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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 social studies on the move again various farming seasons and communities farming seasons and migration of communities seasons in india

Rice is a 

  1. rabi crop

  2. kharif crop

  3. zaid crop

  4. none of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation
Kharif Crops
The word “Kharif” is Arabic for autumn since the season coincides with the beginning of autumn or winter. Kharif crops also are known as monsoon crops. These are the crops that are cultivated in the monsoon season. The Kharif season differs in every state of the country but is generally from June to September. These crops are usually sown at the beginning of the monsoon season around June and harvested by September or October. Rice, maize, bajra, ragi, soybean, groundnut, cotton are all Kharif types crops.

India is the second largest producer of rice in the world after China. India accounts for approximately 20% of the worlds rice production. It is arguably the most important agricultural crop that grows in the country. Rice is a staple food pan India, and its cultivation is also widespread across the country.

Rice prominently grows in high rainfall areas. It requires average temperatures of 25°c and a minimum of 100 cms of rainfall. It’s traditionally grown in waterlogged rice paddy fields. Northeast plains and coastal areas are the major rice producing areas of the country.
Multiple choice social studies on the move again various farming seasons and communities farming seasons and migration of communities seasons in india

Which of the following is a cash crop in India?

  1. Rice

  2. Wheat

  3. Bajra

  4. Sugarcane
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D Correct answer
Explanation
Sugarcane

India is the second-largest producer of sugarcane. It grows well in a hot and humid climate. The major sugarcane producing regions are Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra.
Multiple choice social studies on the move again various farming seasons and communities farming seasons and migration of communities seasons in india

The crops which are cultivated in the rainy season are

  1. rabi crop

  2. kharif crop

  3. zaid crop

  4. cash crop
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Kharif Crops
The word “Kharif” is Arabic for autumn since the season coincides with the beginning of autumn or winter. Kharif crops also are known as monsoon crops. These are the crops that are cultivated in the monsoon season. The Kharif season differs in every state of the country but is generally from June to September. These crops are usually sown at the beginning of the monsoon season around June and harvested by September or October. Rice, maize, bajra, ragi, soybean, groundnut, cotton are all Kharif types crops.
Multiple choice social studies on the move again various farming seasons and communities farming seasons and migration of communities seasons in india

Farm land tends to erode most rapidly when planted with _______.

  1. sorghum

  2. potato

  3. wheat

  4. clover
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The potential for erosion on soils under potato production is much greater than it is on soils under cereal and oilseed production. Potatoes are traditionally grown on sandy textured soils.

Between harvest and the establishment of a crop canopy of the next growing season can be a period when fields are extremely susceptible to erosion. Most of this erosion will be by the wind.


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The state of Tamilnadu is the largest producer of which of the following ________.

  1. coconut

  2. sugarcane

  3. natural rubber

  4. bananas
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Tamilnadu is the largest producer of Bananas. According to 2014 reports, India stands number in the production of Bananas. The report said that 9 million tonnes of the 29.7 million tonnes of bananas produced in 2014 in India was from Tamil Nadu.

Multiple choice geography natural regions tropical desert regions natural regions of the world weather maps

The agricultural practices prevalent in the Sahara desert is ___________.

  1. Nomadic hearding

  2. Plantation agriculture

  3. Mixed farming

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

The activity which is mainly carried on to produce food for the family and to fulfill the needs of clothing, shelter, and recreation is known as nomadic herding. It is an ecological system of agriculture. The nomadic herders are dependent on sheep, cattle, goats, camels, horses, and reindeers for their livelihood. Nomadic herding is mostly practiced in less arable land. It is mostly practiced in central Asia and the Sahel region of West Africa. It is most prevalent in the Sahara desert.

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Organic farming is accepted by __________

  1. Sikkim

  2. Srinagar

  3. Punjab

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

Organic farming is a technique of developing agriculture by using organic fertilizers like manure, compost, green manure, bone meal etc. Use of synthetic fertilizers are completely eliminated to develop healthy agriculture.

Sikkim has declared adoption of organic farming in the year 2003. It is the only state to convert entire agriculture into organic farming.

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management cooperative organisation features, organisation, advantages and disadvantages of cooperative organisation cooperative societies cooperative society introduction to huf joint hindu family business

Life irrigation co-operative societies and pani panchayats are some of the examples of ________________.

