More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India

  • Q. With reference to the area devoted to its cultivation pulses hold the third place in India. Which crops occupy the first and second places respectively?
    A)Jowar and Cotton
    B)Rice and Wheat
    C)Rice and Cotton
    D)Jowar and Bajara
    Answer: Rice and Wheat
  • Q. How would you increase the yield of maize crop?
    A)Develop disease-resistant varieties
    B)Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions
    C)Develop high yielding varieties
    D)Develop early and very early maturing varieties suitable for rainfall areas
    Answer: Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions
  • Q. Dry farming in India is extensively practised in
    A)Coromandal Plains
    B)Kanara Plains
    C)Deccan Plateau
    D)Ganga Plains
    Answer: Deccan Plateau
  • Q. A few showers of rain during the months of December and January are beneficial to the rabi crops because they
    A)Cause fall in temperature
    B)Make the plant strong
    C)Protect the crops from frost
    D)Provide moisture for the germination of seeds
    Answer: Protect the crops from frost
  • Q. Which of the following soils is most suitable for cultivation of cereals?
    A)Laterite soils
    B)Alluvial soils
    C)Red soils
    D)None of these
    Answer: Alluvial soils
  • Q. In India the problem of utilisation of agricultural wastes is in
    A)Conversion of starch into alcohol
    B)Conversion of cellulose into sugar
    C)Conversion of bran into molasses
    D)Conversion of sugar into carbohydrates
    Answer: Conversion of cellulose into sugar
  • Q. HYV is also known ________ in India.
    A)Traditional revolution
    B)White revolution
    C)Blue revolution
    D)New agricultural policy
    Answer: New agricultural policy
  • 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. Choose the crops which were cropped by using high yielding seeds in India during Green Revolution?
    A)Rice, wheat, jowar, millet and maize
    B)Rice, wheat, pulses, oilseeds and sugarcane
    C)Maize, gram, jowar, coffee and tea
    D)Wheat, rice, sugarcane, pulses and maize
    Answer: Rice, wheat, jowar, millet and maize
  • Q. The Laterite soil is found in
    A)Tropical areas
    B)High rainfall states
    C)In deserts
    D)Dry and humid tropical areas
    Answer: Dry and humid tropical areas
  • Q. The term “Green Revolution” is used to show higher production of
    A)Per hectare agricultural output
    B)Grasslands
    C)Tree plantation
    D)Gardening in urban centres
    Answer: Per hectare agricultural output
  • Q. Soil can best be conserved on the hills by which of the cultivating methods?
    A)Contour ploughing
    B)Strip cropping
    C)Crop rotation
    D)Terracing
    Answer: Contour ploughing
  • Q. Which state in India is known as “Rice Bowl”?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Kerala
    C)Karnataka
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. Agricultural commodities are graded with
    A)AGMARK
    B)ISI
    C)Eco-products
    D)Green Product
    Answer: AGMARK
  • Q. The share of food crops in India’s total production is almost?
    A)70
    B)50
    C)60
    D)80
    Answer: 70
  • Q. In which of the following crops Uttar Pradesh is not the largest producer in India?
    A)Sugarcane
    B)Potato
    C)Rice
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Rice
  • 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. 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. Peaty soil is found in ________
    A)Assam
    B)Kerala
    C)Kashmir
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Which of the following groups of states produce rubber on commercial scale?
    A)Sikkim-Madhya Pradesh-Nagaland
    B)Maharashtra-Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh
    C)Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
    D)Orissa-Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra
    Answer: Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka

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