Indian Geography UPPSC 2001 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following crops is the greatest beneficiary of the Green Revolution in both production and productivity?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Wheat

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Wheat”.

The crop that has been the greatest beneficiary of the Green Revolution in terms of both production and productivity is - (4) Wheat.

While both wheat and rice saw significant increases, there's evidence to suggest wheat might be the bigger beneficiary, at least in terms of production increase.

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1. Thermosphere
2. Troposphere
3. Stratosphere
4. Mesosphere

Codes:
  1. 1, 3, 4, 2
  2. 2, 3, 1, 4
  3. 3, 4, 2, 1
  4. 2, 3, 4, 1
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A. Bateshwar Hill – 1. Haryana
B. Bilari Range – 2. Manipur
C. Chin Range – 3. Bihar
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Code :
A B C D
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  2. 3 2 4 1
  3. 3 4 2 1
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  1. Sulphur dioxide
  2. Carbon monoxide
  3. Methane
  4. Nitrogen
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  1. Lalitpur
  2. Jhansi
  3. Chunar
  4. Churk
Which one of the following rivers is NOT the part of Indian Ganga river basin?
  1. Punpun river
  2. Ajoy river
  3. Jalangi river
  4. Jonk river
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Assertion (A): Sugarcane and sugar production in U.P. is more than Maharashtra but productivity is less.
Reason (R): Most of the sugar factories in Maharashtra are in cooperative sector.

Codes:
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  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
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  2. 82° 30' East
  3. 92° 30' West
  4. 92° 30' East
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  1. 09.30
  2. 14.30
  3. 17.30
  4. 20.00
The vitamin which contains cobalt is:
  1. B1
  2. B2
  3. B6
  4. B12
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  1. Carbon dioxide
  2. Methane
  3. Oxygen
  4. Water vapor
The largest Scheduled Tribe of Uttaranchal is
  1. Bhoksa
  2. Bhotia
  3. Jaunsari
  4. Tharu
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  2. Kandla
  3. Paradwip
  4. Tuticorin