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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

Which one of the following is not a cereal crop?

  1. Wheat

  2. Oats

  3. Corn

  4. Mustard

  5. Paddy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Mustard plant are any of several plant species in the genera Brassica and Sinapis. Mustard seed is used as a spice, it is not a cereal crop.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is regarded as a perennial crop?

  1. Maize

  2. Rice

  3. Wheat

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

Sugarcane is a perennial crop that can be harvested for 3-5 years from a single planting without replanting. Maize, rice, and wheat are annual crops that must be replanted every season. Perennial crops have a longer lifespan and continuous production cycle.

Multiple choice

Match the following:

 
a. Sowing 1. It is the process of supplying water to the crop plants in the fields.
b. Irrigation 2. It is the process of scattering seeds in the ground soil for growing the crop plants.
c. Weeding 3. It is the process of removing unwanted plants from a crop field.

  1. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1

  2. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1

  3. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3

  4. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2

  5. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option. Sowing is the process of scattering seeds in the ground soil for growing the crop plants. Irrigation is the process of supplying water to the crop plants in the fields. Weeding is the process of removing unwanted plants from a crop field.

Multiple choice

Match the following:

 
a. Harvesting 1. It is the cutting and gathering of the matured food crop.
b. Threshing 2. It is the process of separating grains from chaff and hay with the help of wind.
c. Winnowing 3. It is the process of beating out the grains from the harvested crop plants.

  1. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1

  2. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1

  3. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2

  4. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2

  5. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option. Harvesting is the cutting and gathering of the matured food crop. Threshing is the process of beating out the grains from the harvested crop plants. Winnowing is the process of separating grains from chaff and hay with the help of wind.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. Green plants can synthesise their own food by using organic substances like carbon dioxide and water. b. When the same kind of plant is grown in the fields on a large scale to obtain food, it is called a crop. c. The crops grown in the winter season are called rabi crops.

  1. Only a

  2. Both a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Both b and c

  5. Only c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this statement is false. Green plants can synthesise their own food by using inorganic substances like carbon dioxide and water.

Multiple choice

Match the following:

 
a. Plough 1. It is a tractor driven agricultural implement with many blades fixed in an iron frame and is used for ploughing the soil.
b. Cultivator 2. It is an agricultural implement that is used for removing weeds, loosening and turning the soil.
c. Hoe 3. It is a large agricultural implement with a blade fixed in a wooden frame that is used for ploughing the soil in the fields.

  1. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2

  2. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1

  3. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3

  4. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2

  5. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option. Plough is a large agricultural implement with a blade fixed in a wooden frame that is used for ploughing the soil in the fields. Cultivator is a tractor driven agricultural implement with many blades fixed in an iron frame and is used for ploughing the soil. Hoe is an agricultural implement that is used for removing weeds, loosening and turning the soil.

Multiple choice

Intensive subsistence farming is the characteristic in the area of

  1. high density of population and high technology

  2. low density of population and high technology

  3. low density of population and low technology

  4. high density of population and low technology
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Intensive farming aims at maximum possible production on the limited farms with all efforts possible under the circumstances. Its characteristics are: (i) Intensive farming is capable of raising more than one crop a year. (ii) Huge capital and human labour is employed on every hectare of land. (iii) It is practiced in most parts of densely populated areas. (iv) Low level of technology, if any, is involved in such type of farming.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Five of the world's ten largest metropolitan cities are in Asia.
  2. Intensive agriculture is the oldest method of growing crops.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

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

Statement 1 is correct: Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (South Korea), Beijing (China), Jakarta (Indonesia) and Mumbai (India) - all of which lie in Asia - are among the ten largest metropolitan cities of the world. Statement 2 is incorrect: It is shifting agriculture that is the most primitive practice of growing crops.