2

• 50-75 cm of Rainfall
• Cold climate during growing and bright sunshine during ripening
• Ganga-Satluj plains and black soil of deccan plateau
• Punjab. Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
• Rabi

Question 3

Millets

Answer 3

• Jowar, Bajra, Ragi
• Coarse grains
• Highly nutritional. i.e Ragi contains Fe, Ca, Micro-nutrients
• Ragi - Shallow black soil, Red soil, Karnataka is the highest producer
• Jowar - Damp. moist soil, Maharashtra, Karnataka, MP. Andhra P
• Bajra - Shallow Black soil, Sandy soil. Tamil Nadu. Maharashtra, Sikkim, Uttarakhand
• Jowar Bajra - Kharif

Question 4

Maize

Answer 4

• 21-27 degree Celcius
• Kharif
• Fodder and food
• Old Alluvial soil
• Rabi
• UP, Bihar, Andhra P

Question 5

Pulses

Answer 5

• Eg-Tur, Urad, Masur, Moong, Gram, Peas
• Leguminous
• Grown in rotation
• Largest producer and Consumer
• need less moisture
• MP, UP, Karnataka

Question 6

Sugarcane

Answer 6

• Tropical, subtropical
• 21-27 degrees, humid
• 75-100 cm rainfall
• India is the 2nd largest producer after Brazil
• Sugar, Jaggery, Molasses
• Karnataka, TN, Maharashtra

Question 7

Oilseeds

Answer 7

• Second largest producer of groundnut after china
• Third largest producer of Rapeseed after Canada and China
• 12% tota; croppimg area
• Eg- Mustard, Coconut, Groundnut, Soya bean, Sesamum(til), Sunflower, Castor seeds, Linseeds, Cotton
• Gujarat largest - Groundnut, follwed by Rajasthan
• Linseed and Mustard are Rabi
• Sesamum is Kharif in the North and Rabi in the south

Question 8

Tea

Answer 8

• Planation
• Beverage crop
• Deep. fertile, well drained, hilly areas
• Warm, Moist
• Frequent rainfall
• Assam, WB, Kerela, HP, Uttarakhand

Question 9

Coffee

Answer 9

• Indian coffee is well desired, because it is the arabica variety from Yemen
• Introduced in Baba Budan hills
• Only in Nilgiris in Kerela, TN, Karnataka

Question 10

Horticulture

Answer 10

• Second largest producer after China
• Apricots, Walnuts, Apples and Pears - JK and HP
• Bananas - Kerela, Mizoram
• Grapes- Andhra P, Telengana
• Pineapples - Meghalaya
• Lichi, Guava - UP, Bihar
• Oranges - Nagpur, Cherrapunji
• Mangoes - UP, WB

Question 11

rubber

Answer 11

220cm,25celcius

Kerla,TN,AN, Meghalaya

Question 12

fiber crops

Answer 12

cotton jute, hemp, silk

silk: silk worm , mulberry , sericulture
cotton: 2nd largest after China;black soil;Light rainfall, bright sunslighht,210 frost free days, kharif crop,8 months to mature, Punjab, Haryana Maharashtra
jute: golden fiber, well drained fertile soil , high temperature , high cost ;WB , Assam ,Orissa