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Wednesday, 9 September 2026

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / STATES FIRST IN PRODUCTION / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / STATES FIRST IN PRODUCTION / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Saffron

Jammu Kashmir

Tea

Assam

Spices Garden

Kerala

Coffee

Karnataka

Sandalwood

Karnataka

Cotton

Gujarat

Tobacco

Andhra Pradesh

Plantain

Maharashtra

Wheat

Uttar Pradesh

Sugar cane

Uttar Pradesh

Paddy Crop (rice)

West Bengal & Andhra Pradesh

Coriander

Rajasthan

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / STATES FIRST IN PRODUCTION / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / SERICULTURE / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / SERICULTURE / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

· Natural silk is produced from the cocoons of the silk worms. Rearing of silkworms and production of silk from them is called sericulture.

· Sericulture is the biggest village industry in India after handloom and khadi

· India is the second largest silk producer in the world.

· Karnataka is the leading producer of silk in India.

· Bihar and Jharkhand are the leading producers of tasar silk

· India has the unique distinction of being the only country producing all the five kinds of silk – Mulberry, Eri, Muga, Tropical Tasar and Temperate Tasar.

· Mulberry silk is the most popular variety in India, contributing more than 87% of the country’s silk production.

· Cultivation of mulberry plants is referred to as Moriculture.

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / SERICULTURE / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / ANIMAL RESOURCES / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / ANIMAL RESOURCES / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

· India has the largest number of livestock in the world.

· The rearing of various animals and obtaining different products from them is called animal husbandry.

· The Central Semen Production and Training Institute at Hesserghatta is one of the premier organization in the country engaged in multiplying high pedigree animals.

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / ANIMAL RESOURCES / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / NABARD / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / NABARD / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) is set up as an apex Development Bank with a mandate for facilitating credit flow for promotion and development of agriculture, small-scale industries, cottage and village industries, handicrafts and other rural crafts. It is an apex development bank based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was established on 1982.

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / NABARD / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / WHITE REVOLUTION / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / WHITE REVOLUTION / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

· The White Revolution in the country has been achieved by means of Operation Flood. It was carried out in three phases.

Ø Operation Flood I:1970-1981

Ø Operation Flood II:1981-1985

Ø Operation Flood III: 1985-1996

· White Revolution launched to increase the quality and quantity of milk and dairy products

· The Father of the white Revolution in India is Dr. Varghese Kurien. He is also known as Milkman of India.

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / WHITE REVOLUTION / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / GREEN REVOLUTION / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / GREEN REVOLUTION / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

· To increase yield per hectare government of India introduced a programme called Green Revolution.

· The Green Revolution (first) was launched in 1967-68

· The second Green Revolution was launched in 1983-84.

· Father of Green Revolution: Dr. Norman Borlaug

· Father of Green Revolution in India: Dr. M.S Swaminathan

· Green Revolution focused the development of high-yielding varieties of cereal grains, expansion of irrigation infrastructure, and distribution of hybridized seeds, synthetic fertilizers and pesticides to farmers.

· Punjab pioneered Green Revolution among the other states transforming India into a food-surplus country.

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / GREEN REVOLUTION / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / CROPPING SEASONS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / CROPPING SEASONS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

· Kharif (rainy) crops are sown in June/July and harvested in September/October. Rice, Jowar, Bajra, Ragi, Maize, Cotton and Jute are the important Kharif crops.

· Rabi (winter) crops are sown in October/December and harvested in April/May. Wheat, Barley, Peas, Rape-seed, Mustard and Grams are the important Rabi crops.

· Zaid (Summer) crops are grown in the short periods after the harvest of the Kharif and Rabi crops. Sown in April, May and June. Products are mostly fruits and vegetables.

KERALA PSC / INDIAN GEOGRAPHY / CROPPING SEASONS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE