indian agriculture & animal husbandry section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 46 [SSC HSLDEO 2010]

Crop rotation helps to

a) lessen use of pesticides

b) yield more crops

c) eliminate parasites which have selective hosts

d) produce a greater choice of plant products

Question : 47 [IAS (Pre) 2010]

Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following statements.

1. Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of tropical areas whereas tea can be cultivated in both tropical and subtropical areas.
2. Coffee is propagated by seeds but tea is propagated by stem cuttings only.

a) Only 1

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 48 [UPPCS (Mains) 2006]

In India more than one-third production of tobacco comes from

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Karnataka

c) Gujarat

d) Uttar Pradesh

Question : 49 [IAS (Pre) 2008]

Normal Ernest Borlaug who is regarded as the Father of the Green Revolution is from which country?

a) United States of America

b) Australia

c) Mexico

d) New Zealand

Question : 50 [UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2013]

The highest wheat producing state of India is

a) Haryana

b) Bihar

c) Punjab

d) Uttar Pradesh