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Which of the following do not have common border with Myanmar?

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  1. Nagaland

  2. Arunachal Pradesh

  3. Assam

  4. Manipur

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

India shares a 1643 km long border with Myanmar.  Arunachal Pradesh,  Nagaland, Manipur,  Mizoram are the states which share the border with Myanmar while Assam shares the international border with Bhutan and Bangladesh.

A neighbouring country but not a part of Indian subcontinent is ______________.

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  1. Pakistan

  2. Bangladesh

  3. Nepal

  4. China

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A neighbouring country but not a part of Indian subcontinent is China. Politically,the Indian subcontinent is said to comprise of the following seven States(countries): India,Pakistan,Nepal,Bhutan,Bangla Desh, Sri Lanka and Maldives. There is no consensus about the limits of the Subcontinent.

Maldive Islands are situated to the south of the _______.

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  1. Port Blair

  2. Ross Island

  3. Nicobar Island

  4. Lakshadweep Island

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Maldives islands are situated to the south of the Lakshadweep islands of India.

The Maldives is a chain of 1192 islands located south-west of Sri Lanka and India in the Indian Ocean. The islands are so tiny that many world maps do not show the Maldives. It is an independent country of about 357566 in population.

Practice  of growing same crop year after year is called as, ______________.

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  1. Sericulture

  2. Epiculture

  3. Monoculture

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Monoculture is the agricultural practice of producing or growing single crop year after year and all around the year in a field at a time.

Two of the main plantation crops of Asia are ____________.

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  1. Tea and Rubber

  2. Jute and Tea

  3. Tea and Coffee

  4. Tea and Teak

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A.  Tea and Rubber

The tea bush grows best in areas of abundant rainfall, gravelly soils well-drained hill-slopes (usually between 910-1,218 meters of altitude) in a warm climate. The leaves are handpicked involving a good deal of painstaking and methodical effort. The availability of an abundant supply of labour is essential for harvesting.

In Vietnam the French set up estates (planta­tions) in the Central Annamese Mountains under environmental conditions some­what similar to those prevailing in Indonesia. Rubber (natural) is the major planta­tion crop of Southeast Asia.

Dry farming is done in regions of _____________.

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  1. Higher rainfall

  2. Less rainfall

  3. Scanty rainfall

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Dry farming is done in the region of scanty rainfall where rain is less than 50 cm. Under this method the land is terraced and divided into compartments and rainwater is allowed to move under a controlled condition. The land is deeply ploughed and repeated harrowings before sowing in order to conserve soil moisture are undertaken. This dry farming method is too expensive. 

Rice and Millets are _________ crops. 

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  1. Rabi crops

  2. Kharif crops

  3. Zaid crops

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

India has three cropping season - Kharif, Rabi, and Zayad.

(1) Karif crops - These crops are grown with the onset of the monsoon in different parts of the country. These crops are harvested in September - October. Important crops of this season are Rice, maize, millet, cotton, bajara, urad, jute, etc.
(2) Rabi Crops - These crops are sown in winter from October - December and harvested in Summer from April to Jun. Important Rabi Crops are wheat, barley, peas, gram, and mustard.
(3) Zayad Crops-  There is a short season between the Rabi and the Kharif season from March - July. The crops that are grown in this season are called Zaid crops. Important Zaid crops are watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, etc.

Ratooning is associated with ________crop.

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  1. Sugarcane

  2. Rice

  3. Wheat

  4. Tea

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ratooning is associated with Sugarcane crops.  This is the best method of growing sugarcane. In this method, after harvesting , the lower part of the plant and the roots are left as they were in the field. This give a new crop for the next year without fresh planting. This way the cane can be produced  for three successive years .


Farm organization is a _____________.

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  1. Way to organize the farmers

  2. Organize their farms

  3. Both a and b

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Farm organization is a Way to organize the farmers and Organize their farms.
The World Farmers' Organisation (WFO) is a farmer organisation, made by farmers for farmers. It is member-based and brings together national farmers' organizations and agricultural cooperatives, from all over the world.

______ provides employment to nearly ten lakh people in India.

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  1. Agriculture

  2. Lumbering

  3. Fishing

  4. Mining

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • The Mining Industry of India is a major economic activity which contributes significantly to the economy of  India.
  • Indian mining industry provides job opportunities to around 10 lakh individuals.