Tag: land utilisation, its pattern and crops of karnataka

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Cultivation of paddy requires _____.

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  1. Barren land

  2. Sandy soil

  3. High rainfall and high temperature

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Under high temperature, high humidity with sufficient rainfall and irrigation facilities, rice can be grown in any type of soil.

Which is a very important food crop of Karnataka?

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  1. Pulses

  2. Cotton

  3. Rubber

  4. Paddy

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Correct Option: D

What is the staple food of the people of Karnataka?

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  1. Bajri

  2. Jowar

  3. Rice

  4. Millets

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Correct Option: C

Which type of farming gaining popularity nowadays?

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  1. Subsistence farming

  2. Mixed farming

  3. Commercial farming

  4. Plantation farming

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Correct Option: B

The crops grown by the farmers for home consumption and not for market is called _____.

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  1. Mixed farming

  2. Commercial farming

  3. Shifting cultivation

  4. Subsistence farming

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Subsistence agriculture is self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families. The output is mostly for local requirements with little or no surplus for trade. 

Paddy is a _____ crop.

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  1. Tropical

  2. Sub-tropical

  3. Arctic

  4. Polar

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rice is a crop of tropical climate. However, it is also grown successfully in humid to sub-humid regions under subtropical and temperate climate. 

What is the total area under paddy cultivation in Karnataka?

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  1. 28.2%

  2. 38.2%

  3. 43.2%

  4. 47.2%

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Correct Option: A

From the following, pick the odd one out.

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  1. Paddy

  2. Pulses

  3. Millets

  4. Cotton

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Correct Option: D

The cultivation of a few annual crops on large estates for the purpose of money is called _____.

indian land resources land resources of karnataka land utilisation, its pattern and crops of karnataka geography

  1. Subsistence farming

  2. Irrigation farming

  3. Plantation farming

  4. Commercial farming

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Plantation farming is an extensive commercial system is characterized by cultivation of a single cash crop in plantations of estates on a large scale. 

Crops that are grown not for the domestic market but also for the international market come under _____.

indian land resources land resources of karnataka land utilisation, its pattern and crops of karnataka geography

  1. Plantation farming

  2. Shifting cultivation

  3. Commercial farming

  4. Mixed farming

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Correct Option: C