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SSC CPO 2022 PYQ — Question 83

SSC CPO - 10 Nov 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q83

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With reference to rice cultivation, which pair of states and crop types is/are correctly matched?
I. Punjab – Subsistence Crop
II. Orissa - Commercial Crop

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Neither I nor II.

  • Commercial farming is practised in Punjab.
  • The major agricultural products in Punjab includes wheat, maize, rice, and bajra.
  • Among all these, wheat paramounts the entire crop plantation whereas rice and maize are confined to only few regions.
  • Punjab is the largest producer of wheat in India and it produces around 2 million tonnes every year.
  • Rice is a subsistence crop in Odisha.
  • Odisha is one of the largest producers of rice in India.
  • The other crops cultivated are: jute, oil seeds, pulses, coconut, mesta, sugarcane, tea, rubber, cotton, gram, mustard, maize, sesame, ragi, potato, and soybean.