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Chapter: 06. Major Crops

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Crops are cultivated plants grown by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
farmers
Agriculture is the chief means of livelihood for more than _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ per cent of the population of Asia.
50
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ crops are those crops that are grown primarily to provide food for people.
Food
Rice and wheat are the most widely grown _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the world.
food crops
The kharif crop is grown from _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ when the rains begin and harvested in November.
July
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ crops are grown from March to June.
Zaid
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ crops are mainly grown for the purpose of feeding and fattening livestock.
Fodder
Rice is a staple food for more than _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ per cent of the population of the world.
50
Rice requires a good amount of rainfall, about _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cm.
150-200
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the world’s largest rice-producing country, followed by India.
China
Wheat is grown mainly in the winter months when the temperature is around _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
$10^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, $15^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
Well-drained _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ soil is good for growing wheat.
alluvial
In 2021, India was the world’s second largest _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-producing country, after China.
wheat
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pradesh is the leading wheat-producing state in India.
Uttar
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pradesh is the number one producer of sugar cane in India.
Uttar
In 2022, India emerged as the world’s largest producer and consumer of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and the world’s second largest exporter of it.
sugar
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ crops are primarily grown for cash or for commercial purposes.
Cash
Sugar cane needs a hot and humid climate with an average temperature between _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
$21^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, $27^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
The crushed fibre from sugar cane, known as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, is used for the manufacture of paper and fibre boards.
bagasse
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the practice of harvesting a monocot crop by cutting away the plant just above the ground leaving the roots intact.
Ratooning
In 2022, India was the largest producer of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, followed by China and USA.
cotton
In India, the cultivation of cotton began about _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BCE in the Indus Valley Civilization.
3000
Cotton requires about _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cm of well-distributed rainfall.
50, 80
In India, cotton is grown in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ soil that is black and clayey.
lava
Jute is also known as the ‘_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _’ because of its shiny golden colour.
golden fibre
Jute needs a hot and humid climate and humidity must be around _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ per cent.
80, 90
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the largest producer of jute in the world, followed by Bangladesh.
India
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a very large area of agricultural land where cash crops are grown on a very large scale.
A plantation
Tea is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ plant that grows well in both tropical and subtropical regions.
perennial
Tea requires between _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cm to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cm of rain.
150, 200
The finest quality tea is grown on the hill slopes of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in West Bengal.
Darjiling
Tea is the world’s most popular drink, after _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
water
India produces _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ coffee.
Arabica, Robusta
Coffee plants thrive in hot and humid climate with average temperature between _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
$15^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, $28^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the world’s largest producer of coffee.
Brazil
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the highest coffee producing state in India.
Karnataka
Rubber is made from the sap of the rubber tree, called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
latex
Rubber trees require heavy rainfall between _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cm and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cm annually.
200, 300
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ invented the process called vulcanization.
Charles Goodyear
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ refers to the spectacular increase in the production of food grains in the 1960s in India.
Green Revolution
The new variety of seeds for the Green Revolution was introduced to Indian farms in 1967 by Dr. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Norman Borlaug
The genetically improved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ seeds were the most important components of the Green Revolution.
High Yielding Variety (HYV)
The Green Revolution led to a drastic reduction in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of food grains.
import
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pradesh and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ were among the states that benefitted most from the Green Revolution.
Punjab, Haryana (or Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal)
M. S. Swaminathan earned the title ‘_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _’.
Father of the Green Revolution
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