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Agriculture - I

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Which of the following industries is not agriculture based?

  1. Sugar industry

  2. Jute industry

  3. Cotton textile industry

  4. Vegetable oil industry

  5. Cement industy


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is a mineral and chemical based industry.

Which of the following states practise 'Jhumming'?

a. Assam b. Meghalaya c. Mizoram d. Chhattisgarh e. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

  1. a, b, c, d and e

  2. a, c and d

  3. a, b and c

  4. a, b, c and d

  5. a, b, c and e


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as 'Jhumming' is practised in north-eastern states like Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Dipa in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, and in Andaman and Nicobar islands apart from Nagaland and Manipur.

The degree of commercialisation of agriculture varies from one region to another. In which of the following states is rice not a commercial crop?

  1. Punjab

  2. Haryana

  3. West Bengal

  4. Odisha

  5. Andhra Pradesh


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as rice is a subsistence crop in Odisha.

Primitive subsistence farming is still practised in a few parts of India. But it is known by different names. Match the column of their names with the column of the areas in which it is practised.

 
Column I Column II
a. Dahiya 1. Andhra Pradesh
b. Penda 2. Madhya Pradesh
c. Bringa 3. Odisha
  1. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3

  2. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1

  3. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1

  4. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2

  5. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as the correct matching is ‘Dahiya’ in Madhya Pradesh, ‘Penda’ in Andhra Pradesh and ‘Bringa’ in Odisha.

Which of the following is not a rabi crop?

  1. Wheat

  2. Gram

  3. Barley

  4. Peas

  5. Sugarcane


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as this is not a rabi crop.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Rubber is mainly grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman and Nicobar islands and Garo hills of Meghalaya. b. India produces about 30 percent of the world’s vegetables. c. India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the world.

  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. a and c

  5. b and c


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as both the statements are correct.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Commercial farming uses higher doses of modern inputs, e.g. high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides in order to obtain higher productivity. b. Plantation is a type of commercial farming. c. In plantation farming, a single crop is grown on a large area.

  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. b and c

  5. a, b and c


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as all the statements are correct.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. India has two cropping seasons - Rabi and Kharif. b. Aus, Aman and Boro are the three crops of paddy grown in a year in states like Assam, West Bengal and Odisha. c. Rabi crops are grown with the onset of monsoon in different parts of the country and these are harvested in September-October.

  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. a and c

  5. a, b and c


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as this statement is correct.

In which of the following states is coffee grown as a plantation crop?

  1. East Bengal

  2. Assam

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Meghalaya

  5. Karnataka


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as coffee is grown as a plantation crop in Karnataka.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. India is the second largest producer of rice in the world after China. b. It is a kharif crop which requires high temperature, (above 25oC) and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm. c. This crop requires a cool growing season and a bright sunshine at the time of ripening.

  1. a, b and c

  2. a and b

  3. b and c

  4. a and c

  5. c only


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as both these statements are correct.

Rearing of silk worms for the production of silk fibre is known as

  1. apiculture

  2. vermiculture

  3. sericulture

  4. horticulture

  5. pisciculture


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as rearing of silk worms for the production of silk fibre is known as sericulture.

Which of the following crops take(s) almost an year to grow?

a. Barley b. Jowar c. Maize d. Sugarcane

  1. a and b

  2. c and d

  3. c only

  4. d only

  5. b and c


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. Sugarcane takes almost an year to grow.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Organic farming is practised without factory made chemicals such as fertilisers and pesticides. b. Fruits, medicinal herbs, flowers, and vegetables are considered high value crops. c. Jatropha and jojoba are called bio-diesel crops.

  1. a, b and c

  2. b and c

  3. a and c

  4. a and b

  5. a only


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as all the statements are correct.

Which of the following oil seeds is/are grown as both rabi and kharif crops?

a. Linseed b. Mustard c. Castor seed

  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. a and b

  5. a, b and c


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as castor seed is grown as both a rabi crop and a kharif crop in India.

What was the main aim of Operation Flood?

  1. It dealt with provision for crop insurance against drought.

  2. It dealt with provision for crop insurance against flood.

  3. It was a dairy development program.

  4. It was a poultry development program.

  5. It was a cotton farming development program.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. Operation flood was also known as the White revolution. It was the world's biggest dairy development program, that made India, a milk-sufficient nation and the largest milk producer in the world.

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