Agriculture-GK

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Topicwise Questions - Agriculture

G.K. Multiple Choice Questions on Soils and Crops

1. Jute cultivation in India is concentrated in the delta area of which of the following rivers?

1. Ganga
2. Mahanadi
3. Brahamputra
4. Godavari

Answer (a). 

2. Which of the following is the largest irrigation canal in India?

1. Buckingham Canal
2. Sirhind Canal
3. Indira Gandhi Canal
4. Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal

Answer (c). 

3. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of production (in million tonnes) of the given foodgrains in India?

1. Wheat - Rice - Pulses - Coarse cereals
2. Rice - Wheat - Pulses - Coarse cereals
3. Wheat - Rice - Coarse cereals - Pulses
4. Rice - Wheat - Coarse cereals - Pulses

Answer (d). For 2011-12, the production for rice, wheat, coarse cereals and pulses has been 105.31, 94.88, 42.04 and 17.09 million tonnes respectively. 

4. The eyes of potato are useful for

1. Nutrition
2. Respiration
3. Vegetative Propagation
4. Protection from predators

Answer (c). 

5. What is Slash and Burn Agriculture?

1. method of sugarcane cultivation
2. process of deforestation
3. agriculture without irrigation
4. jhum cultivation

Answer (d). 

6. Rotation of crops means

1. growing of different crops in the same area in sequential seasons.
2. shifting of area of same crops.
3. growing two or more crops simultaneously to increase productivity.
4. alternating crops with fruits over a period of years.

Answer (a). 

7. The nitrogen present in the atmosphere is

1. of no use to plants
2. injurious to plants
3. directly utilized by plants
4. utilized through micro-organisms

Answer (d). 

8. Which is the largest cotton growing State in India?

1. Maharashtra
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Gujarat

Answer (d). 

9. The variety of coffee largely grown in India is -

1. Old Chicks
2. Coorgs
3. Arabica
4. Kents

Answer (c). 

10. Under which plan did the Government introduce an agricultural strategy which gave rise to Green Revolution?

1. Third Five-Year Plan (FYP)
2. Fourth FYP
3. Fifth FYP
4. Second FYP

Answer (b). 

11. Laterite soil develops as a result of-

1. Deposits of alluvial
2. Deposition of loess
3. Leaching of sedimentary rocks
4. Wind-blown dust

Answer (c). 

12. What kind of soil is treated with gypsum to make it suitable for cropping?

1. Aluvial
2. Acidic
3. Water-logged
4. Soil with excessive clay content

Answer (d). 

13. The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2013 as the International Year of ____

1. Quinoa
2. Buckwheat
3. Rice
4. Jatropha

Answer (a). 

14. Which one of the following is known as a pseudocereal?

1. Wheat
2. Quinoa
3. Horse gram
4. Barley

Answer (b). 

15. Besides Rabi and Kharif, which is the third crop season in India?

1. Zaid
2. Barsati
3. Sharad
4. Jhum

Answer (a). 

16. Kharif crops are harvested in -

1. June - July
2. October - November
3. May - June
4. March - April

Answer (b). 

17. Coating urea with which of the following has been found to increase the yield of crops?

1. Lime
2. Ash
3. Neem oil
4. Eucalyptus oil

Answer (c).