Agriculture And Soil in India MCQ Question Answers

Agriculture And Soil in India Gk (quiz) MCQ question and answers. Suitable for aspirants preparing for SSC-CGL and State Level Examinations of all states and also Bank, SSC, Railway, UPSC conducted NDA/ CDS/ IFS/ IES / CSE etc. examinations.

Agriculture And Soil in India Geography

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

Correct Answer : Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions

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Agriculture And Soil in India Geography

Q. HYV is also known ________ in India.

A.
Traditional revolution
B.
White revolution
C.
Blue revolution
D.
New agricultural policy

Answer

Correct Answer : New agricultural policy

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Agriculture And Soil in India Geography

Q. If it rains only for two months which of the following will yield maximum crop per hectare?

A.
Pulses
B.
Short term crops
C.
Long term crops
D.
Millets

Answer

Correct Answer : Millets

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Agriculture And Soil in India Geography

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

Correct Answer : Tea

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Agriculture And Soil in India Geography

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

Correct Answer : Conversion of cellulose into sugar

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Agriculture And Soil in India Geography

Q. In India, during the last decade, the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant?

A.
Pulses
B.
Rice
C.
Oilseeds
D.
Sugarcane

Answer

Correct Answer : Pulses

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Agriculture And Soil in India Geography

Q. In the agricultural resources, cereals comprise

A.
Tea, coffee, cocoa
B.
Rubber, oil seeds, groundnut
C.
Cotton, Jute, hemp
D.
Rice, wheat, millets

Answer

Correct Answer : Rice, wheat, millets

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Agriculture And Soil in India Geography

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

Correct Answer : 1 and 2

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