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Name the King (Sultan) who built Qutub Minar in Delhi.

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  1. Muhammad Ghori

  2. Sultan Iltutmish 

  3. Sultan Qutub-ud-din Aibak

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It was started by Qutub-ud-DinAibak and was dedicated to the Sufi saint, Qutub-ud-din Bakhtiyar Kaki, who was greatly venerated by the people of Delhi.

Slash and burn agriculture is also known as _____________.

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  1. Extensive cultivation

  2. Dry cultivation

  3. Jhum cultivation

  4. Fast cultivation

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Jhum cultivation, also known as the slash and burn agriculture, is the process of growing crops by first clearing the land of trees and vegetation and burning them thereafter. The burnt soil contains potash which increases the nutrient content of the soil.

Tribal groups in the northeastern Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland and the Bangladeshi districts of Rangamati, Khagrachari, Bandarban and Sylhet refer to slash-and-burn agriculture as jhum or jhoom cultivation

In South-East Asia, shifting agriculture is known as ____.

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  1. Chitemene

  2. Tavy

  3. Lading

  4. Milpa

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Shifting cultivation is a traditional practice of agriculture prevalent in various parts of Asia, Africa and South-America. It is known as lading in south-east Asia, milpa in Central America, Chitemene or tavy in Africa and Chena in Sri Lanka. In India it has different local names like dhya, penda, bewar, nevad, Jhum, podu.

What were the minimum wages set by the government for a farm labourer?

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  1. $Rs 75$

  2. $Rs 60$

  3. $Rs 50$

  4. $Rs 40$

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not associated with Swidden agriculture?

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  1. Karacha

  2. Jhum

  3. Bewar

  4. Panda

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

One of the major impacts of European colonialism was on the practice of shifting cultivation or swidden agriculture. This is a traditional agricultural practice in many parts of Asia, Africa, and South America. In India, dhya, penda, bewar, nevad, jhum, podu, khandad and kumri are some of the local terms for swidden agriculture. In shifting cultivation, parts of the forest are cut and burnt in rotation. Karacha was a tribal community of Madras Presidency. 

Which one of the following is not a plantation crop?

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  1. Rubber

  2. Sugarcane

  3. Tea

  4. Coffee

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Plantation crops constitute a large group of crops. The major plantation crops include coconut, oil palm, cashew, tea, coffee and rubber; the minor plantation crops include cocoa. 

Jhum Cultivation is a method of cultivation which used to be practiced in ________.

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  1. Central Highland

  2. Kerala

  3. Himachal Pradesh

  4. Coastal Tamil Nadu

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Central Highland.
Jhum or jhoom cultivation is also called as shifting cultivation or cultivation or slash and burn cultivation.This type of cultivation is mainly practised in much of the world's Humid Low-Latitude, or climate regions, which have relatively high temperatures and abundant rainfall.Shifting cultivation is practiced by nearly 250 million people, especially in the tropical rain forests of South America, Central and West Africa, and Southeast Asia. In India, it is practised by the hill tribes of Northeastern hill region like in the states of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland,Tripura, Arunachal pradesh and Mizoram and also in the states of Sikkim, Bihar, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra. In Andhrapradesh it is practiced in the districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Khammam , East and West Godavari districts and sparsely in Adilabad disrtict. In all these regions , jhum cultivations is known by vernacular names.

Rotation of crop means _______.

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  1. Some crops are grown again and again

  2. Two or more crops are grown simultaneously to increase productivity

  3. Growing of different crops in succession to maintain soil fertility

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Crop Rotation
Between harvesting one crop and planting the next crop, the fields lie bare; there is a time period when the farmland does not have any crops. During this period, the farmer either grows grass or grows other crops to prevent soil from erosion. This helps the soil to regain the lost minerals.

Monoculture is a typical characteristic of ________.

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  1. Shifting cultivation

  2. Commercial grain farming

  3. Subsistence farming

  4. Specialized horticulture

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Monoculture is a typical characteristics of Commercial grain farming.

Monoculture is the agricultural practice of producing or growing a single crop, plant, or livestock species, variety, or breed in a field or farming system at a time focussing commercial gains.

Monoculture is widely used in both industrial farming and organic farming and has allowed increased efficiency in planting and harvest.

Polyculture, where more than one crop is grown in the same space at the same time, is the alternative to monoculture.

Groundnut, sunflower, gingelly, etc., are ________.

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  1. Commercial crops

  2. Food crops

  3. Oil seeds

  4. Plantation crops

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Correct Option: C