Description : Plantation of trees on a large scale to check soil erosion are called: (1) Shelter belts (2) Contour ploughing (3) Strip cropping (4) Afforestation
Last Answer : Afforestation
Description : Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by – (1) Afforestation (2) Terrace cultivation (3) Strip cropping (4) Contour ploughing
Last Answer : (2) Terrace cultivation Explanation: Terrace farming is a type of farming that was developed first by the Inca people. This method of farming uses "steps", called andenes that are built into the side of ... of water that would take plants with it and destroy the all of the crops on the hillside.
Description : Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by (1) Afforestation (2) Terrace cultivation (3) Strip cropping (4) Contour ploughing
Last Answer : Terrace cultivation
Description : In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by – (1) Tree plantation/afforestation (2) Crop rotation (3) Contour ploughing (4) Using farm manure
Last Answer : (1) Tree plantation/afforestation Explanation: Soil erosion in a desert region can be checked by tree plantation and afforestation.
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
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by (1) Tree plantation/afforestation (2) Crop rotation (3) Contour ploughing (4) Using farm manure
Last Answer : Tree plantation/afforestation
Description : Soil can best be conserved on the hills by which of the cultivating methods? (a) Strip cropping (b) Crop rotation (c) Contour ploughing (d) Terracing
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
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 : The soil conservation method in which mountain slope is cut into step is – (1) Contour ploughing (2) Cover planting (3) Strip cropping (4) Terracing
Last Answer : (4) Terracing Explanation: In agriculture, a terist is a piece of sloped plane that has been landscaped into a series of successively receding flat surfaces or platforms, which resemble steps, for ... and surface run off and are effective for growing crops requiring much water, such as rice.
Description : In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by – (1) Contour ploughing (2) Using farm manure (3) Tree plantation/Afforestaion (4) Crop rotation
Last Answer : (3) Tree plantation/Afforestaion Explanation: Afforestation holds the key for preventing soil erosion in desert regions and further desertification. Trees or even small plants bind soil to ... introduction of improved dry farming practices and animal husbandry and plantations for fuel and fodder.
Description : Desertification can be checked by – (1) plugging gullies (2) checking over-grazing (3) contour ploughing (4) forming shelter belts
Last Answer : (2) checking over-grazing Explanation: Overgrazing is the major cause of desertification worldwide. Plants of semi-arid areas are adapted to being eaten by sparsely scattered, large, ... food and water availability. Such regular stock movement prevented overgrazing of the fragile plant cover.
Last Answer : Shifting agriculture
Description : The soil conservation method in which mountain slope is cut into step is (1) Contour ploughing (2) Cover planting (3) Strip cropping (4) Terracing
Last Answer : Terracing
Description : Which of the following is not a measure for soil conservation? (a) Strip cropping (b) Terrace cultivation (c) Overdrawing of ground water (d) Shelter belts
Last Answer : (c) Overdrawing of ground water
Description : In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by (1) Contour ploughing (2) Using farm manure (3) Tree plantation/Afforestaion (4) Crop rotation
Last Answer : Tree plantation/Afforestaion
Description : Desertification can be checked by (1) plugging gullies (2) checking over-grazing (3) contour ploughing (4) forming shelter belts
Last Answer : checking over-grazing
Description : In order to prevent the expansion of deserts, trees are planted in strips or blocks with the shortest trees on the desert side and tallest on the other side. Such plantation is called? (1) shelter belts (2) agroforests (3) wind breaks (4) social forests
Last Answer : (3) wind breaks Explanation: A windbreak or shelterbelt is a plantation usually made up of one or more rows of trees or shrubs planted in such a manner as to provide shelter from the ... benefits include providing habitat for wildlife and in some regions the trees are harvested for wood products.
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
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Contour ploughing helps in – (1) stopping floods (2) growing crops (3) soil conservation (4) checking landslides
Last Answer : (3) soil conservation Explanation: Contour ploughing is the farming practice of ploughing across a slope following its elevation contour lines. The rows form slow water run-off during rainstorms to prevent soil erosion and allow the water time to settle into the soil.
Description : Soil erosion can be prevented by – (1) Increasing bird population (2) Afforestation (3) Removal of vegetation (4) Overgrazing
Last Answer : (2) Afforestation Explanation: Soil erosion takes place when the soil is blown away by the wind or washed away by the rain. Afforestation or planting trees can check soil erosion as roots of trees/ ... planted their roots don't allow the soil to be blown or washed away and prevent soil erosion.
Description : The cropping system beneficial to prevent soil erosion due to winds is (a) Mixed cropping (b) Strip cropping (c) Relay cropping (d) Multi cropping
Last Answer : (a) Mixed cropping
Description : What is sheet erosion and contour ploughing?
Last Answer : a) When water flows as a sheet over large areas down a slope, top soil is washed away. It is known as sheet erosion. b) Ploughing along the contour lines is known as contour ploughing. It is a method of controlling soil erosion.
