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

Question : 31 [CDS 2016-I]

Consider the following statements regarding laterite soils of India :

  1. Laterite soils are generally red in colour
  2. Laterite soils are rich in nitrogen and potash
  3. Laterite soils are well developed in Rajasthan and up
  4. Tapioca and cashew nuts grow well in this soil
Which of the statement given above is are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 4 only

c) 2, 3 and 4

d) 1, 2 and 4

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.

Question : 32 [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]

Maturity period of Maize crop is

a) 40 days

b) 140 days

c) 60 days

d) 110 days

Answer: (d)

Question : 33 [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]

Pink Revolution is associated with

a) Cotton

b) Grapes

c) Garlic

d) Onion

Answer: (d)

Question : 34 [IAS (Pre) 1996]

Which one of the following areas of India produces largest amount of cotton?

a) North-Western India and Gangetic West Bengal

b) Western and Southern India

c) North-Western and Western India

d) Plains of Northern India

Answer: (c)

Question : 35 [Bihar J. Service 2016]

Clove is obtained from

a) root

b) fruit

c) stem

d) flower bud

Answer: (d)

Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum. They are native to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia.

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