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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
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Tea
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Coffee
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Rubber
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Sugarcane
D
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Explanation
Tea, coffee, and rubber are classic plantation crops. Sugarcane is generally classified as a cash crop or field crop, not a plantation crop in the traditional sense.
C
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Explanation
A swarm is the collective noun used for a large group of insects, particularly locusts. Gaggle refers to geese, while a flock is typically used for birds or sheep.
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Agronomy
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Aquaculture
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Apiculture
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Horticulture
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None of the above
A
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Explanation
Agronomy is the science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, fiber and land reclamation.
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Cereals
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Fruits and vegetables
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Fodder
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Oil seeds
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Pulses
C
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Explanation
Fodder is the correct answer. Fodder is grown to feed animals. So, if they are tall, their leaves can be easily cut and utilised for feeding. Profuse branching makes it desirable for grazing.
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Wheat
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Rice
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Fishing
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None of these
C
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Explanation
The Blue Revolution refers to the rapid increase in the production of fish and marine products through aquaculture and improved fishing techniques.
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a technology
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not a technology
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not related to technology
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none of these
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Wheat
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Black gram
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Mustard
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Linseed
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Pea
B
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Explanation
This is the correct option. Black gram is not a Rabi season crop. It is a Kharif season crop.
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Maize and urad bean
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Cotton and chick pea
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Groundnut and sunflower
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Sorghum and pigeon pea
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Wheat and mustard
B
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Explanation
This is the correct option, as it is an incorrect mixed cropping combination used by the farmers in India. Cotton and moong bean is the correct combination.
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Red Sindhi
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Freiswal
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Sahiwal
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Gir
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Holstein-Friesian
D
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Explanation
This is the correct option. Holstein-Friesian is the highest milk-yielding variety of cows. It can give 16,000 litres of milk in its lactation period.
This is a wrong option. The correct option is Holstein-Friesian.
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Jute bags
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Metallic bins
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Both silos and granaries
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Silos
C
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Explanation
Grains are stored in the sacs made of jute or metallic bins and are stored at places known as silos or granaries.
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A rubber plantation
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A paddy field
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A banana plantation
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Grass growing in a paddy field
D
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Explanation
Paddy is a crop but grass is just a weed.
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Gram
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Maize
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Soyabean
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Groundnut
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Gram is a rabi crop. It grows in a winter season. The rest of them are kharif crops.
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Rice is a crop which is sown in rainy season, i.e. from June to September, as it is a kharif crop. The other three crops are rabi crops and are sown in winter season.
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Hybridisation
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Crop rotation
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Manuring
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Composting
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Crop rotation is a method of replenishing soil with nutrients. This can be done by growing different crops alternately.
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Threshing
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Harvesting
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Winnowing
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Cutting
C
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Explanation
Farmers with small holdings of land separate grains from chaff by the method called winnowing.