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Questions : Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched based on Soil & State?

(a) Alluvial — Uttar Pradesh

(b) Laterite — Punjab

(c) Regur — Maharashtra

(d) Red and yellow — Chhattisgarh

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

Laterite soils are found mainly in the states of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and the hilly regions of Orissa and Assam. Laterite soil is rich in aluminium and iron, formed in wet and hot tropical areas.

Almost all laterite soils are red due to the presence of iron oxides. It is prepared by the prolonged and rigorous weathering of the parent rock.

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Question : 1

Consider the following crops of India.

  1. Cowpea
  2. Green Gram
  3. Pigeon Pea
Which of the above is/are used as pulse, fodder and green manure?

a) Only 1 and 2

b) Only 1 and 3

c) Only 2

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d)

Question : 2

Which soil needs little irrigation as it retains soil moisture?

a) Alluvial soil

b) Red soil

c) Black soil

d) Laterite soil

Answer: (c)

Black soil is formed due to Solid fication of lava spread over large areas during volcanic activity in the deccan plateau. The Soil is rich in iron and nitrogen. It is Suitable for cotton and groundnuts.

Question : 3

Sugarcane seeds are produced in

a) I.I.S.R., Lucknow

b) Directorate of Seed Research, Mau

c) I.A.R.I., New Delhi

d) S.B.I., Coimbatore

Answer: (d)

Question : 4

Macaroni wheat is most suitable under what conditions?

a) Highly irrigated conditions

b) Rainfed conditions

c) Late sown conditions

d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

Question : 5

Consider the following statements

  1. Rural forestry aims to raise the trees on community land and on privately owned land.
  2. Farm forestry encourages individual farmers to plant trees on their own farmland to meet the domestic need of the family.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

a) Only 1

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (b)

Rural forestry (also known as community forestry) aims to raise the trees on community land and on privately owned land as in farm forestry. Farm forestry encouraged individual farmers to plant trees on their own farmland to meet the domestic needs of the family. All these schemes are taken up under the social forestry programme.

Question : 6

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: 

List I List II
(Soils) (State)
A. Alluvial 1. Rajasthan
B. Black soil (Regur) 2. Uttar Pradesh
C. Desert 3. Maharashtra
D. Red 4. Meghalaya
Codes: A B C D

a) 1 2 3 4

b) 2 3 1 4

c) 2 3 4 1

d) 4 2 3 1

Answer: (b)

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