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Which of the following is the world's largest producer and consumer of pulses?Read the answer and worked solution →Why are pulses often grown in rotation with other crops?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pulse is the exception that does not help restore soil fertility?Read the answer and worked solution →Pulses are the major source of which nutrient in a vegetarian diet?Read the answer and worked solution →Which country is the largest producer of sugarcane, ahead of India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which products are made from sugarcane?Read the answer and worked solution →Which state is listed first among the major sugarcane-producing states?Read the answer and worked solution →Oil seeds cover approximately what share of the total cropped area of India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which oil seed accounts for about half of the major oil seeds produced in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Sesamum (til) is a kharif crop in the north. What is it in south India?Read the answer and worked solution →Tea cultivation in India is an example of which kind of agriculture?Read the answer and worked solution →By whom was tea initially introduced as a beverage crop in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which climate suits tea bushes best?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Indian coffee variety, initially brought from Yemen, is in great demand worldwide?Read the answer and worked solution →Coffee cultivation in India was first introduced on which hills?Read the answer and worked solution →Rubber is mainly an equatorial crop. What rainfall does it need?Read the answer and worked solution →Which crop is known as the golden fibre?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is NOT a major fibre crop grown in India?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the rearing of silkworms for silk fibre called?Read the answer and worked solution →Silkworms reared for silk are fed mainly on the leaves of which plant?Read the answer and worked solution →Which soil of the Deccan plateau suits cotton best?Read the answer and worked solution →Which was the main focus of India's First Five Year Plan in agriculture?Read the answer and worked solution →The Bhoodan movement was initiated by whom?Read the answer and worked solution →What was the Bhoodan-Gramdan movement also called?Read the answer and worked solution →Two severe droughts in which years convinced India to reform its agricultural policy before the Green Revolution?Read the answer and worked solution →Which state led India's Green Revolution?Read the answer and worked solution →Which wheat varieties were introduced in India by cross-breeding during the Green Revolution?Read the answer and worked solution →Which food agency, set up in 1965, handled guaranteed procurement of grain in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which kind of well became India's largest source of irrigation during the Green Revolution?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did the government approve Bt cotton for India?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which of the following is the world's largest producer and consumer of pulses?

  1. India
  2. China
  3. Brazil
  4. Canada
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Correct answer: A. India

1. Pulses are a major protein source in vegetarian diets. 2. India is the largest producer as well as consumer of pulses in the world. 3. The other countries produce fewer pulses for domestic use. _Source: NCERT Class 10 Contemporary India II, Ch 4 Agriculture, Cropping Pattern_

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Why are pulses often grown in rotation with other crops?

  1. They need huge amounts of water
  2. They fix nitrogen in the soil
  3. They kill all the weeds
  4. They grow only in deserts
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Correct answer: B. They fix nitrogen in the soil

1. Pulses are leguminous crops. 2. They fix nitrogen from the air and restore soil fertility. 3. So they are mostly grown in rotation with other crops. They need less moisture, not more. _Source: NCERT Class 10 Contemporary India II, Ch 4 Agriculture, Cropping Pattern_

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Which pulse is the exception that does not help restore soil fertility?

  1. Moong
  2. Urad
  3. Gram
  4. Arhar
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Correct answer: D. Arhar

1. Leguminous pulses usually fix nitrogen and restore soil fertility. 2. The text names one exception, arhar (tur). 3. Moong, urad and gram do help fertility. _Source: NCERT Class 10 Contemporary India II, Ch 4 Agriculture, Cropping Pattern_

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