CBSE Questions for Class 10 Geography Agriculture Quiz 3 - MCQExams.com

• India is the leading producer of cotton in the world with 6423 thousand metric tons. Followed by China and USA respectively. 

•  India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the world. 
  
•  India is the world's largest pulse producer accounting for 27-28 per cent of global pulse production.
  
•  Madhya Pradesh is India’s largest pulse producing state, which accounts for 23% of total pulse production in the country.

Hot and wet climate is favorable for cultivation of rice. Rice is grown in the months of April to October which includes summer and rainy seasons providing essential hot and wet climate. Hence rice is a kharif crop.

• The major cotton growing states are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh which are in the Western and Southern parts of India.

Plantation agriculture is a form of commercial farming where crops are grown for profit. Large land areas are needed for this type of agriculture. Countries that have plantation agriculture usually experience high annual temperatures and receive high annual rainfall.

 Plantation crops include coffee, tea, cocoa, sugarcane etc.

• Ooty also known as Udhagamandalam is located in the Indian state of Tamilnadu. It is famous for the coffee and tea plantations.
  
• It is a famous hill station attracting many tourists due to its natural beauty. It is situated in the Nilgiri hills which are known as Blue Mountains.
  

• Masur, Urad and Tur are varieties of pulses.
  
• Masur: This dal is best for improving blood circulation.
  
• Urad: These pulses are rich in vitamin B.
  
• Tur: Usually eaten by majority of Indians. It helps in easy bowel movement.
  

Among the given options pulses belong to leguminous crop. Pulses are a type of leguminous crop but pulse term refers to dried seed.

Some examples of pulses include beans, peas, cowpea, dry beans like pinto beans, kidney beans, navy beans, dry peas, lentils, lupins, and peanuts, Mung bean, golden gram, green gram.

Pulses grow in pods and come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours.

Pulses are very high in protein and fibre, and are low in fat. They also have nitrogen fixing capabilities.

Tea is one of the important cash crops in India. Largest tea producers of India are Assam and West Bengal with 2/3^rd of total production of India. 

Rice is one of the major food crops in India. India is the second-largest producer of the rice at the world level. It is grown on the one-fourth of the total cropped area. It provides food to about half of the country’s population. Rice is a tropical plant. It requires a high temperature with minor variation during sowing and harvesting. It requires 100cm of rain. It is grown in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, western and eastern coastal strips, Brahmaputra valley and Jammu and Kashmir.

It is clear that Rajasthan does not produce any significant quantity of rice. Thus the correct option is B.

• Maharashtra is the state producing maximum cotton cloth. 
• Mumbai is called the cotton polis of India because maximum number of cotton textile mills are set up in Mumbai.