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The country having the largest area under sugar cane cultivation in the monsoon region is _______.

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  1. Myanmar

  2. India

  3. Thailand

  4. Bangladesh

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The country has the largest area under sugar cane cultivation in the monsoon reason is India.

Sugarcane crop grows well in the areas with a rainfall of__________.

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  1. 100-150 cm

  2. 75-100 cm

  3. 150-200 cm

  4. 200 cm and above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sugarcane grows well in tropical regions with 100-150 cm of rainfall well-distributed throughout the year. However, irrigation is necessary in areas of lower rainfall or even in areas of higher rainfall during the long dry spells.

Which one of the following is the leading producer of sugarcane?

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  1. Bihar

  2. Haryana

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Uttar Pradesh

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The major sugarcane-producing states are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab and Haryana. 

Sugar Bowl of the world is _______.

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  1. Manila

  2. Japan

  3. Cuba

  4. Havana

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cuba is known as the ‘sugar bowl of the world’, as it used to have largest sugar industry which is now in decay and its position is now taken up by Brazil followed by India. It is an island of Caribbean region.

The highest yield of cotton per hectare is in the state of ________.

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  1. Gujarat

  2. Haryana

  3. Punjab

  4. TamilNadu

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
TAMILNADU.
A socio-economic study on Bt cotton commissioned by Bharat Krishak Samaj found that Tamil Nadu had seen the highest yield at 944 kg a hectare with a cotton area of 1.19 lakh ha.

Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh followed with yields of 659.33 kg/ha and 564.33 kg/ha, which have a cotton area of over 20 lakh ha.

India ranks ________ among the world's natural rubber producers.

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  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third

  4. Fourth

  5. Fifth

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The Leading Natural Rubber Producing Countries In The World
Rank Area             Production Value,  (in tons)
1        Thailand              4,305,069
2         Indonesia      3,107,544
3         Viet Nam      946,865
4          India              900,000

Which among the following is the largest cotton producing country ?

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  1. Russia

  2. U.S.A.

  3. India

  4. Egypt

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Correct Option: B

What type of climate is required for sugarcane ?

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  1. Dry and hot

  2. Hot and wet

  3. Cold and dry

  4. Cold and wet

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is a tropical as well as a subtropical crop. It grows well in hot and humid climate with a temperature of 21°C to 27°C and an annual rainfall between 75cm.

Which country is the biggest producer of rubber in the world ?

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  1. Malaysia

  2. Sri

  3. Thailand

  4. Brazil

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Thailand

Thailand is the leading Rubber producing country in the world. Thailand is followed Indonesia and China at the second and third place respectively. India stands at fourth position in Rubber production.

Which one of the following soils is most suitable for the cultivation of cotton in India?

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  1. Red soil

  2. Laterite soil

  3. Alluvial soil

  4. Regur soil

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

India is the third-largest producer of cotton in the world. Cotton grows well in drier parts of the black cotton soil of the Deccan plateau.