More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India

  • Q. If it rains only for two months which of the following will yield maximum crop per hectare?
    A)Pulses
    B)Short term crops
    C)Long term crops
    D)Millets
    Answer: Millets
  • Q. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
    A)Loo - North - west India
    B)Aandhi - Uttar Pradesh
    C)Kalbaisakhi - West Bengal
    D)Mango-showers - Orissa
    Answer: Mango-showers - Orissa
  • Q. What is the name of the soil, rich in Calcium?
    A)Podzol
    B)Pedocal
    C)Pedalfer
    D)Laterite
    Answer: Pedocal
  • Q. Which is the home of “AIphonso” mango?
    A)Malda
    B)Ratnagiri
    C)Banaras
    D)Vijayawada
    Answer: Ratnagiri
  • 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. On the basis of the process of their formation, which’ of the following soils is formed differently from the other three?
    A)Bhabar
    B)Khadar
    C)Bhangar
    D)Regur
    Answer: Regur
  • 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 types of soils is most suited for tea cultivation?
    A)Black soils
    B)Laterite soils
    C)Red soils
    D)Alluvial soils
    Answer: Laterite soils
  • Q. Where will you expect to find bamboo growing
    A)At a very low height from sea level
    B)At a great height from sea level
    C)At a medium height from sea level
    D)There is no such condition; it can grow anywhere
    Answer: At a very low height from sea level
  • Q. The salinity of soil is measured by
    A)Psychrometer
    B)Electrical Conductivity Meter
    C)Hygrometer
    D)Scaler
    Answer: Electrical Conductivity Meter
  • Q. Which of the following can be used to correct acidic soil?
    A)Vegetable compost
    B)Gypsum
    C)Lime
    D)Calcium superphosphate
    Answer: Lime
  • Q. IR-20 and RATNA are two main variety of
    A)Jwar
    B)Wheat
    C)Millet
    D)Rice
    Answer: Rice
  • Q. Which one of the following Indian States is the largest producer of natural rubber?
    A)Kerala
    B)Tamil Nadu
    C)Assam
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance ?
    A)Practice of growing crops on higher hill slopes in summer and foothills in winter
    B)Economy that solely depends upon animals
    C)Farming in which' only one crop is cultivated by clearing hill slopes
    D)Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains
    Answer: Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains
  • Q. Soil factors are also known as
    A)Ecological factors
    B)Biological factors
    C)Geo Morphological factors
    D)Edaphic factors
    Answer: Edaphic factors
  • Q. Science dealing with study of soil is called
    A)Ecology
    B)Pedology
    C)Pedagogy
    D)Pomology
    Answer: Pedology
  • 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. 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. 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 one of the following is not a HYV of wheat?
    A)Kalyan Sona
    B)Sonalika
    C)Ratna
    D)Girija
    Answer: Ratna

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