indian agriculture & animal husbandry section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Mixed farming is the combining of two independent agricultural enterprises on the same farm. A typical case of mixed farming is the combination of crop enterprise with dairy farming or in more general terms, crop cultivation with livestock farming. Mixed farming may be treated as a special case of diversified farming.

Answer: (a)

In the semi arid tropical region of India tanks are constructed mainly in south and central India due to shallow ground water.

Answer: (c)

In Chhattisgarh State, the maximum area under horticulture Sector was of vegetable,

Answer: (b)

The novel technological development of the Green Revolution was the production of novel wheat cultivars. Agronomists bred cultivars of maize, wheat, and rice that are generally referred to as HYVs or "high yielding varieties". In the Indian context, wheat benefitted the most in such states as Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

There are also claims that the Green Revolution has decreased food security for a large number of people. One claim involves the shift of subsistence-oriented cropland to cropland oriented towards the production of grain for export or animal feed.

For example, the Green Revolution replaced much of the land used for pulses that fed Indian peasants for wheat, which did not make up a large portion of the peasant diet.

Answer: (a)

Tank irrigation is practised mainly in peninsular India due to the following reasons

1. The undulating relief and hard rocks make it difficult to dig canals and wells.
2. There is little percolation of rainwater due to the hard rock structure and groundwater is not available in large quantity.
3. Most of the rivers of this region are seasonal and dry up in the summer season. Therefore, they can not supply water to canals throughout the year.
4. The scattered nature of population and agricultural fields also favours tank irrigation.

Answer: (d)