More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- Q. Which one among the following is not a reason for practising tank irrigation in the Peninsular India?
A)Most of the rivers of Peninsular India are perennial
B)The undulating relief and hard rocks
C)Little percolation of rain water due to impervious rock structure
D)There are many streams which become torrential during rainy season
Answer: Most of the rivers of Peninsular India are perennial
- Q. Which of the following is the main spice producer?
A)Coromandal coast
B)Deccan Trap
C)Malabar coast
D)Sunder delta
Answer: Malabar coast
- Q. Which one of the following types of erosion is responsible for the formation of Chambal Ravines?
A)Rill
B)Splash
C)Sheet
D)Gully
Answer: Gully
- Q. Which one of the following groups of crops is grown in India during the Rabi season?
A)Barley, maize, rice
B)Wheat, barley, gram
C)Rice, maize, wheat
D)Millet, gram, rice
Answer: Wheat, barley, gram
- Q. In terms of money, which spice is exported most from India?
A)Turmeric
B)Pepper
C)Dry Red Chilli
D)Cardamom
Answer: Dry Red Chilli
- Q. The three major cereals in India under high yielding varieties in declining order are ________
A)Paddy, wheat and coarse cereals
B)Wheat, paddy and coarse cereals
C)Barley, wheat and coarse cereals
D)Coarse cereals, paddy and wheat
Answer: Paddy, wheat and coarse cereals
- Q. The salinity of soil is measured by
A)Psychrometer
B)Electrical Conductivity Meter
C)Hygrometer
D)Scaler
Answer: Electrical Conductivity Meter
- Q. Which of the statements given are correct about the soils of India : 1. High temperature during most of the year retards formation of humus 2. Soils which have humus require regular application of chemical fertilizers to remove nitrogen deficiency 3. Titanium salts in basalt impart black, colour to the soils of the Indian plateau 4. Red soils are confined to the peripheral areas of the Indian plateau
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)1, 3 and 4
D)2 and 4
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
- Q. Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Bihar
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Punjab
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. Rabi crop is sown in
A)January - February
B)October - November
C)April - May
D)August - September
Answer: October - November
- Q. In which of the area of India, Non-Irrigated Farming is performed?
A)Coromandal Field
B)Kanera Field
C)Deccan Plateau
D)Ganges Field
Answer: Deccan Plateau
- Q. The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil water is called ________
A)Leaching
B)Percolation
C)Conduction
D)Transpiration
Answer: Leaching
- Q. Edible crops include
A)Foodgrains, Pulses, Oilseeds
B)Cotton, Tobacco, Sugarcane
C)Linseed, Castor, Turmeric
D)Jute, Cotton, Chilli
Answer: Foodgrains, Pulses, Oilseeds
- Q. Which of the following is not produced in the season of kharif?
A)Jau and Mustard
B)Millet and Rice
C)Maize and Jowar
D)Jowar and Rice
Answer: Jau and Mustard
- Q. “Blue Revolution” is related to
A)Oil production
B)Fish production
C)Milk production
D)Food production
Answer: Fish production
- Q. Diesel locomotives are manufactured at ________
A)Varanasi
B)Kapurthala
C)Perambur
D)Jamshedpur
Answer: Varanasi
- Q. In the agricultural resources, cereals comprise
A)Tea, coffee, cocoa
B)Rubber, oil seeds, groundnut
C)Cotton, Jute, hemp
D)Rice, wheat, millets
Answer: Rice, wheat, millets
- Q. Natural Vegetation’ refers to ________
A)A protected area created by using contour bunding
B)A plant community that has been left undisturbed over a long time
C)Plant species which live and grow together
D)All of the above
Answer: A plant community that has been left undisturbed over a long time
- Q. Put in descending order of area with the following soils in India: I. Red soils II. Black soils III. Laterite soils IV. Alluvial soils
A)IV, I, III, II
B)I, IV, II, III
C)IV, II, I, III
D)I, III, IV, II
Answer: IV, II, I, III
- Q. The Black soil is related to which of the following crop
A)Tea
B)Cotton
C)Sugarcane
D)Coffee
Answer: Cotton
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