Pulses

Pulses

Total Questions: 17

11. Malaviya Chamatkar is a variety of: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

Correct Answer: (b) Pigeon-Pea (Arhar)
Note:

Malaviya Chamatkar is a variety of Arhar. Other main varieties of Arhar are Amar, Azad, Malaviya Vikas, Paras and Bahar.

12. Which of the following is correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S.(Spl). (Mains) 2008]

Correct Answer: (a) Arhar - Bahar
Note:

Malaviya Chamatkar is a variety of Arhar. Other main varieties of Arhar are Amar, Azad, Malaviya Vikas, Paras and Bahar.

13. 'Bahar' is a popular variety of- [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

Correct Answer: (c) Pigeon pea
Note:

Malaviya Chamatkar is a variety of Arhar. Other main varieties of Arhar are Amar, Azad, Malaviya Vikas, Paras and Bahar.

14. The leafless variety of pea is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

Correct Answer: (c) Aparna
Note:

'Aparna' is a new high- yielding. leaf-less variety of pea.

15. Which of the following states was the largest producer of pulses in 2011-12? [U.P.P.C.S. (MAINS) 2013 U.P.R.O / A.R.O (mains) 2013]

Correct Answer: (d) Madhya Pradesh
Note:

When the question was asked option (d) was correct answer. According to the figures of 2021-22(4th A.E), the largest producer of total pulses in India is Madhya Pradesh.

16. Assertion (A) : India has a shortage of pulses, but not of protein. [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2009]

Reason (R) : There is a priority in demand of pulses.

 

In the reference of the above, which of the following is correct:

 

Correct Answer: (a) (A) and (R) both are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Note:

India has a shortage of pulses but there is no shortage of sources of protein. In India shortage of pulses is due to the high demand although India is a leading producer of pulses in the world. Therefore, both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

17. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2017]

 

Crop Variety
Mustard Varuna
Field Pea Sapna
Linseed Surya
Groundnut Kaushal
Correct Answer: (c)
Note:

Surya is a variety of Mango, Papaya and Potato. It is not a variety of Linseed.

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