Description : Mixed farming means: [IAS 2003] (a) growing two crops at the same time (b) growing different crops in succession (c) producing crops (d) using mixture of manures and fertilizer
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Rotation of crops means (a) Same crop is grown again and again (b) Two crops are grown simultaneously to increase productivity of the soil (c) Different crops are grown in succession to maintain the soil fertility (d) None of the above
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which one of the following terms describes the practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land? a. Crop rotation b. Mixed cropping c. Intercropping d. Mixed farming
Last Answer : b. Mixed cropping
Description : Rotation of crops means – (1) growing of different crops in succession to maintain soil fertility (2) some crops are grown again and again (3) two or more crops are grown simultaneously to increase productivity (4) None of the above
Last Answer : (1) growing of different crops in succession to maintain soil fertility Explanation: Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar/different types of crops in the same area ... and can also improve soil structure and fertility by alternating deep-rooted and shallow-rooted plants.
Description : What is multiple cropping? (a) When seeds are sown on a piece of land and then seedings are transplanted in different fields (b) Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in ... same piece of land (d) Raising two or more crops in succession in a year on the same land
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Growing of two or more crops in quick succession on the same piece of land in a farming year is termed as
Last Answer : Ans.Sequential/non-overlapping cropping
Description : 'Mixed Farming means – (1) Sowing of both cash and food crops (2) Sowing of two or more crops in the same field (3) Sowing of two or more plants in alternate years (4) Rearing of cattle and agriculture
Last Answer : (4) Rearing of cattle and agriculture Explanation: Mixed farming is the combining of two independent agricultural enterprises on the same farm. A typical case of mixed farming is the combination ... with livestock farming. Mixed farming may be treated as a special case of diversified farming.
Description : The growing of grass or legumes in rotation with grain or tilled crops as a soil conservation measure is termed as? a. Crop rotation b. Ley farming c. Shifting cultivation d. Dairy farming e. Mixed farming
Last Answer : b. Ley farming
Description : Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance ? [NDA 1991] (a) Economy that solely depends upon animals (b) Farming in which' only one crop is cultivated by ... and foothills in winter (d) Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Growing of two or more crops simultaneously in alternate rows or otherwise in the same area, where there is significant amount of inter crop competition is called as
Last Answer : Ans.Intercropping
Description : What is Inter-cropping? a. It is the time period between two cropping seasons. b. It is growing of two or more crops in random mixture. c. It is growing of two or more crops in definite row patterns. d. It is growing of different crops on a piece of land in a pre- planned succession.
Last Answer : c. It is growing of two or more crops in definite row patterns.
Description : The package technology which brought about Green Revolution comprised manily of (1) man-power, mechanical cultivators and electricity (2) changes in crop pattern, industrialization and chemical ... and highyield varieties of seeds (4) electricity, irrigation and introduction of dry farming
Last Answer : (3) irrigations, biochemical fertilizers and high-yield varieties of seeds Explanation: Using seeds with superior genetics was the scientific aspect of the Green Revolution. The Green ... water supply and improved moisture utilization, fertilizers, and pesticides, and associated management skills.
Description : Growing of two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land is called? a. Fanning b. Intercropping c. Mixed Cropping d. Mixed Farming e. None of these
Last Answer : c. Mixed Cropping
Description : Growing of two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land is called (a) mixed cropping (b) mixed farming (c) intercropping (d) fanning
Last Answer : (a) mixed cropping
Description : Which of the following statements correctly defines the term Transhumance'? a. Economy that solely depends on animals b. Farming in which only one crop is cultivated by clearing hill tops c. Practice ... Seasonal Migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains. e. None of the above
Last Answer : d. Seasonal Migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains.
Description : Salination of soil is caused by – (1) pesticides (2) soil erosion (3) excess irrigation (4) crop rotation
Last Answer : (3) excess irrigation Explanation: Soil salinity is the salt content in the soil: the process of increasing the salt content is known as salinization. Excess irrigation leads to increase in ... is also greatly increased by poor drainage and use of saline water for irrigating agricultural crops.
Description : Crop rotation helps to – (1) lessen use of pesticides (2) eliminate parasites which have selective hosts (3) yield more crops (4) produce a greater choice of plant products
Last Answer : (2) eliminate parasites which have selective hosts Explanation: The growing of different kinds of crops on a piece of land in a preplanned succession is known as crop rotation. In the rotation of ... This is because weeds and pests are very choosy about the host crop plant, which they attack.
Description : The repetitive growing of the same sole crop on the same land is known as? a Uniculture b Solo farming c Monoculture d Polyculture e None of these
Last Answer : b Solo farming
Description : The method of harvesting a crop which leaves the roots and the lower parts of the plant uncut to give the subtle crops is known as - a. Mulching b. Intensive farming c. Ratooning d. Zero tillage farming
Last Answer : c. Ratooning
Description : The method of harvesting a crop which leaves the roots and the lower parts of the plant uncut to give the subtle crops is known as? a. Mulching B. Intensive farming C. Ratooning D. Zero tillage farming
Last Answer : C. Ratooning
Description : Need for irrigation is on account of, A. Seasonal Rainfall. B. Uneven distribution of rainfall. C. Different water needs of crops. D. All the above.
Last Answer : D. All the above.
Description : The repetitive cultivation of an ordered succession of crops or crops and fallow on the same land is called as
Last Answer : Ans.Crop rotation
Description : 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] (a) It greatly increases ... c) It raises the water table (d) It fills the air spaces in the soil with water
Description : Crop rotation is being adopted – (1) to increase the productivity of the land (2) to increase the crop yield (3) to increase the soil water (4) to increase the crop resistance to pests.
