More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- Q. What do you understand by the word regur ?
A)Red, colour sticky soil, found in the Amazon area
B)Black soil found in the Deccan
C)Grey-brown soil found in Russia
D)Black soil found in northern Argentina
Answer: Black soil found in the Deccan
- Q. Which one of the following statements in not correct?
A)India is the largest producer of silk in world
B)India is the highest oil-seeds and vegetable oil producing country in the world
C)India is the second largest exporter of jute goods in the world
D)India is the second largest producer of three-wheeler motor vehicles in the world
Answer: India is the largest producer of silk in world
- Q. Agricultural commodities are graded with
A)AGMARK
B)ISI
C)Eco-products
D)Green Product
Answer: AGMARK
- Q. Another name of Green Revolution in India is
A)Agricultural Revolution
B)Seed, Fertilizer and Irrigation Revolution
C)Food Security Revolution
D)Multicrop Revolution
Answer: Seed, Fertilizer and Irrigation Revolution
- 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. In which of the following grouping of states of India is rubber grown on a commercial scale?
A)Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland
B)Maharashtra-Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh
C)Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
D)Odisha-Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra
Answer: Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
- Q. Which of the following helps in the ‘greening process’ of crops?
A)Nitrogenous fertilizers
B)Sunshine
C)Phosphatic fertilizers
D)Potassic fertilizers
Answer: Nitrogenous fertilizers
- Q. Which of the following is not a rabi crop?
A)Mustard
B)Wheat
C)Maize
D)Grain
Answer: Maize
- Q. Which State has the largest number of sugar mills?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Punjab
C)Haryana
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Which of the following is a cash crop?
A)Rice
B)Wheat
C)Millets
D)Rubber
Answer: Rubber
- Q. Which of the following is called “brown paper”?
A)Rubber
B)Jute
C)Cotton
D)Tea
Answer: Jute
- Q. Gujarat is noted for the cultivation of
A)Saffron
B)Cotton
C)Sugarcane
D)Jute
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Which of the following soils is most suitable for cultivation of cereals?
A)Laterite soils
B)Alluvial soils
C)Red soils
D)None of these
Answer: Alluvial soils
- Q. Which of the following crop grown in alluvial soil requires huge amount of water?
A)Rice
B)Tea
C)Wheat
D)Peanut
Answer: Rice
- Q. The type of crop which is able to fix nitrogen from air is known as
A)Tuber
B)Legume
C)Rice
D)Potato
Answer: Legume
- Q. The system or shifting cultivation in the north eastern region of India is called
A)Taungya
B)Jhuming
C)Bewar
D)Ladang
Answer: Jhuming
- Q. The soil formed by the deposition of silt brought by rivers is ________
A)Black soil
B)Alluvial soil
C)Red soil
D)Pod soil
Answer: Alluvial soil
- Q. Which of the following state is considered as the traditional area for tank irrigation in India?
A)Assam
B)Gujarat
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Orissa
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. Which of the following is the correct order of increasing size of the grains of soil particles? 1. Clay 2. Silt 3. Sand 4. Gravel
A)4, 3, 2, 1
B)2, 3, 4, 1
C)1, 2, 3, 4
D)1, 4, 3, 2
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Q. The state which tops in production of mustard seed is?
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Maharashtra
C)Rajasthan
D)Gujarat
Answer: Rajasthan
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