indian agriculture & animal husbandry section 9 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

‘Yellow Revolution’ is associated with the production of :

a) Poultry

b) Sunflower

c) Gold

d) Oil seeds

Question : 2

What is ‘Jhum’?

a) A folk dance

b) A trile

c) The name of a river valley

d) A type of cultivation

Question : 3

Which one of the following best describes the main objective of ‘Seed Village Concept’?

a) Encouraging the farmers to use their own farm seeds and discouraging them to buy the seeds from others

b) Earmarking some villages exclusively for the production of certified seeds

c) Involving the farmers for training in quality seed production and thereby to make available quality seeds to others at appropriate time and affordable cost

d) Identifying the entrepreneurs in villages and providing them technology and finance to set up seed companies

Question : 4

Which Indian state is the largest producer of Coffee?

a) Maharashtra

b) Odisha

c) Kerala

d) Karanataka

Question : 5

Which one is an example of ‘Parallel Cropping’?

a) Potato and Rice

b) Cotton and Wheat

c) Wheat and Mustard

d) Sorghum and Potato

Question : 6

Which one of the following statements is not correct about laterite soils in India?

a) These soils were first studied by Buchanan.

b) These soils are poor in iron but rich in nitrogen.

c) These are the typical soils of the tropical areas with reasonal rainfall.

d) These are well developed on the summits of the Sahyadris and Eastern Ghats.