UPSC World Geography – Chapter 2: Major Crops of the World and Their Distribution (20 MCQs)

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UPSC World Geography – Chapter 2: Major Crops of the World and Their Distribution (20 MCQs) – 20 questions, subject: Geography. 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.  

Coffee is native to:

Correct Answer: A [Ethiopia]

Explanation:

Kaffa region.

2.  

In 1876, rubber seeds were taken from Brazil to Kew Gardens by:

Correct Answer: D [Henry Wickham]

Explanation:

In 1876 Henry Wickham shipped Hevea seeds from Brazil to Kew; the seedlings were then sent to Ceylon and Malaya.

3.  

The two largest producers of palm oil are:

Correct Answer: A [Indonesia and Malaysia]

Explanation:

Indonesia and Malaysia, in the hot, wet equatorial belt, together produce most of the world's palm oil.

4.  

Jute is grown mainly in the delta of the:

Correct Answer: B [Ganga–Brahmaputra]

Explanation:

Jute needs heat, heavy rain and fresh flood silt, all found in the Ganga–Brahmaputra delta of India and Bangladesh.

5.  

Which crop needs about 210 frost-free days and bright sunshine?

Correct Answer: A [Cotton]

Explanation:

Cotton needs a long growing season of about 210 frost-free days, bright sunshine and moderate rainfall.

6.  

The "Corn Belt" is in:

Correct Answer: C [the United States]

Explanation:

The Corn Belt is the maize-growing region of the US Midwest, the world's largest maize region.

7.  

The idea of "centres of origin" of cultivated plants is associated with:

Correct Answer: D [N. I. Vavilov]

Explanation:

The Russian scientist N. I. Vavilov identified the centres where cultivated plants were first domesticated (1926).

8.  

Which of the following crops went from the Americas to the Old World through the Columbian exchange?

Correct Answer: C [Potato]

Explanation:

The potato was domesticated in the Andes and reached Europe, Africa and Asia after 1492.

9.  

Tea grows best on:

Correct Answer: C [well-drained hill slopes with heavy rainfall]

Explanation:

Tea needs heavy rain but no waterlogging, so well-drained hill slopes suit it best.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. Brazil is the largest producer of coffee.
2. Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana are the two largest producers of cocoa.
3. Natural rubber is native to South-East Asia.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Brazil leads coffee output and Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana lead cocoa, but rubber is native to the Amazon.

11.  

Assertion (A): About nine-tenths of the world's rice is grown in monsoon Asia.

Reason (R): Rice needs high temperature and heavy rainfall or irrigation.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Monsoon Asia supplies the high temperature and heavy rain or irrigation rice needs, which explains its concentration there.

12.  

Much of Brazil's sugarcane is used to produce:

Correct Answer: B [ethanol]

Explanation:

Brazil diverts much of its sugarcane to ethanol, used widely as a motor fuel.

13.  

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is located in:

Correct Answer: D [the Philippines]

Explanation:

Los Baños.

14.  

The Assam Company, the first large tea company in India, was formed in:

Correct Answer: D [1839]

Explanation:

The Assam Company was formed in 1839 to take over the government's experimental tea gardens in Assam.

15.  

Robusta coffee is grown on a large scale in:

Correct Answer: A [Vietnam]

Explanation:

Vietnam is the world's second-largest coffee producer, and most of its output is robusta.

16.  

Sugar beet is grown mainly in:

Correct Answer: B [temperate Europe and Russia]

Explanation:

Sugar beet is a temperate root crop, grown mainly in Europe, Russia and the USA.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Wickham takes rubber seeds to Kew
2. Columbus reaches the Americas
3. Assam Company formed
4. Coffee reaches Brazil

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [2-4-3-1]

Explanation:

1492, 1727, 1839, 1876.

18.  

Which of the following crops needs the heaviest rainfall?

Correct Answer: B [Natural rubber]

Explanation:

above about 200 cm.

19.  

Most of the world's soybean is produced by:

Correct Answer: C [Brazil, the USA and Argentina]

Explanation:

Brazil, the USA and Argentina together produce most of the world's soybean, much of it exported to China.

20.  

The centre of origin of maize is:

Correct Answer: A [Mesoamerica]

Explanation:

Maize was domesticated in Mesoamerica (southern Mexico) and spread worldwide after 1492.

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