More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- Q. Murrah is a breed of ________
A)Sheep
B)Pig
C)Buffalo
D)Goat
Answer: Buffalo
- Q. Which of the following groups of states produce rubber on commercial scale?
A)Sikkim-Madhya Pradesh-Nagaland
B)Maharashtra-Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh
C)Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
D)Orissa-Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra
Answer: Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
- Q. The Green Revolution was most successful in
A)Haryana
B)Punjab and Tamil Nadu
C)Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
D)Uttar Pradesh and MaHarasthra
Answer: Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Which of the following district of Tamil Nadu is not suitable for farming due to rising salinity in soil?
A)Ramnathpuram
B)Tiruchirappalli
C)Nagapattinam
D)Coimbatore
Answer: Tiruchirappalli
- Q. Which amongst the following States does not cultivate wheat?
A)West Bengal
B)Karnataka
C)Maharashtra
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. The remedy for soil erosion region is- 1. Bordering the region 2. Crop regulation 3. Deforestation 4. Allowing animals for grazing
A)4, 3
B)1, 2
C)1, 4
D)4, 2
Answer: 1, 2
- Q. On the basis of the process of their formation, which’ of the following soils is formed differently from the other three?
A)Bhabar
B)Khadar
C)Bhangar
D)Regur
Answer: Regur
- Q. In India, during the last decade, the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant?
A)Pulses
B)Rice
C)Oilseeds
D)Sugarcane
Answer: Pulses
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Alluvial soil is rich in chemical properties and is capable of yielding Rabi and Kharif crops. 2. Black soil is suitable for cotton, groundnut. 3. Rabi crops are reaped in autumn after sowing in June. Which of these statements are correct ?
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Which of the following soils is formed under typical monsoonal conditions?
A)Laterite Soils
B)Black Soils
C)Red Soils
D)None of these
Answer: Laterite Soils
- Q. The red colour of red soil is due to
A)Iron
B)Nitrogen
C)Humus
D)Copper
Answer: Iron
- Q. Which is the home of “AIphonso” mango?
A)Malda
B)Ratnagiri
C)Banaras
D)Vijayawada
Answer: Ratnagiri
- 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. The formation of laterite soil is mainly due to ________
A)Leaching
B)Weathering
C)Erosion
D)Deposition
Answer: Leaching
- Q. Which of the following is not Rabi Crop in India?
A)Rape seed
B)Wheat
C)Jau
D)Jute
Answer: Jute
- Q. Black cotton soil of the Deccan region of India is associated with ________ rocks.
A)Sedimentary rocks
B)Volcanic rocks
C)Plutonic rocks
D)Hypabysal rocks
Answer: Volcanic rocks
- Q. Which one of the following regions experiences three cropping season for rice in India (Rice Bowl of India) ?
A)Coastal Kerala
B)Krishna-Godavari delta
C)Brahmaputra valley
D)Littoral Tamil Nadu
Answer: Brahmaputra valley
- Q. Which of the following is a cash crop?
A)Rice
B)Wheat
C)Millets
D)Rubber
Answer: Rubber
- Q. Where is India’s most prized tea grown?
A)Nilgiris
B)Jorhat
C)Darjeeling
D)Munnar
Answer: Darjeeling
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding red soils of India is/are correct? 1. The colour of the soil is-red due to ferric oxide content. 2. Red soils are rich in lime, humous and potash. 3. They are porous and have friable structure.
A)2 and 3 only
B)1 only
C)1 and 3 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3 only
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