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Multiple choice civics agriculture in india - i : introduction agricultural reforms indian agriculture problem and policies plantation of crops

Find out the negative effect of Green Revolution.

  1. It has enabled us to have surplus food grains.

  2. The income of farmers has increased.

  3. It has led to rise in employment and development of nation.

  4. Fertility of the soil and human health has been adversely affected.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Green Revolution was a period of great increase in production of food grains (especially wheat and rice) that resulted in large part from the introduction of new, high-yielding varieties, beginning in the mid-20th century. It has some negative effects as below:
1. The use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides caused erosion and pollution.
2. Loss of genetic diversity.
3. In drier locations, wheat yield gains fell drastically.
4. Excessive irrigation led to problems like leaching, water logging, etc.
Multiple choice civics agriculture in india - i : introduction agricultural reforms indian agriculture problem and policies plantation of crops

Where in the world is horticulture commonly used as a subsistence pattern today?

  1. Europe and North America

  2. Central Africa and the Amazon Basin of South America

  3. Japan, Korea, and China

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of growing plants is called horticulture. This branch of agriculture is the source of subsistence or survival for the people of Central Africa and the Amazon Basin of South America in which people have horticulture has their major occupation.

Multiple choice civics agriculture in india - i : introduction agricultural reforms indian agriculture problem and policies plantation of crops

In which year was the Green Revolution implemented in India?

  1. 1960-1962

  2. 1966-1967

  3. 1968-1969

  4. 1970-1972
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
There were two consecutive droughts in the country in the mid-1960s which resulted in a shortage of food supply and subsequent food crisis. This resulted in the import of food grains from other countries and with this was bought the Green Revolution. The new variety of HYV ( High Yielding Variety) of seeds was introduced which resulted in the boost of crop production in the country. Wheat seeds came from Mexico and that of rice came from the Philippines. These new HYV seeds were introduced along with the chemical fertilizers in the irrigated fields of Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat.
Multiple choice civics agriculture in india - i : introduction agricultural reforms indian agriculture problem and policies plantation of crops

Which of the following helps in the 'greening process' of crops?

  1. Sunshine

  2. Phosphatic fertilizers

  3. Nitrogenous fertilezers

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

Nitrogenous fertilizers take the foremost place among fertilizers since the deficiency of nitrogen in the soil is the foremost and crops respond to nitrogen better than to other nutrients. More than 80 per cent of the fertilizers used in this country are made up of nitrogenous fertilizers, particularly area.

Nitrogenous fertilizers helps in the greening process of crops

Multiple choice civics agriculture in india - i : introduction agricultural reforms indian agriculture problem and policies plantation of crops

Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Cauvery, Narmada, Godavari and Krishna are extensive areas of _________.

  1. Inland fisheries

  2. Estuarine fisheries

  3. Coastal fisheries

  4. Deep sea fisheries
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Cauvery, Narmada, Godavari and Krishna are extensive areas of Inland fisheries. Inland fisheries are any activity conducted to extract fish and other aquatic organisms from inland water.

Multiple choice civics agriculture in india - i : introduction agricultural reforms indian agriculture problem and policies plantation of crops

Which of the following fertilisers provides maximum amount of nitrogen?

  1. Calcium Nitrate

  2. Urea

  3. Ammonium Sulphate

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

Urea.
Of the commonly used dry fertilizers, urea contains the highest percentage of nitrogen and is rapidly replacing ammonium nitrate. When surface applied, urea is the most readily volatilized of the dry nitrogen materials. After application to the soil, urea will hydrolyze (combine with water) to form ammonium carbonate.

Multiple choice civics agriculture in india - i : introduction agricultural reforms indian agriculture problem and policies plantation of crops

Green revolution encouraged ____________.

  1. Plantation of more trees

  2. Organic farming

  3. Use of HYV seeds

  4. More use of machinery
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Green Revolution first started in Mexico and in 1964, the Government of India took up this concept to increase the foodgrain yield in India. Some 18,000 tonnes of High Yielding Varieties of wheat seeds and plenty of fertilisers were imported.