Description : Monoculture is a typical characteristic of (1) shifting cultivation (2) subsistence farming (3) specialized horticulture (4) commercial grain farming
Last Answer : (4) commercial grain farming Explanation: Monoculture is the agricultural practice of producing or growing a single crop or plant species over a wide area and for a large number of consecutive ... producing chemicals and machinery are taken into account, the ratio of labor to output is higher.
Description : Monoculture is a distinct characteristic of which of the following? a. Shifting cultivation b. Organic farming c. Subsistence farming d. Commercial grain farming
Last Answer : d. Commercial grain farming
Description : Monoculture i.e single crop grown over a large area is also known as? a. Commercial Grain Farming b. Intensive Farming c. Multiple Farming d. Mixed Farming e. Plantation Farming
Last Answer : e. Plantation 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 : 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 : Mixed farming incorporates a mixture or combination of which of the following? a. Crops and Forest Trees b. Different Varieties of Crops c. Crops and Horticulture Plants d. Crops and Livestock e. None of these
Last Answer : d. Crops and Livestock
Description : Which of the following branches of horticulture is wrongly matched?(Agriculture MCQ) [a] Pomology - Cultivation of flower crops [b] Olericulture - Cultivation of Vegetables [c] Spices Crop - ... Medicinal and aromatic plants - Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic crops [e] None of the above
Last Answer : [e] None of the above
Description : Which one of the following is a species of grasses suitable for soil conservation of ravine lands and the land affected by shifting cultivation ? (A) Pennisetum polystachyon (B) Cenchurus setigerus (C) Eulalioposis binata (D) Lasiurus sindicus (E) Penicum antidotale
Last Answer : (C) Eulalioposis binata
Description : The important feature of shifting cultivation is? a. Cultivation by Transplantation b. Rotation of crops c. Change of Cultivation Site d. Cultivation of leguminous crops e. All of the above
Last Answer : c. Change of Cultivation Site
Description : "Slash and Burn agriculture" is the name given to - (1) method of potato cultivation (2) process of deforestation (3) mixed farming (4) shifting cultivation
Last Answer : (4) shifting cultivation Explanation: Kharif crops refer to the planting, cultivation and harvesting of any domesticated plant sown In the rainy (monsoon) season on the Asian subcontinent. Such crops are ... , green gram, sugarcane, pigeon pea, black gram. groundnut. sunflower, soyabean, rice, etc.
Description : Leaving agricultural land uncultivated for some years known as – (1) Intensive farming (2) Fallowing (3) Shifting cultivation (4) Subsistence farming
Last Answer : (2) Fallowing Explanation: A land that has undergone plowing and harrowing and has been left unseeded for one or more growing seasons is known as fallow and the process as fallowing.
Description : Milpa and Ladang are different names for - a. shifting cultivation b. mixed farming c. truck farming d. plantation agriculture
Last Answer : a. shifting cultivation
Description : Leaving agricultural land uncultivated for some years known as (1) Intensive farming (2) Fallowing (3) Shifting cultivation (4) Subsistence farming
Last Answer : Fallowing
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 : ______ 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 : Contract farming consists of...... (A) hiring land by farmers on contract basis for cultivation (B) supply of agreed quantity of produce to agreed price to the company (C) company taking on ... and to give back to farmers (E) providing inputs by company to farmers for improving quality of produce
Last Answer : (C) company taking on lease basis farmers’ land for cultivation
Description : Contract farming consists of...... (A) hiring land by farmers on contract basis for cultivation (B) supply of agreed quantity of produce to agreed price to the company (C) company taking on lease ... and to give back to farmers (E) providing inputs by company to farmers for improving quality of prod
Last Answer : (D) processing cash crops, vegetables etc. by company and to give back to farmers
Description : Describe important features of extensive commercial grain farming practised in various parts of the world. -Geography
Last Answer : (i) Commercial grain cultivation is practised in the interior parts of semi-arid lands of the mid latitudes. (ii) Com, barley, oats and rye are grown with the principal crop wheat'. ( ... Pampas of Argentina, the Velds of South-Africa and Downs in Australia, and Canterbury plains of New Zealand.
