In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by – (1) Tree plantation/afforestation (2) Crop rotation (3) Contour ploughing (4) Using farm manure

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(1) Tree plantation/afforestation Explanation: Soil erosion in a desert region can be checked by tree plantation and afforestation.

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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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : (4) Afforestation Explanation: Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there was no forest. As plant roots hold the soil. Afforestation prevents soil erosion and enables better retention of water.

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 : 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 : Terrace cultivation

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 : 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 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 : 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.

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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

Last Answer : Ans: (c)

Description : The formation of 'Mushroom rock' in desert region is an example of – (1) Deflation (2) Attrition (3) Abrasion (4) Erosion

Last Answer : (3) Abrasion Explanation: The rocks having broad upper part and narrow base resembling an umbrella or mushroom are called mushroom rocks or pedestal rocks. These undercut, mushroomshaped rocks are formed due to abrasive works of wind.

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 methods does not help in conserving soil fertility and moisture? (1) Contour ploughing (2) Dry farming (3) Strip cropping (4) Shifting agriculture

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 : Soil erosion can be prevented by (1) Increasing bird population (2) Afforestation (3) Removal of vegetation (4) Overgrazing

Last Answer : Afforestation

Description : Salination of soil is caused by (1) pesticides (2) soil erosion (3) excess irrigation (4) crop rotation

Last Answer : excess irrigation

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 : 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 is the correct sequence of crop rotation with a view to increasing soil fertility? (a) Wheat, Potato, Barley, Pea (b) Potato, Wheat, Pea, Barley (c) Barley, Pea, Wheat, Potato (d) Pea, Barley, Wheat, Potato

Last Answer : Ans: (c)

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 : Plantation in a huge manner to prevent soil erosion is called

Last Answer : Shelter belts

Description : Which of the following is NOT a plantation crop? (a) Coconut (b) Potato (c) Oil Palm (d) Cashew (e) Rubber

Last Answer : Ans: (b)

Description : Which of the following is not a plantation crop? (a) Coffee (b) Rubber (c) Sugarcane (d) Tea

Last Answer : Ans: (c)

Description : Which one among the following is not a plantation crop? [Asstt Commdt 2011] (a) Coffee (b) Sugarcane (c) Wheat (d) Rubber

Last Answer : Ans: (d)

Description : Which one of the following is not a plantation crop? (1) Tea (2) Coffee (3) Rubber (4) Sugarcane

Last Answer : (4) Sugarcane Explanation: A plantation is a large artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local onsite consumption. ... , arecanut, oil palm, cashew, tea, coffee and rubber; the minor plantation crops include cocoa

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 : The biofertilizers are (a) Anabaena and Azolla (b) cow dung, manure and farmyard waste (c) quick growing crop ploughed under soil (d) none of these.

Last Answer : (a) Anabaena and Azolla

Description : Wind erosion is common in (a) desert (b) cold areas (c) areas where there is thick vegetation (d) areas of heavy rainfall

Last Answer : Ans: (a)

Description : The formation of ‘Mushroom rock’ in desert region is an example of (1) Deflation (2) Attrition (3) Abrasion (4) Erosion

Last Answer : Abrasion

Description : What Does FYM stand For? A. Farm Yard ManureB. Farm Yeast Manure C. Fertilizer Yeast Manure D. None

Last Answer : A. Farm Yard Manure

Description : Composted manure is produced from(a) farmyard manure and green manure (b) farm refuse and household refuse (c) organic remains of biogas plants (d) rotten vegetables and animal refuse

Last Answer : (d) rotten vegetables and animal refuse

Description : Composted manure is produced froma) Farmyard manure and green manure b) Farm refuse and household refuse c) Organic remains of biogas plants d) Rotten vegetables and animal refuse

Last Answer : d) Rotten vegetables and animal refuse

Description : Which of the following soil is most suited for tea plantation ? [UP PCS 2002] (a) acidic (b) alkaline (c) alluvial (d) regur

Last Answer : Ans: (a)

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 : 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 : Soil erosion in desert area can be prevented

Last Answer : Forestation

Description : Crop rotation refers to : (a) method of farming without irrigation in an area of limited rainfall (b) farming done on the same land by different people turn-wise (c) growing same crop in alternate years (d) growing different crops in succession

Last Answer : Ans: (d)

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 : High yielding plants can be produced by (1) Crop Rotation (2) Hybridisation (3) Inter-cropping (4) Mixed - cropping

Last Answer : (2) Hybridisation Explanation: Operation Flood in India, a project of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was the world's biggest dairy development programme which made India, a milk-deficient nation, ... world, surpassing the USA in 1998, with about 17 percent of global output in 2010-11.