indian agriculture & animal husbandry section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (b)

The Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu was badly affected by the tsunami in December 2004. It caused great damage to a large number of agricultural lands in the coastal areas, making them sodic. Large tracts of agricultural lands along with the standing crops were destroyed and became unfit for cultivation due to the influx of seawater.

The district is marked by the highly saline condition in which no paddy crop can be cultivated unless the entire soil is flushed with fresh water and gypsum.

Besides, aquaculture activity has also led to the dispersion of salt into land area inland making them saline and unfit for any other agricultural purpose.

Answer: (a)

The principal Kharif crops are :

1. jowar,
2. maize,
3. cotton,
4. groundnut,
5. jute,
6. tobacco,
7. sugarcane,
8. bajra,
9. pulses,
10. green vegetables,
11. gourd,
12. lady’s finger etc.

These are mainly summer season’s crops. These require much water and a long hot season. The Kharif crops are harvested in October-November.

Answer: (a)

In India, rice as a cereal grain is the most widely consumed staple food. 90% of the world’s rice is produced in Asia, with 50% in China and India. Most rice is consumed in the country where it is produced, so global trade in rice is relatively small compared to production.

Answer: (a)

Millets and Rice are grown mostly under subsistence farming. Subsistence agriculture is self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families. The typical subsistence farm has a range of crops and animals needed by the family to feed and clothe themselves during the year.

Answer: (d)