Geography (Indian Agriculture & Animal Husbandry) MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 31 :
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of crop rotation with a view to increasing soil fertility?

  1. Wheat, Potato, Barley, Pea
  2. Potato, Wheat, Pea, Barley
  3. Barley, Pea, Wheat, Potato
  4. Pea, Barley, Wheat, Potato
  

Question 32 :
Among the following States, which one has the most suitable climatic conditions for the cultivation of a large variety of orchids with minimum cost of production, and can develop an export oriented industry in this field? [CSAT 2011]

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Uttar Pradesh
  

Question 33 :
Diesel locomotives are manufactured at :

  1. Kapurthala
  2. Perambur
  3. Varanasi
  4. Jamshedpur
  

Question 34 :
Mixed farming means: [IAS 2003]

  1. growing two crops at the same time
  2. growing different crops in succession
  3. producing crops
  4. using mixture of manures and fertilizer
  

Question 35 :
Which one of the following Indian States is the largest producer of natural rubber? [NDA 2004]

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Assam
  3. Kerala
  4. Andhra Pradesh
  

Question 36 :
The important feature of shifting cultivation is : [Excise - I. Tax 1993]

  1. cultivation by transplantation
  2. cultivation of Leguminous crops
  3. change of cultivation site
  4. rotating of crops
  

Question 37 :
The odd product out of the following is [RAS 2010]

  1. Sesame
  2. Groundnut
  3. Caster seed
  4. Mustard
  

Question 38 :
Which of the following is not a rabi crop?

  1. Wheat
  2. Maize
  3. Mustard
  4. Grain
  

Question 39 :
Which of the following items and leading producer is not correctly matched?

  1. Red chillies - Andhra Pradesh
  2. Saffron - Jammu - Kashmir
  3. Ginger - Sikkim
  4. Natural rubber- Kerala
  

Question 40 :
What type of farming is practised in the densely populated regions of the world?

  1. Commercial farming
  2. Extensive farming
  3. Intensive farming
  4. Plantation farming
  

Question 41 :
In which month are the kharif crops sown?

  1. April
  2. June
  3. September
  4. November
  

Question 42 :
Which of the following crops are grown mainly in the irrigated areas during Zaid ? [UPPCS 2011]

  1. Arhar and Gram
  2. Moong and Urad
  3. Riceand Millets
  4. Maize and Groundnut
  

Question 43 :
What is multiple cropping?

  1. When seeds are sown on a piece of land and then seedings are transplanted in different fields
  2. Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part
  3. Raising in succession only one type of crop in the same piece of land
  4. Raising two or more crops in succession in a year on the same land
  

Question 44 :
Which State has the largest number of sugar mills?

  1. Punjab
  2. Haryana
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Uttar Pradesh
  

Question 45 :
Which one among the following is not a plantation crop? [Asstt Commdt 2011]

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

Question 46 :
Which of the following is/are correct? 1. Broad guage railway engines- Varanasi 2. Electric locomotives - Bhopal

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

Question 47 :
Which one of the following States is the largest producer of black pepper in India? [CDS 2009]

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Kerala
  3. Karnataka
  4. Andhra Pradesh
  

Question 48 :
Consider the following crops: 1. Cotton 2. Groundnut 3. Maize 4. Mustard - Which of the above are the Kharif crops? [IAS 2004]

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

Question 49 :
Golden Fibre refers to [CDS 2009]

  1. Hemp
  2. Cotton
  3. Jute
  4. Nylon
  

Question 50 :
Extensive subsistence agriculture is ; [Stenograpers' Exam 1990]

  1. farming on the slopes of Western Ghats
  2. farming in the thickly populated areas
  3. farming in the thinly populated areas
  4. farming in the forests of equatorial region
  

Question 51 :
The following are the major oilseeds produced in India: [IAS 1997] 1. Sesamum 2. Mustard 3. Soyabean - Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the descending order of the quantity of their production?

  1. 1, 2, 3, 4
  2. 3, 2, 4, 1
  3. 2, 4, 3, 1
  4. 3, 4, 2, 1
  

Question 52 :
In which of the following crops Uttar Pradesh is not the largest producer in India? [UPPCS 2011]

  1. Potato
  2. Rice
  3. Sugarcane
  4. Wheat
  
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