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Agriculture

Description: Agriculture (E)
Number of Questions: 25
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In which of the following states is Koyna Hydel Power Project situated?

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Karnataka

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Andhra Pradesh


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is the longest canal in India?

  1. Buckingham Canal

  2. Sarda Canal

  3. Indira Gandhi Canal

  4. West Yamuna Canal


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3). 

__________ dam built across the __________ is the longest dam in India.

  1. Hirakud, Mahanadi

  2. Bhakra, Sutlej

  3. Maharana Pratap Sagar, Beas

  4. Tehri, Bhagirathi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Hirakud; Mahanadi

Horticulture means

  1. growing of wheat

  2. cultivation of crops along with animal husbandry

  3. primitive farming

  4. growing of fruits and vegetables


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is a natural fibre?

  1. Jute

  2. Nylon

  3. Acrylic

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

The leading rubber producing state in India is

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Karnataka

  3. Maharastra

  4. Kerala


Correct Option: D

Name the highest dam in India.

  1. Damodar Valley Project

  2. Hirakud Project

  3. Kosi Project

  4. Bhakra Nangal Project


Correct Option: D

The major means of irrigation in India are

  1. canals

  2. tanks

  3. tube wells

  4. wells


Correct Option: A

On which of the following rivers is the largest reservoir, Indirasagar Dam, built?

  1. Sutlej

  2. Godavari

  3. Beas

  4. Narmada


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Narmada

Black soil is ideal for the production of cotton because

  1. black soil retains humidity

  2. it is formed by lava

  3. it is found in the plateau region

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

The birth place of coffee is

  1. Kenya

  2. Ethiopia

  3. Sudan

  4. Ghana


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 The native (undomesticated) origin of coffee is thought to have been Ethiopia.

In which of the following states is Kundah Hydel Power Project situated?

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Karnataka

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Jammu and Kashmir


Correct Option: A

Name the river whose water is utilised by Kakrapara project.

  1. Mahanadi

  2. Tunghbhadra

  3. Damodar

  4. Tapti


Correct Option: D

The Surma Valley in Assam is famous for

  1. coffee cultivation

  2. rubber cultivation

  3. tea cultivation

  4. cocoa cultivation


Correct Option: C

The number of wells in South India is very low because

  1. the people of South India do not like to take water from wells

  2. hard rocks underneath the thin layer of the soil make it difficult to dig wells there

  3. there is too much rainfall and so, wells are not needed

  4. the people of South India do not know how to dig wells


Correct Option: B

Red soil is ideal for

  1. rice and wheat

  2. pea and cotton

  3. cotton and tea

  4. jowar and bajra


Correct Option: D

The major source of irrigation in peninsular India is

  1. wells and tube wells

  2. tanks

  3. canals

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

Which of the following states does not cultivate wheat?

  1. Maharashtra

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Uttaranchal

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is the major silk producing state in India?

  1. Karnataka

  2. Bihar

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Punjab


Correct Option: A

Name the type of agriculture in which crops grown are consumed by the farmer and his family.

  1. Subsistence

  2. Commercial

  3. Mixed

  4. Extensive


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In this type of agriculture, the main motive of the farmer is to satisfy the needs of his family.

Which of the following is the largest multipurpose project in India?

  1. Rihand Valley Project

  2. Chambal Valley Project

  3. Damodar Valley Project

  4. Bhakra Nangal Project


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is not a plantation crop?

  1. Coffee

  2. Sugarcane

  3. Tea

  4. Rubber


Correct Option: B

What is the best climate for horticulture?

  1. Monsoon

  2. Tundra

  3. Mediterranean

  4. Equatorial


Correct Option: C

Murrah is a breed of

  1. buffalo

  2. pig

  3. goat

  4. cow


Correct Option: A

Deforestation may reduce the chances of

  1. rain fall

  2. frequent cyclone

  3. erosion of surface soil

  4. frequent landslides


Correct Option: A
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