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Agricultural Practices and Land Use

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Access a comprehensive collection of questions on agricultural practices and land use planning. The topics span organic farming, sustainable agriculture, soil conservation, and crop rotation. These concepts are essential for general awareness preparation across banking, railway, and civil services examinations.

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Agricultural Practices and Land Use Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

a. The headward extension of gullies can be controlled by gully plugging, terracing or by planting cover vegetation. b. In arid and semi-arid areas, cultivable lands can be saved from encroachment by sand dunes through developing shelter belts of trees and agro-forestry. c. Lands with a slope gradient of 15 - 25 percent should not be used for cultivation.

  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. All of the above

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer choice as none of the statements given is incorrect.

Multiple choice

Which of the following desirable effect results because of rotation of crops?

  1. Higher pest resistance

  2. Increase in fertility of soil

  3. Increase in the protein content of the yield

  4. Decrease in the use of pesticides

  5. Lower moisture content of the yield
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Crop rotation helps maintain soil fertility by preventing the depletion of specific nutrients, as different crops have varying nutrient requirements and some, like legumes, fix nitrogen in the soil.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Commercial farming uses higher doses of modern inputs, e.g. high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides in order to obtain higher productivity. b. Plantation is a type of commercial farming. c. In plantation farming, a single crop is grown on a large area.

  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. b and c

  5. a, b and c
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E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as all the statements are correct.

Multiple choice

Mulching is

  1. putting straw or waste vegetables to conserve moisture

  2. rearing of animals

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None of the above

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

Mulches are loose coverings or sheets of material that are placed on the surface of cultivated soil. They help soils retain moisture in summer and suppress weeds.