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Food Crops

📆 October 14, 2024

Total Questions: 50

21. The botanical name of macaroni wheat is: [Jharkhand.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (c) Triticum durum
Solution:The botanical name of macaroni wheat is Triticum durum. It's the first cereal grain to be deliberately created by humans. Triticale is created by crossing wheat (Triticum) with rye (Secale). The name comes from the Latin names of the two plants. The goal was to combine the best traits of each parent. Triticale is a food crop that's easier to grow than wheat and rye. It's used to make a variety of food products. It's also grown for its ability to tolerate difficult soils, drought, cold, and disease.

22. Which one of the following substances is a herbicide? [U.P. R.O/A.R.O. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (d) Butachlor
Solution:Butachlor is a herbicide. Chlorpyrifos and Quinolphos are a pesticide. Carbendazim is a fungicide. Butachlor is a selective, pre-emergent herbicide that's absorbed by germinating shoots and roots. It's translocated throughout the plant, with higher concentrations in the vegetative parts. It's used to control annual grasses and some broad-leaved weeds.

23. In which months is the Rabi crop sown? [U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

Correct Answer: (d) Mustard
Solution:On the basis of seasons, the crops in India have been divided into three types.

Kharif crops: The Kharif crop is the summer crop or monsoon crop in India. Kharif crops are usually sown with the beginning of the first rains i.e in June-July and harvested in October November.

Major Kharif crops of India include Millets (Bajra & Jowar), Cotton, Soyabean, Sugarcane, Turmeric, Paddy (Rice), Maize, Moong (Pulses), Groundnut, Red Chillies, etc.

Rabi Crops: The Rabi crop is the spring harvest or winter crop in India. It is sown in October-November last and harvested in March-April every year. Major Rabi crops in India include Wheat, Barley, Mustard, Sesame, Peas, Potatoes.

Zaid Crop: This crop is grown in some parts of the country from March to July. Prominent examples are Muskmelon, Watermelon, Vegetables of Cucurbitaceae family such as bitter gourd, pumpkin, ridged gourd, etc.

24. Which of the following is a "Rabi" crop :

Correct Answer: (d) Mustard
Solution:On the basis of seasons, the crops in India have been divided into three types.

Kharif crops: The Kharif crop is the summer crop or monsoon crop in India. Kharif crops are usually sown with the beginning of the first rains i.e in June-July and harvested in October November.

Major Kharif crops of India include Millets (Bajra & Jowar), Cotton, Soyabean, Sugarcane, Turmeric, Paddy (Rice), Maize, Moong (Pulses), Groundnut, Red Chillies, etc.

Rabi Crops: The Rabi crop is the spring harvest or winter crop in India. It is sown in October-November last and harvested in March-April every year. Major Rabi crops in India include Wheat, Barley, Mustard, Sesame, Peas, Potatoes.

Zaid Crop: This crop is grown in some parts of the country from March to July. Prominent examples are Muskmelon, Watermelon, Vegetables of Cucurbitaceae family such as bitter gourd, pumpkin, ridged gourd, etc.

25. Which is not a Kharif Crop - [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (b) Gram
Solution:On the basis of seasons, the crops in India have been divided into three types.

Kharif crops: The Kharif crop is the summer crop or monsoon crop in India. Kharif crops are usually sown with the beginning of the first rains i.e in June-July and harvested in October November.

Major Kharif crops of India include Millets (Bajra & Jowar), Cotton, Soyabean, Sugarcane, Turmeric, Paddy (Rice), Maize, Moong (Pulses), Groundnut, Red Chillies, etc.

Rabi Crops: The Rabi crop is the spring harvest or winter crop in India. It is sown in October-November last and harvested in March-April every year. Major Rabi crops in India include Wheat, Barley, Mustard, Sesame, Peas, Potatoes.

Zaid Crop: This crop is grown in some parts of the country from March to July. Prominent examples are Muskmelon, Watermelon, Vegetables of Cucurbitaceae family such as bitter gourd, pumpkin, ridged gourd, etc.

26. Which of the following is odd on the basis of crops? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

Correct Answer: (d) Wheat
Solution:In the above options, wheat is Rabi crop and rest all are Kharif crops. Rabi crops, cultivated during the spring season (November-April), include wheat, barley, and mustard, requiring cooler temperatures and less water. Kharif crops, grown in the monsoon season (June-October), include rice, maize, and cotton, thriving in hot, humid conditions with substantial rainfall. Zaid crops, planted between Rabi and Kharif (March-June), like watermelon and muskmelon, are short-duration crops, drought-resistant, and require less water.

27. Which one of the following sets of conditions is necessary for good cultivation of wheat? [LA.S. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (a) Moderate temperature and moderate rainfall
Solution:In India, wheat requires 10° to 25° C temperature and 50 to 75 cm evenly distributed average annual rainfall which can be termed as moderate temperature and moderate rainfall. Wheat is grown on 30.5 million hectare area (2021-22 4th A.E.) of the total cropped area.

28. Cash Crop does not consist- [39th B.P.S.C.(Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (d) Wheat
Solution:Cash crops include Sugarcane, Cotton, Jute, Tobacco, Oilseeds etc and Wheat, Rice etc. are food crops. Cash crops are agricultural crops grown for the purpose of selling on the market or exporting for profit, as opposed to subsistence crops grown for the farmer's self-supply (like livestock feeding or food for the family). The majority of cash crops grown in developing countries are sold to developed countries at a higher price. Coffee, tea, cocoa, cotton, and sugarcane are all well-known cash crops. These are grown for market sale or as raw materials for industries. With increased productivity of certain crops, particularly sugar, the government assists agriculture by providing incentives. These occupy only 15% of the country's total cropped area but account for more than 40% of agricultural production by value.

29. Which group of crops mentioned below comprises of Cash Crop? [M.P.P.C.S (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (c) Cotton, Sugarcane, Bananas
Solution:Cash crops include Sugarcane, Cotton, Jute, Tobacco, Oilseeds etc and Wheat, Rice etc. are food crops. Cash crops are agricultural crops grown for the purpose of selling on the market or exporting for profit, as opposed to subsistence crops grown for the farmer's self-supply (like livestock feeding or food for the family). The majority of cash crops grown in developing countries are sold to developed countries at a higher price. Coffee, tea, cocoa, cotton, and sugarcane are all well-known cash crops. These are grown for market sale or as raw materials for industries. With increased productivity of certain crops, particularly sugar, the government assists agriculture by providing incentives. These occupy only 15% of the country's total cropped area but account for more than 40% of agricultural production by value.

30. With which of the following countries has India done an agreement to import 15 lakh tonn wheat with a view to the possibility of less production? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (a) Australia
Solution:Government of India in the year 1998 signed an agreement with Australia to import 15 lakhs tonnes of Wheat. In 1996-97 and 1997-98, the government had decided to import up to 20 lakh tonnes of wheat each year. In 1997-98, 10.18 lakh tonnes of wheat were imported from Australia, Canada, and Argentina. The government purchased the wheat to help control rising domestic wheat prices. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) procures wheat domestically from farmers for the public distribution system. When the government liberalized its policy and allowed private companies to procure wheat directly from farmers, the FCI was unable to procure enough wheat. To meet the demand, the government decided to import wheat through the State Trading Corporation for the FCI.
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