Description : India has an endless growing season because (a) it experiences the monsoonal type of climate (b) the distribution of rainfall is uneven (c) temperatures throughout the year are favourable for growth of plants (d) its soil is very fertile the greater part being alluvial
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which of the following are true in respect of alluvial soil ? 1. Generally confined to river basins 2. It has been deposited by rivers 3. It is rich in phosphorus and poor in potash 4. It is the most fertile soil (a) I and II (b) III and IV (c) I, II and IV (d) I, II and III
Description : The Indo-Gangetic Plains of India are fertile due to (a) the heavy and timely rains and forests (b) alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains (c) hard labour of the farmers over the generations (d) better irrigation facilities
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The second Green Revolution aims at increasing agricultural output to promote (1) Availability of easy credit to big farmers (2) Co-operative farming (3) Inclusive growth (4) Development of rural sector
Last Answer : (3) Inclusive growth Explanation: In the Indian context, the Second Green Revolution is a change in agricultural production widely thought necessary to feed and sustain the growing population on ... as partners of development instead of a mere beneficiary of some government schemes or programme.
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
Last Answer : Inclusive growth
Description : Which of the following characteristics is not true of alluvial soils? (a) These vary from sandy loam to clay in texture (b) These are generally rich in phosphorus but poor in potash (c) These are usually fine grained (d) These are by far the most fertile
Description : What effects do modern farming technique's have on world biodiversity?
Last Answer : Monoculture, pesticides, and chemical fertilizers have greatlyreduced the biodiversity of the world.
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 : Which of the following could be considered a benefit of modern farming techniques?
Last Answer : The food we eat is fresher because it is treated with preservatives.
Description : Match the following: List-I List-II (Crops) (Geographical conditions) A. Barley 1. Hot and dry climate with poor soil B. Rice 2. Cool climate with poorer soil C. Millets 3. Warm and moist climate with high altitude D. Tea 4. Hot and moist ... C D (a) 2 4 1 3 (b) 3 4 1 2 (c) 2 1 4 3 (d) 3 2 4 1
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Match the following [IAS 1997] Crops Geographical conditions A. Barley 1. Hot and dry climate with poor soil B. Rice 2. Cool climate with poorer soil C. Millets 3. Warm and Moist climate with high altitude D. Tea 4. Hot and Moist climate with ... D (a) 2 4 1 3 (b) 3 4 1 2 (c) 2 1 4 3 (d) 3 2 4 1
Description : Which of the following is the most fertile soil in India? (a) Black soil (b) Alluvial soil (c) Red soil (d) Laterite soil
Description : Chhota Nagpur plateau is called the heart of industrial India because it is : (a) near to major iron and steel centres (b) a big link of roads and railways (c) rich in minerals and power fuels (d) very fertile for industrial crops
Description : Which of the following is not a cause of low productivity in In-dian agriculture? (1) Co-operative farming (2) Inadequate inputs availability (3) Sub-division and fragmentation of land holdings (4) Poor finance and marketing facilities.
Last Answer : (1) Co-operative farming Explanation: Productivity is actually a function of efficiency and effectiveness. These two are essential for a productive industry. The agricultural sector in India has ... of population on land is an important demographic factor responsible for low yield in agriculture.
Description : Mud houses are cooler in summers and wanner in winters as compared to brick houses because (1) mud is a good conductor (2) mud is a bad conductor (3) mud is a poor insulator (4) evaporation of water causes cooling in summers and sunlight coming through holes causes warming in winters
Last Answer : (2) mud is a bad conductor Explanation: The houses made of mud and thatched roofs are cool in summer and warm in winter as the thatched roof contains large amount of trapped air and also mud is ... . In summer, the outside heat cannot enter the house and in winter, inside heat cannot flow outside.
Description : Mud houses are cooler in summers and warmer in winters as compared to brick houses because (1) mud is a good conductor (2) mud is a bad conductor (3) mud is a poor insulator (4) evaporation of water causes cooling in summers and sunlight coming through holes causes warming in winters
Last Answer : mud is a bad conductor
Description : A fertile soil, suitable growing common crops, is like to have a pH value of (a) three (b) four (c) six to seven (d) nine to ten
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Farmers are requested to mix lime with soil while farming their fields. This is because?
Last Answer : Lime decreases the acidity of soil
Description : Farmers have reported over 50% higher yields of rice by using which of the following biofertilizer? (a) Cyanobacteria (b) legume-Rhizobium symbiosis (c) Mycorrhiza (d) Azolla pinnata
Last Answer : (d) Azolla pinnata
Description : Do you find that the older you get, the less tolerant of heat you get (hot, humid Summers)
Last Answer : I was never tolerant of heat. Anything above 30 degrees, and I stay inside.
Description : What are some simple, non sexual, inexpensive, ways to have fun that you would recommend to ease boredom on a lazy hot summer's day?
Last Answer : Taking my wife’s clothing off…
Description : What fertile area has been a center of farming in Central Asia for years?
Last Answer : Uzbekistan.The Aral Sea has been drying up and farmings used two riversthat send water to the Aral Sea. Those two rivers are Amu Darye andSyr Darye.
Description : The largest and the most important soil group of India contributing to the country's major agricultural production is (a) Laterite (b) Alluvial (c) Red (d) Peaty
Description : What method allowed soil to recover from cash production but was impossible for poor farmers?
Last Answer : One method proposed to allow soil to recover from cash cropproduction was letting fields lie fallow (unused) while theyrecovered nutrients. This was impractical for poor farmers whoneeded to use as much land as possible to raise as much crops aspossible.
