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UPSC 2012 · Q42 · Geography › Indian Agriculture & Land Use · Save

Which of the following is the chief characteristic of 'mixed farming'?

(a) Cultivation of both cash crops and food crops
(b) Cultivation of two or more crops in the same field
(c) Rearing of animals and cultivation of crops together
(d) None of the above
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Answer: (c) Rearing of animals and cultivation of crops together
UPSC 2012 · Q44 · Geography › Indian Agriculture & Land Use · Save

Consider the following crops of India :

  1. Cowpea
  2. Green gram
  3. Pigeon pea

Which of the above is/are used as pulse, fodder and green manure?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only
UPSC 2012 · Q47 · Geography › Indian Agriculture & Land Use · Save

Consider the following crops of India :

  1. Groundnut
  2. Sesamum
  3. Pearl millet

Which of the above is/are predominantly rainfed crop/crops?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3