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(iii) Which is the second largest producer of rice in the world?
P the main characteristic of comigher doses of modern inputs, e.g. high Uttar Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan.
(a) India
(b) China
W yielding variety \( (\mathrm{HYV}) \) seeds, chemical fertilizers,
(c) Brazil
(d) Russia insecticides and pesticides in order to obtain higher
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most
(iv) What is the annual rainfall required for rice? productivity. The degree of commercialization appropriate option:
(a) \( 200 \mathrm{~cm} \)
(b) \( 95 \mathrm{~cm} \) of agriculture varies from one region to another. For example, rice is a commercial crop in Haryana
(i) What is the main characteristic of commercial
(c) \( 100 \mathrm{~cm} \)
(d) \( 150 \mathrm{~cm} \) and Punjab, but in Odisha, it is a subsistence crop. farming?
(a) maximum use of natural fertilizers Rice is the staple food crop of a majority of the
(b) use of higher doses of modern inputs people in India. Our country is the second largest
(c) using moderate quantity of modern techniques producer of rice in the world after China. It is a (d) none of the above kharif crop which requires high temperature,
(ii) In which state, rice is a subsistence crop? (above \( 25^{\circ} \mathrm{C} \) ) and high humidity with annual
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana rainfall above \( 100 \mathrm{~cm} \). In the areas of less rainfall,
(c) Gujarat
(d) Odisha in the plains of north and north-eastern India, coastal areas and the deltaic regions. Development
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