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 : Which one of the following commodities does fall within the scope of the activities of National Horticulture Mission in India ? (A) Tomato (B) Arecanut (C) Cashewnut (D) Coconut (E) All above horticultural crops
Last Answer : (E) All above horticultural crops
Description : In a recent budget, the facility of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme has been extended by the government to which other sectors? a. Poultry and Horticulture b. Fisheries and Animal Husbandry c. Apiculture and Horticulture d. Fisheries and Poultry e. Poultry and Apiculture
Last Answer : b. Fisheries and Animal Husbandry
Description : Golden Revolution is related to? a. Oilseed Production b. Honey Horticulture c. Jute Production d. Egg Production e. Agricultural Production
Last Answer : b. Honey Horticulture
Description : The science concerned with vegetable culture is called (a) floriculture (b) olericulture (c) horticulture (d) agriculture
Last Answer : (b) olericulture
Description : In India the yield per hectare is very low in (a) intensive farming (b) extensive farming (c) commercial cultivation (d) plantation agriculture
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
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 — farming income from subsidiary enterprises does not exceed 10 % a. Diversified farming b. Dry farming c. Mixed farming d. Specialized farming
Last Answer : c. Mixed farming
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 : plantation agriculture
Description : By which name is specialized cultivation of fruits and vegetables known? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Horticulture.
Description : Which of the following methods does not help in conserving soil fertility and moisture? (1) Contour ploughing (2) Dry farming (3) Strip cropping (4) Shifting agriculture
Last Answer : (4) Shifting agriculture Explanation: Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned. It is also known as slash and burn ... reclaimed by natural vegetation, or sometimes converted to a different long-term cyclical farming practice.
Description : At the time of independence, predominantly India practised - (1) Subsistence agriculture (2) Mixed farming (3) Plantation agriculture (4) Shifting agriculture
Last Answer : (1) Subsistence agriculture Explanation: At the time of independence, Indian farmers practised subsistence agriculture, only producing enough to feed themselves. Since India's independence, food and cash crop supply has greatly improved with the initiation of the Green Revolution in the 1960s.
Description : A system of rotating crops with legume or grass pasture to improve soil structure and fertility is called (a) strip farming (b) shifting agriculture (c) ley farming (d) contour farming.
Last Answer : (c) ley farming
Last Answer : Shifting agriculture
Description : Shifting cultivation in India is called
Last Answer : Shifting cultivation in India is called A. Sawani B. Jhum C. Hardi D. All the above
Description : The system or shifting cultivation in the north eastern region of India is called (a) Jhuming (b) Bewar (c) Taungya (d) Ladang
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : 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 (a) I, II, III and IV (b) II, III and IV (c) II and III (d) I and II
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Match the following: [IAS 2004] Shifting Cultivation State A. Jhum 1. Kerala B. Podu 2. Madhya Pradesh C. Beera 3. Andhra Pradesh D. Ponam 4. Assam A B C D (a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 2 1 4 3 (c) 4 1 2 3 (d) 2 3 4 1
Description : The important feature of shifting cultivation is : [Excise & I. Tax 1993] (a) cultivation by transplantation (b) cultivation of Leguminous crops (c) change of cultivation site (d) rotating of crops
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : In which of the following ways can soil be conserved? 1. Contour ploughing 2. Terracing 3. Shifting cultivation 4. Crop rotation (a) I, II and IV (b) II, III and IV (c) II and IV (d) I and III shop.ssbcrack.com
Description : Shifting cultivation causes
Last Answer : Ans. Deforestation
Description : Practice of shifting cultivation is used in
Last Answer : Nagaland
Description : What is the important feature of shifting cultivation?
Last Answer : Change of cultivation site
Description : Which one of the following is not used for ex-situ plant conservation? (a) Shifting cultivation (b) Botanical gardens (c) Field gene banks (d) Seed banks
Last Answer : (a) Shifting cultivation
Description : Shifting cultivation is also known as ____in northeast India
Last Answer : Jhum
Description : What is the important feature of shifting cultivation? —
Description : Shifting cultivation:
Last Answer : The replacement of natural forest ecosystem for monospecific tree plantation can lead to disappearance of number of plant and animal species.
Description : St at ement I : Shifting cultivation was widely prevalent in different parts of India in the 19th century. St at ement I I : More and more people took to shifting cultivation when forest laws were enacted.
Last Answer : 1. Statement I is true, Statement II is false.
Description : Which grain is more nutritious ?
Last Answer : Corn is more nutritious.
Description : Rice grain is deficient in (A) Lysine (B) Alanine (C) Glycine (D) Isoleucine
Last Answer : (A) Lysine
Description : Stored grains can be saved from insect damage, if the grain moisture content is — (A) 10% (C) 10% (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) 10%
Description : Which of the following is not matched ? (a) Varuna —lrrigated or unirrigated condition (b) Vardan—Un.irrigated condition (c) Narendra•85 —Saline soil (d) K-88-Black grain
Last Answer : (d) K-88-Black grain