More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- 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. Which is the chief characteristic of the soil of the Indo-Gangetic plain?
A)It is formed of peninsular rocks
B)It is derived from Himalayan rocks
C)It is rich in humus
D)It is derived from local rocks
Answer: It is derived from Himalayan rocks
- Q. Which of the following is not a tropical type of soil?
A)Black soil
B)Red soil
C)Desert soil
D)Brown soil
Answer: Brown soil
- Q. Which one among the following is not a plantation crop?
A)Wheat
B)Coffee
C)Sugarcane
D)Rubber
Answer: Wheat
- Q. The principal cause of soil damage in Punjab and Haryana is
A)Excessive cultivation
B)Deforestation
C)Soil erosion
D)Salinity and water logging
Answer: Salinity and water logging
- Q. Some people in Manipur live in houses bunt on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended slit. These islands are called
A)Phoomdis
B)Tipis
C)Barkhans
D)Izba
Answer: Phoomdis
- Q. The Red soils develop a reddish colour due to ________
A)Tropical monsoonal climate
B)Deforestation and over-grazing
C)The presence of potash and magnesia
D)A wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic rocks
Answer: A wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic rocks
- Q. Kerala is famous for the cultivation of- 1. Coconut 2. Blackpepper 3. Rubber 4. Rice
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1, 2 and 4
D)1 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Which of the following soil is most suited for tea plantation ?
A)Alluvial
B)Acidic
C)Alkaline
D)Regur
Answer: Acidic
- Q. Which of the following is NOT a cash crop?
A)Coffee
B)Tobacco
C)Cotton
D)Bajara
Answer: Bajara
- 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. Golden Fibre refers to
A)Jute
B)Hemp
C)Cotton
D)Nylon
Answer: Jute
- 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 one of the following is not a HYV of wheat?
A)Kalyan Sona
B)Sonalika
C)Ratna
D)Girija
Answer: Ratna
- 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 crop which is produced largely/mostly in India
A)Maize
B)Wheat
C)Jowar
D)Rice
Answer: Rice
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar production. 2. Mandya is well-known as a coffee-producing region. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
- Q. The most ideal region for cultivation of cotton in India is
A)The Indo Gangetic Valley
B)The Brahmaputra Valley
C)The Deccan Plateau
D)The Rann of Kutch
Answer: The Deccan Plateau
- Q. Edible crops include
A)Foodgrains, Pulses, Oilseeds
B)Cotton, Tobacco, Sugarcane
C)Linseed, Castor, Turmeric
D)Jute, Cotton, Chilli
Answer: Foodgrains, Pulses, Oilseeds
- Q. Which of the following are the components of loamy soils? I. Red soil II. Clay soil III. Alluvial soil IV. Silt soil V. Sandy soil
A)II and V
B)I and II
C)I, III and IV
D)II, III and V
Answer: II and V
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