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12 questions
  1. Which raw material does India’s steel industry mainly have to import? (IAS 2015)
    1. Saltpetre
    2. Rock phosphate
    3. Coking coal
    4. All of these
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    Answer: (C) Coking coal

    Indian coal has high ash; good coking coal must be brought from Australia and elsewhere.

  2. Of cotton, groundnut, paddy and wheat, which are Kharif crops? (IAS 2013)
    1. Cotton and wheat
    2. Groundnut and paddy
    3. Cotton, groundnut and paddy
    4. Groundnut, paddy and wheat
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    Answer: (C) Cotton, groundnut and paddy

    Wheat is a Rabi crop.

  3. Of cowpea, green gram and pigeon pea, which are used as pulse, fodder and green manure? (IAS 2012)
    1. Cowpea and green gram only
    2. Green gram only
    3. Cowpea and pigeon pea
    4. All three
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    Answer: (A) Cowpea and green gram only

    Pigeon pea is a long-duration crop with a woody stem — not suited to green manuring.

  4. Of groundnut, sesame and pearl millet, which are mainly rain-fed? (IAS 2012)
    1. Groundnut and sesame
    2. Sesame and pearl millet
    3. Pearl millet only
    4. All three
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    Answer: (D) All three

    All three are Kharif crops of dry areas.

  5. The lower Gangetic plain stays hot and humid all year. Which crop pair suits it best? (IAS 2011)
    1. Paddy and cotton
    2. Wheat and jute
    3. Paddy and jute
    4. Wheat and cotton
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    Answer: (C) Paddy and jute

    Both need heat, ample rain and alluvial soil — West Bengal is the example.

  6. Which is the closest approximation of land use in India? (IAS 2011)
    1. Sown 25%, forest 33%, other 42%
    2. Sown 58%, forest 17%, other 25%
    3. Sown 43%, forest 29%, other 28%
    4. Sown 47%, forest 23%, other 30%
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    Answer: (D) Sown 47%, forest 23%, other 30%

    In 2022-23 net sown area was ≈ 46% and forest land ≈ 23.5%.

  7. Statements — 1. Chikmagalur is famous for sugar. 2. Mandya is famous as a coffee-growing area. Which is correct? (IAS 2008)
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. Both
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (D) Neither

    It is the other way round — Chikmagalur for coffee, Mandya for sugarcane-sugar.

  8. Which statement is NOT correct? (IAS 2005)
    1. The first integrated public-sector plant, Rourkela, was built with Soviet help
    2. The Salem plant leads in making stainless steel
    3. Maharashtra Elektrosmelt is a subsidiary of SAIL
    4. Visakhapatnam steel plant is a unit of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam
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    Answer: (A) The first integrated public-sector plant, Rourkela, was built with Soviet help

    Rourkela was built with West German help.

  9. Statements — 1. Food crops occupy more than two-thirds of the gross cropped area. 2. India’s climate suits farming all year. Which is correct?
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. Both
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (C) Both

    Food crops cover ≈ 73% of the area (2022-23); temperatures allow farming all year.

  10. Of wheat, gram, peas, mustard and maize, which are Rabi crops?
    1. Wheat, gram, peas, mustard
    2. Gram, peas, mustard, maize
    3. Wheat, gram, peas, maize
    4. All
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    Answer: (A) Wheat, gram, peas, mustard

    Maize is mainly a Kharif crop.

  11. Correctly matched — 1. Rourkela : Keonjhar-Bonai 2. Visakhapatnam : Bailadila 3. Bhilai : Dalli-Rajhara
    1. 1 and 2
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 1 and 3
    4. All
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    Answer: (D) All

    Each plant is linked with exactly these iron-ore areas.

  12. According to 2024-25 data, which state is first in oilseed output?
    1. Madhya Pradesh
    2. Gujarat
    3. Rajasthan
    4. Maharashtra
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    Answer: (C) Rajasthan

    Rajasthan (21.4%) > Madhya Pradesh > Maharashtra.

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