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India is the second largest producer of sugarcane after:Read the answer and worked solution →The Arabica coffee grown in India was initially brought from:Read the answer and worked solution →Which fibre crop is known as the golden fibre?Read the answer and worked solution →Rabi crop or kharif cropRead the answer and worked solution →Match each crop to its factRead the answer and worked solution →Which farming systemRead the answer and worked solution →True or false on Indian agricultureRead the answer and worked solution →Fill the gaps on Indian cropsRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not fitRead the answer and worked solution →Which ones belongRead the answer and worked solution →Quick picks on Indian farmingRead the answer and worked solution →Smaller mineral occurrences in cracks and joints of rocks are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Tin, copper, zinc and lead are chiefly obtained from:Read the answer and worked solution →Gypsum and potash salt are formed mainly by:Read the answer and worked solution →Alluvial mineral deposits in valley sands are called:Read the answer and worked solution →The ocean beds are especially rich in nodules of:Read the answer and worked solution →The finest iron ore, with iron content up to 70 per cent, is:Read the answer and worked solution →The most important industrial iron ore by quantity used is:Read the answer and worked solution →Very high grade hematite is mined in the Bailadila hills of:Read the answer and worked solution →Iron ore from the Bailadila mines is exported to Japan and South Korea via:Read the answer and worked solution →The Kudremukh mines in Karnataka send their ore to the port as:Read the answer and worked solution →Manganese is used mainly in the manufacture of:Read the answer and worked solution →India is critically deficient in the reserves and production of:Read the answer and worked solution →The Khetri copper mines are located in:Read the answer and worked solution →Alumina and later aluminium are obtained from:Read the answer and worked solution →The largest bauxite producing state in India in 2016-17 was:Read the answer and worked solution →Mica is indispensable to the electric industry because of its:Read the answer and worked solution →Mica deposits are found along the northern edge of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Limestone is the basic raw material for the industry making:Read the answer and worked solution →The lowest grade of coal, formed from decaying plants in swamps, is:Read the answer and worked solution →

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India is the second largest producer of sugarcane after:

  1. Bolivia
  2. Brazil
  3. Bhutan
  4. Belgium
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Correct answer: B. Brazil

1. Sugarcane is a tropical as well as a subtropical crop. 2. India is the second largest producer of sugarcane, only after Brazil. 3. It is the main source of sugar, gur, khandsari and molasses. _Source: syllabus Social Science, 'Contemporary India II', Ch 4 'Agriculture'_

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The Arabica coffee grown in India was initially brought from:

  1. Sudan
  2. Ghana
  3. Yemen
  4. Kenya
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Correct answer: C. Yemen

1. Indian coffee is known in the world for its good quality. 2. The Arabica variety was initially brought from Yemen. 3. Its cultivation began on the Baba Budan Hills. _Source: syllabus Social Science, 'Contemporary India II', Ch 4 'Agriculture'_

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Which fibre crop is known as the golden fibre?

  1. Hemp
  2. Silk
  3. Flax
  4. Jute
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Correct answer: D. Jute

1. Cotton, jute, hemp and natural silk are the four major fibre crops. 2. Jute is known as the golden fibre. 3. It grows well on well-drained fertile soils in the flood plains. _Source: syllabus Social Science, 'Contemporary India II', Ch 4 'Agriculture'_

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