Indian Agriculture and Soil MCQs
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Question 10medium
Put in descending order of area with the following soils in India:
I. Red soils
II. Black soils
III. Laterite soils
IV. Alluvial soils
I. Red soils
II. Black soils
III. Laterite soils
IV. Alluvial soils
Question 11medium
In which of the following ways can soil be conserved?
I. Contour ploughing
II. Terracing
III. Shifting cultivation
IV. Crop rotation
I. Contour ploughing
II. Terracing
III. Shifting cultivation
IV. Crop rotation
Question 12hard
Consider the following statements:
1. India is the original home of the cotton plant.
2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production.
Which of these statements is/are correct ?
1. India is the original home of the cotton plant.
2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production.
Which of these statements is/are correct ?
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Question 13hard
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
1. high temperature in winter
2. adequate rain throughout the year
3. adequate irrigation facility
4. presence of water retentive clayey loam soil
Question 14hard
Which of the following is/are correct about shifting cultivation ?
I. It involves no ploughing
II. It is slash and burn agriculture
III. It involves crop rotation
IV. It is combined with transhumance
I. It involves no ploughing
II. It is slash and burn agriculture
III. It involves crop rotation
IV. It is combined with transhumance
Question 15medium
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
1. Strip cropping
2. Contour ploughing
3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers
4. Terrace farming
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Question 16medium
Consider the following statements:
1. Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar production.
2. Mandya is well-known as a coffee-producing region.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar production.
2. Mandya is well-known as a coffee-producing region.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?