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The correct answer is the Cereal-based industry.

Key PointsAgro-based industries in Bihar

• Agro-based industry includes- Food Products, Beverages and Tobacco products, Textiles, leather products, wood, furniture, and paper industry.
• The major agricultural products of Bihar are cereals, pulses, oilseeds, and cash crops.
• The productivity of cereals in Bihar is lower than the national average while it is higher in the case of pulses and maize and more or less at par with the national average in the case of oilseeds.

The correct answer is Thakurganj.

Key Points

Tea gardens in Bihar

• In Bihar, tea gardens were established for the first time in Thakurganj.
• The state's tea business has flourished in the Thakurganj area of northeastern Bihar, which is less than 200 kilometers from Darjeeling and possesses soil and a climate that are more similar to Assam.
• Doke Tea Estate is the tea garden that popularised Bihar around the nation.
• Doke, which takes its name from the river that runs through it, was founded in 1998 by tea industry veteran Rajiv Lochan of Siliguri.
• It is a modest estate with 35 acres cultivated with tea. Initially, the plantation produced leaves that were supplied to adjacent tea factories.
• In the Kishanganj district of the Indian state of Bihar, Thakurganj is a town and notified area that is divided into 12 wards.

The correct answer is the Cereal-based industry.

Key PointsAgro-based industries in Bihar

• Agro-based industry includes- Food Products, Beverages and Tobacco products, Textiles, leather products, wood, furniture, and paper industry.
• The major agricultural products of Bihar are cereals, pulses, oilseeds, and cash crops.
• The productivity of cereals in Bihar is lower than the national average while it is higher in the case of pulses and maize and more or less at par with the national average in the case of oilseeds.

The correct answer is Thakurganj.

Key Points

Tea gardens in Bihar

• In Bihar, tea gardens were established for the first time in Thakurganj.
• The state's tea business has flourished in the Thakurganj area of northeastern Bihar, which is less than 200 kilometers from Darjeeling and possesses soil and a climate that are more similar to Assam.
• Doke Tea Estate is the tea garden that popularised Bihar around the nation.
• Doke, which takes its name from the river that runs through it, was founded in 1998 by tea industry veteran Rajiv Lochan of Siliguri.
• It is a modest estate with 35 acres cultivated with tea. Initially, the plantation produced leaves that were supplied to adjacent tea factories.
• In the Kishanganj district of the Indian state of Bihar, Thakurganj is a town and notified area that is divided into 12 wards.

The correct answer is a - 4, b - 1, c - 3, d - 2

Key Points

• Grey Revolution: Grey revolution is related to increased fertilizer production. It is basically associated with the mal effects of the green revolution of India focusing on what can happen if the new agricultural equipment turns things wrong. 
• Pink Revolution: The "pink revolution" refers to a revolution in the production of onions, drugs, and prawns.
• Silver Revolution: The production of eggs was tremendously increased during the Silver Revolution phase. The increased production of eggs was made possible due to medical science and more protein-rich food for the hens. 
• Red Revolution:- The red revolution was an agricultural reform in India that resulted in an increase in tomato and meat production. It was led by Vishal Tewari, who is the father of the red revolution in India.

The correct answer is Horticulture and Honey.

Key Points

• The Golden Revolution is related to Horticulture and Honey.
• It started in 1991 and lasted till 2003.
• Father of Golden Revolution: Nirpakh Tutaj.
• The Golden Fibre Revolution is related to Jute Production.

Additional Information

The Correct Answer is Intensive subsistence farming.

 Key Points

• In intensive subsistence farming, the farmer cultivates a small plot of land using simple tools and more labour.
• Intensive subsistence agriculture is prevalent in the thickly populated areas of the monsoon regions of the south, southeast, and east Asia.

 Important Points

Commercial Farming

• In commercial farming, crops are grown and animals are reared for sale in the market.
• The area cultivated and the amount of capital used is large. Most of the work is done by machines.
• Commercial farming includes commercial grain farming, mixed farming, and plantation agriculture.

Primitive subsistence farming

• Primitive subsistence agriculture includes shifting cultivation and nomadic herding.

Extensive subsistence agriculture

• Extensive subsistence agriculture is farming in thinly populated areas.
• The vast expanse of land is cultivated to yield minimal output of crops and animals for the primary consumption of the grower's family.

The correct answer is Horticulture Farming.

• An estate where a cash crop is grown for sale is known as Horticulture Farming.

Key Points

• Horticulture farming is cultivating plants in an estate to produce food and medicinal ingredients as a cash crop.
• The horticulture includes a wide range of cash crops namely fruits, vegetables, flowers medicinal and aromatic plants mushrooms, plantation crops and spices.

Additional Information

• A kitchen garden is a small farming garden growing fruits and vegetables in the backyard of the house by using kitchen wastewater. 
• Slash and burn farming is a farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland.
• Subsistence farming is the practice of growing crops and raising livestock adequate only for one's own use, without any excess for trade.

The correct answer is Grey.

• Grey colour is associated with the revolution in fertilisers.

Key Points

Agriculture Revolutions in India and their respective Colours:

Option 4 is correct, i.e. Assam.

