More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- Q. What is the rank of India in milk production in the world?
A)Second
B)Fourth
C)Third
D)First
Answer: First
- Q. Turpentine oil is obtained from
A)Eucalyptus tree
B)Cashew nut shell
C)Pine tree
D)Cinchona tree
Answer: Pine tree
- Q. “Operation Flood” is related to which
A)Flood control
B)Milk production
C)Wheat production
D)Water conservation
Answer: Milk production
- 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. Peaty soil is found in ________
A)Assam
B)Kerala
C)Kashmir
D)Gujarat
Answer: Kerala
- 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 rabi crop?
A)Mustard
B)Wheat
C)Maize
D)Grain
Answer: Maize
- Q. Why is crop rotation necessary?
A)To reduce the quantity of proteins
B)To increase the fertility of soil
C)To increase the quantity of minerals
D)To plough various types of crops
Answer: To increase the fertility of soil
- Q. HYV is also known ________ in India.
A)Traditional revolution
B)White revolution
C)Blue revolution
D)New agricultural policy
Answer: New agricultural policy
- Q. Zaid crops are
A)Crops which are cropped to attract insecticides
B)Green crops which are feed to animals for grazing
C)Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow
D)Crops which are cropped to attract such insects which are necessary to work as pesticides
Answer: Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow
- Q. Which is the home of “Alphonso mango”?
A)Maida
B)Ratnagiri
C)Banaras
D)Vijayawada
Answer: Ratnagiri
- Q. Which state is a jute abundant state?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)West Bengal
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Orissa
Answer: West Bengal
- Q. Which of the following is/are correct about shifting cultivation ? I. It involves no ploughing II. It is slash and burn agriculture III. It involves crop rotation IV. It is combined with transhumance
A)II and III
B)I, II, III and IV
C)II, III and IV
D)I and II
Answer: I and II
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In India, groundnut crop is raised mostly during the Kharif season under rainfed conditions. 2. In India, tobacco is cultivated only in black cotton soils. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. How do the western disturbances affect the crops in north India?
A)They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain
B)They cause heavy damage to the standing crops
C)They bring in locusts which destroy the crops
D)They help in keeping the plants warm to some extent in winter
Answer: They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain
- Q. BT seed is related to
A)Cotton
B)Rice
C)Wheat
D)Oilseed
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Agricultural commodities are graded with
A)AGMARK
B)ISI
C)Eco-products
D)Green Product
Answer: AGMARK
- 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. The soils which have supported agriculture for centuries without much manuring or fallowing are
A)Black and alluvial soils
B)Alluvial and late rite soils
C)Red and laterite soils
D)Laterite and black soils
Answer: Black and alluvial soils
- 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
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