Geography (Indian Agriculture & Animal Husbandry) MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1 :
Following are the characteristics of an area in India: [IAS 2010] 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?

  1. Mustard
  2. Cotton
  3. Pepper
  4. Virginia tobacco
  

Question 2 :
Consider the following statements: 1. Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar production. 2. Mandya is well-known as a coffee-producing region. - Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2008]

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
  

Question 3 :
Which is the home of AIphonso mango? [SSC Graduate 2003]

  1. Ratnagiri
  2. Banaras
  3. Malda
  4. Vijayawada
  

Question 4 :
Salinization occurs when the irrigation water accumulated in the soil evaporates, leaving behind salts and minerals. What are the effects of salinization on the irrigated land? [CSAT 2011]

  1. It greatly increases the crop production
  2. It makes some soils impermeable
  3. It raises the water table
  4. It fills the air spaces in the soil with water
  

Question 5 :
Which of the following is/are correct about shifting cultivation ? 1. It involves no ploughing 2. It is slash and burn agriculture 3. It involves crop rotation 4. It is combined with transhumance

  1. I, II, III and IV
  2. II, III and IV
  3. II and III
  4. I and II
  

Question 6 :
Which of the following are true with regard to coal in India? 1. Coal is found in sedimentary rocks 2. The best quality of coal is lignite 3. The largest and oldest coalfied in india is known as the ruhr of india 4. The Damodar river valley is popularly known as the 'Ruhr of India'

  1. I and IV
  2. I, II and III
  3. I, II and IV
  4. II, III and IV
  

Question 7 :
Which amidst the following States does not cultivate wheat? [SSC Graduate 2003]

  1. Karnataka
  2. Maharashtra
  3. West Bengal
  4. Tamil Nadu
  

Question 8 :
The three major cereals in India under high yielding varieties in declining order are:

  1. wheat, paddy and coarse cereals
  2. barley, wheat and coarse cereals
  3. paddy, wheat and coarse cereals
  4. coarse cereals, paddy and wheat
  

Question 9 :
Consider the following statements: 1. India is the original home of the cotton plant. 2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production. - Which of these statements is/are correct ? [IAS 2003]

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
  

Question 10 :
Where is pearl fishing well developed in India?

  1. Off the Bengal coast
  2. Off Kerala coast
  3. Off the coast at Rameshwaram
  4. Nowhere
  

Question 11 :
Which one of the following groups of crops is grown in India during the Rabi season? [CPO AC 2003]

  1. Wheat, barley, gram.
  2. Rice, maize, wheat
  3. Barley, maize, rice
  4. Millet, gram, rice
  

Question 12 :
Consider the following statements: 1. India ranks first in the world in fruit production. 2. India ranks second in the world in the export of tobacco. - Which of these statements is/are correct? [IAS 2003]

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
  

Question 13 :
Which of the following is the major silk producing state in India?

  1. Karnataka
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Assam
  4. Bihar
  

Question 14 :
Which one of the following statements in not correct? [CDS 2003]

  1. India is the highest oil-seeds and vegetable oil producing country in the world
  2. India is the largest producer of silk in world
  3. India is the second largest producer of three-wheeler motor vehicles in the world
  

Question 15 :
Which of the following is a cash crop? [CPO AC 2003]

  1. Wheat
  2. Millets
  3. Rice
  4. Rubber
  

Question 16 :
Which one of the following regions experiences three cropping season for rice in India (Rice Bowl of India) ? [IAS 2003]

  1. Krishna-Godavari delta
  2. Brahmaputra valley
  3. Coastal Kerala
  4. Littoral Tamil Nadu
  

Question 17 :
Sucrose content in sugarcane decreases: [IAS 1993]

  1. if frost occurs during the process of ripening
  2. if high rainfall occurs during the period of growth of the plant
  3. if there is high temperature during the time of ripening
  4. if there is fluctuation in temperature during the period of growth of the plant
  

Question 18 :
Murrah is a breed of:

  1. pig
  2. buffalo
  3. sheep
  4. goat
  

Question 19 :
Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance ? [NDA 1991]

  1. Economy that solely depends upon animals
  2. Farming in which' only one crop is cultivated by clearing hill slopes
  3. Practice of growing crops on higher hill slopes in summer and foothills in winter
  4. Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains
  

Question 20 :
Which of the following is not a plantation crop?

  1. Coffee
  2. Rubber
  3. Sugarcane
  4. Tea
  

Question 21 :
Crop rotation refers to :

  1. method of farming without irrigation in an area of limited rainfall
  2. farming done on the same land by different people turn-wise
  3. growing same crop in alternate years
  4. growing different crops in succession
  

Question 22 :
Which of the following crops is grown in India mainly by dry farming?

  1. Millet
  2. Tobacco
  3. Maize
  4. Groundnut
  

Question 23 :
Which one among the following is not a reason for practising tank irrigation in the Peninsular India? [NDA 2011]

  1. The undulating relief and hard rocks
  2. little percolation of rain water due to impervious rock structure
  3. Most of the rivers of Peninsular India are perennial
  4. There are many streams which become torrential during rainy season
  

Question 24 :
In the coastal lowland of Kerala two crops of rice is grown per year because of: [IAS 2003] 1. high temperature in winter 2. adequate irrigation facility 3. presence of water retentive clayey loam soil

  1. Only 1
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 1 and 2
  4. 1, 3, and 4
  

Question 25 :
Among the following crops which one occupies the largest area in India? [CDS 2002]

  1. Groundnut
  2. Mustard
  3. Rapeseed
  4. Sugarcane
  

Question 26 :
Fertility of soil can be improved by : [IAS 1989]

  1. adding living earthworms
  2. adding dead earthworms
  3. removing dead earthworms
  4. removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms
  

Question 27 :
In India, during the last decade, the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant? [IAS 2010]

  1. Rice
  2. Oilseeds
  3. Pulses
  4. Sugarcane
  

Question 28 :
The most important item of export among marine products from India is :

  1. crabs
  2. lobsters
  3. shrimp
  4. none of these
  

Question 29 :
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? [CSAT 2011]

  1. Paddy and Cottort
  2. Wheat and Jute
  3. Paddy and Jute
  4. Wheat and Cotton
  

Question 30 :
The leading states in the production of cotton in India are: [NDA 2003]

  1. Maharashtra and Gujarat
  2. Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
  3. Maharashtra and Punjab
  4. Gujarat and Punjab
  
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