INDIAN AGRICULTURE MCQS SET 20

INDIAN AGRICULTURE MCQS SET 20

191) Which one of the following is the main form of degradation in the irrigated areas?
A) Gully erosion
B) Wind erosion
C) Salinisation of soils
D) Siltation of land

Answer: Salinisation of soils
   
192) Which one of the following is the main reason due to which, share of forest has shown an increase in the last 40 years?
A) Extensive and effective efforts of afforestation
B) inch-rise in the community forest land
C) Increased notified area allocated far the forest growth
D) Better peoples participation in managing the forest area

Answer: Extensive and effective efforts of afforestation
   
193) Which of the following statements relating to Indian agriculture is/are correct ?
1. India has the world's largest cropped area.
2. Cropping pattern is dominated by cereal crop.
3. The average size of an Indian farm holding is too small for several agricultural operations.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: 2 and 3
   
194) Which among the following were the components of Green Revolution?
1.High yielding varieties of seed.
2. Irrigation (a)surface and (b) ground
3. Land reforms.
4. Rural electrification
A) Only 1
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1, 2 and 3
D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
   
195) Consider the following statements .
1. In India, rubber is cultivated in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu only.
2. India ranks second in production as well as consumption of natural rubber in the world.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither1 nor 2

Answer: Only 1

196) Assertion (A) Offshore fishing in Malabar coast is more developed than in the Coromandel coast.
Reason (R) Malabar coast has better facilities to export sea fish to African countries.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
   
197) Which of the following pairs of states and their important crops are correctly matched?
1. Kerala : Tapioca
2. Maharashtra : Cotton
3. Paschim Banga : Jute
4. Gujarat : Groundnut
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below
A) 1 2 and 3
B) 1 2 and 4
C) 1, 3 and 4
D) 2 3 and 4

Answer: 2 3 and 4
   
198) Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A) Maximum number of cotton and textile mills are located in Gujarat
B) Carpet industry is chiefly in the state of Uttar Pradesh
C) Cotton textile industry provides jobs to the maximum number of people
D) The first cotton mill was set up at Fort Gloster in Calcutta

Answer: Maximum number of cotton and textile mills are located in Gujarat
   
199) Assertion (A) The cotton industry in India suffered a major recession soon after the independence.
Reason (R) Most of the cotton mills had gone to West Pakistan, India retaining the cotton growing areas.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
200) Assertion (A) The Eastern coast of India produces more rice than the Western coast.
Reason (R) The Eastern a receives more rainfall than the Western coast.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true

Answer: A is true but R is false