indian agriculture & animal husbandry section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The practice of growing a series of dissimilar or different types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons is known as

a) Mixed farming

b) Mixed cropping

c) Cover cropping

d) Crop rotation

Question : 2

Fibre crops are

a) jute, sugarcane, linseed and rice

b) cotton, hemp, jute and mesta

c) cotton, maize, tobacco and banana

d) hemp, cotton, maize and saffron

Question : 3

Which one of the following states is having largest area under hybrid rice cultivation?

a) Bihar

b) Punjab

c) Karnataka

d) Uttar Pradesh

Question : 4

Crop sown soon after the onset of South-West monsoon in India is called :

a) Rabi

b) Rainfed

c) Kharif

d) Dry farming

Question : 5

Which States in India are the largest producers of sugarcane?

a) Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

b) Andhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir

c) Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

d) Punjab and Himachal Pradesh

Question : 6

The proper seed rate for transplanting of basmati rice is

a) 40-50 kg/ha

b) 15-20 kg/ha

c) 20-30 kg/ha

d) 5-10 kg/ha