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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 economic activity people and resources utilisation of europe europe - peninsula of asia continents: europe

Flax is an important ________ crop of Europe used for making _________.

  1. Fibre, Linen

  2. Food, dishes

  3. Cash, medicines

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Flax is an important Fiber crop of Europe used for making Linen.
Flaxseed oil lacks fiber, which is credited with flax seeds' ability to lower blood sugar. Overall, flax seeds can be a beneficial and nutritious addition to the diet of people with diabetes. Summary: Flax seeds may lower blood sugar due to their insoluble fiber content.
Linen yarn is spun from the long fibers found just behind the bark in the multi-layer stem of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum). ... The cellulose fiber from the stem is spinnable and is used in the production of linen thread, cordage, and twine. From linen thread or yarn, fine toweling and dress fabrics may be woven.
Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people industries and impact impact of industrial revolution industrial revolution and social change the age canal and great engineers industrial revolution and its effects india's contemporary economic condition the industrial revolution

Which of the following was not a feature of Common Land?

  1. Commons helped sustain the meagre income of the poor

  2. All villagers had access to the commons

  3. Here the poor fished in ponds, collected fuel, food and fodder

  4. Villagers cultivated land and shared the produce
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Common land was a shared resource where villagers had rights to graze animals, collect fuel, and fish. It was not a system where villagers collectively farmed the land and shared the produce, as that describes a different communal agricultural model.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people industries and impact impact of industrial revolution industrial revolution and social change the age canal and great engineers industrial revolution and its effects india's contemporary economic condition the industrial revolution

In the old three-field system, wheat and barley were grown in two of the fields: the third was ___________.

  1. left fallow

  2. planted with lagumes

  3. both a and b

  4. neither a nor b
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In the traditional three-field system, two fields were used for crops, and the third was left fallow to recover its fertility. Legumes were often planted in the fallow field to restore nitrogen, making both options valid.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people industries and impact impact of industrial revolution industrial revolution and social change the age canal and great engineers industrial revolution and its effects india's contemporary economic condition the industrial revolution

Which of the following was an important factor in farmers investing in threshing machines?

  1. Labour shortage

  2. To reduce dependence on labour

  3. Insolence of labourers

  4. High wages demanded by labourer
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Farmers invested in threshing machines primarily to reduce their reliance on manual labor, especially during peak harvest times when labor was expensive or difficult to manage.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people industries and impact impact of industrial revolution industrial revolution and social change the age canal and great engineers industrial revolution and its effects india's contemporary economic condition the industrial revolution

Cultivation of which crops improved the fertility of soil?

  1. Wheat and maize

  2. Fodder crops

  3. Turnip and potatoes

  4. Turnip and clover
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Turnips and clover are nitrogen-fixing or soil-enriching crops that were essential in crop rotation systems to restore soil fertility.

Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production

In agriculture, .......... is used for weeding and plowing, .......... is used for weeding and sowing and ........... is used for harvesting of crops. Here the implements are respectively

  1. Combine, seed drill and sickle

  2. Hoe, sickle and seed drill

  3. Cultivator, seed drill and sickle

  4. Hoe, seed drill and sickle
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

1) In agriculture ploughing is process of turning up of the soil before sowing to increase the soil fertility.

  • This helps to turn organic matter in the soil to increase decomposition and add nutrients from the organic matter to the soil.
  • It is done using a plough.
2) Sowing is the process of planting, or sowing the seeds into the field.

  • It is done using seed drill.

3) Harvesting is the process of gathering a ripe crop from the fields.

  • Traditional tool used in harvesting was sickle, modern machine used in havesting is combine harvester.

Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production

.......... is the first step to be followed before growing a crop.

  1. Preparation of soil

  2. Harvesting

  3. Weeding

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

A.Preparation of soil - it is bed to grow or cultivate soil.

B.Harvesting - Cutting of plants in a crop.
C.Weeding - removal of weeds in a crop
So, the correct option is 'preparation of soil'.

Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production
Repeated ploughing increases the productivity of crops.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

  • Repeated ploughing makes the soil turn several times and results in plough pan formation in cultivated soil due to the use of heavyweight tillage machinery. The land also loses nutrients from the soil and becomes a plough pan field.

So, the correct option 'False'.

Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production

Hoes are used for digging of soil in case of___________________

  1. Root crops

  2. Fruits

  3. Beans

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

  • A hoe is an ancient and versatile agricultural hand tool used to shape the soil, control weeds, clear soil, and harvest root crops. 
  • Hoes are used for digging and moving the soil in harvesting root crops such as potatoes. 


Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production
Cultivator and plough are said to have similar goals.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

  • Cultivators of the toothed type are often similar in form to plows, but their goals are different. Cultivator teeth work near the surface, usually for weed control, whereas plows shanks work deep beneath the surface, breaking up hardpan. 
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production

Cultivators make use of ................ for their working.

  1. Tractors

  2. Pulleys

  3. Generators

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

A cultivator is a type of farm implement used for secondary tillage. Cultivators are usually either self-propelled or drawn as an attachment behind either a two-wheel tractor or four-wheel tractor. 


Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production
Hoes are used only for the agricultural purpose.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

  • Hoe is a long-handled gardening tool with a thin metal blade, used mainly for weeding.
  •  Hoes are not only used in agriculture but also in the archaeological sector and construction sector for mixing concretes to dig holes etc.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production

Which of the following seed drills are used for sowing ?

  1. Tiphan

  2. Pabhar

  3. Mogada

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

(A) A tiphan is a type of seed drill used for sowing seeds. It is a three-bladed seed drill.

(B) Pabhar  is a type of seed drill which has four vertical blades which make four rows on the land.
(C) Mogada is a type of tool which has two blades.
So, the correct option is 'All of the above'.

Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production

Which of the following tools would a farmer use to remove weeds from the field?

  1. Hoe

  2. Plough

  3. Axe

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

Weeds are unwanted, unattractive and troublesome plants. 
The plough is used to loosen and aerate the soil leaving crop residue at the top of the soil. Therefore, option B is incorrect. 
Axe is used to cut perennial, woody plants to harvest wood for various purposes. Therefore, option C is incorrect. 
Cultivators are used to break large clods of soil. Therefore, option D is incorrect. 
Hoe is used to slice weeds by skimming it just under the soil surface using a sweeping motion. Therefore, option A is correct.