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UPSC CDS C10agriculture — practice questions

Explore 12 free C10agriculture questions in UPSC CDS Social Science. Open each question or exercise to read its content, reference answers and available explanation.

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India is the SECOND-largest producer in the world for which staple food crop?Read the answer and worked solution →India's tea industry is concentrated in:Read the answer and worked solution →The BHOODAN MOVEMENT, a voluntary land-gift drive in post-independence India, was led by:Read the answer and worked solution →CLASS10 · Socialscience · Indian Crops by SeasonRead 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 →

Worked practice questions

India is the SECOND-largest producer in the world for which staple food crop?

  1. Rice, after China
  2. Coffee, after Brazil
  3. Pulses, after USA
  4. Wheat, after Ukraine
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Correct answer: A. Rice, after China

India is the world's 2nd-largest rice producer (after China). India is also 2nd in wheat (after China, not Ukraine), so 'Rice after China' is the canonical fact taught in the chapter.

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India's tea industry is concentrated in:

  1. Punjab, Haryana, western UP wheat plain
  2. Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka coast region
  3. Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh interior plateau
  4. Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala hills
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Correct answer: D. Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala hills

Tea is a plantation crop needing fertile soil + warm, humid, frost-free climate. India's tea grows in Assam (largest), West Bengal (Darjeeling), Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris), Kerala (Munnar).

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The BHOODAN MOVEMENT, a voluntary land-gift drive in post-independence India, was led by:

  1. Vinoba Bhave
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. Sardar Patel
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Correct answer: A. Vinoba Bhave

Vinoba Bhave led the Bhoodan (land-gift) and Gramdan (village-gift) movements from 1951 onwards. About 4 million acres of land were voluntarily redistributed to landless peasants.

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