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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 statements is/are correct?

a. Rubber is mainly grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman and Nicobar islands and Garo hills of Meghalaya. b. India produces about 30 percent of the world’s vegetables. c. India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the world.

  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. a and c

  5. b and c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as both the statements are correct.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. India has two cropping seasons - Rabi and Kharif. b. Aus, Aman and Boro are the three crops of paddy grown in a year in states like Assam, West Bengal and Odisha. c. Rabi crops are grown with the onset of monsoon in different parts of the country and these are harvested in September-October.

  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. a and c

  5. a, b and c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as this statement is correct.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. India is the second largest producer of rice in the world after China. b. It is a kharif crop which requires high temperature, (above 25oC) and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm. c. This crop requires a cool growing season and a bright sunshine at the time of ripening.

  1. a, b and c

  2. a and b

  3. b and c

  4. a and c

  5. c only
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as both these statements are correct.

Multiple choice

Monoculture means

  1. growing the same crop in the same soil year after year

  2. rotation of crops

  3. growing two crops simultaneously

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

Monoculture means growing the same crop in the same soil year after year. Monoculture is the agricultural practice of producing or growing a single crop or plant species over a wide area and for a large number of consecutive years. It is widely used in modern industrial agriculture and its implementation has allowed for large harvests from minimal labor. 

Multiple choice

Black soil is mainly related with the crop

  1. Cottage

  2. Coffee

  3. Sugarcane

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

Black soil, also known as regur soil, is highly retentive of moisture and is ideal for growing cotton. While other crops can grow in it, cotton is the primary crop associated with this soil type.

Multiple choice

What is the other name of Spring harvest?

  1. Winter crops

  2. Rabi crops

  3. Kharif crops

  4. (1) and (2) are correct
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Yes, they are correct. Spring harvest , rabi crops and winter crops are all same

Multiple choice

Which of the following crops are associated with Kharif season?

  1. Wheat and sunflower

  2. Rice and millet

  3. Wheat and barley

  4. Fruits and vegetables
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Rice and millet crops are associated with Kharif season. Kharif crop refers to the planting, cultivation and harvesting of any domesticated plant sown in the rainy (monsoon) season in the Asian subcontinent. Some of the common examples of such crops are millet and rice.