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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 civics agriculture sector rural credit role of agriculture sector green revolution animal husbandry and fishery cattle farming

The green Revolution has led to marked increase in which of the following ?
1. Regional inequalities
2.Inter-personal inequalities
3.The productivity of wheat
4.The productivity of pulses
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  1. 4 only

  2. 1 , 2 , 3 and 4

  3. 2 , 3 and 4

  4. 1 , 2 and 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Green Revolution has led to marked increase in the regional inequalities , the productivity of wheat and the interpersonal inequalities.

Multiple choice commercial applications management of natural resources unequal distribution of resources protecting our environment rules are for everyone

For biogas production, besides dung an extensive use of which weed is recommended in our country

  1. Mangifera indica

  2. Hydrilla

  3. Eichhornia crassipes

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

Eichhornia crassipes is an excellent source of biomass because of its extremely high rate of development. One hectare of standing crop thus produce more than 70,000 m$^3$ of biogas.

Thus, the correct answer is option C. 

Multiple choice geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

Horticulture means:

  1. Growing of fruits and vegetables

  2. Primitive farming

  3. Growing of wheat

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

Horticulture is the science and art of cultivating  fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants. It also includes plant conservation, landscape restoration, soil management, landscape and garden design, construction, and maintenance.

Multiple choice geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

Which one of the following is a rabi crop?

  1. Rice

  2. Gram

  3. Millets

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

Gram is an example of the crop grown in Rabi season. It is also called as spring or winter crop. It is usually harvested in the month of October and harvested by the end of March or April.

Multiple choice geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

Which one of the following describes a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown on a large area?

  1. Shifting Agriculture

  2. Plantation Agriculture

  3. Horticulture

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

Plantation agriculture is a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown on a large area. This type of farming involves the growing and processing of a single cash crop. The plantation is organized on an efficient basis. The land is devoted to a single crop and the entire production is exported. The output of plantation crop is greatly influenced by monopolistic control.

Multiple choice geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

Jhum or shifting cultivation is not practised in ____________.

  1. Assam

  2. Nagaland

  3. Orissa

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

Jhum cultivation is a traditional slash-and-burn agricultural practice common in the hilly regions of Northeast India (Assam, Nagaland) and parts of Odisha, but it is not a standard practice in the plains of Uttar Pradesh.

Multiple choice geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

Which of the following is not a farming practice in India?

  1. Sedentary peasant agriculture

  2. Shifting cultivation

  3. Primitive food gathering

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

Primitive food gathering is a pre-agricultural or non-agricultural activity, whereas the others listed are specific types of farming systems.

Multiple choice geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

The characteristic of sedentary cultivation is

  1. The farmers settle down in one particular place

  2. Agricultural activity is carried on in one place

  3. Crops are raised only for their domestic animals

  4. Varieties of crops are grown.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
A method of agriculture in which the same land is farmed every year is known as sedentary cultivation. Agricultural activity is carried on in one place. It is the most primitive form of cultivation. Due to sedentary cultivation, the soil becomes less nutrient-rich. Sedentary farming was developed independently in Eurasia and America.
Multiple choice geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

Growing two or three different crops in one agricultural field at the same time is called 

  1. Intensive farming

  2. Subsistence farming

  3. Land use

  4. Commercial farming
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Intensive Subsistence Farming
This is yet another variation of subsistence farming. In this method, cultivation happens across larger areas of land and thus, it is labor intensive. Also, to get a high quantity of produce chemical fertilizers and different irrigation methods are used to yield more crops.

Crops grown: Intensive subsistence farming yields two types of crops- wet and dry. While the wet crops include paddy, the dry ones vary from wheat, pulses, maize, millets, to sorghum, soya-beans, tubers, and vegetables.
Multiple choice geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

Farmers growing crops only to sustain themselves is called __________.

  1. Subsistence farming

  2. Intensive farming

  3. Sugarcane

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

A form of farming in which nearly all of the crops or livestock raised are used to maintain the farmer and the farmer’s family is known as Subsistence farming. It persists today on a relatively wide scale in various areas of the world. It includes large parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Subsistence farms usually consist of no more than a few acres. The farm technology tends to be primitive and of low yield.

Multiple choice geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

Jhum cultivation is also called as 

  1. Hybrid farming

  2. Slash and burn farming

  3. Both A and B

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

Jhum cultivation, also known as the slash and burn agriculture, is the process of growing crops by first clearing the land of trees and vegetation and burning them thereafter.

Multiple choice geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

Which of the following characteristics are true about plantation agriculture?
I. Generally plantation agriculture is considered as an example of subsistence farming.
II. Generally single crop is grown on a large area in plantation agriculture
III. It has an interface of agriculture and industry
IV. It uses capital intensive inputs

  1. I and IV

  2. III and IV

  3. I, II and III

  4. II, III and IV
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
True,
Generally single crop is grown on a large area in plantation agriculture
 It has an interface of agriculture and industry
 It uses capital intensive inputs
Multiple choice geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

Shifting cultivation is practiced in many parts of world with different local names. identify Incorrect pair among following: 

  1. Lading - Southeast Asia

  2. Milpa - Australia

  3. Tavy - Africa

  4. Chena - Sri Lanka
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Shifting Cultivation is practiced in different regions of world with local names. 
Lading - Southeast Asia ; Milpa - Central USA(Not in Australia) ; Tavy - Africa ; Chena - Sri Lanka. 

Multiple choice geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

The crop grown in shifting cultivation is _____.

  1. Maize

  2. Rice

  3. Wheat

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

A plot of land is cleared by felling the trees and burning them. The ashes are then mixed with the soil and crops like maize, yam, potatoes and cassava are grown. After the soil loses its fertility, the land is abandoned and the cultivator moves to a new plot. Shifting cultivation is also known as ‘slash and burn’ agriculture. 

Multiple choice geography human environment interactions: the tropical and the subtropical region plantation of crops agricultural nature of indian economy the nature of the indian economy part 1

A single crop grown on a large area and using intensive capital inputs are some of the major features of __________ type of agriculture.

  1. Intensive subsistence farming

  2. Commercial

  3. Primitive subsistence farming

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

The plantation has an interface of agriculture and industry. Plantations cover large tracts of land, using capital intensive inputs, with the help of migrant labourers. All the produce is used as raw material in respective industries. In India, tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, banana, etc.. are important plantation crops.