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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
  1. Rice

  2. Mustard

  3. Maize

  4. Oat

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mustard is an oilseed crop, not a cereal or grain crop. Rice, maize, and oat are all cereal grains (cereals belong to the grass family Poaceae), while mustard belongs to the Brassicaceae family and is cultivated for its seeds used in oil production.

Multiple choice
  1. Tea

  2. Coffee

  3. Coconut

  4. Wheat

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Wheat is not a transplantation crop. It is a crop that is sown directly by broadcasting seeds or drilling. Tea, coffee, and coconut are transplantation crops where seedlings are first raised in nurseries and then transplanted to the main field.

Multiple choice
  1. crop rotation

  2. mixed cropping

  3. intercropping

  4. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Intercropping is the practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously in distinct rows on the same field. Mixed cropping involves growing crops together without arranging them in rows, while crop rotation involves growing crops sequentially in different seasons.

Multiple choice
  1. HPM - 6

  2. HM - 8

  3. HM 10

  4. HQPM-7

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This question tests specific knowledge of maize hybrid varieties developed by Chaudhry Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University. The naming conventions (HPM, HM, HQPM) likely indicate different breeding programs or characteristics.

Multiple choice
  1. Wheat

  2. Paddy

  3. Maize

  4. Cotton

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ans-1 In India, Kharif crop is sown in Rainy season from June to September. and Wheat is the one of the given crops which sown in Winter season

Multiple choice
  1. Agriculture

  2. Farming

  3. Cultivation

  4. Agronomy

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Agriculture specifically refers to large-scale cultivation of crops and rearing of animals on vast areas of land for commercial purposes. Farming is the general practice, cultivation is the act of growing crops, and agronomy is the scientific study of crop production.