More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- Q. The crop which is produced largely/mostly in India
A)Maize
B)Wheat
C)Jowar
D)Rice
Answer: Rice
- Q. Which of the following is a rabi crop?
A)Maize
B)Cotton
C)Mustard
D)Rice
Answer: Mustard
- Q. Which of the following states has the largest concentration of tea plantation in India?
A)Meghalaya
B)Assam
C)Bihar
D)Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Assam
- Q. The state which tops in production of mustard seed is?
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Maharashtra
C)Rajasthan
D)Gujarat
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Why is crop rotation necessary?
A)To reduce the quantity of proteins
B)To increase the fertility of soil
C)To increase the quantity of minerals
D)To plough various types of crops
Answer: To increase the fertility of soil
- 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. 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. Black cotton soil of the Deccan region of India is associated with ________ rocks.
A)Sedimentary rocks
B)Volcanic rocks
C)Plutonic rocks
D)Hypabysal rocks
Answer: Volcanic rocks
- Q. Which of the following is a cash crop?
A)Rice
B)Wheat
C)Millets
D)Rubber
Answer: Rubber
- Q. Which state is a jute abundant state?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)West Bengal
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Orissa
Answer: West Bengal
- Q. Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Bihar
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Punjab
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. Which state in India is known as “Rice Bowl”?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Kerala
C)Karnataka
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. Which of the following is not primarily a kharif crop in India?
A)Maize
B)Wheat
C)Rice
D)Cotton
Answer: Wheat
- Q. Which one of the following groups of crops is grown in India during the Rabi season?
A)Barley, maize, rice
B)Wheat, barley, gram
C)Rice, maize, wheat
D)Millet, gram, rice
Answer: Wheat, barley, gram
- 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. Consider the following statements: 1. In India, groundnut crop is raised mostly during the Kharif season under rainfed conditions. 2. In India, tobacco is cultivated only in black cotton soils. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. The Black soil is related to which of the following crop
A)Tea
B)Cotton
C)Sugarcane
D)Coffee
Answer: Cotton
- 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. The system or shifting cultivation in the north eastern region of India is called
A)Taungya
B)Jhuming
C)Bewar
D)Ladang
Answer: Jhuming
- 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
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