More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- Q. Which type of soil retains maximum water?
A)Loamy soil
B)Sandy soil
C)Clayey soil
D)Rocky soil
Answer: Clayey soil
- Q. Which one of the following States is the largest producer of black pepper in India?
A)Karnataka
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Kerala
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. What is the rank of India in milk production in the world?
A)Second
B)Fourth
C)Third
D)First
Answer: First
- 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. HYV is also known ________ in India.
A)Traditional revolution
B)White revolution
C)Blue revolution
D)New agricultural policy
Answer: New agricultural policy
- Q. Which state is a jute abundant state?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)West Bengal
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Orissa
Answer: West Bengal
- Q. Khaddar soils are found
A)Over low plateaux
B)In piedmont plains
C)In flood plains
D)Over steep slopes
Answer: In flood plains
- Q. How would you increase the yield of maize crop?
A)Develop disease-resistant varieties
B)Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions
C)Develop high yielding varieties
D)Develop early and very early maturing varieties suitable for rainfall areas
Answer: Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions
- Q. Gujarat is noted for the cultivation of
A)Saffron
B)Cotton
C)Sugarcane
D)Jute
Answer: Cotton
- 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. Kerala is famous for the cultivation of- 1. Coconut 2. Blackpepper 3. Rubber 4. Rice
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1, 2 and 4
D)1 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which of the following can be used to correct acidic soil?
A)Vegetable compost
B)Gypsum
C)Lime
D)Calcium superphosphate
Answer: Lime
- 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. In which of the state land with maximum area is unusable?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Rajasthan
C)Gujarat
D)Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. The plantation in a huge manner to prevent soil erosion is called
A)Strip Farming
B)Shelter Belts
C)Contour Farming
D)Forestation
Answer: Shelter Belts
- Q. Which of the following indicates the types of soil erosion in decreasing order of damage caused In India
A)Water-logging, weeds, salinity and ravine erosion
B)Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and salinity weeds and water-logging
C)Alkalinity and water-logging, ravine erosion and weeds
D)All are equally damaging
Answer: Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and salinity weeds and water-logging
- Q. Which of the following is/are correct? 1. Broad guage railway engines- Varanasi 2. Electric locomotives – Bhopal 3. Integral Coach Factory – Kolkata
A)3
B)1
C)2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which of the following is not a tropical type of soil?
A)Black soil
B)Red soil
C)Desert soil
D)Brown soil
Answer: Brown soil
- Q. Which one of the following Indian States is the largest producer of natural rubber?
A)Kerala
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Assam
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Which of the following are true with regard to coal in India? I. Coal is found in sedimentary rocks II. The best quality of coal is lignite III. The largest and oldest coalfied in india is known as the ruhr of india IV. The Damodar river valley is popularly known as the ‘Ruhr of India’
A)I, II and IV
B)I and IV
C)I, II and III
D)II, III and IV
Answer: I, II and IV
- Geography
- History
- Indian Culture
- Indian Economy
- Indian Politics
- Indian Railway
- Sports
- State