More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- Q. Which is the home of “Alphonso mango”?
A)Maida
B)Ratnagiri
C)Banaras
D)Vijayawada
Answer: Ratnagiri
- Q. The Practice of shifting cultivation is used in
A)Coastal Tamil Nadu
B)Himachal Pradesh
C)Central Highlands
D)Nagaland
Answer: Nagaland
- Q. The soil which is a mixture of sand, clay and silt is known as ________
A)Clayey soil
B)Loamy soil
C)Sandy soil
D)Desert soil
Answer: Loamy soil
- 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. The soils of the plains have not been derived
A)Only from the rocks existing locally
B)From the Himalayan rocks
C)From the Peninsular rocks
D)From material brought by the rivers
Answer: Only from the rocks existing locally
- 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. 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. The odd product out of the following is
A)Caster seed
B)Sesame
C)Groundnut
D)Mustard
Answer: Caster seed
- Q. Which one among the following is not a plantation crop?
A)Wheat
B)Coffee
C)Sugarcane
D)Rubber
Answer: Wheat
- Q. Which of the following soils is very hard to cultivate?
A)Red
B)Alluvial
C)Black
D)Sandy
Answer: Sandy
- 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 most important item of export among marine products from India is ________
A)Shrimp
B)Crabs
C)Lobsters
D)None of these
Answer: Shrimp
- Q. What is the name of the largest coffee producing state in India?
A)Karnataka
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Goa
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Of the following statements about the major soil types, the incorrect one is ________
A)Laterite is typically a soil of tropical regions which receive heavy seasonal rainfall
B)Alluvial soils are easy to plough
C)Red soils are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and lime content
D)Black soil is highly retentive of moisture and very productive
Answer: Red soils are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and lime content
- 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. Natural Vegetation’ refers to ________
A)A protected area created by using contour bunding
B)A plant community that has been left undisturbed over a long time
C)Plant species which live and grow together
D)All of the above
Answer: A plant community that has been left undisturbed over a long time
- Q. The soil formed by the deposition of silt brought by rivers is ________
A)Black soil
B)Alluvial soil
C)Red soil
D)Pod soil
Answer: Alluvial soil
- Q. Soil erosion in desert area can be prevented
A)By forestation
B)By strip ploughing
C)By using manure
D)By shifting cultivation
Answer: By forestation
- Q. Which of the following characteristics is not true of alluvial soils?
A)These are usually fine grained
B)These vary from sandy loam to clay in texture
C)These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash
D)These are by far the most fertile
Answer: These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash
- 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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