indian agriculture & animal husbandry section 10 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Laterite soil is characterized by the possession of iron oxides with red colour. Nitrogen, Phosphorus and potash are not present in proper quantity so it shows low fertile texture. Tapioca and cashew nuts are generally grown in such soil.

This soil is found loss or more in states-

1. Odisha,
2. Maharashtra,
3. Andhra,
4. Tamil Nadu,
5. Karnataka,
6. Meghalaya and
7. West Bengal.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

Answer: (c)

India is the fourth-largest producer of natural rubber accounting for 6.5 per cent of the total world production. Kerala is the foremost producer of natural rubber accounting for 89.21 per cent of the total area and 91.68 per cent of the total production of rubber in the country. Kottayam, Kozhikode, Ernakulam and Kollam districts are the main producers.

Tamil Nadu contributes 3.43 per cent of the total area and 3.39 per cent of the total production of rubber in the country.

Here the bulk of the production comes from the Nilgiris, Madurai, Coimbatore, Kanniyakumari and Salem districts. Karnataka is the third-largest producer of natural rubber in the country (area 2.70%, production 2.16%).

Here, Chikmagalur and Coorg districts are the main producers.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (c)

Rice production in India is an important part of the national economy. India is one of the world’s largest producer of white rice, accounting for 20% of all world rice production.

India has the biggest area under rice cultivation, as it is one of the principal food crops. It is in fact the dominant crop of the country.

The regions cultivating this crop in India is distinguished as

1. the western coastal strip,
2. the eastern coastal strip,
3. covering all the primary deltas,
4. Assam plains and surrounding low hills, foothills and Terai region- along the Himalayas and
5. states like West Bengal, Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, eastern Madhya Pradesh, northern Andhra Pradesh and Orissa.

India, being a land of the eternal growing season, and the deltas of Kaveri River, Krishna River, Godavari River and Mahanadi River with a thick set-up of canal irrigation, permits farmers to raise two, and in some pockets, even three crops a year.