  1. Co-operative farming societies

  2. Co-operative marketing societies

  3. Co-operative credit societies

  4. Consumers' co-operative societies
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Cooperative farming societies are formed by small farmers to pool their land and resources to improve agricultural productivity, which includes irrigation management.

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Example of food grain self-sufficiency is/are ______________.

  1. White revolution

  2. Chipko movement

  3. Green revolution

  4. All of the above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Green Revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains. In India, after Green Revolution, production of many crops has increased many times. The production of wheat was just 88 lakh tones in 1955-56.Now it has crossed 718 lakh tones.  India adopted a new strategy in agriculture in which HYV, insecticides and pesticides were used which resulted in Green Revolution or great production of wheat and rice. The highest rate of growth was achieved in Punjab and. Haryana where food grain production jumped from 7.23 million tons in 1964-65 to an all time high of 30.33 million tons in 1995. The success of wheat was later replicated in rice production.  

Multiple choice backward classes commissions in karnataka karnataka - economic and social transformation history

As per the maximum land holding limit put by the Karnataka government, if it was an irrigated land with only 1 crop being grown, a family could have a maximum of ________ acres of land.

  1. 10

  2. 18

  3. 27

  4. 54
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The State government of Karnataka had fixed a limit on the land a family could possess. The maximum limit of owning land was fixed by the then government. A family could have 54 acres of fertile land that had no facility of water. If the land had irrigation facility and more than one crop was being grown there, the family could have 10 to 18 acres. If it was irrigated land with only one crop being grown, each family could have maximum 27 acres. In 1977, the Inam Cancellation Act came into being.

Multiple choice backward classes commissions in karnataka karnataka - economic and social transformation history

As per the maximum land holdings fixed by the Karnataka Government, a family could have a maximum of ______ to _____ acres of land if the land had irrigation facility and more tan 1 crop was being grown there.

  1. 5 - 10

  2. 10 - 18

  3. 18 - 27

  4. 27 - 54
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The State government of Karnataka had fixed a limit on the land a family could possess. The maximum limit of owning land was fixed by the then government. A family could have 54 acres of fertile land that had no facility of water. If the land had irrigation facility and more than one crop was being grown there, the family could have 10 to 18 acres. If it was irrigated land with only one crop being grown, each family could have maximum 27 acres. In 1977, the Inam Cancellation Act came into being.

Multiple choice backward classes commissions in karnataka karnataka - economic and social transformation history

In co-operative farming, farmers _________ lands for collective supervision and cultivate lands together.

  1. Giveup

  2. Buy

  3. Sell

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Farmers voluntarily form co-operative associations, give up their lands for collective supervision and cultivate the lands together. When the crop is harvested and sold, they set aside money for long-term development of the land and divide the rest of the money among themselves. This is called Co-operative Farming System. On account of the land reforms, it was possible for the landless to obtain right to own land, though in a small measure. The tillers rights were protected. The farmers could get at least a small amount of profit through the co-operative farming system. However, this system could not generate more support from people.

Multiple choice backward classes commissions in karnataka karnataka - economic and social transformation history

When the crop is harvested and sold, the Farmers set aside money for _______ development of the land and divide the rest of the money among themselves. This is called Co-operative Farming System.

  1. Short term

  2. Long term

  3. Medium term

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

Farmers voluntarily form co-operative associations, give up their lands for collective supervision and cultivate the lands together. When the crop is harvested and sold, they set aside money for long-term development of the land and divide the rest of the money among themselves. This is called Co-operative Farming System. On account of the land reforms, it was possible for the landless to obtain right to own land, though in a small measure. The tillers rights were protected. The farmers could get at least a small amount of profit through the co-operative farming system. However, this system could not generate more support from people.

Multiple choice evs seed becomes plant introduction to reproduction vegetative reproduction budding, vegetative propagation and spore formation other modes of vegetative propagation the journey of seeds

Growing two or more crops in definite row patterns is known as 

  1. crop rotation

  2. inter-cropping

  3. mixed cropping

  4. organic cropping
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Intercropping involves growing two or more crops simultaneously on same field but they are not mixed with each other. They are grown in set pattern. They are grown in alternating rows. This pattern prevents pests and diseases to spread in all the plants of one crops in the field.