More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India

  • Q. In Thanjavur delta ________ crop is cultivated three times in a year.
    A)Sugarcane
    B)Wheat
    C)Rice
    D)Groundnut
    Answer: Rice
  • Q. Which Crop is cultivated in Zaid season?
    A)Maize
    B)Watermelon
    C)Soyabean
    D)Jute
    Answer: Watermelon
  • Q. The largest and the most important soil group of India contributing to the country’s major agricultural production is
    A)Red
    B)Laterite
    C)Alluvial
    D)Peat
    Answer: Alluvial
  • Q. Which of the following state is considered as the traditional area for tank irrigation in India?
    A)Assam
    B)Gujarat
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Orissa
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • 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. In the coastal lowland of Kerala two crops of rice is grown per year because of: 1. high temperature in winter 2. adequate rain throughout the year 3. adequate irrigation facility 4. presence of water retentive clayey loam soil
    A)1 and 2
    B)Only 1
    C)2 and 3
    D)1, 3, and 4
    Answer: 1 and 2
  • Q. Social forestry is
    A)Growing plants of same species on public land
    B)Growing plants of various species on private land
    C)Management of forests by cooperative council
    D)Growing and managing useful plants on public land
    Answer: Growing and managing useful plants on public land
  • 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. Which of the following pairs of states and their important crops are correctly matched? 1. Kerala-Tapioca 2. Maharashtra-Cotton 3. West Bengal-Jute 4. Gujarat-Groundnut
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1, 2 and 4
    D)2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Red soil is normally found in India in which regions?
    A)Eastern & southern part of the Deccan Plateau
    B)Eastern region only
    C)Southern region only
    D)None of these
    Answer: Eastern & southern part of the Deccan Plateau
  • Q. As per the classification by agriculture ministry, how many agroclimatic zones are in India?
    A)127
    B)123
    C)126
    D)122
    Answer: 127
  • Q. Which of the following statements regarding red soils of India is/are correct? 1. The colour of the soil is-red due to ferric oxide content. 2. Red soils are rich in lime, humous and potash. 3. They are porous and have friable structure.
    A)2 and 3 only
    B)1 only
    C)1 and 3 only
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1 and 3 only
  • Q. Which of the following is called “brown paper”?
    A)Rubber
    B)Jute
    C)Cotton
    D)Tea
    Answer: Jute
  • Q. The soil which bleaches quickly due to rain, is called
    A)Black
    B)Red
    C)Laterite
    D)Alluvial
    Answer: Laterite
  • Q. Put in descending order of area with the following soils in India: I. Red soils II. Black soils III. Laterite soils IV. Alluvial soils
    A)IV, I, III, II
    B)I, IV, II, III
    C)IV, II, I, III
    D)I, III, IV, II
    Answer: IV, II, I, III
  • Q. Peaty soil is found in ________
    A)Assam
    B)Kerala
    C)Kashmir
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping 2. Contour ploughing 3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming
    A)2, 3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)3 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. Choose the crops which were cropped by using high yielding seeds in India during Green Revolution?
    A)Rice, wheat, jowar, millet and maize
    B)Rice, wheat, pulses, oilseeds and sugarcane
    C)Maize, gram, jowar, coffee and tea
    D)Wheat, rice, sugarcane, pulses and maize
    Answer: Rice, wheat, jowar, millet and maize
  • Q. In which of the following ways can soil be conserved? I. Contour ploughing II. Terracing III. Shifting cultivation IV. Crop rotation
    A)II and IV
    B)I, II and IV
    C)II, III and IV
    D)I and III
    Answer: I, II and IV
  • Q. For the cultivation of which crop is black soil most suitable?
    A)Jute
    B)Cotton
    C)Rice
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Cotton

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