Sugarcane Cultivation

Q. What type of soil is required for sugar cane cultivation?

1. Rich alluvial or lava soil
2. Loamy or hard soil
3. Black or red soil
4. Clayey or loamy soil

Q. What is the temperature range required by sugarcane to grow?

1. Temperature should range between 15 and 45 degrees Celsius.
2. Temperature should range between 25 and 35 degrees Celsius.
3. Temperature should range between 5 and 20 degrees Celsius.
4. Temperature should range between 12 and 24 degrees Celsius.

Q. What is the minimum amount of rainfall required for sugar cane cultivation?

1. At least 300 centimetres of annual rainfall
2. At least 400 centimetres of annual rainfall
3. At least 150 centimetres of annual rainfall
4. At least 50 centimetres of annual rainfall

Q. How long does it take for new shoots of sugar cane to grow?

1. A few weeks.
2. A few months.
3. A few years.
4. A few hours.

Q. _____ are pieces of sugar cane cut into pieces that are 40 centimetres long to be used for planting.

1. Chunks
2. Coils
3. Ropes
4. Setts

Q. Read the following statements and choose the correct option that best describes the sentences.
1. Sugarcane is a tropical crop.
2. Sugar is obtained in the form of sucrose from sugarcane.

1. Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong.
2. Both statements are correct.
3. Both statements are wrong.
4. Statement 1 is wrong. Statement 2 is correct.

Q. Region that involves sugarcane cultivation in the east coast of Australia includes ________.

1. North Queensland to New South Wales
2. South Queensland to New South Wales
3. North Queensland to Southern part of New South Wales
4. North Queensland to Northern part of New South Wales

Q. How is the soil prepared for cultivation of sugarcane?

1. No preparation is needed, sugar cane can directly be planted
2. The soil is first ploughed to prepare it for cultivation
3. The soil is first irrigated in preparation for plantation
4. Fertilisers are added in order to prepare the land for cultivation of sugarcane

Q. Read the following statements and choose the correct option that best describes the sentences.
1. Sugar cane cultivation requires at least 300 centimetres of annual rainfall.
2. Irrigation is mandatory for sugar cane cultivation as it requires a lot of water during and towards the end of the growing period.

1. Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong.
2. Both statements are wrong.
3. Both statements are correct.
4. Statement 1 is wrong. Statement 2 is correct.

Q. _______ need to be cleared from the fields before the sugar cane is cut during harvesting.

1. Litter and dead leaves
2. Rocks and soil
3. Soil and water
4. Soil and garbage

Q. Read the following statements and choose the correct option that best describes the sentences.
1. Setts are roots of sugarcane plants with small stalks.
2. The sucrose content of sugarcane is not affected, no matter how much the cane dries.

1. Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong.
2. Both statements are correct.
3. Both statements are wrong.
4. Statement 1 is wrong. Statement 2 is correct.

Q. The process of leaving a root with a small stalk in the soil after harvesting is known as ______.

1. sedimenting
2. disposing
3. ratooning
4. chunking

Q. How long does a sugar cane crop take to mature?

1. About 10 months
2. About 10 years
3. About 20 months
4. About 2 months

Q. Riya notices that her father does not actually plant sugarcane. Instead, while he harvests his old crop, he ensures that the root of the crop is left in the soil along with a bit of the stalk so that a new plant can grow. What is this method of growing crops called?

1. Sedimenting
2. Disposing
3. Ratooning
4. Chunking

Q. Sugar cane is usually harvested between the months of ________ and ________.

1. August, December
2. December, March
3. January, August
4. February, April

Q. Read the following sentences and choose the correct option that best describes those sentences.
1. It takes a few weeks for new shoots of sugarcane to grow.
2. The maturation process of sugarcane takes about 10 months.

1. Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong.
2. Both statements are correct.
3. Both statements are wrong.
4. Statement 1 is wrong. Statement 2 is correct.

Q. Read the following statements and choose the correct option that best describes the sentences.
1. The sugar cane belt in Australia's East Coast stretches from North Queensland to Northern New South Wales.
2. Sugar cane can only be cultivated in cold climates.

1. Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong.
2. Both statements are correct.
3. Statement 1 is wrong. Statement 2 is correct.
4. Both statements are wrong.

Q. Ratooning is another name for _________.

1. green cane harvesting
2. slash and burn cultivation
3. clean-cut harvesting
4. paddy cultivation

Q. Read the following sentences and choose the correct option that best describes those sentences.
1. Setts are sugarcane pieces that are about 40 centimetres long and are used for planting.
2. In order to allow a new crop of sugarcane to be grown, a root with a small stalk is left in the soil and this process is called ratooning or green cane harvesting.

1. Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong.
2. Both statements are correct.
3. Both statements are wrong.
4. Statement 1 is wrong. Statement 2 is correct.

Q. What are furrows?

1. Deep craters where lakes once used to exist
2. Deep lines made in soil to be used for cultivation
3. Cracks in the ground resulting from earthquakes
4. Natural hills

Q. Which of the following are requirements for growing sugarcane?

1. 25°C to 35°C
2. 45°C to 65°C
3. Hot Climate
4. <150 cm rainfall
5. >150 cm rainfall
6. Cold Climate
7. Dry Climate
8. Wet Climate
9. More Sunshine
10. Less Sunshine

Q. Harvested sugar cane generally dries within _____.

1. 16 hours
2. 4 hours
3. 16 days
4. 24 days

Q. Which of the following aspects makes Queensland in Australia a good place to grow sugarcane?

1. Queensland has a hot and wet climate and receives bright sunshine throughout the year.
2. Queensland is cold and dry and does not receive much rainfall.
3. Queensland has a cold, wet climate while receiving snowfall over the course of winter.
4. Queensland has a hot and dry climate with scarce rainfall.

Q. When is sugar cane generally planted in Australia?

1. Between the months of May and August
2. Between the months of March and May
3. Between the months of October and May.
4. Between the months of August and December

Q. The practice of leaving a part of the stock in the soil so as to allow the plant to produce fresh stalk for the next year is called setting.

1. False
2. True