More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- Q. A few showers of rain during the months of December and January are beneficial to the rabi crops because they
A)Cause fall in temperature
B)Make the plant strong
C)Protect the crops from frost
D)Provide moisture for the germination of seeds
Answer: Protect the crops from frost
- 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. 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. Which of the following is not a cause of soil erosion?
A)Weathering
B)Drainage
C)Deforestation
D)Grazing
Answer: Weathering
- Q. Science dealing with study of soil is called
A)Ecology
B)Pedology
C)Pedagogy
D)Pomology
Answer: Pedology
- Q. What is the name of the largest coffee producing state in India?
A)Karnataka
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Goa
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Extensive subsistence agriculture is ________
A)Farming in the thinly populated areas
B)Farming on the slopes of Western Ghats
C)Farming in the thickly populated areas
D)Farming in the forests of equatorial region
Answer: Farming in the thinly populated areas
- Q. Which of the following soils is best suited for cotton?
A)Red
B)Regur
C)Alluvial
D)Clayey
Answer: Regur
- Q. “Yellow Revolution” in India is related to
A)Tea production
B)Rice production
C)Oilseed production
D)Flower production
Answer: Oilseed production
- Q. During the period of ________ , the production of food crops specially wheat increased very sharply
A)1965
B)1954
C)1964
D)1966
Answer: 1966
- Q. Soil can best be conserved on the hills by which of the cultivating methods?
A)Contour ploughing
B)Strip cropping
C)Crop rotation
D)Terracing
Answer: Contour ploughing
- Q. Turpentine oil is obtained from
A)Eucalyptus tree
B)Cashew nut shell
C)Pine tree
D)Cinchona tree
Answer: Pine tree
- Q. Agricultural commodities are graded with
A)AGMARK
B)ISI
C)Eco-products
D)Green Product
Answer: AGMARK
- 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. 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. Where is India’s most prized tea grown?
A)Nilgiris
B)Jorhat
C)Darjeeling
D)Munnar
Answer: Darjeeling
- 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. With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
A)Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the country
B)About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfall.
C)The dominant source of irrigation in the country is wells
D)The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
Answer: The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
- Q. Tropical moist deciduous vegetation is to be found in Sahyadris, north-east plateau of the Peninsula and in the Shiwaliks. Which of the following is not a tree species of this group?
A)Sandalwood
B)Teak
C)Sal
D)Deodar
Answer: Deodar
- Q. Where is pearl fishing well developed in India?
A)Off the coast at Rameshwaram
B)Off the Bengal coast
C)Off Kerala coast
D)Nowhere
Answer: Off the coast at Rameshwaram
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