More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India

  • Q. Which of the following is the major silk producing state in India?
    A)Assam
    B)Karnataka
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Bihar
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. Which one of the following soil types of India is rendered infertile by the presence of excess iron?
    A)Podzolic
    B)Desert sand
    C)Alluvial
    D)Lateritic
    Answer: Lateritic
  • Q. Find the incorrect pair
    A)Coconut - Kerala
    B)Tea - Assam
    C)Peanut - Bihar
    D)Sugarcane - Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Peanut - Bihar
  • 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. 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
  • Q. Which of the following is not a food crop?
    A)Paddy
    B)Maize
    C)Bajra
    D)Cotton
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. Which of the following groups of states produce rubber on commercial scale?
    A)Sikkim-Madhya Pradesh-Nagaland
    B)Maharashtra-Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh
    C)Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
    D)Orissa-Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra
    Answer: Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
  • Q. With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
    A)Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the country
    B)About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfall.
    C)The dominant source of irrigation in the country is wells
    D)The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
    Answer: The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
  • Q. The following are the major oilseeds produced in India: 1. Sesamum 2. Mustard 3. Groundnut 4. Soyabean Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the descending order of the quantity of their production?
    A)2, 4, 3, 1
    B)1, 2, 3, 4
    C)3, 2, 4, 1
    D)3, 4, 2, 1
    Answer: 3, 4, 2, 1
  • Q. Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees is known as
    A)Taungya system
    B)Social forestry
    C)Jhum
    D)Agro forestry
    Answer: Taungya system
  • 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 of the following soils is most suitable for cultivation of cereals?
    A)Laterite soils
    B)Alluvial soils
    C)Red soils
    D)None of these
    Answer: Alluvial soils
  • Q. Gujarat is noted for the cultivation of
    A)Saffron
    B)Cotton
    C)Sugarcane
    D)Jute
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. What is multiple cropping?
    A)Raising in succession only one type of crop in the same piece of land
    B)When seeds are sown on a piece of land and then seedings are transplanted in different fields
    C)Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part
    D)Raising two or more crops in succession in a year on the same land
    Answer: Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part
  • Q. Zaid crops are
    A)Crops which are cropped to attract insecticides
    B)Green crops which are feed to animals for grazing
    C)Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow
    D)Crops which are cropped to attract such insects which are necessary to work as pesticides
    Answer: Substitute crops which are cropped when regular crops fail to grow
  • 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. Which is the best suited soil for the cultivation of rice?
    A)Alluvial soil
    B)Laterite soil
    C)Red soil
    D)Black soil
    Answer: Alluvial soil
  • Q. In which of the area of India, Non-Irrigated Farming is performed?
    A)Coromandal Field
    B)Kanera Field
    C)Deccan Plateau
    D)Ganges Field
    Answer: Deccan Plateau
  • 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. Which of the following types of soils is found throughout India in all climatic zones?
    A)Laterite soils
    B)Saline and Alkaline soils
    C)Red soils
    D)Alluvial soils
    Answer: Saline and Alkaline soils

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