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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 geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops cash crops plantation of crops cash crops of india

Cotton, sugarcane, groundnut and tobacco are called commercial crops because

  1. They are mainly for sale

  2. They are used as raw materials in industries

  3. They are for own consumption or use

  4. It involves greater investment
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Explanation

An agricultural produce which makes the profit in return of selling by grown of crops is known as commercial crop. The Crops are selling to other parties with the object of making the profit from the farming. It is used by the cultivator which grew crops for sale. Cotton, sugarcane, groundnut and tobacco are called commercial crops because they are mainly grown for sale.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops cash crops plantation of crops cash crops of india

This is an example of commercial farming

  1. Ragi

  2. Tobacco

  3. Paddy

  4. Wheat
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Commercial farming is a farming in which an agricultural crop is grown for sale to return a profit. Commercial crop is typically purchased by parties separate from a farm. Tobacco is an example of commercial farming. It is grown largely in semi-arid and rain-fed areas where the cultivation of alternative crops is economically unviable. India is the world’s 2nd largest producer of tobacco.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops cash crops plantation of crops cash crops of india

The most important commercial crop of India is ___________.

  1. Sugarcane

  2. Wheat

  3. Ragi

  4. Paddy
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Explanation

Commercial crops are the crops which are grown for the selling purpose. The most important commercial crop of India is Sugarcane. India has the largest area under sugarcane cultivation in the world. India is the world’s second largest producer of sugarcane next only to Brazil. Sugarcane belongs to bamboo family of plants and is indigenous to India. It is the main source of sugar, gur and khandsari. It also provides raw material for manufacturing alcohol.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops cash crops plantation of crops cash crops of india

Identify the  important cash crops.

  1. sugarcane

  2. cotton

  3. jute

  4. all of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Cash crops are those which are primarily grown for sale and not for use by the grower and his family. The cash crops provide raw material to the agro-based industries. They provide money  to the farmers not only to improve their living conditions, but also to improve their farming practices.

Multiple choice social studies from stone to metal progress in history prehistoric age indus valley civilization

Characteristics of the earliest agricultural revolution include all of the following EXCEPT ____________________.

  1. The slash and burn system

  2. Equal division of labor between men and women

  3. Weather resistant seeds

  4. Girding, or killing off weeds

  5. Constant movement to new soil
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B Correct answer
Explanation

While during the hunting-gathering stage the Humans had to equally work to gain food resources for consumption, the introduction to agriculture changed the society from egalitarian to unequal in terms of gender role. Agriculture meant less efforts to search and hunt for food sources and this led to women being limited to taking care of the family instead of working in the fields.

Multiple choice geography environmental regions mediterranean climatic region europe - location, political divisions and physical features location, political and physical divisions of europe

Viticulture is the most important profession in _______________.

  1. Mediterranean type of Climate

  2. Continental type of climate

  3. West European type of climate

  4. None of these
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Explanation

Mediterranean type of climate,

In viticulture, the climates of wine regions are categorised based on the overall characteristics of the area's climate during the growing season.While variations in macroclimate are acknowledged, the climates of most wine regions are categorised (somewhat loosely based on the Köppen climate classification) as being part of a Mediterranean (for example Tuscany, maritime  or continental climate (ex: Columbia Valley). The majority of the world's premium wine production takes place in one of these three climate categories in locations between the 30th parallel and 50th parallel in both the northern and southern hemisphere. While viticulture does exist in some tropical climates, most notably Brazil, the amount of quality wine production in those areas is so small that the climate effect has not been as extensively studied as other categories.

Multiple choice zoology trends in economic zoology bee keeping apiculture insects and human welfare

Keeping beehives in crop fields during flowering period increases __________________.

  1. Crop yield

  2. Honey yield

  3. Weeds yield

  4. Both (a) and (b)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Keeping beehives in crop fields during flowering period increases pollination efficiency and thus, improves the yield. It is beneficial both from the point of view of increased crop yield and honey yield.

Multiple choice economics how does production take place? natural resources- air, water and land land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur production mechanism

All primary occupations like agriculture, animal husbandry, poultry farming, fisheries, dairying, forestry, etc. are land oriented.

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation
The following occupations which are land oriented,that is, they occur due to the presence of land, are as follows:
Agriculture: the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
Animal husbandry: the science of breeding and caring for farm animals
Fisheries: a place where fish are reared for commercial purposes.
Dairying: the business of producing, storing, and distributing milk and its products
Forestry: the science or practice of planting, managing, and caring for forests.
Multiple choice economics how does production take place? natural resources- air, water and land land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur production mechanism

To grow more than one crop on a piece of land during the year is known as ______.

  1. kharif crop

  2. multiple cropping

  3. rabi crop

  4. zaid crop

  5. none of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In agriculture, multiple cropping is the practice of growing two or more crops in the same piece of land during a single growing season. It is a form of polyculture.

Multiple choice economics how does production take place? natural resources- air, water and land land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur production mechanism

Multiple cropping refers to ______.

  1. cultivation of wheat and rice

  2. cultivation of two crops in alternate rows

  3. cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year

  4. cultivating crops and rearing animals on the same farm
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In agriculture, multiple cropping is the practice of growing two or more crops in the same piece of land during a single growing season. It is a form of polyculture. 

Multiple choice economics how does production take place? natural resources- air, water and land land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur production mechanism

Increased use of ________ and __________ on a particular plot of land leads to an increase in crop production at a diminishing rate.

  1. capital and labour

  2. capital and entrepreneurship

  3. entrepreneurship and land

  4. none of the above
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Explanation

The above is true because land depletes in resources over time and takes time to replenish itself. 

Multiple choice economics how does production take place? natural resources- air, water and land land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur production mechanism

Land is used for alternative purposes, like ___________.

  1. cultivation

  2. dairy or poultry farms

  3. industrial plants and factories

  4. all of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Land is used for various purposes in the production process such as cultivation of land is undertaken to generate agricultural produce, setting up of dairy or poultry farms, sheep rearing, industrial plants and factories, etc.