Agriculture and Soil in Indian Geography MCQs

Question 1

Which State has the largest number of sugar mills?

Accepted Answer

Uttar Pradesh

Answer

Punjab

Answer

Haryana

Answer

Tamil Nadu

Question 2

What do you understand by the word regur ?

Accepted Answer

Black soil found in the Deccan

Answer

Grey-brown soil found in Russia

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Red, colour sticky soil, found in the Amazon area

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Black soil found in northern Argentina

Question 3

The odd product out of the following is

Accepted Answer

Caster seed

Answer

Sesame

Answer

Groundnut

Answer

Mustard

Question 4

Which of the following state is considered as the traditional area for tank irrigation in India?

Accepted Answer

Tamil Nadu

Answer

Gujarat

Answer

Assam

Answer

Orissa

Question 5

Which one of the following statements in not correct?

Accepted Answer

India is the largest producer of silk in world

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India is the highest oil-seeds and vegetable oil producing country in the world

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India is the second largest exporter of jute goods in the world

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India is the second largest producer of three-wheeler motor vehicles in the world

Question 6

With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct?

Accepted Answer

The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country

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About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfall.

Answer

The dominant source of irrigation in the country is wells

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Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the country

Question 7

Consider the following statements: 1. India ranks first in the world in fruit production. 2. India ranks second in the world in the export of tobacco. Which of these statements is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

Both 1 and 2

Answer

Only 1

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Only 2

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Neither 1 nor 2

Question 8

In which of the area of India, Non-Irrigated Farming is performed?

Accepted Answer

Deccan Plateau

Answer

Kanera Field

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Coromandal Field

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Ganges Field

Question 9

What type of farming is practised in the densely populated regions of the world?

Accepted Answer

Intensive farming

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Commercial farming

Answer

Extensive farming

Answer

Plantation farming