31. Jhum Cultivation is a method of cultivation which used to be practised in
Correct Answer:-B ( Central Highland )
Description:- Shifting cultivation is a form of agriculture in which the cultivated or cropped area is shifted regularly to allow soil properties to recover under conditions of natural successive stages of re-growth. In a shifting cultivation system, at any particular point in time a minority of ‘fields’ is in cultivation and a majority are in various stages of natural re-growth. Over time, fields are cultivated for a relatively short time, and allowed to recover, or are fallowed, for a relatively long time. Eventually a previously cultivated field will be cleared of the natural vegetation and planted in crops again. Fields in established and stable shifting cultivation systems are cultivated and fallowed cyclically. This type of farming is called jhumming in India. It has been practised in the forested regions of the Central highlands of India which comprise of three main plateaus — the Malwa Plateau in the west, the Deccan Plateau in the south (covering most of the Indian peninsula) and the Chhota Nagpur Plateau in the east.
32. With which crop has Green Revolution been associated ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Wheat )
Description:- India is one of the main wheat producing and consuming countries of the world. After the Green Revolution in the 1970’s and 1980’s the production of wheat has shown a huge increase. The major States that are involved in the cultivation of wheat are those located in the plains like Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana. They account for nearly 70 per cent of the total wheat produced (External website that opens in a new window) in the country.
33. Of the gross cropped area in India, the foodgrains occupy
Correct Answer:-A ( more than 70%” )
Description:- The largest portion of the natural resources of India, consists of land and by far the larger proportion of its inhabitants are engaged in the exploitation of land. In any scheme of planned economic development of the country, therefore, agricultural reorganisation and forms hold a position of basic importance. The gross cropped area is about 317 million acres. Food crops cover about 78 per cent. Of the cropped area, commercial crops provide raw, material for industries, account for 17 per cent.
34. Pick the odd one out based on crop season
Correct Answer:-B ( Wheat )
Description:- Rabi ( Also called Rabbi ) and Kharif are the two agricultural crops related words that have come with the Mughals in the Indian subcontinent and are widely used ever-since. The Kharif crops is the autumn harvest; but better known as the monsoon crops in Indian sub continent. Kharif crops are usually sown with the beginning of the first rains towards the end of May in the state of Kerala during the advent of south-west monsoon season. Bajra and Jowar, Paddy or Rice, Maize, Moong and other pulses, Groundnut. Cotton, etc are Kharif crops. The Rabi crop is the spring harvest (also known as the “winter crop”) in Indian subcontinent. Major Rabi crop is Wheat in India followed by Barley, Mustard, Sesame and Peas.
35. Which one of the following is not a HYV of wheat ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Ratna )
Description:- Ratna is a resistant variety of rice. This paddy variety takes about 130-135 days to grow. The main states growing this variety are Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Orissa, Terai region of UP, Punjab, Haryana and Tamil Nadu.
36. In Indian agriculture, the period from July to October November is called
Correct Answer:-B ( Kharif season )
Description:- The Indian cropping season is classified into two main seasons-(i) Kharif and (ii) Rabi based on the monsoon. The kharif cropping season is from July –October during the south-west monsoon and the Rabi cropping season is from October-March (winter). The crops grown between March and June are summer crops. Pakistan and Bangladesh are two other countries that are using the term ‘kharif’ and ‘rabi’ to describe about their cropping patterns. The terms ‘kharif’ and ‘rabi’ originate from Arabic language where Kharif means autumn and Rabi means spring. The kharif crops include rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet/Bajra, finger millet/Ragi (cereals), arhar (pulses), soyabean, groundnut (oilseeds), cotton etc. The Rabi crops include wheat, barley, oats (cereals), chickpea/gram (pulses), linseed, mustard (oilseeds) etc.
37. The term “Green Revolution” has been used to indicate higher production through
Correct Answer:-C ( enhanced agricultural productivity per hectare )
Description:- The Introduction of High-yielding varieties of seeds and the increased use of fertilizers and irrigation are known collectively as the Green Revolution, which provided the increase in production needed to make India self-sufficient in food grains, thus improving agriculture in India. The methods adopted included the use of high yielding varieties (HYV) of seeds. Agricultural productivity may be defined as the total agricultural output per unit of cultivated area, per agricultural worker or per unit of input in monetary values. It was found that higher productivity was attained in areas in Green Revolution had been initiated and matured.
