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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.

Plantation and food cropsCrop cultivation regionsLand measurement unitsAgricultural storage techniquesIntercropping systemsWater resource management

Agricultural Practices in India Questions

Multiple choice evs whose forests? improved methods of agriculture cropping patterns food for all conservation of forest and wildlife wildlife deforestation and conservation

The unwanted plants that grow in a crop field are known as

  1. Seeds

  2. Weeds

  3. Fruits

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

The unwanted plants in a crop field are known as weeds. These compete with the crop plants in the field for nutrition, hence hampering their growth. 

So, the correct option is 'Weeds' .

Multiple choice evs whose forests? improved methods of agriculture cropping patterns food for all conservation of forest and wildlife wildlife deforestation and conservation

Given below are statements about the harmful effects of weeds on crop plants.
(i) They interfere while harvesting.
(ii) They help crop plants grow healthily.
(iii) They compete with crop plants for water, nutrients, space, and light.
(iv) They affect plant growth.
Choose the correct statements from above.

  1. (i), (iii) and (iv)

  2. (iii) only

  3. (iii) and (iv)

  4. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Harmful effects of weeds on crop of plant are as follows:
  • They interfere in harvesting.
  • They compete with crop plants for water, nutrients, space and light.
  • They affect plant growth.
  • Presence of weeds increases the cost of agriculture and hinders the progress of work.
  • It increases the irrigation requirement.
  • They reduce the value of produce or otherwise adds the cost of cleaning.
  • Some weeds when eaten (Cleome viscosa) by milch animals will produce an undesirable odour in the milk. At times death/disorder/deformity may occur.  For example, Datura stramonium.
  • The fruits and seeds of Xanthium strumarium and Achyranthes aspera entangle with wool which fetch lower prices.
  • They harbour insect pests, pathogens and parasites.
  • They reduce the value of the land.
  • Presence of weeds will impair the purity of varieties by chance of cross pollination.
  • Weeds cause health hazards to man and animals.
  • Weeds cause allelopathic effect.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.
Multiple choice evs whose forests? improved methods of agriculture cropping patterns food for all conservation of forest and wildlife wildlife deforestation and conservation

Weeds affect the crop plants by

  1. Killing of plants in field before they grow

  2. Dominating the plants to grow

  3. Competing for various resources of crops causing low availability of nutrients

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

Weeds are nothing but unwanted crops that grow along with the main crop. Thus, they compete with the main crop for sunlight, water, nutrients, and space and thus reduce the resources available to them. In this way, they hamper the growth of the main crop.

So, option C is the correct answer.

Multiple choice evs whose forests? improved methods of agriculture cropping patterns food for all conservation of forest and wildlife wildlife deforestation and conservation

Weeds compete in which of the following with crop plants.

  1. Sunlight

  2. Space

  3. Nutrients

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

The unwanted plants which grow in field along with the crop plants are termed as weed. They are harmful for the crops as they compete for nutrients, space and sunlight with them.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Which of the following is the chief crop of Australia?

  1. Rice

  2. Maize

  3. Wheat

  4. Potato
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
wheat
The main agricultural crops grown in Australia are wheat, coarse grains (barley, oats, sorghum, maize, and triticale), rice, oilseeds (canola, sunflowers, soybeans, and peanuts), grain legumes (lupins and chick peas), sugarcane, cotton, fruits, grapes, tobacco, and vegetables.
Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

The harvesting season of sugarcane extends from ____________.

  1. January to March

  2. April to June

  3. June to September

  4. October-December
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Junne to September

In India harvesting of sugarcane is carried out at 10 to 18 months stage, depending upon the planting time and crop maturity. In sub-tropics, autumn crop is harvested at 15 month stage, whereas spring and summer (late-planted) crops at 10-12 months.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

The main planting season for sugarcane is ___________.

  1. summer

  2. winter

  3. autumn

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

Autumn,

Depending upon the variety and sowing time it takes about 12 to 18 months to mature. In general January to march is the period of planting and December to March is the period of harvesting. In some states sugarcane is grown round the year. After harvest, generally a ratoon crop is cultivated from the regrowth. In some countries 2-6 ratoons are allowed.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Which of the following is the chief crop of Australia?

  1. Rice

  2. Maize

  3. Wheat

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

Wheat is one of Australia's major crops and one of the most important grain crops in world commerce. Wheat is a cereal grain used for human consumption and animal feed. Australia produces around 22 million tonnes annually with a gross value reported at over AU$6 billion.

Multiple choice history emergence of kingdoms and republics magadh empire and india during the period of kingdoms administration during mahajanapada mahajanapada age

Consider the statements concerning Mahajanapad:
1. Anga and Magadha were located in the wheat growing area of the Gangetic Valley.
2. In the agricultural output, rice exceeded wheat leading to a greater density of population in the rice growing area.

Which of the above is/are not correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Anga and Magadha were located in the eastern and northern part, or the lower Gangetic valley, which was conducive to paddy cultivation for its wet climate. The upper areas of the Gangetic valley, namely north India, is drier and is conducive to wheat cultivation. Thus, Anga and Magadha were located in the rice-growing area of the Gangetic Valley. Another name for a wheat crop is winter crop and winter crops or spring harvest while another name for rice crop is monsoon crops or autumn harvest. Since India has a predominantly monsoon climate, it is more favorable for rice production than wheat.