Agricultural Practices in India

Correct Answer: wheat and rice

The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is headquartered in Anand, Gujarat, which is also known as the Milk Capital of India.

Chickpea is a major pulse crop grown in India during the winter season, which is known as the rabi season.

SRI (System of Rice Intensification) is a cultivation methodology practiced for rice. It was developed in Madagascar in the 1980s and promotes practices like planting single seedlings with wider spacing, younger seedlings, and careful water management. Paddy is not a separate crop - it refers to rice in its husk or the field where rice grows.

The second Green Revolution is generally associated with the focus on rice production and the expansion of agricultural technology to regions not covered by the first Green Revolution.

Kaushal is a well-known improved variety of groundnut (peanut) developed for better yield and quality. It is widely recognized in agricultural research circles.

Cotton is a fibrous crop because it is harvested for its fibers, which are used to manufacture textiles. The other options are food or sugar crops.

Ploughing (or tilling) is the process of loosening and turning the soil, which is the first step in preparing a field for cultivation to allow roots to penetrate deeper.

Levelling is the process of making the soil surface even. This is crucial for uniform sowing of seeds and efficient distribution of water during irrigation.

Kharif crops are monsoon crops that are sown at the beginning of the rainy season (June) and harvested at the end of the monsoon season (October).

A combine harvester (or simply a combine) is a machine that performs the three main harvesting operations: reaping, threshing, and winnowing, in a single process.

Harvesting is the agricultural process of gathering mature crops from the fields. Tilling involves preparing the soil, while irrigation refers to the artificial application of water to land.

Market is dependent on demand supply as farming is dependent on Monsoons.

Ridley is a well-known wheat variety that was introduced to India from Australia to improve yield and disease resistance.

Blue-green algae (BGA) are widely used as biofertilizers in paddy (rice) fields because they thrive in the flooded conditions and fix atmospheric nitrogen.