More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- Q. Which of the following is not Rabi Crop in India?
A)Rape seed
B)Wheat
C)Jau
D)Jute
Answer: Jute
- Q. Gujarat is noted for the cultivation of
A)Saffron
B)Cotton
C)Sugarcane
D)Jute
Answer: Cotton
- 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 is NOT a plantation crop?
A)Oil Palm
B)Coconut
C)Potato
D)Cashew
Answer: Potato
- Q. Which type of soil retains maximum water?
A)Loamy soil
B)Sandy soil
C)Clayey soil
D)Rocky soil
Answer: Clayey soil
- Q. As per the classification by agriculture ministry, how many agroclimatic zones are in India?
A)127
B)123
C)126
D)122
Answer: 127
- Q. Which of the following is not a food crop?
A)Paddy
B)Maize
C)Bajra
D)Cotton
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Which one of the following is not a HYV of wheat?
A)Kalyan Sona
B)Sonalika
C)Ratna
D)Girija
Answer: Ratna
- Q. Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping 2. Contour ploughing 3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)3 and 4
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. Where is India’s most prized tea grown?
A)Nilgiris
B)Jorhat
C)Darjeeling
D)Munnar
Answer: Darjeeling
- Q. Which of the following is/are correct about shifting cultivation ? I. It involves no ploughing II. It is slash and burn agriculture III. It involves crop rotation IV. It is combined with transhumance
A)II and III
B)I, II, III and IV
C)II, III and IV
D)I and II
Answer: I and II
- Q. Golden Fibre refers to
A)Jute
B)Hemp
C)Cotton
D)Nylon
Answer: Jute
- 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. What do you understand by the word regur ?
A)Red, colour sticky soil, found in the Amazon area
B)Black soil found in the Deccan
C)Grey-brown soil found in Russia
D)Black soil found in northern Argentina
Answer: Black soil found in the Deccan
- Q. Which of the following is not primarily a kharif crop in India?
A)Maize
B)Wheat
C)Rice
D)Cotton
Answer: Wheat
- 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. The soils which have supported agriculture for centuries without much manuring or fallowing are
A)Black and alluvial soils
B)Alluvial and late rite soils
C)Red and laterite soils
D)Laterite and black soils
Answer: Black and alluvial soils
- Q. Which of the following is NOT a cash crop?
A)Coffee
B)Tobacco
C)Cotton
D)Bajara
Answer: Bajara
- Q. Which one among the following pairs of States is the leading producer of tobacco in India?
A)Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh
B)Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
C)Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh
D)Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
- 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
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