Description : Which of the following techniques yields a simple random sample? a. Choosing volunteers from an introductory psychology class to participate b. Listing the individuals by ethnic group and choosing a ... from the table. d. Randomly selecting schools, and then sampling everyone within the school.
Last Answer : c. Numbering all the elements of a sampling frame and then using a random number table to pick cases from the table
Description : Which of the following is the area of lowest pressure over Indian subcontinent during the hot dry weather season? (1) RannofKachchh (2) Rajasthan (3) North-West India (4) Meghalaya
Last Answer : (3) North-West India Explanation: The southwestern summer monsoons occur from June through September. The Thar Desert and adjoining areas of the northern and central Indian sub-continent heats up ... fill this void, the moisture-laden winds from the Indian Ocean rush in to the subcontinent.
Description : Read the statement given below (i ) Seeds require moisture for germination . (ii) Plant can absorb nutrients in dissolved form. (iii) Irrigation protects crop from both frost and hot air currents . (iv) Irrigation improves soil texture . a) i and ii b) i ,ii, iii c) i , ii , iii , iv . d) i and iii
Last Answer : a) i and ii
Description : In India the yield per hectare is very low in (a) intensive farming (b) extensive farming (c) commercial cultivation (d) plantation agriculture
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 : Give reasons : (i) Alluvial soil can hold moisture, and is very fertile. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Because the alluvial soil is made up of fine particles. The soil is very fertile because it is rich in mineral nutrients like potash and lime. (ii) The soil is sticky, and difficult to ... climate and absence of vegetation. (v) Because it is deficient in phosphorus, nitrogen, lime and humus.
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 two types of investments that provide the highest and lowest yields in the Ibbotson study of Stocks, Bonds, Bills and Inflation are A. Large company stocks; U.S. treasury bills B. Large ... Treasury bills D. Small company stocks; preferred stock E. U.S. treasury bills; small company stocks
Last Answer : C. Small company stocks; U.S. Treasury bills
Description : There is heavy rainfall on the western coast of India but very little in the Deccan because (a) the Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats (b) the region is bypassed by the south-west monsoons (c) lack of high mountains in the Deccan (d) of some unknown reason
Description : Alluvial soils are usually (i) Rich in nitrogen (ii) Poor in humus (iii) Highly fertile (iv) Easy to plough (1) (i), (ii) and (iv) (2) (ii), (iii) and (iv) (3) (i), (iii) and (iv) (4) (i), (ii) and (iii)
Last Answer : (i), (ii) and (iii)
Description : Which of the following reasons is responsible for lack of vegetation in the deserts? (1) Heavy volume of sands (2) Absence of B-horizon in the soil (3) High temperature (4) Lack of rainfall
Last Answer : (4) Lack of rainfall Explanation: A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs arid consequently living conditions arc hostile for plant and animal life. Lack of or insufficient precipitation is the main reason behind the lack of vegetation.
Description : During consolidation process of clayey soils, indicate the sequence of occurrence of the following events in the order from first to last : 1. Load being taken up by the pore water 2. Load being taken up by the soil grains 3. Drainage of ... 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 1 (c) 1, 3 and 2 (d) 2, 1 and 3
Last Answer : (c) 1, 3 and 2
Description : How was the agricultural adjustment act meant to help farmers?
Last Answer : By raising crop prices
Description : When farmers follows agricultural practices in their own way and managers and organizers of their farm business
Last Answer : Ans. Peasant faming
Description : Agricultural Technology is hard to spread because : (1) it has to be adopted to local conditions. (2) rural people are not receptive (3) farmers are afraid to experiment on land for fear of failure. (4) all of the above
Last Answer : (4) all of the above Explanation: There are many benefits of using technology in agriculture system, but there are also negative aspects. Technology transfer is most difficult in ... by the existing national conditions and social system, the limits of production are empirically foreseeable.
Description : ARGEX is an agricultural expert system that gives correct advice to farmers. a) True b) False
Last Answer : a) True
Description : The main function of NABARD is— (A) Farmers' loaning (B) Agricultural research (C) Refinancing to agricultural financing institutions (D) Development of agriculture
Last Answer : (C) Refinancing to agricultural financing institutions
Description : Which among the following does not belong to welfare schemes for the farmers? a) Kisan Credit Card Scheme b) SHG Bank Linkage Programme c) National Agricultural Insurance Scheme d) Employee Referral Scheme
Last Answer : d) Employee Referral Scheme
Description : The National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) aims at which of the following? a. Enhancing agricultural productivity, protection of resources such as land, water, biodiversity and ... mechanism. d. Providing Irrigation benefits to the farmers to ensure early completion of projects.
Last Answer : a. Enhancing agricultural productivity, protection of resources such as land, water, biodiversity and genetic resources by developing strategies to make agriculture more resilient to climate change.
Description : As per agricultural census, marginal farmers are those who have land holdings upto? a. 2 hectare b. 1.5 hectare c. 1 hectare d. 0.5 hectare
Last Answer : c. 1 hectare
Description : Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), which is mandated with export promotion of scheduled products including fruits, vegetables, poultry, meat, dairy etc, ... Industries c. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare d. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Last Answer : d. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Description : Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), which is mandated with export promotion of scheduled products including fruits, vegetables, poultry, meat, dairy etc, functions under which ministry? a. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Description : The total agricultural land in a village is 1200 hectares. This is distributed among 320 families who form four groups in the following pattern. It is assumed that the land is distributed equally within each group. Identify the group of small ... B 180 300 C 30 300 D 10 300 (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Last Answer : B 180 300
Description : The main function of NABARD is a) Farmers' loaning b) Agricultural research c) Refinancing to agricultural financing institutions d) Development of agriculture
Last Answer : c) Refinancing to agricultural financing institutions