• Muga silk is the product of the silkworm Antheraea assamensis and is mostly grown in Assam. The larvae of these moths feed on som and sualu leaves. Assam is the largest producer of this golden-colored silk in not just India but the entire world.
• Assam is famous for its Muga variety of silk. It is registered as a Geographical Indication for Assam.
• Know about Assam:
  • Capital: Dispur
  • Languages: Assamese, Bodo, Bengali
  • Major Rivers: Subansiri, Dihang, Brahmaputra.
  • Geographical Indications: Muga Silk, Tezpur Litchi, Boka Chaul (Oryza sativa), Gamosa, Chokuwa.
  • World Heritage Sites: Kaziranga National Park on the bank of the Brahmaputra, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary near the border with Bhutan.

​The correct answer is Truck farming.

Key Points

• The farmers specialize in vegetables only, this type of farming is known as Truck farming.
• In the regions where farmers specialize in vegetables only, the farming is known as Truck farming, and the distance of truck farms from the market is governed by the distance that a truck can cover overnight, hence the name truck farming.
• Vegetable farms are in some regions known as truck farms: "truck" is a noun for which its more common meaning overshadows its historically separate use as a term for "vegetables are grown for the market".
• The production of crops of some vegetables on an extensive scale in regions especially suited to their culture primarily for shipment to distant markets known as Truck farming.
• The major truck-farming areas are in California, Texas, Florida, along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, and in the Great Lakes area.
• Centres for specific crops vary with the season. Among the most important truck crops are tomatoes, lettuce, melons, beets, broccoli, celery, radishes, onions, cabbage, and strawberries.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Andhra Pradesh.

Key Points

• Chilli is considered one of the most important commercial spice crops in the world.
  • Chilli is also called "wonder spice".
  • Chilli is believed to have originated in tropical America.
• Andhra Pradesh is the leading producer of Chilli in India.
• Andhra Pradesh contributes nearly 57% of the total Chillie production in India. 
• The major chilly growing districts in Andhra Pradesh are:
  • Warangal.
  • Krishna.
  • Khammam.
  • Prakasham.
• The most important Chilli growing states in India are Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.
• Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu together constitute nearly 75% of the total Chillie producing area in the country.

The correct answer is Meghalaya.

Key Points

• Bamboo drip irrigation system a very old practice seen in Indian state Meghalaya
  • Bamboo drip irrigation system is a 200-year-old system in Meghalaya.
  • It is a system of tapping stream and spring water by using bamboo pipes.
  • In a bamboo drip irrigation system bout 18-20 litres of water enters the bamboo pipe system, gets transported over hundreds of metres, and finally reduces to 20-80 drops per minute at the site of the plant.
• The word Meghalaya means "adobe of clouds.
• The longest natural cave in India 'Krem Liat Prah' is in Meghalaya.
• Gasi, Gharo, Jaintia hills are situated in Meghalaya.
• Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management is situated in Meghalaya.

The correct answer is Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices.Important Points 

• Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommends the minimum support prices (MSP) and issue prices for paddy and wheat
  • It was formed in January 1965.
  • It is a joint office of the ministry of agriculture & farmers welfare.
  • It raises productivity and overall grain production in line with the emerging demand patterns in the country.
  • It recommends MSPs of 23 commodities, namely;
    • 7 oilseeds including groundnut, rapeseed-mustard, soyabean, sesamum, sunflower, safflower, and nigerseed.
    • 7 cereals including paddy, wheat, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, barley, and ragi.
    • 5 pulses including gram, tur, moong, urad, and lentil.
    • 4 commercial crops including copra, sugarcane, cotton, and raw jute.
• Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices is responsible for submitting its recommendations to the government in the form of price policy reports every year.

Additional Information

• NABARD stands for National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development 
  • NABARD is an apex bank for agriculture development in India.
  • It was set up in 1982 during the sixth five-year plan.
  • It was established on the recommendation of the Shivaraman committee.
• NITI Aayog stands for National Institution for Transforming India.
  • It was formed on 1^st​ January 2015 by replacing the planning commission of India.
  • The chairman of the NITI Aayog is the Prime minister of India.

The correct answer is Mission to increase the performance of the dairy sector.

 Additional Information

• "Operation Flood" is a mission to increase the performance of the dairy sector.
• Operation Flood was launched in 1970 by National Dairy Development Board during the time of the Fourth Five Year Plan.
• Operation flood was the world's biggest dairy development program which gave a major thrust to the milk production of the nation.
• It aimed at helping the dairy industry sustain itself economically while providing employment to poor farmers.
• The result was that India became the largest producer of Milk and Milk Products.
• White Revolution contributed to a large extent to alleviate poverty in India.
• Gujarat-based co-operation “Anand Milk Union Limited” (Amul) was the engine behind the success of the programme.
• Operation Flood is called the White Revolution in India.
• The programme to increase the production of milk is called White Revolution.
• Indian Dairy Association decided to observe the birthday of Verghese Kurien as National Milk Day.
• 'Unfinished Dream' is a book written by Verghese Kurien.

Important Points

• Father of White Revolution in India - Verghese Kurien.
• Milkman of India - Verghese Kurien.
• National Milk Day - November 26.
• National Dairy Development Board - Anand (Gujarat).
• National Dairy Research Institute - Karnal (Haryana).
• The largest producer of Milk and Milk Products in the World - India.