More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- 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. The Laterite soil is found in which of the following state?
A)Rajasthan
B)Kerala
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: Kerala
- Q. How do the western disturbances affect the crops in north India?
A)They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain
B)They cause heavy damage to the standing crops
C)They bring in locusts which destroy the crops
D)They help in keeping the plants warm to some extent in winter
Answer: They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain
- Q. In Thanjavur delta ________ crop is cultivated three times in a year.
A)Sugarcane
B)Wheat
C)Rice
D)Groundnut
Answer: Rice
- 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. Which of the following crop grown in alluvial soil requires huge amount of water?
A)Rice
B)Tea
C)Wheat
D)Peanut
Answer: Rice
- 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. The topography of plateau is best for
A)Mining
B)Farming
C)Forestry
D)Hydropower generation
Answer: Mining
- 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. 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. Madhya Pradesh is the biggest producer of
A)Pulses
B)Cotton
C)Oil seeds
D)Maize
Answer: Pulses
- 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. IR-20 and RATNA are two main variety of
A)Jwar
B)Wheat
C)Millet
D)Rice
Answer: Rice
- Q. Which of the following soils is best suited for cotton?
A)Red
B)Regur
C)Alluvial
D)Clayey
Answer: Regur
- Q. Which of the following method does not help in conservation of the fertility and moisture of soil?
A)Strip cropping
B)Contour ploughing
C)Dry farming
D)Shifting cultivation
Answer: Shifting cultivation
- Q. The three major cereals in India under high yielding varieties in declining order are ________
A)Paddy, wheat and coarse cereals
B)Wheat, paddy and coarse cereals
C)Barley, wheat and coarse cereals
D)Coarse cereals, paddy and wheat
Answer: Paddy, wheat and coarse cereals
- Q. The soil which bleaches quickly due to rain, is called
A)Black
B)Red
C)Laterite
D)Alluvial
Answer: Laterite
- Q. Which of the following is a Horticulture Crop?
A)Mango
B)Paddy
C)Wheat
D)Bajara
Answer: Mango
- Q. Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation?
A)Silver fir
B)Juniper
C)Mahogany
D)Spruce
Answer: Mahogany
- Q. What is the main advantage of transplantation method in rice cultivation?
A)It helps in early harvesting
B)This method ensures maximum utilization of land
C)It is helpful in achieving an economical use of water and a higher yield of grain
D)The draining of water from the field before harvesting is made easy
Answer: It is helpful in achieving an economical use of water and a higher yield of grain
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