Subject: Crop-specific details

Consider the following crops of India:
1. Cowpea
2. Green gram
3. Pigeon pea
Which of the above is/are used as pulse, fodder and green manure?

Consider the following crops of India: 1. Groundnut 2. Sesamum 3. Pearl millet Which of the above is / are predominantly rainfed crop/crops?

Consider the following crops :
(1). Cotton
(2). Groundnut
(3). Rice
(4). Wheat
Which of these are Kharif crops?

What are the significances of a practical approach to sugarcane production known as ‘Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative’?
1. Seed cost is very low in this compared to the conventional method of cultivation.
2. Drip irrigation can be practiced very effectively in this.
3. There is no application of chemical/inorganic fertilizers at all in this.
4. The scope for intercropping is more in this compared to the conventional method of cultivation.
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In India, cluster bean (Guar) is traditionally used as a vegetable or animal feed, but recently the cultivation of this has assumed significance. Which one of the following statements is correct in this context?

With reference to ‘Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion’,
which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. This initiative aims to demonstrate the improved production and post-harvest technologies
and to demonstrate value-addition techniques, in an integrated manner, with a cluster approach.
2. Poor, small, marginal, and tribal farmers havea larger stake in this scheme.
3. An important objective of the scheme is to encourage farmers of commercial crops to shift to millet cultivation by offering them free kits of critical inputs of nutrients and micro irrigation equipment.
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Among the agricultural commodities imported by India, which one of the following accounts for the highest imports in terms of value in the last five years?

With reference to the cultivation of Kharif crops in India in the last five years, consider the following statements:
1. Area under rice cultivation is the highest.
2. Area under the cultivation of jowar is more than that of oilseeds.
3. Area of cotton cultivation is more than that of sugarcane.
4. Area under sugarcane cultivation has steadily decreased.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Among the following, which one is the largest exporter of rice in the world in the last five years?

“The crop is subtropical in nature. A hard frost is injurious to it. It requires at least 210 frost-free days and 50 to 100 centimeters of rainfall for its growth. A light well-drained soil capable of retaining moisture is ideally suited for the cultivation of the crop.” Which one of the following is that crop?