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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 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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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.

Multiple choice zoology microbes in human welfare biofertilizers microbes as biocontrol agents and biofertilizers manuring

Azolla pinnate is allowed to grow in rice fields because.

  1. It does not disturb photosynthesis of Rice plants

  2. It provides food to fish

  3. It provides aeration to standing water

  4. It contains Anabaena
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Azolla free-floating freshwater fern that harbors nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Anabaena azollae by symbiosis relationship in its dorsal leaves. It is capable of fixing atmospheric carbon dioxide and nitrogen and is known as a potent nitrogen fixer.

This nitrogen-fixing capacity helps the plant benefit in a positive manner with the increase in yield and size and it served as the nitrogen requirement for rice.

Multiple choice history cultural heritage of india: sculpture and architecture ancient civilizations in river valleys historic period sculpture and architecture

What were the crops raised by the Harappans?
I. Cotton
II. Wheat
III. Barley
IV. Peas
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. I, II, III and IV

  2. I, II and III

  3. II, III and IV

  4. II and III
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Archaeological evidence from Harappan sites confirms the cultivation of a wide variety of crops, including wheat, barley, peas, and cotton.

Multiple choice botany biotechnology and its applications biotechnology in agriculture gm crops transgenic organisms

Golden rice is _____________________.

  1. A variety of rice grown along the yellow river in China

  2. Long stored rice having yellow cocur tint
  3. A transgenic rice having gene for $\beta$-carotene

  4. Wild variety of rice with yellow colored grains
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Golden rice is a transgenic variety of rice (Oryza Sativa) which contains good quantities of $\beta$-carotene ( provitamin A- inactive state of vitamin A). $\beta$-carotene is a principle source of vitamin A. Since the grains (seeds) of the rice are yellow in colour due to $\beta$-carotene, the rice is commonly called golden rice. 

Multiple choice botany biotechnology and its applications biotechnology in agriculture gm crops transgenic organisms

The genetically modified crops introduced in India are

  1. Cotton

  2. Mustard

  3. Wild plants

  4. Both A and B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Genetically modified crops (GMCs, GM crops, or biotech crops) are plants used in agriculture, the DNA of which has been modified using genetic engineering techniques. In most cases, the aim is to introduce a new trait to the plant which does not occur naturally in the species. For example, in food crops include resistance to certain pests, diseases or environmental conditions, reduction of spoilage, resistance to chemical treatments (e.g., resistance to a herbicide) or improving the nutrient profile of the crop. GM mustard is being developed to increase the productivity of mustard to meet the ever-growing demand for edible oil in the country. Bt cotton is a genetically modified variety of cotton producing an insecticide. It is produced by Monsanto. It is supplied in India's Maharashtra state.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice indian land resources land resources of karnataka land utilisation, its pattern and crops of karnataka geography

Paddy and _____ are the main crops grown under irrigation in Karnataka.

  1. Ragi

  2. Jowar

  3. Sugarcane

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

Paddy and sugarcane are the two primary crops grown in Karnataka's irrigated regions, particularly in the river basins. Sugarcane requires consistent water supply, making it a staple of irrigated agriculture in the state.

Multiple choice indian land resources land resources of karnataka land utilisation, its pattern and crops of karnataka geography

Cultivation of crops which depend on rain is called _____.

  1. Mixed farming

  2. Dry farming

  3. Irrigation

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

Dry farming refers to agricultural techniques used in areas with low or erratic rainfall where irrigation is not available. It relies on moisture conservation in the soil to sustain crops.