Fibre Crops, Rubber, Beverage Crops,Horticulture, and Floriculture

Q. Which among the following fibre crops is not produced from plants?

1. Cotton
2. Silk
3. Hemp
4. Jute

Q. What is horticulture?

1. Growing fruits and vegetables for personal use
2. Growing oil seeds and cereals for personal use
3. Growing fruits and vegetables for commercial use
4. Growing oil seeds and millets for commercial use

Q.

Mesta is a substitute for which of the following crops?

1. Jute

2. Rubber

3. Tea

4. Sugarcane

Q. Imagine you have a piece of land on a hill station. The soil in the land is deep, fertile, and well drained, rich in humus and organic matter. The climate is warm moist frost-free throughout the year. Also, there are frequent showers evenly distributed over the year. Which is the ideal crop to be grown here?

1. Coffee
2. Rubber
3. Tea
4. Orange

Q.

Which crop is associated with the process of ‘Withering’?

1. Coffee

2. Tea

3. Rubber

4. Jute

Q. Nearly 50 percent contribution to the floriculture in India _____ state/s.

1. Kerala
2. Karnataka
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Andhra Pradesh

Q. Which of the following conditions is/are suitable for the cultivation of coffee?

1. Warm and wet climate
2. Loamy soil
3. Hill slopes
4. Plains

Q. Rubber trees require a rainfall of __________ to thrive.

1. Less than 50cm
2. Less than 100cm
3. Less than 200cm
4. More than 200cm

Q. Which crop is also known as golden fibre?

1. Maize
2. Cotton
3. Rice
4. Jute

Q. Which among the following statements are true about horticulture?

1. It is a branch of agriculture that deals with the study of fruits, vegetables, and other ornamental plants.
2. Apiculture, pissiculture, and aquaculture are a part of horticulture.
3. Landscape horticulture refers to the production and use of plants to beautify the outdoor environment.
4. Olericulture is a part of horticulture that deals with the study of flowers.

Q. This plant is cultivated in large commercial operations. It is valued for its young leaves and leaf buds. There are three main varieties of this plant. They are exclusively grown in China, Assam, and Cambodia. Hybrid varieties of this plant are also common. The produce of this plant belongs to which category of crops?

1. Oilseeds
2. Cereals
3. Fibre crops
4. Beverage crops

Q. Which country was the largest producer of tea in 2015?

1. India
2. Brazil
3. China
4. Venezuala

Q. This crop is produced by the raising of caterpillars. This crop is a fibroin made of proteins. These proteins are secreted in the fluid state as a single filament by a caterpillar. It is less denser compared to other crops like wool, rayon, and cotton. To which category of crops does the above mentioned crop belong?

1. Millets
2. Pulses
3. Fibre crops
4. Cereals