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India's Agriculture

109 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 4 of 5

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Q76. Which of the following states has the largest area under soybean cultivation?

  1. AUttar Pradesh
  2. BBihar
  3. CMadhya Pradesh
  4. DMaharashtra
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Answer: C) Madhya Pradesh

Q77. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  1. ARice - West Bengal
  2. BBanana - Maharashtra
  3. CPotato - Uttar Pradesh
  4. DCoconut – Kerala
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Answer: B) Banana - Maharashtra

Q78. Which of the following is the most appropriate reason for the significant increase in agricultural production in India in the last decades?

  1. AIncrease in area under cultivation
  2. Bconversion of barren land into agricultural land
  3. CUse of improved agricultural methods and technologies
  4. DPriority given to agriculture sector over industry by successive governments
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Answer: C) Use of improved agricultural methods and technologies

Q79. The Central Institute of Sub-Nutrition Horticulture is located at-

  1. Ain Bangalore
  2. Bin Chandigarh
  3. Cin Lucknow
  4. DIn Nagpur
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Answer: A) in Bangalore

Q80. As far as the official classification of the Ministry of Agriculture is concerned, how many agro-climatic zones are there in India?

  1. A123
  2. B126
  3. C127
  4. D122
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Answer: C) 127

Q81. Identify the wrong pair -

  1. ATea – Assam
  2. BGroundnut - Bihar
  3. CCoconut - Kerala
  4. DSugarcane - Uttar Pradesh
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Answer: B) Groundnut - Bihar

Q82. The main crop of Uttar Pradesh is-

  1. AMaize
  2. BRice
  3. Cwheat
  4. DSugarcane
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Answer: C) wheat

Q83. The main agricultural import item in India is-

  1. Apulses
  2. BCoffee
  3. CSugar
  4. Dedible oil
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Answer: D) edible oil

Q84. The state of Kerala is known worldwide for the cultivation of what?

  1. Arubber
  2. BSugarcane
  3. Chot spices
  4. DRice
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Answer: C) hot spices

Q85. The correct descending order of sugarcane producing states is-

  1. AKarnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh
  2. BUttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka
  3. CKarnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra
  4. DUttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
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Answer: B) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka

Q86. Yellow Revolution is related to the production of what?

  1. Apoultry
  2. Bgold
  3. CSunflower
  4. Doilseeds
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Answer: D) oilseeds

Q87. 'Blue Revolution' is related to the following:

  1. Afrom food production
  2. Bfrom oilseed production
  3. Cfrom fish production
  4. Dfrom milk production
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Answer: C) from fish production

Q88. What is the crop sown immediately after the south-west monsoon called?

  1. ARabi
  2. BKharif
  3. Crain proof
  4. Ddry farming
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Answer: B) Kharif

Q89. Which of the following states is the main producer of cashew nuts?

  1. AGoa
  2. BMaharashtra
  3. CKerala
  4. DKarnataka
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Answer: B) Maharashtra

Q90. The main commercial crops of India are-

  1. ACotton, pulses, jute and oilseeds
  2. BCotton, oilseeds, jute and sugarcane
  3. CTea, rubber, tobacco and jute
  4. DPotato, tea, tobacco and cotton
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Answer: B) Cotton, oilseeds, jute and sugarcane

Q91. In the black soil region of Maharashtra, cotton is facing competition from sugarcane. This is because

  1. AThe decline in cotton productivity in this region
  2. BGeneral changes in the climate of the region
  3. CDue to the expansion of irrigation facilities, this area has become suitable for sugarcane cultivation and sugarcane crop is more profitable.
  4. DHigh demand and high price of sugar in the country
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Answer: C) Due to the expansion of irrigation facilities, this area has become suitable for sugarcane cultivation and sugarcane crop is more profitable.

Q92. The national fruit of India is-

  1. AApple
  2. BGuava
  3. COrange
  4. DMango
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Answer: D) Mango

Q93. Which of the following plantation crops was first introduced in India?

  1. Arubber
  2. BIndigo
  3. CCoffee
  4. Dtea and coffee
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Answer: B) Indigo

Q94. Rabi crops are grown in the season of….

  1. AHeat
  2. BRain
  3. Cwinter
  4. DSpring
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Answer: C) winter

Q95. Which of the following groups of crops are grown in India during the Rabi crop season?

  1. ARice, maize, wheat
  2. BWheat, mustard, gram
  3. CBarley, maize, rice
  4. DMillet, gram, rice
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Answer: B) Wheat, mustard, gram

Q96. Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of which of the following crops in the country? 1. Potato 2. Rice 3. Sugarcane 4. Tobacco

  1. A1 and 2
  2. B2 and 3
  3. C3 and 4
  4. D1 and 3
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Answer: D) 1 and 3

Q97. What is India the largest producer and consumer of?

  1. ARice
  2. Bpulses
  3. CKahwa
  4. DSugar
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Answer: B) pulses

Q98. Rice is cultivated in India in those areas where annual rainfall is -

  1. Ais more than 20 cm
  2. Bis more than 30 cm
  3. Cis more than 60 cm
  4. Dis more than 100 cm
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Answer: D) is more than 100 cm

Q99. There was a great increase in the production of food grains, especially wheat, during the period after ............

  1. A1954
  2. B1964
  3. C1965
  4. D1966
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Answer: D) 1966

Q100. Which of the following is a cash crop?

  1. ARice
  2. BMillet
  3. CMaize
  4. Dtobacco
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Answer: D) tobacco

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