More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- Q. Which is the home of “Alphonso mango”?
A)Maida
B)Ratnagiri
C)Banaras
D)Vijayawada
Answer: Ratnagiri
- Q. Which one among the following pairs of States is the leading producer of tobacco in India?
A)Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh
B)Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
C)Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh
D)Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
- Q. With reference to the area devoted to its cultivation pulses hold the third place in India. Which crops occupy the first and second places respectively?
A)Jowar and Cotton
B)Rice and Wheat
C)Rice and Cotton
D)Jowar and Bajara
Answer: Rice and Wheat
- Q. Agricultural commodities are graded with
A)AGMARK
B)ISI
C)Eco-products
D)Green Product
Answer: AGMARK
- Q. What is multiple cropping?
A)Raising in succession only one type of crop in the same piece of land
B)When seeds are sown on a piece of land and then seedings are transplanted in different fields
C)Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part
D)Raising two or more crops in succession in a year on the same land
Answer: Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part
- Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of crop rotation with a view to increasing soil fertility?
A)Barley, Pea, Wheat, Potato
B)Wheat, Potato, Barley, Pea
C)Potato, Wheat, Pea, Barley
D)Pea, Barley, Wheat, Potato
Answer: Barley, Pea, Wheat, Potato
- Q. The odd product out of the following is
A)Caster seed
B)Sesame
C)Groundnut
D)Mustard
Answer: Caster seed
- Q. Which of the following is not Rabi Crop in India?
A)Rape seed
B)Wheat
C)Jau
D)Jute
Answer: Jute
- Q. Which of the following is not primarily a kharif crop in India?
A)Maize
B)Wheat
C)Rice
D)Cotton
Answer: Wheat
- 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 a cash crop in India?
A)Onion
B)Maize
C)Gram
D)Wheat
Answer: Gram
- Q. Golden Fibre refers to
A)Jute
B)Hemp
C)Cotton
D)Nylon
Answer: Jute
- Q. How can soil erosion be controlled on hill slopes?
A)Strip cropping
B)Forestation
C)Step farming
D)Linear contour ploughing
Answer: Linear contour ploughing
- Q. “Jhoom” is
A)A Tribe of North-East India
B)A Folk Dance
C)A River
D)A type of Cultivation
Answer: A type of Cultivation
- Q. In India the problem of utilisation of agricultural wastes is in
A)Conversion of starch into alcohol
B)Conversion of cellulose into sugar
C)Conversion of bran into molasses
D)Conversion of sugar into carbohydrates
Answer: Conversion of cellulose into sugar
- 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. Which of the following is not primarily a rabi crop in India?
A)Jute
B)Wheat
C)Gram
D)Linseed
Answer: Jute
- 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. 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 formation of laterite soil is mainly due to ________
A)Leaching
B)Weathering
C)Erosion
D)Deposition
Answer: Leaching
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