More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India

  • Q. Peaty soil is found in ________
    A)Assam
    B)Kerala
    C)Kashmir
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Wind erosion is common in
    A)Areas where there is thick vegetation
    B)Desert
    C)Cold areas
    D)Areas of heavy rainfall
    Answer: Desert
  • 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 of the following is a Horticulture Crop?
    A)Mango
    B)Paddy
    C)Wheat
    D)Bajara
    Answer: Mango
  • Q. Consider the following crops: 1. Cotton 2. Groundnut 3. Maize 4. Mustard Which of the above are the Kharif crops?
    A)3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)1, 2 and 3
    D)1, 2, 3, and 4
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. Which of the following is NOT a plantation crop?
    A)Oil Palm
    B)Coconut
    C)Potato
    D)Cashew
    Answer: Potato
  • 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. Which Crop is cultivated in Zaid season?
    A)Maize
    B)Watermelon
    C)Soyabean
    D)Jute
    Answer: Watermelon
  • Q. Golden Fibre refers to
    A)Jute
    B)Hemp
    C)Cotton
    D)Nylon
    Answer: Jute
  • Q. Which one among the following is not a plantation crop?
    A)Wheat
    B)Coffee
    C)Sugarcane
    D)Rubber
    Answer: Wheat
  • Q. For the cultivation of which crop is black soil most suitable?
    A)Jute
    B)Cotton
    C)Rice
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. Which of the following is the most important factor in soil formation?
    A)Natural vegetation
    B)Relief
    C)Climate
    D)Rock cover
    Answer: Climate
  • Q. Which one among the following is not a reason for practising tank irrigation in the Peninsular India?
    A)Most of the rivers of Peninsular India are perennial
    B)The undulating relief and hard rocks
    C)Little percolation of rain water due to impervious rock structure
    D)There are many streams which become torrential during rainy season
    Answer: Most of the rivers of Peninsular India are perennial
  • Q. Which soil is best for the production of cotton?
    A)Alluvial soil
    B)Black soil
    C)Loam soil
    D)Peaty soil
    Answer: Black soil
  • Q. Which of the following soils is very hard to cultivate?
    A)Red
    B)Alluvial
    C)Black
    D)Sandy
    Answer: Sandy
  • 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. 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. In Thanjavur delta ________ crop is cultivated three times in a year.
    A)Sugarcane
    B)Wheat
    C)Rice
    D)Groundnut
    Answer: Rice
  • Q. The three major cereals in India under high yielding varieties in declining order are ________
    A)Paddy, wheat and coarse cereals
    B)Wheat, paddy and coarse cereals
    C)Barley, wheat and coarse cereals
    D)Coarse cereals, paddy and wheat
    Answer: Paddy, wheat and coarse cereals
  • Q. In an area with more than 200 cm annual rainfall and slopy hills, which of the following crops can be cultivated best?
    A)Tobacco
    B)Tea
    C)Jute
    D)Cotton
    Answer: Tea

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