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Which crop cultivated three times in a year at Thanjavur delta?

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  1. Wheat

  2. Rice

  3. Sugarcane

  4. Groundnut

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Correct Option: B

Sornavari is also known as _____.

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  1. Adipattam

  2. Chitthiraipattam

  3. Karthigaipattam

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

Market gardening is the growing of _____ in large scale for supply to the urban markets and also for export purposes.

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  1. Creating gardens in the markets

  2. Farming of coffee, tea, rubber etc

  3. Fruits, vegetables and flowers

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Market gardening includes horticulture and floriculture (growing fruits, vegetables and flowers) in large scale for supply to the urban markets and also for export purposes. Districts such as Madurai, Nilgiris, Thiruvallur and Kancheepuram practice this type of farming.

What is the name for system in which crops are grown on large farms or estates?

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  1. Mixed farming

  2. Irrigation

  3. Wet farming

  4. Plantation farming

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Plantation farming is yet another type of farming where crops are grown on large farms or estates. Plants like tea, coffee, rubber and pepper are grown as plantation crops on the hill slopes of Tamil Nadu.

_____ plays a major role in the agricultural development of Tamil Nadu.

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  1. Wet farming

  2. Dry farming

  3. Irrigation

  4. Plantation farming

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Most of the farmers in Tamil Nadu practice subsistence intensive and irrigation farming. As the water requirement for each crop varies, irrigation plays a major role in the agricultural development of Tamil Nadu.

Rabi season is also known as ______ in Tamil Nadu.

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  1. Sornavari

  2. Navarai

  3. Samba

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rabi season is also known as Navarai in Tamil Nadu.

Rabi crops, which are also known as winter crops, are the crops that are grown in the winter season (October or November). Their seeds are sown at the beginning of the winter season and crop is harvest at the end of the winter season or in the spring season.

Soils, temperature, rainfall, humidity, climate and slope of land is known as the _____ factors influencing agriculture.

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  1. Social

  2. Economic

  3. Physical

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • The physical factors influencing agriculture are:
  • 1. Temperature
  • 2. Rainfall
  • 3. Soil 
  • 4. Humidity
  • 5. Climate
  • 6. Slope of land 

Mixed farming is prevalent in _____ in Tamil Nadu.

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  1. Vaigai river system

  2. Kaveri delta

  3. Bhavani river system

  4. Manimuthar river system

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Mixed farming is one wherein land is allotted for more than one activity along with agriculture. The farmer grows two or three varieties of crops along with cattle rearing, poultry and fishing on a large land holding. This method is profitable to the farmer as it provides regular and continuous income. This type of farming is prevalent in the Kaveri delta.

Most farmers in Tamil Nadu cultivate crops in ____ different seasons.

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  1. Two

  2. Three

  3. Four

  4. Five

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Farmers select particular crops to be cultivated in a season, to suit soil and availability of water in that season. Thus, most farmers in Tamil Nadu cultivate crops in three different seasons, namely Sornavari (Kharif season); Samba (Summer season); and Navarai (Winter season or Rabi).

Farm size and holdings, farmer's acceptance towards innovation, his beliefs and myths are _____ factors influencing agriculture.

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  1. Physical

  2. Social

  3. Economical

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The social factors influencing agriculture include:

1. Traditional knowledge
2. Farm size and holdings
3. Farmer's acceptance toward innovation