More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- Q. Which of the following is not a food crop?
A)Paddy
B)Maize
C)Bajra
D)Cotton
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Which of the following Indian state is not a producer of tea?
A)West Bengal
B)Assam
C)Kerala
D)Chhattisgarh
Answer: Chhattisgarh
- Q. There is rainfall more than 200 cm. In a sloppy mountainous tract of India. Which of the following crops can be farmed there?
A)Tobacco
B)Cotton
C)Jute
D)Tea
Answer: Tea
- Q. Which of the following is not a rabi crop?
A)Mustard
B)Wheat
C)Maize
D)Grain
Answer: Maize
- Q. Which of the following is NOT a plantation crop?
A)Oil Palm
B)Coconut
C)Potato
D)Cashew
Answer: Potato
- Q. Which of the following crops are grown mainly in the irrigated areas during Zaid ?
A)Rice and Millets
B)Arhar and Gram
C)Moong and Urad
D)Maize and Groundnut
Answer: Moong and Urad
- Q. Find the incorrect pair
A)Coconut - Kerala
B)Tea - Assam
C)Peanut - Bihar
D)Sugarcane - Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Peanut - Bihar
- Q. Which of the following is a cash crop in India?
A)Onion
B)Maize
C)Gram
D)Wheat
Answer: Gram
- Q. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
A)Loo - North - west India
B)Aandhi - Uttar Pradesh
C)Kalbaisakhi - West Bengal
D)Mango-showers - Orissa
Answer: Mango-showers - Orissa
- Q. The composition of laterite soil in higher areas is
A)Acidic
B)Alkaline
C)Saline
D)Balanced
Answer: Acidic
- Q. Which of the following method does not help in conservation of the fertility and moisture of soil?
A)Strip cropping
B)Contour ploughing
C)Dry farming
D)Shifting cultivation
Answer: Shifting cultivation
- Q. Which one of the following is not a HYV of wheat?
A)Kalyan Sona
B)Sonalika
C)Ratna
D)Girija
Answer: Ratna
- Q. The Black soil is related to which of the following crop
A)Tea
B)Cotton
C)Sugarcane
D)Coffee
Answer: Cotton
- 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
- 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. Which of the following is the major silk producing state in India?
A)Assam
B)Karnataka
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Bihar
Answer: Karnataka
- 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. Soil erosion in desert area can be prevented
A)By forestation
B)By strip ploughing
C)By using manure
D)By shifting cultivation
Answer: By forestation
- Q. The leading states in the production of cotton in India are ________
A)Maharashtra and Punjab
B)Maharashtra and Gujarat
C)Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
D)Gujarat and Punjab
Answer: Maharashtra and Gujarat
- Q. Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees is known as
A)Taungya system
B)Social forestry
C)Jhum
D)Agro forestry
Answer: Taungya system
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