indian agriculture & animal husbandry section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which State is the largest producer of pulses in India ?

a) Bihar

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Rajasthan

d) Maharashtra

Question : 2

‘Green agriculture’ involves

a) Organic farming and emphasis on horticulture

b) Integrated pest management, integrated nutrient supply and integrated natural resource management

c) Avoiding pesticides, chemical fertilizers while focusing on horticulture and floriculture

d) Emphasis on food crops, horticulture and floriculture

Question : 3

The discovery of Oak flora in 1966 added a new chapter to the history of Indian Sericulture. Which one of the following states is the leading producer of Oak tussar silk?

a) Assam

b) Manipur

c) Bihar

d) Orissa

Question : 4

Shaktiman-I and Shaktiman-II are the genetically modified crops of

a) Cotton

b) Maize

c) Rice

d) Wheat

Question : 5

In newly improved arid land the crop suitable for the green manure is

a) Lobia

b) Green Gram (Moong)

c) Dhaincha

d) Brown Hemp (Sanai)

Question : 6

Assertion (A):
Green Revolution Technology played a crucial role in gradually transforming traditional agriculture into a modern scientific one.
Reason (R):
It did not involve much of social and environmental cost.

a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

b) (A) is true, but (R) is false

c) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

d) (A) is false, but (R) is true