More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- Q. The composition of laterite soil in higher areas is
A)Acidic
B)Alkaline
C)Saline
D)Balanced
Answer: Acidic
- Q. Which is the main competitor of India in jute production?
A)Bangladesh
B)China
C)Nepal
D)Japan
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. The Shifting cultivation is still prevalent in
A)Manipur
B)Mizoram
C)Nagaland
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The soil which bleaches quickly due to rain, is called
A)Black
B)Red
C)Laterite
D)Alluvial
Answer: Laterite
- Q. Grai Soil, like the Ash of Pine Forest, is also knows as
A)Podzol
B)Red and peat soil
C)Tundra soil
D)Gray soil
Answer: Podzol
- Q. Which of the following is the correct order of increasing size of the grains of soil particles? 1. Clay 2. Silt 3. Sand 4. Gravel
A)4, 3, 2, 1
B)2, 3, 4, 1
C)1, 2, 3, 4
D)1, 4, 3, 2
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
- 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. Which of the following is not a tropical type of soil?
A)Black soil
B)Red soil
C)Desert soil
D)Brown soil
Answer: Brown soil
- 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. Where is pearl fishing well developed in India?
A)Off the coast at Rameshwaram
B)Off the Bengal coast
C)Off Kerala coast
D)Nowhere
Answer: Off the coast at Rameshwaram
- Q. Which one among the following is not a plantation crop?
A)Wheat
B)Coffee
C)Sugarcane
D)Rubber
Answer: Wheat
- 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. Which of the following component was not the part of agricultural policy of Green Revolution?
A)New agricultural technology
B)High density of crops
C)Guaranteed maximum price
D)Investment package
Answer: Guaranteed maximum price
- 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. Which of the following crops is grown in India mainly by dry farming?
A)Maize
B)Millet
C)Tobacco
D)Groundnut
Answer: Millet
- Q. In which month are the kharif crops sown?
A)September
B)April
C)June
D)November
Answer: June
- Q. Science dealing with study of soil is called
A)Ecology
B)Pedology
C)Pedagogy
D)Pomology
Answer: Pedology
- Q. The soil of northern plain of India is formed by
A)Weathering in situ
B)Degradation
C)Aggradation
D)Erosion
Answer: Aggradation
- Q. Which one of the following is not a HYV of wheat?
A)Kalyan Sona
B)Sonalika
C)Ratna
D)Girija
Answer: Ratna
- 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
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