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

Hoes are also used for________________

  1. Irrigation

  2. Composting

  3. Cutting

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

  • Shaping the soil includes piling soil around the base of plants (hilling), creating narrow furrows (drills) and shallow trenches for planting seeds and bulbs. Weed control with a hoe can be by agitating the surface of the soil or by cutting foliage from the roots and clearing the soil of old roots and crop residues. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

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

Name the plough mainly used for planting potatoes and scallions.

  1. Mole plough

  2. Chisel plough

  3. Ridging plough

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

  • A ridging plough is used for crops, such as potatoes or scallions, which are grown buried in ridges of soil using a technique called as ridging or hilling. 
  • A ridging plough has two mould boards facing away from each other, cutting a deep furrow on each pass, with high ridges either side. 
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

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

Different types of agricultural hoe are __________

  1. Ridging hoe and hoedads

  2. Draw hoe and scuffle hoe

  3. Dutch hoe and hoop hoe

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

Agriculture Hoe is a long handle with thin, flat blade tool, which is used to dig the surface of the ground, pick out the weeds etc. Draw hoes are used to remove weeds without moving the mound soil and Scuffle hoes are used to cut the root of weeds easily and cultivate the soil. Thus, the correct option is B.

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

Which of the following is one (single) handed soil turning plough?

  1. Punjab plough

  2. Praja plough

  3. Victory plough

  4. U. P. No.1 plough
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Plough is a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn over the soil to turn it over and cut furrows in preparation for the planting of seeds.
Soil turning plough is of two types:- 
  • Single-handed ploughs; Praja, Meston, WahWah, Care ploughs. 
  • Double handed ploughs; Punjab, Victory, UP no 1, UP no 2 ploughs. 
So the correct option is 'Praja plough'.
Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production

Which of the methods of ploughing is mostly practised?

  1. Outside to inside ploughing

  2. Inside to outside ploughing

  3. Ploughing by putting furrow from one side of field

  4. Ploughing by halai making
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Ploughing is the method of sowing seeds, cutting furrows and turning the soil. It is done by the tool called plough. Ploughing by halai making is the method which is most practiced. It is the easiest method of ploughing.

So, the correct option is 'Ploughing by halai making'.

Multiple choice botany plant breeding method of plant breeding for crop improvement plant breeding for food production biotechnology

Vegetable crop cultivation is known as

  1. Horticulture

  2. Sericulture

  3. Silviculture

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

Horticulture has been defined as the agriculture of plants, mainly for food, materials, comfort and beauty. According to American horticulturist Liberty Hyde Bailey, "Horticulture is the growing of flowers, fruits and vegetables, and of plants for ornament and fancy." Hence, vegetable crop cultivation is known as Horticulture.

So, the correct answer is Horticulture'

Multiple choice botany plant breeding method of plant breeding for crop improvement plant breeding for food production biotechnology

Hybrid of maize is grown frequently because of 

  1. Good grain quality

  2. Good yield

  3. Higher starch content

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

Hybrid plants can be developed by the breeding of the plants of different species. The parents are genetically different plants. The hybrid of maize plant was developed in order to obtain higher yield. The plants with the trait of producing higher yield were crossed with the other plant with superior character. The number of grains in the plant and the number of fruits is counted to obtain a higher yield. 

Thus, the correct answer is option B. 

Multiple choice biology breeding and biotechnology method of plant breeding for crop improvement plant breeding for food production biotechnology

Which of the following is a correct match between crop, variety and resistance to diseases?

  1. Crop - Wheat, Variety - Himgiri, Resistance to disease - White rust

  2. Crop - Brassica, Variety - Pusa Sadabahar, Resistance to disease - Black rot

  3. Crop - Cowpea, Variety - Pusa Komal, Resistance to disease - Bacterial blight

  4. Crop - Chilli, Variety - Pusa Swarnim, Resistance to disease - Chilly mosaic virus
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
A)Crop - Wheat, Variety - Himgiri, Resistance to disease - Leaf and stripe rust, hill blunt.
B)Crop - Brassica, Variety - Pusa swarnim, Resistance to disease - White Dust
C)Crop - Cowpea, Variety - Pusa Komal, Resistance to disease - Bacterial Blight
D)Crop - Chilli, Variety - Pusa Sadabahar, Resistance to disease - Chilly mosaic virus
So the correct option is 'Crop - Cowpea, Variety - Pusa Komal, Resistance to disease - Bacterial blight'


Multiple choice botany pollination, fertilization and development of endosperm and embryo types of pollination cross pollination pollination and its types

In which crops, is the method of mass selection applied?

  1. Cross-pollinated

  2. Self-pollinated

  3. Both self and cross-pollinated

  4. Potato and sugarcane
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Mass selection is a simplest , common and oldest method of crop improvement, in which large number of plants of similar phenotype are selected and their seeds are harvested and mixed together to constitute the new variety. This method is practised in both self and cross – pollinated crops and plants are selected on the basis of their phenotype of appearance. Therefore, selection is done for easily observable characteristics such as plant height, ear/type, grain colour, grain size, etc.

Multiple choice geography irrigation and power irrigation in india tanks and fisheries source of water

Tank irrigation is predominant in __________.

  1. North Indian plains

  2. Peninsular plateau

  3. Coastal plains

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

  • Tank irrigation includes storage of water by constructing a bund across the stream. Peninsular plateau is leading in tank irrigation out of which Andhra Pradesh stands first.
  • Tank irrigation becomes continuous source of water and helps in preventing wastage of rain water especially in Deccan region where temperature is very high
  • But the demerit of tank irrigation is that water can be lost through evaporation.

Multiple choice evs farming brings prosperity agriculture and types of crops crop management management of crops in india

Crops which are grown in the winter season are called as 

  1. Rabi crops

  2. Kharif crops

  3. Cash crops

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

Some of the crops are grown in the winter season, they are called as the rabi crops. Seeds of these crops are sown in the beginning of the winter season. After maturation of crops, they are harvested at the end of the winter season. For example, gram, pea, wheat etc.

Multiple choice evs farming brings prosperity agriculture and types of crops crop management management of crops in india

Which of the following is the main crop of Asia?

  1. Wheat

  2. Rice

  3. Maize

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

Rice is the most important human food crop in the world as it is directly feeding more people than any other crop. It is also the staple food across Asia, where around half of the world's poorest people live and is becoming increasingly important in Africa and Latin America. Rice has also fed more people over a longer time than has any other crop. It is spectacularly diverse, both in the way it is grown and how it is used by humans. Rice is unique because it can grow in wet environments that other crops cannot survive in. Such, wet environments are abundant across Asia. So, rice is the main crop of Asia. 

Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice evs farming brings prosperity agriculture and types of crops crop management management of crops in india

The principal cereal crop in India is

  1. Wheat

  2. Rice

  3. Maize

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

Rice is a Kharif crop. It covers one-third of the total cultivated area of India. It provides food to more than half of the Indian population. Rice is produced in almost all states. Top three producer states are West Bengal, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Other rice growing states include Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Assam and Maharashtra. It is also grown in Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat and Kashmir valley. So, it is the principle cereal crop in India compared to wheat, maize and sorghum. Thus, option B is correct.

Multiple choice evs farming brings prosperity agriculture and types of crops crop management management of crops in india

Which of the following deals with the practice of growing food crops?

  1. Apiculture

  2. Moriculture

  3. Sericulture

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

Apiculture deals with the rearing of honeybees.

Moriculture is the defined as cultivation of mulberry plants and harvesting its leaves for further use by silkworms.
Sericulture is rearing of silkworms.
Agriculture is the practice of growing food crops.
So, the correct answer is option D.