indian agriculture & animal husbandry section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Answer: (b)

Answer: (b)

In agriculture, multiple cropping is the practice of growing two or more crops in the same piece of land during a single growing season. It is a form of polyculture.

It can take the form of double-cropping, in which a second crop is planted after the first has been harvested, or relay cropping, in which the second crop is started amidst the first crop before it has been harvested.

A related practice, companion planting, is sometimes used in gardening and intensive cultivation of vegetables and fruits. One example of multi-cropping is tomatoes + onions + marigold; the marigolds repel some tomato pests.

Answer: (a)

Jhum (Shifting) cultivation is a primitive practice of cultivation in States North Eastern Hill Region of India and people involved in such cultivation is called Jhumia. The practise involves clearing vegetative/forest cover on land/slopes of hills, drying and burning it before the onset of monsoon and cropping on it thereafter.

After harvest, this land is left fallow and vegetative regeneration is allowed on it till the plot becomes reusable for the same purpose in a cycle. Meanwhile, the process is repeated in a new plot designated for Jhum cultivation during the next year.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (d)