More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- Q. The Red soils develop a reddish colour due to ________
A)Tropical monsoonal climate
B)Deforestation and over-grazing
C)The presence of potash and magnesia
D)A wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic rocks
Answer: A wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic rocks
- Q. The type of crop which is able to fix nitrogen from air is known as
A)Tuber
B)Legume
C)Rice
D)Potato
Answer: Legume
- 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. 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. The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil water is called ________
A)Leaching
B)Percolation
C)Conduction
D)Transpiration
Answer: Leaching
- Q. Which of the following is/are not the characteristics of red soils? I. They are derived from weathering of old crystalline and metamorphic rocks II. They contain iron oxides III. They have high water retention capacity IV. They have high nitrogen content
A)Only IV
B)II and III
C)Only III
D)III and IV
Answer: III and IV
- 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
- 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 one of the following soil types of India is rendered infertile by the presence of excess iron?
A)Podzolic
B)Desert sand
C)Alluvial
D)Lateritic
Answer: Lateritic
- Q. In an area with more than 200 cm annual rainfall and slopy hills, which of the following crops can be cultivated best?
A)Tobacco
B)Tea
C)Jute
D)Cotton
Answer: Tea
- 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. 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. Which of the following soil is most suited for tea plantation ?
A)Alluvial
B)Acidic
C)Alkaline
D)Regur
Answer: Acidic
- 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. 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. Where will you expect to find bamboo growing
A)At a very low height from sea level
B)At a great height from sea level
C)At a medium height from sea level
D)There is no such condition; it can grow anywhere
Answer: At a very low height from sea level
- Q. The Green Revolution was most successful in
A)Haryana
B)Punjab and Tamil Nadu
C)Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
D)Uttar Pradesh and MaHarasthra
Answer: Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
- Q. The soil of northern plain of India is formed by
A)Weathering in situ
B)Degradation
C)Aggradation
D)Erosion
Answer: Aggradation
- Q. The topography of plateau is best for
A)Mining
B)Farming
C)Forestry
D)Hydropower generation
Answer: Mining
- Q. Which of the following is called “brown paper”?
A)Rubber
B)Jute
C)Cotton
D)Tea
Answer: Jute
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