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Rice is a 

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  1. rabi crop

  2. kharif crop

  3. zaid crop

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Kharif Crops
The word “Kharif” is Arabic for autumn since the season coincides with the beginning of autumn or winter. Kharif crops also are known as monsoon crops. These are the crops that are cultivated in the monsoon season. The Kharif season differs in every state of the country but is generally from June to September. These crops are usually sown at the beginning of the monsoon season around June and harvested by September or October. Rice, maize, bajra, ragi, soybean, groundnut, cotton are all Kharif types crops.

India is the second largest producer of rice in the world after China. India accounts for approximately 20% of the worlds rice production. It is arguably the most important agricultural crop that grows in the country. Rice is a staple food pan India, and its cultivation is also widespread across the country.

Rice prominently grows in high rainfall areas. It requires average temperatures of 25°c and a minimum of 100 cms of rainfall. It’s traditionally grown in waterlogged rice paddy fields. Northeast plains and coastal areas are the major rice producing areas of the country.

Which of the following is a cash crop in India?

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  1. Rice

  2. Wheat

  3. Bajra

  4. Sugarcane

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Sugarcane

India is the second-largest producer of sugarcane. It grows well in a hot and humid climate. The major sugarcane producing regions are Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra.

The crops which are cultivated in the rainy season are

social studies on the move again various farming seasons and communities farming seasons and migration of communities seasons in india

  1. rabi crop

  2. kharif crop

  3. zaid crop

  4. cash crop

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Kharif Crops
The word “Kharif” is Arabic for autumn since the season coincides with the beginning of autumn or winter. Kharif crops also are known as monsoon crops. These are the crops that are cultivated in the monsoon season. The Kharif season differs in every state of the country but is generally from June to September. These crops are usually sown at the beginning of the monsoon season around June and harvested by September or October. Rice, maize, bajra, ragi, soybean, groundnut, cotton are all Kharif types crops.

Farm land tends to erode most rapidly when planted with _______.

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  1. sorghum

  2. potato

  3. wheat

  4. clover

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The potential for erosion on soils under potato production is much greater than it is on soils under cereal and oilseed production. Potatoes are traditionally grown on sandy textured soils.

Between harvest and the establishment of a crop canopy of the next growing season can be a period when fields are extremely susceptible to erosion. Most of this erosion will be by the wind.


Who is the southern neighbour of India?

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  1. Bhutan

  2. Nepal

  3. Sri Lanka

  4. Myanmar

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

One of the southern neighbours of India is Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea,

Name the countries which lie on either side of McMohan Line?

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  1. South Vietnam and North Vietnam

  2. India and China

  3. India and Ceylon

  4. France and Germany

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

McMahon Line is a border between India and China as a part of treaty signed in 1914. The line is named after Sir Henry McMahon, the then foreign secretary of the British Government in India.

Name the countries which lie on either side of Durand Line?

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  1. India and Pakistan

  2. Indian and Bangladesh

  3. Afghanistan and Pakistan

  4. Iran and Iraq

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Durand Line is the border that separates Afghanistan and Pakistan. It was established in the year 1893 after a memorandum of understanding between Mortimer Durand of British India and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan of Afghanistan.

My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country?

social studies country and state neighbours of india india and her neighbours india and other countries

  1. Bhutan

  2. Tajikistan

  3. Bangladesh

  4. Nepal

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
India has 15,106.7 km of land border and a coastline of 7,516.6 km including island territories. The length of our land borders with neighbouring countries is as under :

Name of the country:Length of the border (in km)

Bangladesh:4,096.7
China:3,488
Pakistan:3,323
Nepal:1,751
Myanmar:1,643
Bhutan: 699
Afghanistan: 106

Which one of the following pairs of States share a stretch of their border with both Nepal and Bhutan?

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  1. Sikkim and Assam

  2. Sikkim and West Bengal

  3. Arunachal Pradesh and Assam

  4. Bihar and West Bengal

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Sikkim and West Bengal are the two states that share a border with Nepal and Bhutan.

West Bengal, Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya have common borders with _____.

social studies country and state neighbours of india india and her neighbours india and other countries

  1. China

  2. Myanmar

  3. Bhutan

  4. Bangladesh

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Bangladesh is a South Asian country. Bangladesh is located towards eastern side of India. Bangladesh is surrounded by Indian states namely West Bengal, Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya and also by Burma. On one of the sides it has Bay of Bengal.