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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

Multiple choice geography india - agriculture cropping seasons in india farming in india

"Slash and Burn agriculture" is the name given to _______.

  1. Shifting cultivation

  2. Mixed farming

  3. Method of potato cultivation

  4. Process of deforestation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
The Slash and Burn agriculture is also known as " Podu " Cultivation or Shifting Cultivation or Jhumming Cultivation. 

In this cultivation the farmers used to clear some parts of forest by burning them. As the ash improves the fertility of soil. There they sow the seeds. After harvesting they moved their cultivation to other areas.

This was first followed in Africa and some parts of India. Now most of the countries have banned this type of Cultivation because it results to the deforestation of many forests.
Multiple choice geography india - agriculture cropping seasons in india farming in india

Which of the following crop is Kharif crop as well as Rabi crop?

  1. Paddy

  2. Cotton

  3. Castor seed

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

The kharif crops include rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet/bajra, finger millet/ragi (cereals), arhar (pulses), soyabean, groundnut (oilseeds), cotton etc. The rabi crops include wheat, barley, oats (cereals), chickpea/gram (pulses), linseed, mustard (oilseeds) etc.

Multiple choice geography india - agriculture cropping seasons in india farming in india

Which type of farming is practiced in areas where the rainfall is low and irrigation facilities are inadequate?

  1. Dry farming

  2. Wet farming

  3. Plantation farming

  4. Subsistence farming
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Dry farming, also called Dryland Farming, the cultivation of crops without irrigation in regions of limited moisture, typically less than 20 inches (50 centimetres) of precipitation annually.

Dry farming works to conserve soil moisture during long dry periods primarily through a system of tillage, surface protection, and the use of drought-resistant varieties. ... Dry farming is not a yield maximization strategy; rather it allows nature to dictate the true sustainability of agricultural production in a region.

Multiple choice geography india - agriculture cropping seasons in india farming in india

How many crops are grown in Dry farming?

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4
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A Correct answer
Explanation

One crop at a time.

Dryland farmed crops may include winter wheat, corn, beans, sunflowers or even watermelon. Successful dryland farming is possible with as little as 230 millimetres (9 in) of precipitation a year; higher rainfall increases the variety of crops.

Multiple choice geography india - agriculture cropping seasons in india farming in india

Rotation of crops means ____________.

  1. Same crop is grown again and again

  2. Two crops are grown simultaneously to increase productivity of the soil

  3. Different crops are grown in succession to maintain the soil fertility

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Crop Rotation.
Crop rotation is the systematic planting of different crops in a particular order over several years in the same growing space. This process helps maintain nutrients in the soil, reduce soil erosion, and prevents plant diseases and pests.

Multiple choice geography india - agriculture cropping seasons in india farming in india

Multiple cropping is ___________.

  1. To grow more than one leguminous crop only.

  2. To grow more than three crop on a piece of land during a year.

  3. To grow more than one crop on a piece of land during a year.

  4. To grow more than two crop on a piece of land during a year.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
 It is the most common way of increasing production on a given piece of land. All farmers in Palampur grow atleast two main crops; many are growing potato as the third crop in the past fifteen to twenty years.
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The benefit of cross breeding of Indian sheep with the Merino sheep is for

  1. Meat yield

  2. Wool quality

  3. Both of the above

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Bharat Merino sheep is developed by cross breeding indigenous Chokla and Nali sheep with Marino sheep. It is done to improve apparel-wool production and quality.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice

What is the Green Revolution?

  1. Distribution of dairy

  2. Introduction of technology

  3. New strains of faster growing wheat introduced

  4. Large income gap
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Green Revolution refers to a period of significant increase in agricultural production in India, primarily through the introduction of high-yielding variety seeds, particularly wheat and rice, alongside modern irrigation and fertilizers.

Multiple choice

How did cash crops affect India?

  1. The British lost money and gave India independence

  2. People starved

  3. The people could eat them or sell them

  4. India became super wealthy
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The British colonial policy of forcing farmers to grow cash crops instead of food crops for local consumption led to severe food shortages and devastating famines in India.

Multiple choice botany plant breeding biotechnology for improved food quality plant breeding for food production

Biofortification refers to the development of crop plants which are ______________.

  1. Resistant to disease

  2. Resistant to insect pests

  3. Having improved nutritional quality

  4. Having improved iron content
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Biofortification is the process of increasing the nutritional value of crops through selective breeding or genetic engineering. While it can involve iron, the term broadly refers to improving overall nutritional quality.

Multiple choice botany plant breeding biotechnology for improved food quality plant breeding for food production

Breeding crops for improved nutritional quality is referred to as

  1. Biome

  2. Biomagnification

  3. Biomining

  4. Biofortification

  5. Bioremediation
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Bio fortification is the process of enriching the nutrient content and the quantity and quality of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrate proteins and fats in crops. Eg.- vitamin A enriched rice, golden rice, etc. 

Multiple choice botany plant breeding biotechnology for improved food quality plant breeding for food production

Which of the following agronomic trait can be fortified in beans?

  1. Virus resistance

  2. Heat tolerance

  3. Drought tolerance

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

Biofortification is the method in which the food is added or supplemented with the required nutrients. It is a process of breeding crops with higher levels of vitamins, minerals, proteins, and fat content. The beans are fortified with iron, proteins and other nutrients. In order to obtain more yield, breeding of the plant is performed to obtain the resistant variety of plants. Resistance to virus, heat and drought tolerance are some of the characteristics which are selected for breeding.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.