Question

Over which of the following produce does the Madhya Pradesh Government have a trade monopoly?
1. Sal Seeds
2.  Cotton
3. Teak
4. Wheat

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Sal Seeds

The correct answer is Sal seeds.

• The Madhya Pradesh Government has a trade monopoly over Sal Seeds.
  • Government Monopoly is when a government agency or a government corporation is the sole provider of a particular good or service.
  • Sal is believed to be the “House of Tribal Goddess” and is valued as a holy tree.
  • It has religious, medicinal as well as commercial significance and its wood is used in the furniture industry.
  • Sal is generally used to prevent diarrhoea and dysentery.
  • Sal oil is used in cooking and also a substitute for cocoa butter in the chocolate industry after the refining process.

• Cotton
  • Temperature- Warm and humid (20°C to 30°C) and a lot of sunshine.
  • Rainfall- 55 to 100 cm.
  • Sowing period- April- May.
  • Harvesting period- December- January.
  • It requires frost-free days.
  • States- Gujrat is the leading producer followed by Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh.
• Teak is a large tree that is used as valuable timber.
  • The wood has a pleasant and strong fragrance and a beautiful golden yellow colour.
• Wheat
  • It is a Kharif crop.
  • Rainfall- 30 cm and 100 cm
  • Soil with good humus content is required.
  • Warm and moist weather is good for the crop.
  • It is sown in October- December
  • It is harvested in March-May.
  • Major wheat-growing states in India are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Gujarat.

	Kharif Crop	Rabi Crop
Sown in	May-June i.e. at the beginning of the first monsoon rains	November- December
Harvested in	October- November	April- May
Known as	Monsoon crops	Winter crops
Rain	Affected	Generally not affected
Examples	Cotton, groundnut, maize, rice	Barley, gram, peas, wheat

 

State	Capital	Chief Minister	Governor
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	Shivraj Singh Chouhan	Anandiben Patel