More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India

  • Q. Which one of the following statements in not correct?
    A)India is the largest producer of silk in world
    B)India is the highest oil-seeds and vegetable oil producing country in the world
    C)India is the second largest exporter of jute goods in the world
    D)India is the second largest producer of three-wheeler motor vehicles in the world
    Answer: India is the largest producer of silk in world
  • 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. 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 Black soil is related to which of the following crop
    A)Tea
    B)Cotton
    C)Sugarcane
    D)Coffee
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. Which of the following is not primarily a kharif crop in India?
    A)Maize
    B)Wheat
    C)Rice
    D)Cotton
    Answer: Wheat
  • Q. Which of the following state is the largest wheat producing state in India?
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)Punjab
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)Haryana
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. How would you increase the yield of maize crop?
    A)Develop disease-resistant varieties
    B)Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions
    C)Develop high yielding varieties
    D)Develop early and very early maturing varieties suitable for rainfall areas
    Answer: Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions
  • Q. Which is the home of “Alphonso mango”?
    A)Maida
    B)Ratnagiri
    C)Banaras
    D)Vijayawada
    Answer: Ratnagiri
  • 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
  • Q. Fertility of soil can be improved by ________
    A)Removing dead earthworms
    B)Adding living earthworms
    C)Adding dead earthworms
    D)Removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms
    Answer: Adding living earthworms
  • 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. 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 of the following is NOT a cash crop?
    A)Coffee
    B)Tobacco
    C)Cotton
    D)Bajara
    Answer: Bajara
  • Q. Which of the following is not a rabi crop?
    A)Mustard
    B)Wheat
    C)Maize
    D)Grain
    Answer: Maize
  • Q. Sucrose content in sugarcane decreases ________
    A)If there is high temperature during the time of ripening
    B)If frost occurs during the process of ripening
    C)If high rainfall occurs during the period of growth of the plant
    D)If there is fluctuation in temperature during the period of growth of the plant
    Answer: If high rainfall occurs during the period of growth of the plant
  • Q. Which of the following is/are correct? 1. Broad guage railway engines- Varanasi 2. Electric locomotives – Bhopal 3. Integral Coach Factory – Kolkata
    A)3
    B)1
    C)2
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. The soil formed by the deposition of silt brought by rivers is ________
    A)Black soil
    B)Alluvial soil
    C)Red soil
    D)Pod soil
    Answer: Alluvial soil
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. India ranks first in the world in fruit production. 2. India ranks second in the world in the export of tobacco. Which of these statements is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)Only 1
    C)Only 2
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil water is called ________
    A)Leaching
    B)Percolation
    C)Conduction
    D)Transpiration
    Answer: Leaching
  • Q. Which of the following regions has almost all prevalent types of natural vegetation in India?
    A)The Himalayas
    B)The Coastal Plains
    C)The Deccan Plateau
    D)The Ganga Plain
    Answer: The Himalayas

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