Cash Crops

31. Sugarcane seeds are produced in- [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A (Spl.) (Mains), 2010]

(a) I.I.S.R, Lucknow
(b) IARI, New Delhi
(c) Directorate of Seed Research, Mau
(d) SBI, Coimbatore

Correct Answer: (c) Directorate of Seed Research, Mau

Solution:Sugarcane Breeding Institute is a Central Research Institute in Coimbatore, India. It was established in 1912 under Indian Council of Agricultural Research. It was established to promote research efforts in sugarcane production and is the only sugarcane research institute in the country.

32. What time is taken by Adsali Sugarcane crop to get ripen? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Mains) 2010]

(a) 6 months
(b) 12 months
(c) 18 months
(d) 24 months

Correct Answer: (c) 18 months

Solution:Adsali Sugarcane planting is mainly done in low rainfall area of Maharashtra. Planting is done in the month of July-August and it takes 16-18 months to get riped.

33. Consider the statements: [U.P. R.O/A.R.O. (Mains), 2017]

Assertion (A): Sugar Industry is more developed in South India.

Reason (R): The per hectare yield of sugarcane and the quantity of sugarcane juice are more in the southern states.

Code:

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Correct Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Solution:The sugar industry is more developed in South India. Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are the major sugar producing states in India. In fact due to favorable climate and black soil area in South India and the ability of moisture conservation and development of tubewell irrigation, South India has high productivity of sugarcane is per hectare yield of sugarcane and high amount of juice in sugarcane. Hence both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

34. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

Assertion (A) : Sugarcane and sugar production in U.P. is more than Maharashtra, but productivity is less.

Reason (R) : Most of the sugar factories in Maharashtra are in the cooperative sector.

Code:

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Correct Answer: (b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Solution:According to Indian Sugar Mills Association data, sugarcane and sugar production in UP is more than Maharashtra but productivity is less. Assertion (A) is the correct statement.

Most of the sugar factories in Maharashtra are in the cooperative sector is also correct. Reason (R) is the correct statement.

Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A), but both (A) and (R) are true. So, the correct answer is option (b).

35. Co. 1148 is an important variety of [U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

(a) Wheat
(b) Cotton
(c) Maizem
(d) Sugarcane

Correct Answer: (d) Sugarcane

Solution:Co. 1148 is an important variety of sugarcane.

Here are some other sugarcane varieties:
Co 0237
Developed in 2012 for the North West region, this variety is resistant to red rot disease and can be sown in water logging areas.
Co 0118 (Karan 2)
An early maturing variety for the North West Zone. It is a selection from the progeny of the cross Co 8347 x Co 86011.
Co 09004
A high yielding, high quality and early maturing variety suitable for cultivation in Peninsular zone.
Co 0212
A midlate maturing sugarcane clone.
Co 92005
Suitable for quality jaggery, released by Regional Sugarcane and Jaggery Research Station, Kolhapur in 2009.
MS 10001
An early maturing sugarcane variety developed at CSRS Padegaon. It gives more yield of sugarcane and sugar.
CO 118
An early season variety with medium thick, greenish yellow color canes. It is tolerant to red rot and frost.
Co Pant 12221
An early maturing sugarcane variety developed by the agricultural scientists of Pantnagar University.