Agriculture Miscellaneous part-2

📆 March 1, 2025

Total Questions: 52

31. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

Agricultural Produce and State (2015)

Agricultural Produce	State
(a) The largest producer of coffee	Karnataka
(b) The largest producer of potato	Madhya Pradesh
(c) The largest producer of cotton	Gujarat
(d) The largest producer of wheat	Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:

Agricultural Produce	State
The largest producer of coffee (2021-22)	Karnataka
The largest producer of potato (2021-22, 3rd A.E.)	Uttar Pradesh
The largest producer of cotton (2021-22, 4th A.E.)	Gujarat
The largest producer of wheat (2021-22, 4th A.E.)	Uttar Pradesh

32. Correctly match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below- [I.A.S. (Pre) 1994]

List-I (Crops)	List-II (Crop Destroying Creatures)
A. Rice	1. Aphid
B. Wheat	2. Ghundi Bag
C. Sugarcane	3. Oily shearing Grasshopper
D. Gram	4. Top shoot borer moth
	5. Bollworm

Codes:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	3	4	5
(b)	3	1	4	2
(c)	2	1	4	5
(d)	3	4	5	3

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:Aphid is the creature which harms wheat as well as other cereals and fruits. In the same way, Ghundi Bag harms rice crop and Top Shoot Borer Moth destroy the sugarcane crop and Bollworm is harmful to the gram.

33. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S.(MAINS) 2014]

List-I (Name of the Crop)	List-II (Name of Disease)
A. Sugarcane	1. Late Blight
B. Paddy	2. Red Rot
C. Arhar	3. Khaira
D. Potato	4. Wilt

Codes:

Code	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	2	3	1	4
(c)	2	3	4	1
(d)	4	3	2	1

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Correctly matched lists of crops and diseases is as follows:

Name of Crop	Name of Disease
Sugarcane	Red rot
Paddy	Khaira
Arhar	Wilt
Potato	Late Blight

34. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P. Lower Sub.(Pre) 2015]

	Crop	Disease
(a)	Rice	Green hair
(b)	Bajra	Ergot
(c)	Pea	Powdery mildew
(d)	Gram	Wilt

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Green hair disease is found in millet. Rest others are correctly matched.

35. Sugarcane, Beatroot, Sweet pea, Gram, Arhar and Frasbean come under which of the following: [I.A.S.(Pre) 1993]

(a) Two plants family
(b) Three plants family
(c) Four plants family
(d) Five plants family

Correct Answer: (b) Three plants family

Solution:Sugarcane, Beatroot, Sweet pea, Gram, Arhar and Frasbean come under the category

36. India is the largest producer of [U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above

Solution:India is not the largest producer of any of the above crops. India ranks second in sugarcane production (FAO, 2022) and 8th in coffee green and second in Tobacco (Unmanufactured). Hence, none of the options is correct as per (FAO, 2022).

37. What was the estimated production of foodgrains in India for the year 2011-12? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above

Solution:Estimated production of food grains in 2011-12 in India was 259.29 million tonnes (as per the last estimate). Therefore none of the given options can be taken as the correct answer. Chhattisgarh public service commission also deleted this question in their revised answer sheet and excluded it from the evaluation process. Total foodgrain production in 2021-22 (4 A.E.) is 315.7 million tonnes estimated.

38. Shaktiman-I and Shaktiman-II are the genetically modified crops of: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

(a) Cotton
(b) Rice
(c) Maize
(d) Wheat

Correct Answer: (c) Maize

Solution:Shaktiman-I and Shaktiman - II are the genetically modified crops of Maize. In India, it is the third most important food crop after rice and wheat. Maize serves multiple purposes: it is used as both food and fodder. Besides being a staple food for humans and a quality feed for animals, maize is a crucial raw material and ingredient in various industrial products, including starch, oil, protein, alcoholic beverages, food sweeteners, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, film, textiles, gum, packaging, and paper industries. Maize is cultivated throughout the year in all states of the country for various purposes, including grain, fodder, green cobs, sweet corn, baby corn, and popcorn in peri-urban areas. The predominant maize-growing states are Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh.

39. Commercial production of Saffron takes place in which of the following states? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]

(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Kerala

Correct Answer: (a) Jammu and Kashmir

Solution:Commercial production of saffron takes place in the State of Jammu and Kashmir (The then state is now UT). It is also known as Zaffran. It is one of the costliest herbal spices across the globe and popularly known as Red Gold or the Golden Condiment. The commercial part of Saffron is Stigma, which is the female part of flower also termed as Saffron filament or Saffron thread or Saffron stigmata. The seeds of Saffron are called corms or bulbs, and Saffron plant regenerates from the vegetative multiplication of its underground corms. It contains crocin, picrocrocin and saffranal which are very important constituents for both medicinal and aesthetic purposes. The saffron plant is native to Greece and Asia Minor, but it is now cultivated in many parts of Europe (especially Italy, France, and Spain), China, and India. In India around 90% of saffron production comes from Kashmir, where it has been grown for centuries.

40. The largest quantity of saffron is produced in [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2007]

(a) North East Hills
(b) Kashmir
(c) Kerala
(d) Goa

Correct Answer: (b) Kashmir

Solution:The largest amount of saffron in India is produced in the Kashmir valley. Apart from India other countries producing saffron in the world are Spain, Iran, Greece and Italy. Spain and Iran jointly produce more than 80% of total saffron produced in the world.

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