Agriculture

1. India is the largest producer and exporter of turmeric in the world.
2. More than 30 varieties of turmeric are grown in India.
3. Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are major turmeric producing States in India.

1. India has more arable area than China.
2. The proportion of irrigated area is more in India as compared to China.
3. The average productivity per hectare in Indian agriculture is higher than that in China.

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Tripura

1. Permaculture farming discourages monocultural practices but in conventional chemical farming, monocultural practices are pre-dominant.
2. Conventional chemical farming can cause increase in soil salinity but the occurrence of such phenomenon is not observed in permaculture farming.
3. Conventional chemical farming is easily possible in semi-arid regions but permaculture farming is not so easily possible in such regions.
4. Practice of mulching is very important in permaculture farming but not necessarily so in conventional chemical farming.

1. Reduced or zero tillage of the land
2. Applying gypsum before irrigating the field
3. Allowing crop residue to remain in the field

1. The Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme was launched during 1996-97 to provide loan assistance to poor farmers.
2. The Command Area Development Programme was launched in 1974-75 for the development of water-use efficiency.

1. There is no National Seeds Policy in place.
2. There is no participation of private sector seed companies in the supply of quality seeds of vegetables and planting materials of horticultural crops.
3. There is a demand-supply gap regarding quality seeds in case of low value and high volume crops.

Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following statements:

1. Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of tropical areas whereas tea can be cultivated in both tropical and subtropical areas.
2. Coffee is propagated by seeds but tea is propagated by stem cuttings only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar production.
2. Mandya is well-known as a coffee-producing region.

1. India is the only country in the world producing all the five known commercial varieties of silk.
2. India is the largest producer of sugar in the world.

Consider the following statements:

1. India is the original home of the cotton plant
2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Consider the following high yielding varieties of crops in India:

1. Arjun
2. Jaya
3. Padma
4. Sonalika

Which of these are of wheat?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

Codes:

Which of the following pairs of states and their important crops are correctly matched?

1. Kerala - Tapioca
2. Maharashtra - Cotton
3. West Bengal - Jute
4. Gujarat - Groundnut