Description : The remedies to soil erosion are : I. Contour bunding II. Regulation of land use III. Cutting of trees IV. Allowing grazing of animals (1) I, III (2) I, II (3) III, IV (4) II, III
Last Answer : I, II
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 : is a method of ploughing in which the soil broken and turn along the contours. a. Normal ploughing c. Contour ploughing b. Sub soil plough. d. Disc plough
Last Answer : Contour ploughing
Description : Contour ploughing helps in (1) stopping floods (2) growing crops (3) soil conservation (4) checking landslides (SSC Combined Matric Level (PRE)
Last Answer : soil conservation
Description : Which of the following Agroforestry System is matched incorrectly based on its component? [a] Boundary Plantation - Tress on Boundary + Crops [b] Block Plantation - Block of Trees + Block of Crops [c] ... Crops [d] Alley Cropping - Perennial hedges + Crop [e] Energy Plantation - Fruit Trees + Crops
Last Answer : [d] Alley Cropping – Perennial hedges + Crop
Description : Soil erosion can be prevented by (1) Increasing bird population (2) Afforestation (3) Removal of vegetation (4) Overgrazing
Description : Afforestation is the process of – (1) clearing forests (2) planting more trees (3) cutting down trees (4) collecting forest resources
Last Answer : (2) planting more trees Explanation: Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there was no forest, Many governments and nongovernmental ... to create forests, increase carbon capture and sequestration, and help to anthropogenically improve biodiversity.
Description : To check the expansion of Thar desert which one of the following methods is expected to yield the best results? (a) Artificial rain (b) Construction of canals (c) Afforestation (d) Construction of Dams
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
Description : Plantation in a huge manner to prevent soil erosion is called
Last Answer : Shelter belts
Description : The cropping system beneficial to prevent soil erosion due to winds is
Last Answer : Ans.Strip cropping
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 : Which of the following soil is most suited for tea plantation ? [UP PCS 2002] (a) acidic (b) alkaline (c) alluvial (d) regur
Description : Which one of the following methods of soil conservation is most effective in arid areas? (1) Mulching (2) Shelter belt (3) Gully plugging (4) Terracing
Last Answer : (2) Shelter belt Explanation: In arid zones, the harsh conditions of climate and the shortage of water are intensified by the strong winds. Living conditions and agricultural production can often be ... crops, resulting in higher yields, and provide shelter to livestock, grazing lands, and farms.
Description : Which of the following is a Bio-logical method of soil conservations? (1) Contour fanning (2) Contour terracing (3) Gully control (4) Basin listing
Last Answer : (1) Contour fanning Explanation: The biological methods of soil conservation include contour farming, strip cropping, tillage operation, mulching, etc. Contour farming is practiced in the hilly regions or on ... the soil. It reduces run off, saves more water for crops, and reduces soil erosion.
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Detailed survey is carried out for a strip of land about 30 m at sharp curves (B) Levels are taken along the trace cut at an interval of 20 m (C) Contour interval is generally adopted at 2 metres vertical interval (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : What are disadvantages of strip cropping?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : A farming system in which airable crops are grown in alleys formed by trees or shrubs, to establish soil fertility and to enhance soil productivity, is known as— (A) Relay cropping (B) Multiple cropping (C) Alley cropping (D) Mixed cropping
Last Answer : (C) Alley cropping
Description : What is meant by Isthmus? (1) Mouth of a river where it joins the sea (2) Narrow strip of water dividing two land masses (3) Narrow strip of land dividing two oceans (4) Narrow strip of land connecting two large areas of land
Last Answer : (3) Narrow strip of land dividing two oceans Explanation: An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side, The Panama Canal crosses the ... western side of an isthmus formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Strait is the sea counterpart of isthmus.
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
Description : River Damodar is called 'Sorrow of Bengal' because it : [CPO SI 2003] (a) gets flooded often causing havoc (b) causes maximum soil erosion (c) forms number of dangerous waterfalls (d) is not a perennial river
Description : River Damodar is called 'Sorrow of Bengal' because it – (1) gets flooded often causing havoc (2) causes maximum soil erosion (3) forms number of dangerous waterfalls (4) is not a perennial river
Last Answer : (1) gets flooded often causing havoc Explanation: Damodar River is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to ... Bengal, the Damodar and its tributaries have somewhat been tamed with the construction of several dams.
Description : Subtropical high pressure belts are otherwise called – (1) Furious fifties (2) Screeching sixties (3) Horse latitudes (4) Roaring forties
Last Answer : (3) Horse latitudes Explanation: The areas of sub-tropical high pressure are located between latitudes 250 and 350 N and S. These highpressure zones are called the horse-latitudes. It is an area which receives little precipitation and has variable winds mixed with calm
Description : Which of the following statements about the Himalayan rivers is not correct? (a) They have very large basins (b) Many of them pass through giant gorges (c) They perform very little erosion activity (d) Over the plain they display a strong meandering tendency and often shift their beds
Description : The principal cause of soil damage in Punjab and Haryana is (a) Deforestation (b) Soil erosion (c) Excessive cultivation (d) Salinity and water logging
Description : "Mulching" is the term used for the process of (a) Covering the roots of plants with loose material, dung, etc. in order to protect them from soil erosion etc. (b) Breaking down big pieces ... into small ones (c) Transplanting of paddy seedlings (d) Nitrogen fixation of soil by use of fertilizers
Description : Which of the following indicates the types of soil erosion in decreasing order of damage caused In India (a) Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and salinity weeds and water-logging (b) Alkalinity ... and weeds (c) Water-logging, weeds, salinity and ravine erosion (d) All are equally damaging
Description : Which of the following functions performed by a forest help most in controlling drought? (a) forests act as water sheds (b) forests bring rainfall in monsoon (c) forests lower the temperature of the environment (d) forests prevent soil erosion
Last Answer : Ans: (b)