More Questions on Agriculture And Soil in India
- Q. Which of the following is not a cause of soil erosion?
A)Weathering
B)Drainage
C)Deforestation
D)Grazing
Answer: Weathering
- Q. The important feature of shifting cultivation is ________
A)Change of cultivation site
B)Cultivation by transplantation
C)Cultivation of Leguminous crops
D)Rotating of crops
Answer: Change of cultivation site
- Q. Which is the best suited soil for the cultivation of rice?
A)Alluvial soil
B)Laterite soil
C)Red soil
D)Black soil
Answer: Alluvial soil
- Q. Which of the following is not a tropical type of soil?
A)Black soil
B)Red soil
C)Desert soil
D)Brown soil
Answer: Brown soil
- Q. Which State has the largest number of sugar mills?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Punjab
C)Haryana
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. As we move from the Pole to the Equator along the longitude, what is true of the variety of crops and animals?
A)Variety of crops increases but that of animals decreases
B)Both increase
C)Both decrease
D)Variety of animals increases but that of crops decreases
Answer: Both increase
- Q. Which of the following factor affects the agriculture in India?
A)Wind
B)Temperature
C)Humidity
D)Rain
Answer: Rain
- Q. What is the percentage of Indian population engaged in agriculture?
A)70
B)60
C)50
D)80
Answer: 60
- Q. Which of the following can be used to correct acidic soil?
A)Vegetable compost
B)Gypsum
C)Lime
D)Calcium superphosphate
Answer: Lime
- 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 is the major silk producing state in India?
A)Assam
B)Karnataka
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Bihar
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Where is India’s most prized tea grown?
A)Nilgiris
B)Jorhat
C)Darjeeling
D)Munnar
Answer: Darjeeling
- Q. Edible crops include
A)Foodgrains, Pulses, Oilseeds
B)Cotton, Tobacco, Sugarcane
C)Linseed, Castor, Turmeric
D)Jute, Cotton, Chilli
Answer: Foodgrains, Pulses, Oilseeds
- Q. Which of the following are the components of loamy soils? I. Red soil II. Clay soil III. Alluvial soil IV. Silt soil V. Sandy soil
A)II and V
B)I and II
C)I, III and IV
D)II, III and V
Answer: II and V
- Q. Some people in Manipur live in houses bunt on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended slit. These islands are called
A)Phoomdis
B)Tipis
C)Barkhans
D)Izba
Answer: Phoomdis
- 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. The another name of acid or alkaline soil is
A)Kallar
B)Regur
C)Bangar
D)Khadar
Answer: Kallar
- Q. For the cultivation of which crop is black soil most suitable?
A)Jute
B)Cotton
C)Rice
D)Wheat
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Which of the following spice is obtained from the roots?
A)Turmeric
B)Cloves
C)Cinnamon
D)None of these
Answer: None of these
- Q. Which of the following is the most fertile soil in India?
A)Red soil
B)Black soil
C)Alluvial soil
D)Laterite soil
Answer: Alluvial soil
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