Last Answer : (1) to increase the productivity of the land Explanation: Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons for various ... the replenishment of nitrogen through the use of green manure in sequence with cereals and other crops.
Description : The National Agricultural Insurance Scheme in its first two years of operation envisaged to cover...... (A) all crops-grown by small and marginal farmers only (B) all crops-cultivated with ... of farmers (D) only horticultural crops (E) only seven commercial crops-grown under contract farming system
Last Answer : (B) all crops-cultivated with the help of crop loans only irrespective of the size of holding of the borrowers
Description : With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct? [IAS 2002] (a) About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfall. (b ... the country (d) The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
Description : The practice of cultivating land for growing crops is known as ________ . a) crop production b)agriculture c)sowing d)broadcasting
Last Answer : b)agriculture
Description : ______ is the practice of growing crops and raising livestock sufficient only for one’s own use, without any surplus for trade a. Private Farming b. Extensive Farming c. Subsistence Farming d. Meagre Farming
Last Answer : c. Subsistence Farming
Description : In an area with more than 200 cm annual rainfall and slopy hills, which of the following crops can be cultivated best? (a) Tea (b) Jute (c) Tobacco (d) Cotton shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : 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 ... to find in the area described above? (a) Mustard (b) Cotton (c) Pepper (d) Virginia tobacco
Description : The primary succession refers to the development of communities on a (a) forest clearing after devastating fire (b) newly-exposed habitat with no record of earlier vegetation (c) freshly cleared crop field (d) pond, freshly filled with water after a dry phase.
Last Answer : (b) newly-exposed habitat with no record of earlier vegetation
Description : Irrigation method, suitable for undulating land, sandy soils and Vegetable and fruit crops
Last Answer : Ans.Sprinkler method
Description : Growing of two or more crops simultaneously on the same field in a definite pattern is known as - a. mixed cropping b. inter cropping c. mixed farming d. hybrid farming
Last Answer : a. mixed cropping
Description : In case of cereal crops, the irrigation is generally done by a. Check method b. Furrow method c. Sprinkler method d. Border method
Last Answer : a. Check method
Description : In Jute growing areas the usual alternate crop is – a) Cotton b) Wheat c) Sugarcane d) Rice
Last Answer : d) Rice
Description : Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping 2. Contour ploughing 3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming (a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 and 4 (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Description : Which of the following is/ are sustainable agricultural practices? I. Mixed Cropping II. Crop Rotation III. Intercropping IV. Integrated farming Correct code is - a. I, II and III only b. II, III and IV only c. I, III, and IV only d. I, II, III and IV all
Last Answer : d. I, II, III and IV all
Description : A farming practice influencing weed floristic diversity a). Fertility manipulation b). Crop rotation c). Intercropping d). All e). None
Last Answer : d). All
Description : How would you increase the yield of maize crop? (a) Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit different agroclimatic regions (b) Develop high yielding varieties (c) Develop disease-resistant varieties (d) Develop early and very early maturing varieties suitable for rainfall areas
Description : Salination of soil is caused by (1) pesticides (2) soil erosion (3) excess irrigation (4) crop rotation
Last Answer : excess irrigation
Description : In this method of irrigation (Tube wells)...... a. The ground should be hard should be available. c. The water table should be low rainfall. b. Cheap hydroelectric power d. The area must experience scanty
Last Answer : b. Cheap hydroelectric power
Description : Mixed cropping is– a. Growing of two or more crops simultaneously without any row pattern b. Growing of two or more crops simultaneously with a particular row pattern c. A crop with sericulture d. None of these
Last Answer : Growing of two or more crops simultaneously without any row pattern b. Growing of two or more crops simultaneously with a particular row pattern c. A crop with sericulture d. None of these
Description : Which of the following crops is grown in India mainly by dry farming? (a) Millet (b) Tobacco (c) Maize (d) Groundnut
Description : Highly specialized form of agriculture in which crops like coffee, tea and rubber are cultivated refer to – (1) multiple cropping (2) plantation agriculture (3) terrace farming (4) extensive farming
Last Answer : (2) plantation agriculture Explanation: Plantation agriculture is a form of commercial farming where crops are grown for profit. Usually, only one type of crop is grown in a plantation. Common examples include rubber, coffee, tea, bananas, sugar cane, oil palm, cocoa and tobacco.
Description : In agriculture what is Green Manure ? a. Crops which are especially grown with the purpose of converting them for manure. b. Manure which is used only for Organic Farming. c. Manure ... to suit the growing crops d. Especially manufactured manure for the purpose of distracting pests and insects
Last Answer : a. Crops which are especially grown with the purpose of converting them for manure.
Description : Which is not an adverse effect of irrigation? (a) Irrigation changes cropping pattern. (b) Water intensive crops are grown in dry areas. (c) Salinization of soil (d) Increase in crop yield.
Last Answer : (c) Salinization of soil
Description : Artificial supply of water to the crops is termed as A. Water supply. B. Irrigation. C. Cultivation. D. Crop production.
Last Answer : B. Irrigation
Description : 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 rain throughout the year 3. adequate irrigation facility 4. presence of water retentive clayey loam soil (a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 3, and 4
Description : Crop rotation helps to a) lessen use of pesticides b) yield more crops c) produce a greater choice of plant products d) eliminate parasites which have selective hosts
Last Answer : d) eliminate parasites which have selective hosts
Description : Which of the following is not a benefit of this type of canal? A. Controlling floods. B. Cheap method of irrigation. C. Can irrigate huge area. D. Provide water directly from a river to the crops.
Last Answer : C. Can irrigate huge area.