QUIZ QUESTIONS ON SOILS, CROPS & AGRICULTURE

1. Jute cultivation in India is concentrated in the delta area of which of the following rivers?

2. Which of the following is the largest irrigation canal in India?

3. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of production (in million tonnes) of the given foodgrains in India?

4. The eyes of potato are useful for -

5. What is Slash and Burn Agriculture?

6. Rotation of crops means

7. The nitrogen present in the atmosphere is -

8. Which is the largest cotton growing State in India?

9. The variety of coffee largely grown in India is -

10. Under which plan did the Government introduce an agricultural strategy which gave rise to Green Revolution?

11. Laterite soil develops as a result of -

12. What kind of soil is treated with gypsum to make it suitable for cropping?

13. Golden rice variety has been developed to combat the deficiency of -

14. Which one of the following is known as a pseudocereal?

15. Besides Rabi and Kharif, which is the third crop season in India?

16. Kharif crops are harvested in -

17. Coating urea with which of the following has been found to increase the yield of crops?

18. Which one among the following agricultural crops/groups of crops may be grown in abundant in lowlands and river deltas of fertile alluvial soil where there is high summer temperature and rainfall varies’ from 180 cm to 250 cm?

19. Which of the following crops would be preferred for sowing in order to enrich the soil with nitrogen?

20. For which of the following is black soil not very suitable?

21. Extensive areas of grape cultivation in France are especially called -

22. To which group does the black cotton soil of India belong?

23. Which of the following is a cash crop in India?

24. Which of the following is a salt tolerant rice variety grown in water-logged coastal regions of Kerala?

25. Which of the following is grown mainly on mountain slopes?

26. Which one of the following is not a nitrogenous fertilizer?

27. Which acid is used in the production of fertilizers?

28. The headquarters of Food and Agricultural Organisation are located in -

29. The headquarters of International Rice Research Institute are located in -

30. Who was the first recipient of World Food Prize?

31. Which country has the highest reserves (nearly 70%) of phosphates, an important ingredient for fertilisers?

32. Where is the Central Rice Research Institute located?

33. Which of the following is the largest producer of saffron in India?

34. The branch of agriculture specifically concerned with the cultivation of fruits is known as -

35. Cote d'Ivoire is country known for being the largest producer of which of the following crops?

36. Which of the following constitutes the highest percentage share of India's agricultural imports?

37. Which of the following soils is formed by the deposition of sediments carried by rivers?

38. Which of the following soils is also known as regur soil?

39. In which country did the famed agronomist Norman Borlaug develop the disease resistant high-yield wheat varieties?

40. Which of the following soils is deficient in humus?

41. At which of the following places is the Central Arid Zone Research Institute located

42. What kind of soil is generally used for making bricks?

43. Which species of wheat is grown to the largest extent in India?

44. For which of the following primary reasons are Bt crops genetically modified?

45. What kind of diseases are named rust, for example, leaf rust, stem rust etc.?

46. Which of the following can be classified as an industrial crop?

47. Khadar and Bhangar are types of which of the following soils?

48. Which was the first crop to be domesticated by humans?

49. Yellow revolution was started to boost the production of which of the following?

50. Which of the following largest producer of mushrooms in the world?