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Which of the following pair is correctly matched-
1. Northern China - Rice
2. Southern China - Wheat
3. Candy Basin - Coffee
4. Malaysia - Natural Rubber
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Malaysia is the leading rubber producer. Wheat is grown in the North China & rice is grown in the South China
32
Golden Revolution refers to
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Golden Revolution refers to Horticulture. Golden revolution is about Honey and Horticulture production. During this period there is huge production of fruits, vegetables, honey and other horticulture products.In India , the period between 1991 to 2003 is termed as Golden Revolution.
33
Which of the following is the leading producer of rice?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
China is the world's largest rice producer - around 193 million metric tons (FAO 2008), which accounts for as much as 35% of total world rice production. China is the world leader in hybrid rice production.
34
Grasses are almost absent in ________
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Grasses are almost absent in Tropical wet-evergreen forest. An evergreen forest is a forest made up of evergreen trees. They occur across a wide range of climatic zones, and include trees such as conifers, live oak, and holly in cold climates, eucalypts, acacias and banksias in more temperate zones, and rainforest trees in tropical zones.
35
Loess is ________ soil.
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Loess is wind-deposited soil. Loess is a type of silt which forms fertile topsoil in some parts of the world. Loess deposits are usually a few meters thick. One of the key characteristics of these deposits is the 'cat steps'. The soil has few clay particles to hold it together.
36
In which form can the cultivable land be defined?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Cultivable land is the one in which food crops can be cultivated. These include fallow land which is used for farming normally but it is left alone for sometime in order to gain fertility & the net sown area is the land in which crops are grown presently.
37
Which of the following natural regions has specialised in cultivation of fruit trees?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Mediterranean region has specialised in cultivation of fruit trees. Citrus fruits, like lemons, oranges, and grapefruits, grow well in the Mediterranean region due to a similar root structure as olive trees, but also because the fruits have thick skins, which are well adapted to the climate.
38
Economy of Brazil is mostly dependent on ________
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Economy of Brazil is mostly dependent on Coffee. Brazil leads the way as the largest coffee-producing nation in the world, achieving annual coffee production figures of 2,592,000 metric tons, compared to the second-largest producer Vietnam, with 1,650,000 metric tons, and Columbia in third spot with 810,000 metric tons.
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Which country produces the maximum amount of timber?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
U.S.A produces maximum timber in the world. Most timber is produced from Coniferous forest of Alaska region like softwood timber of Pine, Fir, Spruce.
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Mocha coffee is grown in
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Mocha coffee bean is a variety of coffee bean originally from Mocha, Yemen. It is harvested from the coffee-plant species Coffea arabica, which is native to Yemen.