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Multiple Choice Questions GK on Agricultural geography

Question 1 : Dalbergia species is associated with which one of the following ?

A. Cashewnut

B. Coffee

C. Rosewood

D. Tea

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Question 2 : Given below are the names of four energy crops. Which one of them can be cultivated for ethanol ?

A. Pongamia

B. Maize

C. Jatropha

D. Sunflower

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Question 3 : Coffee cultivation in Sri Lanka was abandoned because of the disease:

A. Leaf rust

B. Leaf blight

C. Leaf spot

D. Rut

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Question 4 : Which of the following is the chief characteristic of mix farming ?

A. None

B. Cultivation of two or more crops in the same field

C. Cultivation of both cash crops and food crops

D. Rearing of animals and cultivation of crops together

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Question 5 : Which one of the following agricultural practices is eco-friendly ?

A. Cultivation of high yielding varieties

B. Growing plants in glass house

C. Shifting cultivation

D. Organic farming

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Question 6 : Which one of the following is cultivated by transplanting seedlings ?

A. Maize

B. Sorghum

C. Soyabean

D. Onion

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Question 7 : Which one of the following sets of conditions is necessary for good crop of wheat ?

A. Moderate temperature and moderate rainfall

B. High temperature and heavy rainfall

C. High temperature and moderate rainfall

D. Low temperature and low rainfall

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Question 8 : In southern Rajasthan slash and burn agriculture is known as

A. Deppa

B. Watra

C. Bringa

D. Jhuming

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Question 9 : Which one of the following is not a form of shifting cultivation

A. Nomadic Herding

B. Slash and Burn agriculture

C. Bush fallow agriculture

D. Jhuming

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Question 10 : Salinization occurs when the irrigation water accumulation in the soil evaporates, leaving behind salts and minerals. What are the effects of salinization on the irrigation land ?

A. It fills the air spaces in the soil with water

B. It makes some soils impermeable

C. It greatly increase the crop production

D. It raises the water table

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Question 11 : The high density of population in Nile valley and Islands of Java is primarily due to:

A. Urbanization

B. Industrialization

C. Topographic limitation

D. Intensive agriculture

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Question 12 : In India, markets in agriculture productions are regulated under the

A. Agricultural Produce Market Committee Act enacted by States

B. Food Product Order, 1956 and Meat and Food Products Order, 1973

C. Agricultural Produce Act, 1937

D. Essential Commodities Act, 1955

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Question 13 : In Chhatisgarh slash and burn agriculture is locally known as

A. Watra

B. Bringa

C. Jhuming

D. Deppa

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Question 14 : In Meghalaya shifting cultivation is known as

A. Watra

B. Bringa

C. Jhuming

D. Deppa

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Question 15 : