Agriculture

Test your knowledge of agricultural topics including crops, cultivation methods, eco-friendly practices, and regional agricultural patterns.

11 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is cultivated by transplanting seedlings?

  1. Maize
  2. Sorghum
  3. Onion
  4. Soyabean
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following agricultural practices is eco-friendly?

  1. Organic farming
  2. Shifting cultivation
  3. Cultivation of high yielding varieties
  4. Growing plants in glass-houses
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an important crop of the Barak valley?

  1. Jute
  2. Tea
  3. Sugarcane
  4. Cotton
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Coffee cultivation in Sri Lanka was abandoned because of the disease

  1. leaf blight
  2. leaf spot
  3. leaf rust
  4. rut
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following pairs of states and their important crops are correctly matched?

  1. Kerala - Tapioca
  2. Maharashtra - Cotton
  3. West Bengal - Jute
  4. Gujarat - Groundnut
  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1, 2 and 4
  3. 1, 3 and 4
  4. 2, 3 and 4
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following sets of conditions is necessary for a good crop of wheat?

  1. Moderate temperature and moderate rainfall
  2. High temperature and heavy rainfall
  3. High temperature and moderate rainfall
  4. Low temperature and low rainfall
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Assertion (A): Insect resistant transgenic cotton has been produced by inserting Bt gene.
Reason (R): The Bt gene is derived from a bacterium.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A.
  3. A is true, but R is false.
  4. A is false, but R is true.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The high density of population in the Nile valley and Islands of Java is primarily due to

  1. intensive agriculture
  2. industrialization
  3. urbanization
  4. topographic limitations
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Assertion (A): Eastern coast of India produces more rice than the Western coast.
Reason (R): Eastern coast receives more rainfall than the Western coast.

  1. Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are individually true, but R is not a correct explanation of A.
  3. A is true, but R is false.
  4. A is false, but R is true.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following high yielding varieties of crops in India:

  1. Arjun
  2. Jaya
  3. Padma
  4. Sonalika

Which of these are of wheat?

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 1 and 4
  4. 3 and 4