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Agricultural Practices in India

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Agricultural practices in India form a core segment of geography and economics syllabi. This hub covers crop distribution, farming techniques, and land measurement terms. These concepts regularly appear in SSC, state PSC, and civil services examinations.

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Agricultural Practices in India Questions

Multiple choice

Go through the following characterstic features (i) A typical farm size, about 250 hectares (ii) Before growing crop, making it sure that soil and water resources meet the needs of the crop. (iii) Having a computer linked to the satellite which gives a precise picture of the field. (iv) Use of tractors, seed drills, leveler, combined harvester and thresher to perform various agricultural operations These are the characterstic features of -

  1. An Indian Farm house

  2. An American Farm house

  3. Both of the above

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Large farm sizes (250 hectares), high mechanization, and satellite-linked precision farming are characteristic of commercial agriculture in developed nations like the USA.

Multiple choice

Agriculture where a single crop is grown on large area

  1. shifting agriculture

  2. plantation agriculture

  3. horticulture

  4. extensive agriculture
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Plantation agriculture is a type of commercial farming where a single crop (like tea, coffee, or rubber) is grown on a large estate.

Multiple choice

commercial farming is practised in the most states of

  1. Punjab and Haryana

  2. Orissa and WestBengal

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Himachal Pradesh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Punjab and Haryana are known for highly mechanized commercial grain farming, particularly wheat and rice, due to the Green Revolution.

Multiple choice

the following is associated with primitive subsistence farming

  1. chemical fertilizers

  2. monsoon

  3. high yield crops or seeds

  4. insecticides
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Primitive subsistence farming relies on natural factors like monsoon rains, natural soil fertility, and family labor rather than modern inputs like fertilizers or high-yield seeds.

Multiple choice

the price announced by the government in support of a crop is

  1. maximum support price

  2. minimum support price

  3. moderate support price

  4. influential support price
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Minimum Support Price (MSP) is the rate at which the government buys crops from farmers to protect them against a sharp fall in farm prices. It ensures that farmers receive a guaranteed price for their produce.

Multiple choice

of the following example of leguminous crop

  1. pulses

  2. millets

  3. jowar

  4. sesamum
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Leguminous crops are plants that have nodules on their roots containing nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Pulses are the most common example of leguminous crops in India.

Multiple choice

Which of the following are plantation crops?

  1. Rice and maize

  2. Wheat and pulses

  3. Tea, coffee, banana and sugarcane

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Plantation agriculture is a type of commercial farming where a single crop is grown on a large scale. Tea, coffee, banana, and sugarcane are classic examples of plantation crops.

Multiple choice

The three major cropping seasons of India are:

  1. Aus, Aman and Boro

  2. Rabi, Kharif and Zaid

  3. Baisakh, Paus and Chait

  4. None of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The three major cropping seasons in India are Rabi (winter), Kharif (monsoon), and Zaid (summer). These seasons are defined by the timing of sowing and harvesting.

Multiple choice

Important non food crops of our country are

  1. tea and coffee

  2. millets and pulses

  3. cotton and jute

  4. none of the above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Non-food crops are those grown for industrial or commercial use rather than for direct human consumption. Cotton and jute are primary examples of fiber crops used in industry.

Multiple choice

the two main wheat growing regions are

  1. The Ganga-Sutlej plains and the Deccan Trap

  2. North-eastern part and eastern-coastal plains

  3. Deccan plateau and Konkan coast

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Ganga-Sutlej plains in the northwest and the black soil region of the Deccan are the two main wheat-growing zones in India due to favorable soil and climate conditions.