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📚 Miscellaneous Chapter 6: Agriculture and Animal Husbandry of Bihar (बिहार कृषि एवं पशुपालन)

Module 2: Crops and national ranks

📖 Chapter 6 of 7 🧩 Module 2 of 5 ⏱️ ~1 min read 💡 13 MCQs
Topic Part 1 of 2

Concept

Subtopic 2.1: What the land grows

  • The main food crops are rice, wheat and maize. Paddy covers the largest area, and rice is the staple. The main commercial crop is sugarcane. This paper's key for the north-western plain is rice and sugarcane.
  • Ranks: rice fifth, tobacco third, jute second, with the highest jute in Purnia and Katihar. Bihar is first in makhana. Tea is highest in Kishanganj. Barley is highest in Champaran. Among onion, potato, chilli and tomato, potato leads. Potato is not a kharif crop.
⭐ Key Points
  • Paddy covers the largest area. Sugarcane is the main commercial crop.
  • Bihar is first in makhana. Tea is highest in Kishanganj.
📌 One-line Q&A
  • Question: In which crop does Bihar rank first? Answer: makhana.
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MCQs

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Question 3: The main food crops of Bihar are

The main food crops are rice, wheat and maize.

Question 4: What is the main commercial crop of Bihar?

The main commercial crop is sugarcane.

Question 12: What is the main crop of the north-western plain of Bihar?

This question's key is rice and sugarcane.

Question 13: Bihar's rank in the country's rice production is

The rank in rice production is fifth.

Question 14: Which crop is sown on the largest area in Bihar?

Paddy is sown on the largest area.

Question 20: Among the other crops of Bihar, which has the highest production?

Among these other crops, potato has the highest production.

Question 21: What is Bihar's rank in India in tobacco production?

The rank in tobacco is third.

Question 22: Which of the following crops is not sown in the kharif season?

Potato is not a kharif crop.

Question 23: Where is the highest production of jute in Bihar?

The highest jute production is in Purnia and Katihar.

Question 24: What is the staple food of Bihar?

The staple food is rice.

Question 26: In which district of Bihar is barley cultivated the most?

Barley is cultivated most in Champaran.

Question 35: In the production of which of the following crops does Bihar rank first in the country?

Bihar ranks first in makhana production.

Question 36: In which district of Bihar is the highest production of tea?

The highest tea production is in Kishanganj.
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One-liners

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In which crop does Bihar rank first?

makhana.
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