How many agro-climatic zones are there in Uttar Pradesh?
- A.Three
- B.Six
- C.Nine
- D.Twelve
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, nine. For agricultural planning the state is divided into nine agro-climatic zones, which group districts by their soil, rainfall and cropping pattern so that advice on seed, irrigation and fertiliser can be given region by region; the Bhabar and Tarai belt, the western plain, the Bundelkhand zone and the eastern plain are among them. Option A is wrong because three would correspond only to the broad division into western, central and eastern Uttar Pradesh, which is a regional and not an agro-climatic classification. Option B is wrong because six is the figure candidates often choose by guessing. Option D is wrong because twelve exceeds the number of zones marked for the state. Note that the national agro-climatic classification of the Planning Commission has fifteen zones for the whole country.
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Practice Questions
View allUttar Pradesh is the largest producer in India of which of the following crops?
- A.Cotton
- B.Sugarcane
- C.Coffee
- D.Rubber
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The fertile plain of western Uttar Pradesh, watered by canals and tube wells, carries the densest sugarcane tract in the country, and the state leads India both in cane grown and in sugar produced, with mills concentrated in Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur and Bijnor.
Read the full explanation →Which city of Uttar Pradesh is known as the Manchester of the East for its textile and leather industry?
- A.Lucknow
- B.Varanasi
- C.Kanpur
- D.Agra
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Mills set up on the bank of the Ganga from the middle of the nineteenth century made Kanpur the first great industrial city of northern India, first in cotton textiles and army supplies and then in leather and tanning, and the nickname followed from the comparison with the mill town…
Read the full explanation →Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh is famous for the manufacture of
- A.Brassware
- B.Glass bangles
- C.Locks
- D.Carpets
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Firozabad has been the centre of the Indian glass industry for more than a century, and its furnaces turn out bangles, chandeliers and glassware that are sold across the country; the trade is also the district product under the One District One Product programme.
Read the full explanation →The One District One Product programme of Uttar Pradesh was launched in which year?
- A.2012
- B.2015
- C.2018
- D.2021
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The state government launched the programme in January 2018, giving every district a flagship traditional product and offering its artisans and small units credit, training, common facilities and marketing support, and the idea was later taken up more widely at the national level.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT a node of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor?
- A.Jhansi
- B.Chitrakoot
- C.Varanasi
- D.Aligarh
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The corridor announced for the state has six nodes, at Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Aligarh and Agra, and Varanasi, although a major city of the state, is not among them.
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