indian agriculture & animal husbandry section 10 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 21 [UP (Pre) 2013]

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

a) Jharkhand state is the highest producer of lac in India

b) Kunchikal waterfall is located in Karnataka State of India

c) Planting Commission has divided India into Agro Climatic Regions

d) Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of rice in India

Question : 22 [Jharkh-PSC 2016]

Regarding the mixed farming practices ‘Baranaja’, consider the following statements:

1. In the baranaja twelve, or sometimes more, crops are intercropped.
2. A combination of cereals, lentils, vegetables, creepers and root vegetables are grown.
3. No external chemical inputs are given and pests are controlled by using leaves of the walnut and neem and the application of ash and cow’s urine.
4. This system of bio-diverse farming helps maintain the ecological balance, and even if some crop varieties fail or get damaged due to pests or adverse weather conditions, the farmer can benefit from the other crops.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 2 and 4 only

d) All of the above

Question : 23 [UPPCS (Pre) 2012]

Which of the following is not a kharif crop?

a) Cotton

b) Maize

c) Groundnut

d) Mustard

Question : 24 [PSC (Pre) 2018]

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

a) The fibre length of cotton is 1-5 cm

b) Recommended dose of fertilizer (kg/ha) for Pusa Basmati Rice is N(120), P(60), K(60)

c) Boron is a micro nutrient

d) Edible part of apple is mesocarp

Question : 25 [UP–PCS 2009]

‘Nitrogen use efficiency’ in crop production may be enhanced by

a) Split application of fertilizer

b) Use of the slow release fertilizers

c) Use of nitrification inhibitors

d) All the above.