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Agriculture

Description: Agriculture
Number of Questions: 15
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Which of the following soils is very hard to cultivate?

  1. Alluvial

  2. Black

  3. Red

  4. Sandy


Correct Option: C

The red soils develop a reddish colour due to

  1. deforestation and over–grazing

  2. the presence of potash and magnesia

  3. tropical monsoon climate

  4. a wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is not a cash crop?

  1. Cotton

  2. Groundnut

  3. Jowar

  4. Jute


Correct Option: C

In which month are the Rabi crops sown?

  1. June

  2. November

  3. January

  4. August


Correct Option: B

Which pulse is grown in the kharif season?

  1. Moong

  2. Arhar

  3. Urad

  4. Masur


Correct Option: B

Rubber plantations are located mostly in

  1. Kerala and Karnataka

  2. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

  3. Maharashtra and Kerala

  4. West Bengal and Kerala


Correct Option: A

Which of the following states is the main producer of Tendu leaves?

  1. Orissa

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Uttar Pradesh


Correct Option: B

Which of the following characteristics is not true of alluvial soils?

  1. These vary from sandy loam to clay in texture

  2. These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash

  3. These are usually fine grained

  4. These are by far the most fertile


Correct Option: B

Which of the following factors is/are responsible for West Bengal being the largest producer of jute in India?

  1. It experiences high temperature and receives high rainfall.
  2. Annual flood silts provide natural fertilisers.
  3. It has the highest concentration of jute mills.
  4. It is located at a seaboard.
  1. 1 only

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 1, 2 and 3

  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4


Correct Option: B

The largest coffee growing state in India is

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Kerala

  3. Karnataka

  4. Maharashtra


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is/are normally grown under shifting cultivation?

  1. The major crop along with cereals

  2. A single crop which is mainly consumed

  3. Grains, vegetables and tubers in rotation

  4. Cash crops along with fodder


Correct Option: C

In which state of India wet agriculture is practiced?

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Karanataka

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Kerala


Correct Option: D

Which part of the tea plant is used for making tea?

  1. Root

  2. Flower

  3. Leaves

  4. Stem


Correct Option: C

Dry farming in India is extensively practised in

  1. Kanara plains

  2. Deccan region

  3. Coromandel

  4. Punjab Plains


Correct Option: B

Which is not a tuber crop?

  1. Groundnut

  2. Sugar beet

  3. Sweet potato

  4. Tapioca


Correct Option: A
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