pedology or soil & agriculture section 6 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 11

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. China is the largest producer of Tobacco in the world.
2. USA is the largest producer of Jowar in the world.
3. Brazil is the largest producer of Soyabean in the world.
4. Italy is the largest producer of raw silk in the world.

a) 3 and 4

b) 1 and 4

c) 1 and 2

d) 2 and 3

Question : 12 [UPPCS (Mains) 2013]

Which one of the following countries ranks second in the production of Corn in the world?

a) Argentina

b) China

c) Brazil

d) Mexico

Question : 13 [SSC IT 2008]

Which one of the following does not cause soil erosion ?

a) Weathering

b) Overcropping

c) Deflation

d) Deforestation

Question : 14 [UPPCS (Mains) 2005]

Assertion (A):
Commercial Viticulture is specific to the Mediterranean Region of Europe.
Reason (R):
85% of its grapes go to wine making.
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
Code

a) (A) is true, but (R) is false

b) (A) is false, but (R) is true

c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

d) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Question : 15 [SSC CGL 2015]

The land which is not cultivated every year though it is suitable for cultivation :

a) Fallow land

b) Cultivable waste land

c) Waste land

d) Pasture land