Directions for Questions Consider the given four statements and choose the correct answer from the given options.
1. Jute is used for making decorative items.
2. Sugarcane is a cereal crop.
3. Cotton requires a clear sky during the flowering stage.
4. Sugarcane is a crop of temperate areas.
Choose the correct answer:
This questions was previously asked in
HAS GS Previous Year Prelims Paper (2021)
Explanation:
- Statement 1: Jute is indeed used for making decorative items, along with ropes and bags.
- Statement 2: Sugarcane is not a cereal crop; it is a tropical grass used to produce sugar.
- Statement 3: Cotton does require a clear sky and lots of sunlight for adequate flowering and good fiber development.
- Statement 4: Sugarcane is typically grown in tropical and subtropical areas, not temperate regions.
- Option: 1, 3 and 4 - Only Statement 3 is correct.
- Option: 2, 1 and 3 - Both Statements 1 and 3 are correct.
- Option: 3, 2 and 4 - None of these statements are correct here.
- Option: 4, 2 and 3 - Both Statements 3 is correct, but 2 and 4 are not.
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By: Parvesh Mehta