Description : Average annual rainfall of India is about
Last Answer : Ans.400 Mha.m
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 : Farming in an areas having average annual rainfall of £ 50 cm.
Last Answer : Ans. Dry 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
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
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
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Match the following : Crops Annual Rainfall A. Rice 1. 100 to 150 cm B. Wheat 2. 50 to 75 cm C. Ragi 3. 40 to 50 cm D. Bajra 4. 50 to 100 cm A B C D (a) 1 2 4 3 (b) 4 3 2 1 (c) 3 2 1 4 (d) 2 1 3 4
Description : In a slanting hilly Indian terrain experiencing more than 200 cms of annual rainfall, which one of the following crops can be cultivated best? (1) Cotton (2) Jute (3) Tobacco (4) Tea
Last Answer : (4) Tea Explanation: Well distributed rainfall ranging around 2000 mm to 5000 mm is considered suitable for successful tea plantation. The monthly average maximum temperature ranging between 28°C and 32°C during April to ... monsoon period, as much as 10 to 12 incises (250-300 mm) of rain per day.
Description : In Dry farming, what is the annual rainfall (in mm) available? a. A Less than 550 mm b. B Less than 500 mm c. C Less than 950 mm d. D Less than 750 mm
Last Answer : d. D Less than 750 mm
Description : The best soil for cultivation of cotton
Last Answer : Ans.Black cotton soil
Description : Most suitable soil for groundnut cultivation
Last Answer : Ans.Sandy loam soil
Description : Best soil for cultivation of chickpea?
Last Answer : Ans.Light alluvial soil (a loose and well aerated soil)
Description : The requirement of seedbed for better cultivation of chickpea is?
Last Answer : Ans.Rough seedbed
Description : The tillage implement, most suitable for rice cultivation is
Last Answer : Ans.Power tiller
Description : Best pH for cultivation of rice is
Last Answer : Ans.4-6 pH
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
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : ed planting is practiced for row crops in (a) Semi-arid conditions to place seed deep in moist soil (b) High rainfall areas to improve surface drainage (c) Irrigated areas leaving more space for operation of equipments (d) Both (b) and (c)
Last Answer : d) Both (b) and (c)
Description : The contingent crop plan suggested when long gap in rainfall
Last Answer : Ans.Providing life saving irrigation only at critical growth stages
Description : 75% of rainfall is received by
Last Answer : Ans.S-W monsoon period (June-Sept)
Description : Most appropriate crops in dryland farming are
Last Answer : Ans.Pearlmillet, sorghum, gram, toria
Description : A period in which the available soil moisture is enough to meet the evapotranspiration requirement of dry land crops
Last Answer : Ans.Length of growing period
Description : The alternate crops recommended to sow under late onset of monsoon
Last Answer : Ans.Castor, Greengram, Cowpea, Sunflower etc.
Description : Irrigation method, suitable for undulating land, sandy soils and Vegetable and fruit crops
Last Answer : Ans.Sprinkler method
Description : The method, suitable for crops i.e. Sorghum, cotton, maize, tobacco, potato, sugarcane etc is
Last Answer : Ans.Furrow method
Description : When the productions of both inter crops is equal to that of its solid planting.
Last Answer : Ans.Companion cropping
Description : Such crops have different growth habits and zero competition to each other.
Last Answer : Ans.Parallel cropping
Description : Two or more than two crops of different heights cultivated simultaneously on the same field is called as
Last Answer : Ans.Multistoreyed/Multitired/Multi-level cropping
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 : 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 : Growing of two or more crops simultaneously and intermingled without row arrangements, wherethere is significant amount of intercrop competition is called as
Last Answer : Ans.Mixed cropping
Description : The most frost affected crop among all field crops?
Last Answer : Ans.Gram
Description : The recommended fertilizer dose (N:P:K) for fodder and fibre crops are
Last Answer : Ans.2:1:4
Description : The recommended fertilizer dose (N:P:K) for oilseed crops are
Last Answer : Ans.3:2:1
Description : The recommended fertilizer dose (N:P:K) for pulse crops are
Last Answer : Ans.1:2:1 or 1:2:2
Description : The recommended fertilizer dose (N:P:K) for cereal crops are
Last Answer : Ans.4:2:1
Description : Optimum depth of sowing for most of field crops
Last Answer : Ans.3-5 cm
Description : Rabi crops are generally denoted as
Last Answer : Ans.Long day plants
Description : Kharif crops are generally denoted as
Last Answer : Ans.Short day plants
Description : The Indian originated field crops are
Last Answer : Ans.Arhar, Mung, Urd, Cotton, Jute, Kodo, Kutki, Oat etc.
Description : The non-edible oilseed crops are
Last Answer : Ans.Castor and Linseed
Description : Crops, those are grown to protect the main cash crop from a certain pest or several pests?
Last Answer : Ans.Trap Crops
Description : The seed of succeeding crops is sown broadcast at 10 to 15 days before harvesting rice crop?
Last Answer : Ans.Paira/Utera Crops
Description : Such crops are grown to conserve the soil moisture through their ground covering foliage?
Last Answer : Ans.Mulch Crops
Description : Any crop or combination of crops is grown for grazing or harvesting for immediate or future feeding to livestock?
Last Answer : Ans.Ley Crops
Description : The crops leave the field exhaustive after growing?
Last Answer : Ans.Exhaustive Crops
Description : Crops which are cultivated to catch the forthcoming season when main crop is failed?
Last Answer : Ans.Catch/Contingent Crops
Description : Two major commercial crops are
Last Answer : Ans.(i) Cotton (ii) Sugarcane
Description : Crops, which protect another crops from trespassing of animals or restrict the speed of wind and are mainly grown as border
Last Answer : Ans.Border/Guard Crops
Description : Crops which are grown to supplement the yield of the main crops?
Last Answer : Ans.Augment Crops
Description : Crops which are cultivated on ploughed land?
Last Answer : Ans.Arable crops
Description : If the fiber length of a cotton hybrid variety is 25 mm, it classified under
Last Answer : Ans.Long staple cotton