Agriculture
Test your knowledge of agricultural topics including crops, cultivation methods, eco-friendly practices, and regional agricultural patterns.
Questions
Which of the following is cultivated by transplanting seedlings?
- Maize
- Sorghum
- Onion
- Soyabean
Which of the following agricultural practices is eco-friendly?
- Organic farming
- Shifting cultivation
- Cultivation of high yielding varieties
- Growing plants in glass-houses
Which of the following is an important crop of the Barak valley?
- Jute
- Tea
- Sugarcane
- Cotton
Coffee cultivation in Sri Lanka was abandoned because of the disease
- leaf blight
- leaf spot
- leaf rust
- rut
Which of the following pairs of states and their important crops are correctly matched?
- Kerala - Tapioca
- Maharashtra - Cotton
- West Bengal - Jute
- Gujarat - Groundnut
- 1, 2 and 3
- 1, 2 and 4
- 1, 3 and 4
- 2, 3 and 4
Which of the following sets of conditions is necessary for a good crop of wheat?
- Moderate temperature and moderate rainfall
- High temperature and heavy rainfall
- High temperature and moderate rainfall
- Low temperature and low rainfall
Assertion (A): Insect resistant transgenic cotton has been produced by inserting Bt gene.
Reason (R): The Bt gene is derived from a bacterium.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A.
- A is true, but R is false.
- A is false, but R is true.
The high density of population in the Nile valley and Islands of Java is primarily due to
- intensive agriculture
- industrialization
- urbanization
- topographic limitations
Assertion (A): Eastern coast of India produces more rice than the Western coast.
Reason (R): Eastern coast receives more rainfall than the Western coast.
- Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are individually true, but R is not a correct explanation of A.
- A is true, but R is false.
- A is false, but R is true.
Consider the following statements:
- India is the original home of the cotton plant.
- India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
- Only 1
- Only 2
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following high yielding varieties of crops in India:
- Arjun
- Jaya
- Padma
- Sonalika
Which of these are of wheat?
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
- 1 and 4
- 3 and 4