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Major Agriculture Regions (Randhawa) wheat
NCERT-aligned UPSC Core Geography topic from NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: Agriculture Regions.
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Key locations covered (6)
- Temperate Himalayan Region — J&K / HP / Uttarakhand / Sikkim / NE hills
- Northern Dry Region — Western Rajasthan / SW Punjab / SW Haryana
- Eastern Wet Region — WB / Bihar / Eastern UP / Odisha / Assam
- Western Wet or Coastal Region — Konkan / Goa / Coastal Karnataka / Kerala
- Southern Coarse Grain Region — Karnataka / TN interior / Telangana / Rayalaseema
- Wheat, Maize, Cotton, Mustard, Rice, Sugarcane Region — Punjab / Haryana / Western UP / N.MP
Sample questions (12 of 13)
Whose classification of major agriculture regions does the atlas use?
M.S. Randhawa's classification (6 regions)
Dominant crops of the Temperate Himalayan agriculture region?
Apple, pear, potato, maize, rice (on terraces), tea (Darjeeling/Assam hills)
Distinctive cash crop of Kashmir Valley?
Saffron and apple
Crops grown in the Northern Dry agriculture region?
Bajra, jowar, gram, mustard, guar; limited wheat under irrigation
Distinctive feature of this region?
Arid climate, sandy soil, IGNP-irrigated patches
Crops of the Eastern Wet agriculture region?
Rice, jute, sugarcane, tea, pulses
Why is rice the dominant crop?
>150 cm rainfall, alluvial soil, hot-humid climate
Crops of the Western Wet/Coastal agriculture region?
Rice, coconut, arecanut, rubber, pepper, cardamom, cashew
Distinctive plantation belt?
Rubber (Kerala) and spice gardens
Dominant crops of the Southern Coarse Grain region?
Ragi, jowar, bajra, pulses, groundnut, millets
India rank of Karnataka in ragi?
#1 — over half of India's ragi
Crops grown in this Indo-Gangetic agriculture region?
Wheat, maize, cotton, mustard, rice and sugarcane
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About this topic
This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar), drawn from the chapter Agriculture Regions. Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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