Graduate Level Indian Geography
Indian Soils & Crops — Detailed
15 questions on soil types, crop patterns, and agricultural geography.
Indian Soils & Crops — Detailed
15 questions · 10 minutes
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Q1.Most widespread soil in India:
Explanation: Alluvial soil — Northern Plains, river deltas.
Q2.Black soil best for:
Explanation: Cotton ('black cotton soil'). Deccan Plateau.
Q3.Laterite soil found in:
Explanation: Heavy rainfall areas. Good for tea, coffee, cashew.
Q4.Kharif crops sown in:
Explanation: June-July (monsoon). Rice, cotton, jute.
Q5.Rabi crops sown in:
Explanation: October-November (winter). Wheat, barley, mustard.
Q6.Largest wheat producer state:
Explanation: Uttar Pradesh is #1 in wheat.
Q7.Largest rice producer state:
Explanation: West Bengal is #1 in rice.
Q8.Jute is called:
Explanation: Golden Fibre. Mainly West Bengal.
Q9.Cotton is called:
Explanation: White Gold.
Q10.Tea #1 state:
Explanation: Assam. Needs acidic soil, slope, heavy rain.
Q11.Coffee #1 state:
Explanation: Karnataka (Baba Budan Hills).
Q12.Rubber #1 state:
Explanation: Kerala (~90% of India's rubber).
Q13.India is world's #1 producer of:
Explanation: Milk (White Revolution). #2 in wheat, rice.
Q14.Bhangar vs Khadar:
Explanation: Bhangar = old, less fertile. Khadar = new, more fertile (flood plain).
Q15.Sugarcane #1 state:
Explanation: Uttar Pradesh.
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