Indian Agriculture and Soil MCQs

Consider the following statements:
1. In India, groundnut crop is raised mostly during the Kharif season under rainfed conditions.
2. In India, tobacco is cultivated only in black cotton soils.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following component was not the part of agricultural policy of Green Revolution?

Which of the following is the correct order of increasing size of the grains of soil particles?
1. Clay
2. Silt
3. Sand
4. Gravel

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?

Which of the statements given are correct about the soils of India :
1. High temperature during most of the year retards formation of humus
2. Soils which have humus require regular application of chemical fertilizers to remove nitrogen deficiency
3. Titanium salts in basalt impart black, colour to the soils of the Indian plateau
4. Red soils are confined to the peripheral areas of the Indian plateau

Which of the following are the components of loamy soils?
I. Red soil
II. Clay soil
III. Alluvial soil
IV. Silt soil
V. Sandy soil

Consider the following crops:
1. Cotton
2. Groundnut
3. Maize
4. Mustard
Which of the above are the Kharif crops?

Which of the following are true with regard to coal in India?
I. Coal is found in sedimentary rocks
II. The best quality of coal is lignite
III. The largest and oldest coalfied in india is known as the ruhr of india
IV. The Damodar river valley is popularly known as the 'Ruhr of India'

Which of the following is/are not the characteristics of red soils?
I. They are derived from weathering of old crystalline and metamorphic rocks
II. They contain iron oxides
III. They have high water retention capacity
IV. They have high nitrogen content