If it rains only for two months which of the following will yield maximum crop per hectare?
A. Short term crops
B. Long term crops
C. Pulses
D. Millets
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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
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The Practice of shifting cultivation is used in
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Central Highlands
C. Coastal Tamil Nadu
D. Nagaland
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The type of crop which is able to fix nitrogen from air is known as
A. Legume
B. Rice
C. Tuber
D. Potato
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Which of the following is/are correct about shifting cultivation ?
I. It involves no ploughing
II. It is slash and burn agriculture
III. It involves crop rotation
IV. It is combined with transhumance
A. I, II, III and IV
B. II, III and IV
C. II and III
D. I and II
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Consider the following crops:
1. Cotton
2. Groundnut
3. Maize
4. Mustard
Which of the above are the Kharif crops?
A. 1 and 2
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. 1, 2, 3, and 4
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The remedy for soil erosion region is-
1. Bordering the region
2. Crop regulation
3. Deforestation
4. Allowing animals for grazing
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Which of the following is NOT a cash crop?
A. Tobacco
B. Cotton
C. Coffee
D. Bajara
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Which of the following is not a food crop?
A. Maize
B. Bajra
C. Paddy
D. Cotton
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Which of the following is not a rabi crop?
A. Wheat
B. Maize
C. Mustard
D. Grain
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Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees is known as
A. Social forestry
B. Jhum
C. Taungya system
D. Agro forestry
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Which of the following soils is most suitable for cultivation of cereals?
A. Alluvial soils
B. Red soils
C. Laterite soils
D. None of these
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Rabi crop is sown in
A. October - November
B. April - May
C. January - February
D. August - September
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In which month are the kharif crops sown?
A. April
B. June
C. September
D. November
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The system or shifting cultivation in the north eastern region of India is called
A. Jhuming
B. Bewar
C. Taungya
D. Ladang
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Which of the following crop grown in alluvial soil requires huge amount of water?
A. Tea
B. Wheat
C. Rice
D. Peanut
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There is rainfall more than 200 cm. In a sloppy mountainous tract of India. Which of the following crops can be farmed there?
A. Cotton
B. Jute
C. Tobacco
D. Tea
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Rotation of crops mean
A. Growing of different crops in succession to
maintain soil fertility
B. Some crops are grown again and again
C. Two or more crops are grown simultaneously
to increase productivity
D. None of the above
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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
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Which of the following is not Rabi Crop in India?
A. Wheat
B. Jau
C. Rape seed
D. Jute
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