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MCQ Questions on Agriculture and soil

1. Which of the following soils is very hard to cultivate?

A. Alluvial

B. Black

C. Red

D. Sandy

Answer

Answer: Option D

Explanation : Sandy soils is very hard to cultivate. The soil feels gritty between your fingers, your soil is sandy. When rolled in the hand to make a sausage shape, it crumbles and falls apart and won’t hold its shape. Water drains away quickly, though sandy soils can develop a hard pan that impedes drainage.

2. The lower Gangetic plain is characterized by humid climate with high temperature throughout the year. Which one among the following pairs of crops is most suitable for this region?

A. Paddy and Cottort

B. Wheat and Jute

C. Paddy and Jute

D. Wheat and Cotton

Answer

Answer: Option C

Explanation : The low and deltaic plains of the Ganges and Brahamputra rivers that is characterised by swamps and Sundarbans. So, the people out there grow Paddy and jute.

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3. The share of food crops in India’s total production is almost?

A. 50

B. 60

C. 70

D. 80

Answer

Answer: Option C

Explanation : Under total cultivated area of India, food crops are produced on 70% area.

4. Following are the characteristics of an area in India: ,1. Hot and humid climate,2. Annual rainfall 200 cm,3. Hill slopes up to an altitude of 1100 metres,4. Annual range of temperature 15 degree C to 30 degree C Which one among the following crops are you most likely to find in the area described above?

A. Mustard

B. Cotton

C. Pepper

D. Virginia tobacco

Answer

Answer: Option C

Explanation : Pepper are most likely to be found in the area described above. Pepper requires hot and humid climate, annual rainfall 200 cm, hill slopes up to an altitude of 1100 metres and annual range of temperature 15 degree C to 30 degree C.

5. How do the western disturbances affect the crops in north India?

A. They cause heavy damage to the standing crops

B. They bring in locusts which destroy the crops

C. They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain

D. They help in keeping the plants warm to some extent in winter

Answer

Answer: Option C

Explanation : Western disturbances are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain. The Western Disturbances lead to winter rainfall , which is beneficial for Rabi crop.

6. Grai Soil, like the Ash of Pine Forest, is also knows as

A. Red and peat soil

B. Tundra soil

C. Podzol

D. Gray soil

Answer

Answer: Option C

Explanation : Podzol soils are also called lessive soils .These are mountain soils characterized by moderate leaching. These are ash grey in color.

7. The principal cause of soil damage in Punjab and Haryana is

A. Deforestation

B. Soil erosion

C. Excessive cultivation

D. Salinity and water logging

Answer

Answer: Option D

Explanation : The principal cause of soil damage in Punjab and Haryana is salinity and water logging. The area are totally damaged due to salinization of sub soil water and did not allow any plant to grow.

MCQ Questions on Agriculture and soil

8. Which of the following are true in respect of alluvial soil ?,I. Generally confined to river basins,II. It has been deposited by rivers,III. It is rich in phosphorus and poor in potash,IV. It is the most fertile soil

A. I and II

B. III and IV

C. I II and IV

D. I II and III

Answer

Answer: Option C

Explanation : The following that are true in respect of alluvial soil are that it is generally confined to river basins, it has been deposited by rivers and it is the most fertile soil.

9. The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil water is called ________

A. Percolation

B. Conduction

C. Leaching

D. Transpiration

Answer

Answer: Option C

Explanation : Leaching is the process by which the loss (or) extraction of essential material (like micro & macro nutrients) of soil occurs. It may be done through water, wind (or) other agents.

10. Under which climatic conditions do the laterite soils develop ?

A. Wet tropical Climate

B. Hot and dry Climate

C. Cold temperature Climate

D. Mediterranean type of Climate

Answer

Answer: Option A

Explanation : Under Wet tropical Climate the laterite soils develop. The laterite soil is formed under conditions of high temperature and heavy rainfall with alternate wet and dry periods, which leads to leaching of soil, leaving only oxides of iron and aluminum.

11. Which one of the following soil types of India is rendered infertile by the presence of excess iron?

A. Desert sand

B. Alluvial

C. Podzolic

D. Lateritic

Answer

Answer: Option D

Explanation : Lateritic soil types of India is rendered infertile by the presence of excess iron. Laterite soils are those soils which are found in the areas which receive high rainfall and have very high temperature. This results in the less humus content in the soil. Also , they have excess amount of iron in them . Hence , they are not fertile soil and are not suitable for cultivation.

12. Why is crop rotation necessary?

A. To increase the fertility of soil

B. To increase the quantity of minerals

C. To reduce the quantity of proteins

D. To plough various types of crops

Answer

Answer: Option A

Explanation : Soil contains many minerals and salts. Some of them are used by one type of crop while others by other crops. Crop rotation will help to regain those minerals and will prevent the over exploitation of one type of mineral.

