indian agriculture & animal husbandry section 8 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following factors are responsible for the rapid growth of sugar production in South India as compared to north India?

1. Higher per acre field of sugarcane
2. Higher sucrose content of sugarcane
3. Lower labour cost
4. Longer crushing period

a) 1 and 2

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 1, 2 and 4

Question : 2

Assertion (A):
India has a shortage of pulses, but not of protein.
Reason (R):
There is a priority in the demand for pulses.

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

Question : 3

The impact of Green Revolution was felt most in the production of

a) Oilseed

b) Sugarcane

c) Wheat

d) Pulses

Question : 4

Monoculture is a typical characteristic of—

a) shifting cultivation

b) specialised horticulture

c) subsistence farming

d) commercial grain farming

Question : 5

Which one of the following is not correctly matched? Crop Variety

a) Paddy Govind

b) Arhar Paras

c) Wheat Shusk Samrat

d) Pea Prakash

Question : 6

Arrange the following states of India in descending order of their maize production and select the correct answer from the code given below.

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Karnataka
4. Rajasthan

a) 3, 2, 4, 1

b) 4, 3, 1, 2

c) 1, 2, 3, 4

d) 1, 3, 4, 2