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[#336] Moga district consists of tehsils
Correct Answer

(D) All of the above

Explanation

Solution: Moga district is among the largest producers of wheat and rice in the state of Punjab. Towns of Bagha Purana, Dharamkot and Nihal Singh falls in the Moga district.

[#337] Which of the following districts of Punjab is situated in the cotton belt of Punjab?
Correct Answer

(A) Mansa

Explanation

Solution: Mansa is situated in the cotton belt of Punjab and called the Area of White Gold. The district is bounded on the North-West by Bathinda, on the North-East by Sangrur, on the South by Haryana state and on the North by Barnala.

[#338] The least populous district of Punjab is
Correct Answer

(B) Barnala

Explanation

Solution: Barnala district was known as Anahadgarh and was founded by Baba Ala Singh who was the founder of Patiala state in 1772. Barnala was declared as district headquarters in Princely State System and it was later merged in PEPSU (Patiala and East Punjab States Union) and degraded as sub divisional headquarters. Barnala became a district on 19 November, 2006. It is the least populous district in the state.

[#339] This crop is used as food as well as a fodder crop. It is
Correct Answer

(A) Maize

Explanation

Solution: Maize is sown in June-July and harvested in the months of September-October. It is sown in central districts of Punjab, where there are better water management conditions, like in Ludhiana and Jalandhar. Maize is essentially a warm weather or kharif crop and as such is largely dependent upon the rains. It is a food as well as a fodder crop.

[#340] Mearly bug is a pest which affects the yield of ....... crop in Punjab.
Correct Answer

(C) Cotton

Explanation

Solution: The cotton crop in Punjab, grown from the Bt-cotton seed, have been affected by a pest known as the mearly bug and white flies.