38. Which breed of the following buffalo breeds is found in the South-Western part of Gujarat?
Correct Answer:-C ( Surti )
Description:- The native tracts of Surti breed is Kaira and Baroda districts of Gujarat. The body is well shaped and medium sized. The barrel is wedge shaped. The head is long with prominent eyes. The horns are sickle shaped, moderately long and flat. The colour is black or brown the peculiarity of breed is two white collars one round the jaw and the other at the brisket. The average milk yield is around 1700kgs. The age at first calving is 40 to 50 months with an intercalving period of 400 – 500 days.
39. There was a substantial increase in foodgrains production specially wheat production, during the period after
Correct Answer:-D ( 1966)
Description:- he introduction of high-yielding varieties of Indian seeds after 1965 and the increased use of fertilizers and irrigation are known collectively as the Indian Green Revolution, which provided the increase in production needed to make India self-sufficient in food grains. The programme was started with the help of the United States-based Rockefeller Foundation and was based on high-yielding varieties of wheat, rice, and other grains that had been developed in Mexico and in the Philippines. The major benefits of the Green Revolution in India were experienced mainly in northern and northwestern India between 1965 and the early 1980s; the programme resulted in a substantial increase in the production of food grains, mainly wheat and rice. Food-grain yields continued to increase throughout the 1980s.
40. Find out the mismatched pair.
Correct Answer:-B ( Groundnut– Bihar )
Description:- Groundnut is mostly grown as a kharif crop, and contributes to around 45 percent of the total oilseed production in the country. Groundnut is a popular crop of South India. Four Peninsular states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Gujarat together contribute over 80 per cent of the area and production of groundnut in the country.
41. ‘Brown Revolution’ is
Correct Answer:-D ( growth of food processing and soft drinks industries in India )
Description:- Brown revolution is normally related to real estate and housing industry. However, in agriculture, this revolution is linked to cocoa.
42. Mechanization of Indian agriculture on a considerable scale is not possible due to –
Correct Answer:-A ( small holdings )
Description:- Agricultural mechanization helps in increasing production, productivity and profitability in agriculture by achieving timeliness in farm operations, bringing precision in metering and placement of inputs, reducing available input losses, increasing utilization efficiency of costly inputs (seed, chemical, fertilizer, irrigation, water etc.), reducing unit cost of produce, enhancing profitability and competitiveness in the cost of operation. Mechanization of Indian agriculture on a considerable scale is not possible due to small size of plots. This has been mainly on account of fragmentation of land.
43. Golden Revolution refers to –
Correct Answer:-B ( Horticulture )
Description:- India is at the brink of a Golden Revolution in Horticulture. India ranks first in the total production of coconut and areca nutand is the largest producer, processor, consumer and exporter of cashew nut in the world. It is estimated that all the horticulture crops put together covernearly 11.6 million hectares area with an annual production of 149million MT. Though these crops occupy hardly 7%” of the cropped area they contribute over 18%” to the gross agricultural output in the country.
44. Green Revolution was started in
Correct Answer:-A ( 1960)
Description:- Green Revolution was started in 1960. Hybrid highyielding wheat was first introduced to India in 1963 by Dr. Norman Borlaug. Borlaug has been hailed as the Father of the Green Revolution. The methods adopted included the use of high yielding varieties (HYV) of seeds.
45. Which of the following is not a cause of low productivity in Indian agriculture ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Co-operative farming )
Description:- Productivity is actually a function of efficiency and effectiveness. These two are essential for a productive industry. The agricultural sector in India has low productivity because of Traditional farming methods; Lack of adequate machinery; Lack of finances for farmers; Lack of good quality seeds and fertilizers and ownership of land. Besides, the increasing pressure of population on land is an important demographic factor responsible for low yield in agriculture. Shortage of finance, marketing and storage facilities are also responsible for agricultural backwardness in India. The co-operatives and other institutional agencies have not been able to eliminate the village money- lenders. Storage facilities for farmers are not still available to preserve their agricultural product for a better price.
46. Which of the following is called “brown paper” ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Jute )
Description:- This rich textured brown paper is made from mulberry tissue with bits of jute or manila hemp scattered throughout the sheet.
47. The culture of silkworms is known as
Correct Answer:-D ( Sericulture )
Description:- Sericulture, or silk farming, is the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, Bombyx mori is the most widely used and intensively studied. Today, China and India are the two main silk producers, together manufacturing more than 60%” of the world production.
