Indian geography miscellaneous


  1. Maximum wheat-producing State in India is









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    Uttar Pradesh contributes 33.02 per cent; Punjab: 19.26 per cent; Haryana: 13.27 per cent; Madhya Pradesh: 9.67 per cent; and Rajasthan: 9.31 per cent are the first five leading producers of what in India.

    Correct Option: B

    Uttar Pradesh contributes 33.02 per cent; Punjab: 19.26 per cent; Haryana: 13.27 per cent; Madhya Pradesh: 9.67 per cent; and Rajasthan: 9.31 per cent are the first five leading producers of what in India.


  1. High yielding plants can be produced by









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    In biology and specifically, genetics, the term hybrid has several meanings, all referring to the offspring of sexual reproduction. Plant species hybridize more readily than animal species, and the resulting hybrids are more often fertile hybrids and may reproduce. The cross-breeding of carefully chosen parent plants produces a combination of consistent traits that make hybrids better performers than either parent.

    Correct Option: B

    In biology and specifically, genetics, the term hybrid has several meanings, all referring to the offspring of sexual reproduction. Plant species hybridize more readily than animal species, and the resulting hybrids are more often fertile hybrids and may reproduce. The cross-breeding of carefully chosen parent plants produces a combination of consistent traits that make hybrids better performers than either parent.



  1. ‘Operation Flood’ refers to









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    Operation Flood in India, a project of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was the world's biggest dairy development programme which made India, a milk-deficient nation, the largest milk producer in the world, surpassing the USA in 1998, with about 17 percent of global output in 2010–11.

    Correct Option: A

    Operation Flood in India, a project of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was the world's biggest dairy development programme which made India, a milk-deficient nation, the largest milk producer in the world, surpassing the USA in 1998, with about 17 percent of global output in 2010–11.


  1. Name the crop-season in India that opens in May-June with major crops like rice and millets.









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    Kharif/Rainy/Monsoon crops are the crops grown in monsoon months from June to October/November. They require warm, wet weather at a major period of crop growth, and also required short day length for flowering. Examples: Cotton, Rice, Jowar, bajara.

    Correct Option: A

    Kharif/Rainy/Monsoon crops are the crops grown in monsoon months from June to October/November. They require warm, wet weather at a major period of crop growth, and also required short day length for flowering. Examples: Cotton, Rice, Jowar, bajara.



  1. The ‘Green Revolution’ was mainly directed to increase the production of









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    The Green Revolution was a technology package comprising material components of improved high yielding varieties of two staple cereals (rice and wheat).

    Correct Option: C

    The Green Revolution was a technology package comprising material components of improved high yielding varieties of two staple cereals (rice and wheat).