Question

How many Agro-Climatic Zones are there in Madhya Pradesh?
1. 13
2. 11
3. 14
4. 12

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 11

The correct answer is 11.

• Madhya Pradesh, the second largest state of the country is located in central India, comprising 11 Agro – Climatic zones with diverse soil and climatic condition, which helps to support the cultivation of a wide range of crops with diversified cropping pattern.

•  Each zone has its unique set of natural resources and constraints.
  • The eastern part of the State is characterized by its rice-based cropping systems, light alfisols which have low water holding capacity and are prone to erosion mainly water erosion because of higher and often high-intensity rainfall. Rainfall in this part of the state is about 1500 mm mainly received during the southwest monsoon season.
  • The central and western parts of the state follow a soybean-based cropping system whereas pulses and oilseeds occupy an important place in the region. Important soil types in different zones of the states are mixed red and black (Kymore plateau), medium and deep black (Vindhya plateau), deep black with clay (Central Narmada Valley), Alluvial, Medium black soil, Mixed red and Black soil, and red and yellow soil (Grid sub-zone), clay and clay loams and sandy loam soils (Bundelkhand), light reddish-brown to black clay loam (Satpura), Alluvial, Recent alluvium and Calcareous (Food Prone Eastern Plain Zone).