48. Crop rotation is being adopted
Correct Answer:-A ( to increase the productivity of the land )
Description:- Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons for various benefits such as to avoid the buildup of pathogens and pests that often occurs when one species is continuously cropped. Crop rotation also seeks to balance the fertility demands of various crops to avoid excessive depletion of soil nutrients. A traditional element of crop rotation is the replenishment of nitrogen through the use of green manure in sequence with cereals and other crops.
49. Which of the following statements about Kharif and Rabi is not correct?
Correct Answer:-A ( Kharif season begins with the onset of monsoon season and harvested in late Spring )
Description:- Kharif crops refer to the planting, cultivation and harvesting of any domesticated plant sown in the rainy (monsoon) season on the Asian subcontinent. Such crops are planted for autumn harvest and may also be called the summer or monsoon crop in India and Pakistan.
50. The state which produces the largest quantity of wheat is
Correct Answer:-C ( U.P. )
Description:- The major wheat producing states in India are placed in the northern part of the country. About 86 per cent of the India’s wheat production comes from 5 states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh while three northern states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana together supply about 72 per cent of the country’s wheat output.
51. How can a dairy farmer reduce fodder consumption by his cattle and also increase milk production?
Correct Answer:-C ( By allowing the cattle to graze in the fields )
Description:- Like dry fodder is used to fill the empty space in the stomach of cattle, green fodder can also achieve the same result. Fat and SNF is directly related to how much protein is provided in the diet, as the protein converts to milk. Green fodder can nicely substitute dry fodder and at the same time keeping the cattle satisfied.
52. The State which occupies the first place in India in the production of Tobacco is
Correct Answer:-C ( Andhra Pradesh )
Description:- Even though the cultivation of Tobacco is spread all over the country, commercial cultivation of Tobacco is concentrated in States like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. India’s Tobacco Board is headquartered in Guntur in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
53. Which food crop in India is sown in October-November and reaped in April?
Correct Answer:-D ( Wheat )
Description:- Rabi crops refer to agricultural crops sown in winter and harvested in the summer season. The chief rabbi crops are wheat, barley, gram, pulses, linseed and mustard.
54. The package technology which brought about Green Revolution comprised manily of
Correct Answer:-C ( irrigations, bio-chemical fertilizers and high-yield varieties of seeds )
Description:- Using seeds with superior genetics was the scientific aspect of the Green Revolution. The Green Revolution was a technology package comprising material components of improved high yielding varieties of two staple cereals (rice and wheat), irrigation or controlled water supply and improved moisture utilization, fertilizers, and pesticides, and associated management skills.
55. India is the largest producer of
Correct Answer:-C ( mica )
Description:- India produces approximate 90 %” of the world`s mica. It is an indispensable component of the electrical industry. India accounts for 60 %” of mica embarking in international trade.
56. Fibre crops are
Correct Answer:-C ( cotton, hemp, jute and mesta )
Description:- Fiber crops are field crops grown for their fibers, which are traditionally used to make paper, cloth, or rope. Plants, such as cotton, flax, hemp, jute, and sisal are cultivated for their content or yield of fibrous material.
57. The most commonly consumed staple cereal in India is
Correct Answer:-A ( rice )
Description:- In India, rice as a cereal grain is the most widely consumed staple food. 90%” of the world’s rice is produced in Asia, with 50%” in China and India. Most rice is consumed in the country where it is produced, so global trade in rice is relatively small compared to production.
58. The Indian Rice Research Institute is located at
Correct Answer:-D ( Cuttack )
Description:- The Central Rice Research Institute is situated near Vidyadharpur village on the Cuttack-Paradeep Road, Orissa, India. It is one of the premier national research institutes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
59. Which is the leading state in mulberry sericulture ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Karnataka )
Description:- Indian sericulture contributes four types of silk Mulberry, Tassar, Eri & Muga to the World of silk fabrics. Mulberry silk accounts for 90%” of the total silk production in the country. Karnataka leads in silk textile in India as it accounts for 55.65 per cent of the silk yarn production of the country.
60. Bulk of natural rubber in India is produced in
Correct Answer:-B ( Kerala )
Description:- The areas in India on which the rubber is produced can be divided into Two zones – traditional and nontraditional. Traditional zone comprises of the southwest coastal regions of India i.e. Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and districts of Kerala. In India, 92%” rubber production is from Kerala. Kerala and Tamil Nadu share 86%” of the growing area of natural rubber.
