Module 3: Oilseed Crops
Concept
Subtopic 3.1: Oilseeds, Rai and Mustard
- Current position (e-Statistics 2024-25): oilseeds about 1.24 lakh t, of which rapeseed-mustard 1.07 lakh t (over 85%).
- Oilseeds are food crops but also of commercial importance. They include linseed (tisi), rai, mustard, til and sarguja; castor (rendi) is also a commercially important oilseed.
- Rai and mustard are the leading oilseeds of Bihar, and their oil is the most used for cooking.
- Mustard is grown in almost every district, more in the plains, and prominently in the Tirhut and Patna regions.
- In yield per hectare, Purnia is the leading mustard district.
- Rapeseed-mustard, 1.07 of 1.24 lakh t.
- Rai and mustard lead among oilseeds and their oil is most used for cooking.
- Purnia leads in mustard yield per hectare.
- Mustard is grown prominently in the Tirhut and Patna regions.
- Question: Which oilseed accounts for most of Bihar's oilseed output (2024-25)? Answer: Rapeseed-mustard.
- Question: Which are the leading oilseed crops of Bihar? Answer: Rai and mustard.
- Question: Which district is the leader in mustard yield per hectare? Answer: Purnia.
- Question: In which regions is mustard grown most prominently? Answer: Tirhut and Patna.
MCQs
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Question 1: Which oilseed accounts for most of Bihar's oilseed output (2024-25)?
Question 2: Which are the leading oilseed crops of Bihar?
Question 3: Which district is the leader in mustard yield per hectare?
Question 4: In which regions is mustard grown most prominently?
One-liners
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Which oilseed accounts for most of Bihar's oilseed output (2024-25)?
Rapeseed-mustard.Which are the leading oilseed crops of Bihar?
Rai and mustard.Which district is the leader in mustard yield per hectare?
Purnia.In which regions is mustard grown most prominently?
Tirhut and Patna.Concept
Subtopic 3.2: Linseed (Tisi / Alsi)
- Linseed grows in deep, moist, heavy clayey soil; its main area is the Ganga plain.
- It is produced in the Patna, Tirhut, Kosi and Bhagalpur divisions.
- Darbhanga has the highest yield per hectare; Shahabad and Gaya are among the largest producers.
- Darbhanga has the highest linseed yield per hectare; Shahabad and Gaya are the largest producers.
- Linseed needs deep, moist, heavy clayey soil; its main area is the Ganga plain.
- Linseed is produced in the Patna, Tirhut, Kosi and Bhagalpur divisions.
- Question: Which district has the highest per-hectare yield of linseed? Answer: Darbhanga.
- Question: Linseed grows best in which soil? Answer: Deep, moist, heavy clayey soil.
- Question: Linseed is produced in which divisions of Bihar? Answer: Patna, Tirhut, Kosi, Bhagalpur.
MCQs
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Question 1: Which district has the highest per-hectare yield of linseed?
Question 2: Linseed grows best in which soil?
Question 3: Linseed is produced in which divisions of Bihar?
One-liners
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Which district has the highest per-hectare yield of linseed?
Darbhanga.Linseed grows best in which soil?
Deep, moist, heavy clayey soil.Linseed is produced in which divisions of Bihar?
Patna, Tirhut, Kosi, Bhagalpur.Concept
Subtopic 3.3: Til (Sesame) and Castor (Rendi)
- Til is used as food, for oil and cosmetics. It is of two kinds, black and white, and Bihar grows both.
- Til is produced mainly in Gaya, Champaran and Shahabad.
- Castor (rendi/arand) is a major oilseed of India; it grows even on less fertile and uneven land.
- Castor oil is used for burning (lamps), the soap industry and lubrication; it is grown mostly in Bhagalpur, Munger, Patna, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Purnia and Saran.
- Til is of two kinds, black and white, and Bihar grows both.
- Til is produced mainly in Gaya, Champaran and Shahabad.
- Castor is used for burning, in the soap industry and for lubrication.
- Castor grows even on less fertile and uneven land.
- Question: Which two kinds of til are grown in Bihar? Answer: Black and white.
- Question: Til is produced prominently in which districts? Answer: Gaya, Champaran, Shahabad.
- Question: Castor (rendi) oil is used for which purposes? Answer: Burning, soap industry and lubrication.
- Question: On what kind of land can castor be grown? Answer: Even less fertile and uneven land.
MCQs
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Question 1: Which two kinds of til are grown in Bihar?
Question 2: Til is produced prominently in which districts?
Question 3: Castor (rendi) oil is used for which purposes?
Question 4: On what kind of land can castor be grown?
One-liners
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Which two kinds of til are grown in Bihar?
Black and white.Til is produced prominently in which districts?
Gaya, Champaran, Shahabad.Castor (rendi) oil is used for which purposes?
Burning, soap industry and lubrication.On what kind of land can castor be grown?
Even less fertile and uneven land.