SSC CGL Geography – Agriculture & Irrigation – Level 3 · Challenge

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SSC CGL Geography – Agriculture & Irrigation – Level 3 · Challenge – 8 questions, subject: Geography – India & World. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Statement-basedWhich are correct?
I. Groundnut is a kharif crop.
II. Castor is grown both as a rabi and a kharif crop.
III. Mustard is a kharif crop.

Correct Answer: B [I and II only]

Explanation:

Mustard and linseed are rabi.

2.  
Maize is also grown as a rabi crop in:

Correct Answer: C [Bihar]

Explanation:

NCERT Class 10.

3.  
According to NCERT, ragi is very rich in:

Correct Answer: A [iron, calcium, other micronutrients and roughage]

Explanation:

Millets have very high nutritional value.

4.  
According to the Economic Survey 2023-24 (3rd Advance Estimates), which state led in BOTH wheat and sugarcane production in 2023-24?

Correct Answer: D [Uttar Pradesh]

Explanation:

UP led in wheat, sugarcane and total foodgrains (Statistical Appendix Table 1.18).

5.  
Assertion–Reason
A: Rice is grown in Punjab and Haryana, which receive less than 100 cm of rain.
R: Dense networks of canals and tube wells supply the extra water.

Correct Answer: D [Both A and R are true and R explains A]

Explanation:

NCERT: irrigation made rice possible in these states.

6.  
Which crop takes almost a year to grow?

Correct Answer: B [Sugarcane]

Explanation:

NCERT Class 10.

7.  
Inundation channels for irrigation were traditionally developed in the:

Correct Answer: A [flood plains of Bengal]

Explanation:

NCERT Class 10.

8.  
Odd one outWhich of these is NOT among NCERT's examples of plantation crops?

Correct Answer: C [Wheat]

Explanation:

Tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, banana.

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