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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 is not a benefit of loosening of soil by ploughing?

  1. The loosening and turning of soil during ploughing brings the nutrient-rich soil to the top.

  2. Ploughing uproots and buries the weeds standing in the fields.

  3. The loose soil allows deep penetration of water, which is otherwise not possible.

  4. The loose soil helps in the growth of worms and microbes present in the soil.

  5. The loose soil allows the roots of the plants to breathe easily.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this is not a benefit of loosening of soil by ploughing.

Multiple choice

The food requirement of dairy animals is of the following types _____.

  1. maintenance

  2. milk production

  3. lactation

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

Maintenance requirement which is the food required to support the animal to live a healthy life. (b) Milk producing requirement which is the type of food required during the lactation period. Lactation period describes the secretion of milk and the process of providing it to the young ones. 

Multiple choice

'Additive feed' of cattle includes _____.

  1. fibres

  2. micronutrients

  3. macronutrients

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

Reason: Additive feed of cattle includes micronutrients which promote the health and milk output of dairy animals. Micronutrients are the nutrients needed in small quantities. These include antibiotics, hormones, dietary minerals e.g. iron, cobalt, chromium etc.  needed by body while macronutrients are required in large quantities e.g. carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Fibres are the indigestible part of foods which add bulk to the diet and speed up the passage of foods through the digestive tract. Macronutrients are required in large quantities e.g. carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Concentrates are the foods which are low in fibre and contain relatively high levels of protein and other nutrients like carbohydrates and minerals. 

Multiple choice

Which of the following methods does not help in conserving soil fertility and moisture?

  1. Contour ploughing

  2. Dry farming

  3. Strip cropping

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

Contour ploughing, dry farming, and strip cropping are all recognized agricultural methods designed to prevent soil erosion and retain moisture. Shifting agriculture, also known as slash-and-burn farming, involves clearing forest plots temporarily and often leads to soil degradation and loss of fertility.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following food grains is grown in China in the largest quantity?

  1. Rye

  2. Barley

  3. Rice

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

Rice is the dominant food grain grown in China, with the country being the world's largest producer. China's warm, humid climate and abundant water resources in regions like the Yangtze River basin are ideal for rice cultivation. While maize, barley, and rye are also grown, rice production far exceeds them in quantity.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is kept in mind for keeping the land fallow?

  1. It keeps the farmer away from tiresome labour.

  2. It helps in replenishing lost nutrients of soil naturally.

  3. Farmer saves water for the cultivation of next crop.

  4. It saves the capital of the farmer.

  5. This practice is environmental friendly.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Keeping the land fallow after harvesting a major crop helps in replenishing lost nutrients of soil naturally.

Multiple choice

What is broadcaster?

  1. It is an instrument to uproot weeds.

  2. It is an instrument to spray pesticide on diseased plants.

  3. It is an instrument to harvest the crop.

  4. It is an instrument to sow seeds in levelled soil.

  5. It is an instrument to irrigate the crop field.

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

Broadcaster is an instrument to sow seeds in levelled soil.

Multiple choice

Which of the following are not the purposes of ploughing a field? (a) It enhances the fertility of soil. (b) It loosens up the soil. (c) It converts the type of soil into another. (d) It helps the root of the plant breathe easily. (e) It increases moisture in the soil.

  1. Only (a) and (b)

  2. Only (b) and (c)

  3. Only (a) and (d)

  4. Only (d) and (e)

  5. Only (c) and (e)

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

Ploughing of field does not change the type of soil. The moisture in the soil is the result of irrigation.          

Multiple choice

Deep litter and cage systems are associated with

  1. dairy development

  2. pig farming

  3. poultry growing

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Deep litter and cage systems are two common housing methods used in poultry farming for egg and meat production. The deep litter system allows birds to move freely on bedding material that accumulates, while cage systems house birds in individual wire compartments for better space utilization and easier management.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a feature of intercropping?

  1. Both the crops can be easily harvested and threshed separately.

  2. Pesticides can be easily applied to the individual crop.

  3. It involves set patterns of rows of crops.

  4. Seeds of two crops are mixed before sowing.

  5. It aims to increase productivity per unit area.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this is not a feature of intercropping. Seeds of two crops are mixed before sowing in mixed cropping.

Multiple choice

There are different basic practices that a farmer performs while crop production. They are irrigation, storage, harvesting, preparation of soil, application of manures and fertilizers, weeding and sowing of seeds, but not essentially in the same order. Which among the above practices is in general the last step?

  1. Storage

  2. Harvesting

  3. Sowing of seeds

  4. Weeding

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

Storage is the last step in crop production.

Multiple choice

Which among the following is not a method to conserve land?

  1. Afforestation

  2. Check on overgrazing

  3. Regulated use of fertilizers

  4. Overuse of fertilizers and chemical pesticides
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Overusing fertilizers and chemical pesticides degrades soil quality, reduces fertility, and harms beneficial organisms in the ecosystem. True land conservation methods include afforestation, controlled grazing, and regulated chemical use to maintain long-term land productivity.

Multiple choice

Mulching helps in

  1. moisture conservation

  2. weed control

  3. improvement of soil structure

  4. increasing soil fertility
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Mulching helps in moisture conservation. As these mulches slowly decompose, they provide organic matter which helps keep the soil loose.