Agriculture and Soil in Indian Geography MCQs

Question 1

Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping 2. Contour ploughing 3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming

Accepted Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer

1 and 2

Answer

3 and 4

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Question 2

In the coastal lowland of Kerala two crops of rice is grown per year because of: 1. high temperature in winter 2. adequate rain throughout the year 3. adequate irrigation facility 4. presence of water retentive clayey loam soil

Accepted Answer

1 and 2

Answer

Only 1

Answer

2 and 3

Answer

1, 3, and 4

Question 3

As we move from the Pole to the Equator along the longitude, what is true of the variety of crops and animals?

Accepted Answer

Both increase

Answer

Both decrease

Answer

Variety of crops increases but that of animals decreases

Answer

Variety of animals increases but that of crops decreases

Question 4

Which of the following is a cash crop?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wheat

Answer

Millets

Answer

Rice

Question 5

Which of the following is a rabi crop?

Accepted Answer

Mustard

Answer

Cotton

Answer

Maize

Answer

Rice

Question 6

Which of the following is a Horticulture Crop?

Accepted Answer

Mango

Answer

Paddy

Answer

Wheat

Answer

Bajara

Question 7

Which of the following crops are grown mainly in the irrigated areas during Zaid ?

Accepted Answer

Moong and Urad

Answer

Arhar and Gram

Answer

Rice and Millets

Answer

Maize and Groundnut

Question 8

What is multiple cropping?

Accepted Answer

Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part

Answer

When seeds are sown on a piece of land and then seedings are transplanted in different fields

Answer

Raising in succession only one type of crop in the same piece of land

Answer

Raising two or more crops in succession in a year on the same land

Question 9

Among the following crops which one occupies the largest area in India?

Accepted Answer

Sugarcane

Answer

Groundnut

Answer

Mustard

Answer

Rapeseed