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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 agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cropping seasons in india farming in india

Which one of the following is not a crop season?

  1. Kharif

  2. Rabi

  3. Zaid

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

The Indian cropping season is classified into two main seasons- (i) Kharif and (ii) Rabi based on the monsoon. The kharif cropping season is from July –October during the south-west monsoon and the Rabi cropping season is from October-March (winter).

There is a short season between Kharif and Rabi season in the months of March to July. The crops that grow in this season are Zaid crops. These crops are grown on irrigated lands and do not have to wait for monsoons. 

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cropping seasons in india farming in india

Pulses like black gram, green gram and oil seeds are mostly grown during the ___ season.

  1. kharif

  2. rabi

  3. jade

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

These are all kharif crops. Khrif season is also known as south west monsoon season. These are grown in monsoon and harvest in september- october. More important kharif crops are bajra, maize, paddy etc.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cropping seasons in india farming in india

The difference between Kharif and rabi cropping seasons is

  1. Kharif is monsoon crop and rabi is post-monsoon crop

  2. Kharif is post-monsoon crop and rabi is monsoon crop

  3. Kharif is food crop season and rabi is commercial crop season

  4. Kharif is commercial crop season and rabi is food crop season
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Rabi crops are sown in winter from october to december and harvested in summer from april to june while khrarif crops are grown in monsoon and harvested in september to october.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cropping seasons in india farming in india

Which of the following statements are associated with co-operative farming?
A.Lands of all the members (farmers) are pooled and cultivated
B.The members lose ownership rights of their lands
C.A major portion of the yield is shared among farmers in proportion to their size of lands
D.Management of all the activities, is under the control of the Government.

  1. 'A' and 'C' only

  2. 'B' and 'D' only

  3. 'B', 'D' and 'C' only

  4. 'A', B and 'C' only
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Co-operative farming implies pooling together of the scattered and uneconomic holdings of land and their joint management. There are four types of cooperative farming societies which are described in the following paragraphs. They are: (1) better farming society, (2) tenant farming society, (3) joint farming society, and (4) collective farming society.

Its features include: 

  • Each member-farmer remains the owner of his land individually.
  • But farming is done jointly.
  • Profit is distributed among the member-farmers in the ratio of land owned by them.
  • All the above options except ‘D’ are applicable. There is no such rule that co operative farming is under the control of the government.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cropping seasons in india farming in india

The percentage of food crops in total cropped area is ________.

  1. 80%

  2. 65%

  3. 85%

  4. 70%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Indian agriculture is largely dominated by food crops which occupy 65% of the total cropped area of the country. They contribute about 50% of the total value of agricultural production. They are grown throughout the country either as a sole crop or in combination with other crops.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cropping seasons in india farming in india

The food crop benefitted by winter rain in North India is.

  1. Wheat

  2. Rice

  3. Maze

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

In India wheat is mostly grown in the Great Plains during the cold weather season. The winter rain occurring in northern India is beneficial for this crop. It occurs due to western cyclonic disturbances over the Mediterranean sea.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cropping seasons in india farming in india

It's a type of agriculture where farmers clear a patch of land and produce food crops to sustain their family

  1. Regular farming

  2. Slash and burn farming

  3. Clear farming

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • Slash and Burn farming is a type of agriculture where the forest trees are cut and burned by farmers to create favorable soil and conditions for crop cultivation.
  • After 2 to 3 years, the land is left fallow due to its reduced fertility and farmers move to new regions and continue slash and burn farming.
  • It is also known as Shifting cultivation.
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Opium for medicinal purposes is grown legally in which of the following places?

  1. Mandsaur

  2. Ratlam

  3. Neemuch

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

  • Opium a dried latex obtained from opium poppy contains alkaloid morphine which is processed chemically to produce heroin and other synthetic opioids for medicinal use and for the illegal drug trade.
  • These are legally produced at Mandsaur, Ratlam, Neemuch. All the three places are located in India.

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Slash and burn agriculture is known as

  1. Organic farming

  2. Step forming

  3. Crop rotation

  4. Jhum cultivation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Shifting cultivation, also known as the slash and burn agriculture (Jhum cultivation), is the process of growing crops by first clearing the land of trees and vegetation and burning them thereafter. The burnt soil contains potash which increases the nutrient content of the soil. This burnt land is left for 5-8 years, so as to give the soil the time to regain its fertility .
So, the correct option is 'Jhum cultivation'
Multiple choice evs modern agriculture agricultural practices in india different types of farming and agriculture various agricultural practices

Slash and burn agriculture is the other name of

  1. Step farming

  2. Crop rotation

  3. Organic farming

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

A. Step farming is a piece of sloped plane that as been cut into a series of successively receding flat surfaces or platforms, which resemble steps, for the purposes of more effective farming.It is also called as terrace farming.
B. Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar or different types of crops in the same area in sequenced seasons.
C. Organic farming is a method of crop and livestock production that involves much more than choosing not to use pesticides, fertilizers, genetically modified organisms and growth hormone.
D. Jhoom cultivation, also known as the slash and burn agriculture, is the process of growing crops by first clearing the land of trees and vegetation and burning them thereafter. The burnt soil contains potash which increases the nutrient content of the soil.
So, the correct answer is 'Jhoom cultivation'.
Multiple choice evs modern agriculture agricultural practices in india different types of farming and agriculture various agricultural practices

Which of the following is not a safe harvesting process followed by farmers?

  1. Winnowing

  2. Threshing

  3. By using a mechanized harvester

  4. Harvesting on roads
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
A.Winnowing is a farming method used for separating grain from chaff.
B.Threshing is the process of loosening the edible part of grain from the husks and straw to which it is attached. 
C.The modern combine harvester, or simply combine, is a versatile machine designed to efficiently harvest a variety of grain crops. 
D.Amongst all these harvesting on the road is dangerous , since it can cause many accidents . '
So the correct option is ' Harvesting on roads ' .

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Different crops require _______

  1. Different climatic conditions

  2. Temperature

  3. Photoperiods for their growth and completion of their life cycle

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

Crops have specific requirements for temperature, photoperiod, and climate to complete their life cycles, making all the listed factors essential.

Multiple choice evs modern agriculture agricultural practices in india different types of farming and agriculture various agricultural practices

Which of the following particle is suitable to a farmer at fewer water resources?


i) Selected short term crops           ii) Cultivated commercial crops
iii) Adapt drip system                    iv) Crop holiday

  1. i, iii

  2. i, ii, iii

  3. i, iv

  4. iii, iv
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A farmer with less water resources should grow selected short term crops(e.g, paddy, green leafy vegetables) which have a life span of one or less than one year as this process provides cash flow and takes care of day to day operations cost of the farm. Another effective method called drip irrigation is also helps to save water and nutrients as the water drips slowly and directly to the roots of the plant and the evaporation is minimized. So, the correct option is "(i),(iii)".

Multiple choice evs modern agriculture agricultural practices in india different types of farming and agriculture various agricultural practices

Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees is known as

  1. Social forestry

  2. Jhum

  3. Taungya system

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

The Taungya system is a specific agroforestry practice where crops are grown between rows of young trees, especially during the early stages of forest plantation.