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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 economics the story of village palampur farming and non-farming activities in village non - economic activities economy of a village

Few farmers are unable to make their living from their land despite improved irrigation and modern farming method because they _____.

  1. hold small plot of land

  2. have no other source of income

  3. use bad quality of seeds

  4. depend on rainfall

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Few farmers are unable to make their living from their land despite improved irrigation and modern farming method because they hold small plot of land.

Multiple choice economics the story of village palampur farming and non-farming activities in village non - economic activities economy of a village

What is the main reason behind growing three different crops in a year in Palampur?

  1. The village has fertile land

  2. The farmers are very hard working

  3. The village has a well-developed system of irrigation

  4. The farmers get enough rain during rainy season

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The village had a well-developed system of irrigation, the introduction of multiple cropping,  modern farming methods, electricity supply, green revolution introduced HYV seeds are the main reasons behind growing three different crops in a year in Palampur.


Multiple choice economics the story of village palampur farming and non-farming activities in village non - economic activities economy of a village

Which crops are grown in Palampur during the rainy season?

  1. Wheat and rice

  2. Sugarcane and potato

  3. Millets and rye

  4. Jowar and bajra

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

all farmers grow at least two main crops in Palampur.Many farmers cultivated potatoes as the third crop. In the rainy season, farmers grow jowar and bajra.
In the winter season wheat is grown.


Multiple choice economics the story of village palampur farming and non-farming activities in village non - economic activities economy of a village

Which one among the following is a non-farm activity?

  1. Multiple cropping

  2. Crop rotation

  3. Dairy farming

  4. Modern farming

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Dairy farming is a class of agriculture for long-term production of milk, which is processed (either on the farm or at a dairy plant, either of which may be called a dairy) for eventual sale of a dairy product. Although any mammal can produce milk, commercial dairy farms are typically one-species enterprises. In developed countries, dairy farms typically consist of high producing dairy cows. Other species used in commercial dairy farming include goats, sheep, and camels. In Italy, donkey dairies are growing in popularity to produce an alternative milk source for human infants.

Multiple choice morphology of angiosperms introduction to angiosperms morphology of flowering plants plant kingdom biology

Wheat, paddy and other cereals which form, the staple food of mankind belong to the family

  1. Asteraceae

  2. Scitamineae

  3. Palmae

  4. Poaceae

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Poaceae or gramineae is the most economically important plant family.
  • It provides staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize,wheat,rice,barley,millet etc.
  • So the correct answer is 'Poaceae'
Multiple choice morphology of angiosperms introduction to angiosperms morphology of flowering plants plant kingdom biology

Russian Millet, Digitaria, is grown in

  1. Bihar

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Meghalaya

  4. None of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Russian millet, Digitaria is the genus of plants belonging to family Poaceae or Gramineae. It is native to tropical and warm temperate regions. Digitariaoccursies occur in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions of both the hemispheres. The major Russian millet producing state in India is Rajasthan, followed by Maharashtra, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.

So, the correct answer is 'Rajasthan'.

Multiple choice contemporary indian society civics

The growth of which of the following crops do not indicate commercial agriculture?

  1. Jute

  2. Sugarcane

  3. Oil seeds

  4. Wheat

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Commercialisation of the agriculture is nothing but making use of agriculture to earn profits. In this type, more of cash crops are grown when compared to food crops. Among the given options growing of jute, sugarcane, oilseeds are cash crops and growing them is an example of commercial agriculture and growing wheat which is food crop is not an example of commercial agriculture.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops wheat cultivation in india production of agricultural crops food crops in india

Some one travels from Kolkata to Delhi through the Gangetic plain, he would notice that the cultivation of wheat _______.

  1. Decreases

  2. Increases

  3. First decreases and then increases

  4. First increases and then decreases

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

As one travels from Kolkata to Delhi through the Gangetic plain, one would notice that the cultivation of wheat increases.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops wheat cultivation in india production of agricultural crops food crops in india

Which one of the following sets of conditions is necessary for a good cultivation of wheat?

  1. Moderate temperature and moderate rainfall

  2. High temperature and heavy rainfall

  3. High temperature and moderate rainfall

  4. Low temperature and low rainfall

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Wheat is a temperate region crop thus required moderate temperature and rainfall both. Temperature should not exceed above $20^0C$ and rainfall should be between $50-100cm$ along with first free growing season.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops wheat cultivation in india production of agricultural crops food crops in india

For the production of wheat there should be _____.

  1. Cool and wet climate during its growing period but hot climate during the ripening period.

  2. Sufficient heat but very little rainfall.

  3. Sufficient heat and heavy rainfall.

  4. Hot climate during the growing period but cool climate during the ripening period.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

For the production of wheat there should be cool and wet climate during its growing period but hot climate during the ripening period.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops wheat cultivation in india production of agricultural crops food crops in india

In India wheat is the staple food for the people of _______________.

  1. North and North-Western

  2. North-Eastern

  3. South

  4. South-Eastern

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A Correct answer
Explanation

North and North-Western
The staple food of North India is wheat which is consumed in the forms of rotis or chapatis with sabzi or curry. Most of the North Indian people prefer vegetarian diet except the Kashmiri.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops wheat cultivation in india production of agricultural crops food crops in india

Wheat is a _______ crop.

  1. kharif

  2. rabi

  3. zaid

  4. both a and b

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Rabi Crops
The Arabic translation of the word ”Rabi” is spring. The harvesting of these crops happens in the springtime hence the name. The Rabi season usually starts in November and lasts up to March or April. Rabi crops are mainly cultivated using irrigation since monsoons are already over by November. In fact, unseasonal showers in November or December can ruin the crops. The seeds are sown at the beginning of autumn, which results in a spring harvest. Wheat, barley, mustard and green peas are some of the major rabi types of crops that grow in India.
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops wheat cultivation in india production of agricultural crops food crops in india

For the production of wheat there should be _____________.

  1. Cool and wet climate during its growing period but hot climate during the ripening period

  2. Sufficient heat but very little rainfall

  3. Sufficient heat but heavy rainfall

  4. Hot climate during the growing period but cool climate during the ripening period

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Wheat is a rabi crop that thrives in cool, moist conditions during the vegetative growth phase and requires warm, dry, and sunny weather during the ripening and harvesting stages.