More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- Q. Which of the following is a cash crop in India?
A)Onion
B)Maize
C)Gram
D)Wheat
Answer: Gram
- Q. BT seed is related to
A)Cotton
B)Rice
C)Wheat
D)Oilseed
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Following are the characteristics of an area in India: 1. Hot and humid climate 2. Annual rainfall 200 cm 3. Hill slopes up to an altitude of 1100 metres 4. Annual range of temperature 15° C to 30° C Which one among the following crops are you most likely to find in the area described above?
A)Pepper
B)Mustard
C)Cotton
D)Virginia tobacco
Answer: Pepper
- Q. The Shifting cultivation is still prevalent in
A)Manipur
B)Mizoram
C)Nagaland
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which of the following is not a rabi crop?
A)Mustard
B)Wheat
C)Maize
D)Grain
Answer: Maize
- 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 of the following states has very little alluvial soil?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Bihar
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Punjab
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The Plantation agriculture produces?
A)Cash Crops
B)Only Food Crops
C)Plantation Crops
D)Four Crops
Answer: Plantation Crops
- Q. Which one of the following is the characteristic vegetation of regions between the snow line and about 3000 meters above mean sea level of the Himalayan region?
A)A few dwarf shrubs
B)Thick forests of birch, fir, spruce and other trees
C)Forests of oak, deodar, chestnut and maple trees
D)Forests of khair, sandalwood, palas and other trees
Answer: Forests of oak, deodar, chestnut and maple trees
- Q. In Thanjavur delta ________ crop is cultivated three times in a year.
A)Sugarcane
B)Wheat
C)Rice
D)Groundnut
Answer: Rice
- Q. In the coastal lowland of Kerala two crops of rice is grown per year because of: 1. high temperature in winter 2. adequate rain throughout the year 3. adequate irrigation facility 4. presence of water retentive clayey loam soil
A)1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)2 and 3
D)1, 3, and 4
Answer: 1 and 2
- 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. The important feature of shifting cultivation is ________
A)Change of cultivation site
B)Cultivation by transplantation
C)Cultivation of Leguminous crops
D)Rotating of crops
Answer: Change of cultivation site
- Q. Which of the following states has the largest concentration of tea plantation in India?
A)Meghalaya
B)Assam
C)Bihar
D)Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Assam
- Q. Which is the best suited soil for the cultivation of rice?
A)Alluvial soil
B)Laterite soil
C)Red soil
D)Black soil
Answer: Alluvial soil
- 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 primarily a rabi crop in India?
A)Jute
B)Wheat
C)Gram
D)Linseed
Answer: Jute
- Q. India is the largest producer and exporter of ?
A)Tea
B)Cotton
C)Copper
D)Mica
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Which of the following is called “brown paper”?
A)Rubber
B)Jute
C)Cotton
D)Tea
Answer: Jute
- 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
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