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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 geography pollution - types and sources environmental risks of economic development tundra climatic region effects and successes of environment conservation

What are the negative effects on soil and water due to conventional, mechanized farming practices?

  1. reduction in soil organic matter

  2. soil erosion

  3. leaching of pesticides and fertilizers into the groundwater

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Conventional farming systems share many characteristics like rapid technological innovation, large capital investments, uniform high-yield hybrid crops, extensive use of pesticides, fertilizers, and external energy inputs.

Negative effects include:

Reduction in soil organic matter may be attributed to excessive use of fertilisers.

Soil erosion because of over irrigation may lead to soil erosion

Leaching of pesticides and fertilizers into the groundwater due to extensive use of pesticides and fertilizers.

Multiple choice geography asia india and her neighbours india and other countries some neighbouring countries of india and its relationship with them

Which matter is necessary for Plantation Agriculture?

  1. Technical knowledge.

  2. Machines, irrigation, fertilizer.

  3. Transport facility.

  4. All the three above mentioned matters.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A plantation is a large-scale farm that specializes in cash crops. The characteristic features of this type of farming are large estates or plantations, large capital investment, managerial and technical support, scientific methods of cultivation, single crop specialization, cheap labour, and a good system of transportation which links the estates to the factories and markets for the export of the products. tobacco, cotton, rice, indigo, and sugarcane are some of the crops grown.

Multiple choice

Dairy farming is usually practised near urban areas because ...

  1. dairy products are easily perishable

  2. only urban areas are suitable for dairy animals

  3. greener grass

  4. rural dwellers do not consume dairy produst
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Dairy products like milk spoil quickly without refrigeration. Locating dairy farms near urban markets minimizes transport time and ensures products reach consumers before spoiling.

Multiple choice vernalisation plant growth growth and development plant growth and development biology

The application of vernalization is

  1. Crop improvement

  2. Resistant to fungal disease

  3. Reduces cost of production

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation


Vernalization (from Latin vernus, "of the spring") is the induction of a plant's flowering process by exposure to the prolonged cold of winter. After vernalization, plants have acquired the ability to flower. Through this process the quality of the crops can be improved, it helps to keep away the plants from the fungal disease and also helps to reduce the cost of the production.
So, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice zoology production of food from animals animal breeding animal husbandry and its importance introduction to animal husbandry

Which of the following is true for animal husbandry?

  1. Animal husbandry is the management and care of farm animals by humans, in which genetic qualities and behavior, considered to be advantageous to humans, are further developed

  2. In addition to supplying milk, meat, eggs,wool and hides, animals, mainly bullocks, are the major source of power for both farmers and drayers

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Animal husbandry is the management and care of farm animals by humans, in which genetic qualities and behavior, considered to be advantageous to humans, are further developed. A large number of farmers in India depend on animal husbandry for their livelihood. In addition to supplying milk, meat, eggs,wool and hides, animals, mainly bullocks, are the major source of power for both farmers and drayers.
So, the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.
Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people industries and impact impact of industrial revolution industrial revolution and social change the age canal and great engineers industrial revolution and its effects india's contemporary economic condition the industrial revolution

What were the advantages of the four- field crop rotation system?

  1. It allowed all the land used each year.

  2. Turnips provided food for animals, and the animal's dung could be used as a fertilizer for the soil.

  3. Farmers made bigger profits.

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The four-field system improved soil fertility through crop rotation (including turnips), provided fodder for livestock, and increased overall agricultural productivity, leading to higher profits.

Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production

Mulching is a process that helps in

  1. Weed control

  2. Soil fertility

  3. Moisture conservation

  4. Improvement of soil structure
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Mulch is a protective layer of a material layered on top of soil. Mulch can be made of organic materials such as grass, straw, bark, etc. They can also be inorganic such as stones, brick pieces and plastic. Mulching prevents water evaporation from soil hence leads to moisture conservation. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production

Which of the following are human powered tilling methods to prepare soil?

  1. Rolling

  2. Rototilling

  3. Hoeing

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

The process of digging the field with the help of a hoe is called hoeing. Hoe is a long-handled thin bladed tool which is usually used to break the surface of ground, remove weeds, scrape the land etc.

So, the correct option is 'Hoeing'.

Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production

What are the negative impacts of tilling on soil?

  1. Loss of nutrients

  2. Organic matter reduced

  3. Eutrophication

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Tillage of crop affects the soil quantity. It disrupts the soil structure and leads to soil erosion and eutrophication. Tillage also reduces crop residue. It leads to the destruction of the crop.

So, the correct option is 'All of the above'.

Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production

Soil compaction problems are reduced by .......... tillage.

  1. Conservation

  2. Zone

  3. Reduced

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

Zone tillage is the disturbance and loosening of an area of soil between two counter-blades. It is a cross between high-performance crop production and soil health, benefiting the environment. It is done by using narrow profile-blades.

So, the correct option is 'Zone'.

Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production

Which of the following describes the advantage of ploughing ?

  1. It allows the penetration of roots of plants.

  2. It helps in proper aeration and eradicates weeds.

  3. It promotes the growth of useful soil bacteria.

  4. All of the above.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Ploughing is the method which helps in the loosening of the soil to aerate the soil. It allows space for the penetration of the roots of the crop plants. The aeration helps the plants to respire properly and there is the eradication of the weeds. This movement of the soil helps in the growth of the beneficial soil bacteria.

Thus, the correct answer is option D. 

Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production

The purpose of tillage is/are

  1. Soil clods breaking and suppressing in soil

  2. Eradication of weeds

  3. Leveling of soil

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Tillage is the agricultural preparation of soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning. The purpose of tillage is multi-fold. Tillage serves to

(i) Reduce soil compaction from roads and/or heavy construction equipment, 
(ii) Remove unwanted vegetation (weeds),
(iii) Prepare a seedbed,
(iv) Dilute surface contamination below an appropriate action level, 
(v) Incorporate fertilizer, and 
(v) Stabilize the soil by removing erosion features such as rills.

Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production

Tillage includes

  1. Ploughing of land

  2. Keep the land free from weeds

  3. Make the soil levelled

  4. All of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Tillage is a method of preparing land for growing the crops. It includes ploughing of land, keeps the land free from weeds, makes the soil leveled, and in preparation of the soil. 

So the correct option is 'All of the above'.

Multiple choice biology modern agriculture modern equipments in agriculture soil quality methods of crop production

The disadvantage of hoe to humans as presented by some individuals is____________

  1. Hoe does not help in removal of weed.

  2. Hoe leads to spoilage of soil.

  3. Use of short handled hoes leads to back pain.

  4. All of the above.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

  • Hoe is a long-handled gardening tool with a thin metal blade, used mainly for weeding. The human damage caused by long-term use of short-handled hoes, 
  • which required the user to bend over from the waist to reach the ground, and caused permanent, crippling lower back pain to farmworkers. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.