More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- Q. Which one among the following is not a reason for practising tank irrigation in the Peninsular India?
A)Most of the rivers of Peninsular India are perennial
B)The undulating relief and hard rocks
C)Little percolation of rain water due to impervious rock structure
D)There are many streams which become torrential during rainy season
Answer: Most of the rivers of Peninsular India are perennial
- Q. What is the name of the soil, rich in Calcium?
A)Podzol
B)Pedocal
C)Pedalfer
D)Laterite
Answer: Pedocal
- Q. Which of the following is a Horticulture Crop?
A)Mango
B)Paddy
C)Wheat
D)Bajara
Answer: Mango
- Q. Which is the home of “AIphonso” mango?
A)Malda
B)Ratnagiri
C)Banaras
D)Vijayawada
Answer: Ratnagiri
- Q. Which of the following indicates the types of soil erosion in decreasing order of damage caused In India
A)Water-logging, weeds, salinity and ravine erosion
B)Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and salinity weeds and water-logging
C)Alkalinity and water-logging, ravine erosion and weeds
D)All are equally damaging
Answer: Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and salinity weeds and water-logging
- 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. Red soil is normally found in India in which regions?
A)Eastern & southern part of the Deccan Plateau
B)Eastern region only
C)Southern region only
D)None of these
Answer: Eastern & southern part of the Deccan Plateau
- Q. Soil factors are also known as
A)Ecological factors
B)Biological factors
C)Geo Morphological factors
D)Edaphic factors
Answer: Edaphic factors
- 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. Which of the following soils is best suited for cotton?
A)Red
B)Regur
C)Alluvial
D)Clayey
Answer: Regur
- Q. The Plantation agriculture produces?
A)Cash Crops
B)Only Food Crops
C)Plantation Crops
D)Four Crops
Answer: Plantation Crops
- Q. Which is the main competitor of India in jute production?
A)Bangladesh
B)China
C)Nepal
D)Japan
Answer: Bangladesh
- Q. Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Bihar
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Punjab
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- 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 system or shifting cultivation in the north eastern region of India is called
A)Taungya
B)Jhuming
C)Bewar
D)Ladang
Answer: Jhuming
- 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. A fertile soil, suitable growing common crops, is like to have a pH value of
A)Six to seven
B)Three
C)Four
D)Nine to ten
Answer: Nine to ten
- Q. Rabi crop is sown in
A)January - February
B)October - November
C)April - May
D)August - September
Answer: October - November
- Q. For the cultivation of which crop is black soil most suitable?
A)Jute
B)Cotton
C)Rice
D)Wheat
Answer: Cotton
- Q. “Operation Flood” is related to which
A)Flood control
B)Milk production
C)Wheat production
D)Water conservation
Answer: Milk production
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