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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

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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.

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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.

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

Which of the following is not a secondary tillage implement? 

  1. Cultivators

  2. Harrow

  3. Rollers

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

Secondary tillage is used to improve the seedbed by increased soil pulverization, to conserve moisture through the destruction of weeds, and to cut up crop residues. It is accomplished by use of various types of harrows, rollers, or pulverizers, and tools for mulching and fallowing. 

Plough is a tool used for the initial cultivation of the soil for the preparation of the sowing. It is not a secondary tillage implement.

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

Patela is used for

  1. Sowing

  2. Leveling

  3. Earthing

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

Patela is the long rectangular, heavy, plank which is made up of locally available wood, sometimes extra weight is added to the planks by placing stones on it during used in field. It is used to smoothening, levelling and shaping the field surface. Thus, the correct option is B.

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

Cultivators can be used instead of _________________________

  1. Plough

  2. Beam

  3. Hoe

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

  • Cultivators can be used instead of the hoe. Cultivators are used to stir and pulverize the soil, either before planting (to aerate the soil and prepare a smooth, loose seedbed) or after the crop has begun growing to kill weeds. Unlike a harrow, which disturbs the entire surface of the soil, cultivators are designed to disturb the soil in careful patterns, sparing the crop plants but disrupting the weeds. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

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

Repeated ploughing is advantageous for______________ 

  1. Cropping

  2. Mono cropping

  3. Multi cropping

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

  • The advantage of agricultural methods that require repeated ploughing is that they allow mono-cropping on a large scale at remote locations, using industrial machinery rather than human labor.
  • Monocropping is the agricultural practice of growing a single crop year after year on the same land, in the absence of rotation through other crops or growing multiple crops on the same land (polyculture). 
Corn, soybeans, and wheat are three common crops often grown using monocropping techniques.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.