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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.

Plantation and food cropsCrop cultivation regionsLand measurement unitsAgricultural storage techniquesIntercropping systemsWater resource management

Agricultural Practices in India Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following tools or activities is/are used to till the soil?

  1. Iron plough

  2. Wooden plough

  3. Bullock drawn

  4. All the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

All three methods mentioned - iron plough, wooden plough, and bullock-drawn ploughing - are traditional and modern tools/techniques used for tilling soil to prepare it for cultivation. Tillage can be done with various tools and power sources.

Multiple choice

What is Yellow Revolution?

  1. Increase in production of eggs and poultry

  2. Increase in oil seeds production

  3. Increase in sunflower production

  4. Increase in dal (Pulses) production
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Yellow Revolution refers to the dramatic increase in oilseed production in India during the 1990s. It aimed to reduce India's dependence on imported edible oils and achieve self-sufficiency.

Multiple choice

Cotton plants are grown at places having _______________.

  1. red soil and dry climate

  2. black soil and dry climate

  3. red soil and warm climate

  4. black soil and warm climate

  5. red soil and cold climate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct situation for growing cotton. Cotton plants are usually grown at places having black soil and warm climate.

Multiple choice

Which is the chief crop of Brazil?

  1. Cotton

  2. Jute

  3. Tea

  4. Coffee
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Coffee is Brazil's chief crop and the country has been the world's largest coffee producer for over 150 years. Brazil produces approximately one-third of the world's coffee supply. Cotton is more significant in the US and India, jute is primarily grown in Bangladesh and India, and tea production is centered in China, India, and Kenya.

Multiple choice

The most significant and initial requirement for dry farming is

  1. shallow ploughing

  2. development of texture

  3. animal husbandry

  4. crop selection
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Crop selection is the most critical initial requirement for dry farming as it determines which drought-resistant varieties can survive with minimal moisture. Shallow ploughing and texture development are secondary practices, while animal husbandry is unrelated to the core requirement.

Multiple choice

The 'Blue Revolution' is related to

  1. milk production

  2. fish production

  3. rice production

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

The Blue Revolution refers to the rapid growth of fish production in India through aquaculture development. It mirrors other color-coded agricultural revolutions like the Green Revolution.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements about millets is incorrect?

  1. They are coarse grains.

  2. They are high in nutritional value.

  3. They grow well in the shallow black soils.

  4. Jowar, bajra and ragi are millets grown in India.

  5. They are kahrif crops.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is incorrect as they can grow in a variety of soil types such as sandy, loamy and red soils.