13. The important feature of shifting cultivation is ________

A. Cultivation by transplantation

B. Cultivation of Leguminous crops

C. Change of cultivation site

D. Rotating of crops

Answer

Answer: Option C

Explanation : The important feature of shifting cultivation is Change of cultivation site. Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which a person uses a piece of land, only to abandon or alter the initial use a short time later. This system often involves clearing of a piece of land followed by several years of wood harvesting or farming until the soil loses fertility.

MCQ Questions on Agriculture and soil

14. Which of the following is not a cause of soil erosion?

A. Drainage

B. Deforestation

C. Weathering

D. Grazing

Answer

Answer: Option C

Explanation : Weathering is a natural process of disintegration of rocks. This leads to the formation of soil rather than erosion.

15. Black soils are ideal for cultivation of cotton as

A. Their colour is black

B. They can retain moisture

C. They are made of lava

D. They are found on plateau regions

Answer

Answer: Option B

Explanation : Black soils are ideal for cultivation of cotton as they can retain moisture. Cotton cultivation requires high moisture retention. Black soils are very fine grained and dark, contain a high proportion of calcium and magnesium carbonates and highly argillaceous.

16. Which of the following is not a tropical type of soil?

A. Red soil

B. Desert soil

C. Black soil

D. Brown soil

Answer

Answer: Option D

Explanation : Brown soil is not a tropical type of soil. Tropical soil are formed in areas with high annual temperature and rainfall. The intense weathering causes these soils to be nutrient poor and low in organic matter.

17. The most important item of export among marine products from India is ________

A. Crabs

B. Lobsters

C. Shrimp

D. None of these

Answer

Answer: Option C

Explanation : The most important item of export among marine products from India is Shrimp. India is a leading exporter of sea food. India is the largest shrimp exporter to the USA by passing Thailand, Indonesia and other South East Asia countries known for seafood exports. India earned approximately $7 billion dollars from marine product export with shrimp accounting for approximately 68% of the amount in the 2017-2018 financial year.

18. Choose the crops which were cropped by using high yielding seeds in India during Green Revolution?

A. Rice wheat pulses oilseeds and sugarcane

B. Maize gram jowar coffee and tea

C. Rice wheat jowar millet and maize

D. Wheat rice sugarcane pulses and maize

Answer

Answer: Option C

Explanation : In 1966 during the time of green revolution yielding variety seeds of wheat, rice, maize, jowar, millet were sown. It was most successful with fodder crops specially wheat and rice.

MCQ Questions on Agriculture and soil

19. The another name of acid or alkaline soil is

A. Regur

B. Bangar

C. Kallar

D. Khadar

Answer

Answer: Option C

Explanation : The another name of acid or alkaline soil is Kallar. The word alkali is of Arabic origin meaning ash-like and is used to designate hard and intractable soils generally known by the names rakkar, kallar, bara and bari.

20. Extensive subsistence agriculture is ________

A. Farming on the slopes of Western Ghats

B. Farming in the thickly populated areas

C. Farming in the thinly populated areas

D. Farming in the forests of equatorial region

Answer

Answer: Option C

Explanation : Extensive subsistence agriculture is farming in the thinly populated areas. An agricultural technique where a vast expanse of land is cultivated to yield minimal output of crops and animals for the primary consumption of the grower’s family. Subsistence farmers grow any crops that are native to the land.

21. Where is India’s most prized tea grown?

A. Jorhat

B. Darjeeling

C. Nilgiris

D. Munnar

Answer

Answer: Option B

Explanation : Costing around Rs. 1 lakh per kg. Mokaibari Tea has become one of the most expensive tea. It is grown by Makaibari Tea Estate in Darjeeling.

MCQ Questions on Agriculture and soil

22. Madhya Pradesh is the biggest producer of

A. Cotton

B. Oil seeds

C. Pulses

D. Maize

Answer

Answer: Option C

Explanation : Madhya Pradesh is the biggest producer of pulses accounting for 22.4% of total production in the country. Gujarat is the largest producer of oilseeds.

23. Fertility of soil can be improved by ________

A. Adding living earthworms

B. Adding dead earthworms

C. Removing dead earthworms

D. Removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms

Answer

Answer: Option A

Explanation : Fertility of soil can be improved by adding living earthworms. Worms help to increase the amount of air and water that gets into the soil. They break down organic matter, like leaves and grass into things that plants can use. When they eat, they leave behind castings that are a very valuable type of fertilizer. Earthworms are like free farm help.

24. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance ?

A. Economy that solely depends upon animals

B. Farming in which’ only one crop is cultivated by clearing hill slopes

C. Practice of growing crops on higher hill slopes in summer and foothills in winter

D. Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains

Answer

Answer: Option D

Explanation : Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains is known as transhumance. Seasonal movement of livestock (such as sheep) between mountain and lowland pastures either under the care of herders or in company with the owners.

25. The term “Green Revolution” is used to show higher production of

A. Grasslands

B. Tree plantation

C. Per hectare agricultural output

D. Gardening in urban centres

Answer

Answer: Option C

Explanation : It was a period in India during 1966-70 in which new varieties of rice and wheat lead to a huge rise in agricultural output. New agronomic techniques were the reason for this growth.

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