More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- Q. The plantation in a huge manner to prevent soil erosion is called
A)Strip Farming
B)Shelter Belts
C)Contour Farming
D)Forestation
Answer: Shelter Belts
- Q. In the coastal lowland of Kerala two crops of rice is grown per year because of: 1. high temperature in winter 2. adequate rain throughout the year 3. adequate irrigation facility 4. presence of water retentive clayey loam soil
A)1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)2 and 3
D)1, 3, and 4
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. In terms of money, which spice is exported most from India?
A)Turmeric
B)Pepper
C)Dry Red Chilli
D)Cardamom
Answer: Dry Red Chilli
- Q. Which Crop is cultivated in Zaid season?
A)Maize
B)Watermelon
C)Soyabean
D)Jute
Answer: Watermelon
- Q. Which of the following soil is most suited for tea plantation ?
A)Alluvial
B)Acidic
C)Alkaline
D)Regur
Answer: Acidic
- Q. Which of the following factor affects the agriculture in India?
A)Wind
B)Temperature
C)Humidity
D)Rain
Answer: Rain
- Q. Which of the following is not a food crop?
A)Paddy
B)Maize
C)Bajra
D)Cotton
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Which of the following component was not the part of agricultural policy of Green Revolution?
A)New agricultural technology
B)High density of crops
C)Guaranteed maximum price
D)Investment package
Answer: Guaranteed maximum price
- Q. Extensive subsistence agriculture is ________
A)Farming in the thinly populated areas
B)Farming on the slopes of Western Ghats
C)Farming in the thickly populated areas
D)Farming in the forests of equatorial region
Answer: Farming in the thinly populated areas
- Q. Which state in India is known as “Rice Bowl”?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Kerala
C)Karnataka
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- 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. Black cotton soil of the Deccan region of India is associated with ________ rocks.
A)Sedimentary rocks
B)Volcanic rocks
C)Plutonic rocks
D)Hypabysal rocks
Answer: Volcanic rocks
- Q. Which of the following soils is best suited for cotton?
A)Red
B)Regur
C)Alluvial
D)Clayey
Answer: Regur
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. India is the original home of the cotton plant. 2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production. Which of these statements is/are correct ?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)Only 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- 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. 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. Which of the following district of Tamil Nadu is not suitable for farming due to rising salinity in soil?
A)Ramnathpuram
B)Tiruchirappalli
C)Nagapattinam
D)Coimbatore
Answer: Tiruchirappalli
- Q. Which of the following soils is formed under typical monsoonal conditions?
A)Laterite Soils
B)Black Soils
C)Red Soils
D)None of these
Answer: Laterite Soils
- Q. What is multiple cropping?
A)Raising in succession only one type of crop in the same piece of land
B)When seeds are sown on a piece of land and then seedings are transplanted in different fields
C)Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part
D)Raising two or more crops in succession in a year on the same land
Answer: Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Alluvial soil is rich in chemical properties and is capable of yielding Rabi and Kharif crops. 2. Black soil is suitable for cotton, groundnut. 3. Rabi crops are reaped in autumn after sowing in June. Which of these statements are correct ?
A)2 and 3
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1 and 2
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
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