indian agriculture & animal husbandry section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Black soil becomes sticky when wet. It is deficient in:

• Nitrogen, Phosphorous and organic matter and rich in Iron, lime, calcium, potassium, aluminium and magnesium.

Generally, black soil is found in the central, western and southern states of India.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

The major rabi crop in Indian is wheat, followed by barley, mustard, sesame and peas. Peas are harvested early, as they are ready early : India markets are flooded with green peas from January to March, peaking in February.

Answer: (d)

Slash-and-burn is an agricultural technique that involves cutting and burning forests or woodlands to create fields. It is subsistence agriculture that typically uses little technology or other tools.

It is typically part of shifting cultivation agriculture, and of transhumance livestock herding. In slash-and-burn agriculture, the forest will typically be cut months before a dry season.

The "slash" is permitted to dry and then burned in the following dry season. The resulting ash fertilizes the soil, and the burned field is then planted at the beginning of the next rainy season with crops such as upland rice, maize, cassava, or another staple crop.

Most of this work is typically done by hand, using machetes, axes, hoes, and other such basic tools.

Answer: (a)

1. Tea – Hill slopes with alluvial soil
2. Millets – Less fertile and sandy soil
3. Rice – Alluvial soil with clayey subsoil
4. Coffee – well-drained loamy soil