Question

Consider the following high-yielding varieties of crops in India:

1. Arjun

2. Jaya

3. Padma

4. Sonalika

Which of these are wheat?

1. Only 1 and 2
2. Only 2 and 3
3. Only 1 and 4
4. Only 3 and 4

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Only 1 and 4

The correct answer is Only 1 and 4.

• ​Rice is an edible starchy cereal grain and the grass plant (family Poaceae) by which it is produced. 
• Roughly one-half of the world population, including virtually all of East and Southeast Asia, is wholly dependent upon rice as a staple food; 95 percent of the world’s rice crop is eaten by humans. 
• Rice is cooked by boiling, or it can be ground into flour. 
• It is eaten alone and in a great variety of soups, side dishes, and main dishes in Asian, Middle Eastern, and many other cuisines.
• Basmati is the best type of rice in India.

• During the green revolution, semi-dwarf varieties were derived from the IR-8 and its derivatives later introduced in India in 1966.
• The better-yielding rice varieties 'Jaya' and 'Ratna' were then developed in 1966. It increases the rice production from 35 million tonnes to 89.5 million tonnes in India.
• Jaya and Ratna are high-yielding semi-dwarf varieties of rice developed crop in India in the wake of the green revolution.
• Rice that is processed to remove only the husks, called brown rice, contains about 8 percent protein and small amounts of fats and is a source of thiamine, niacin, riboflavin, iron, and calcium.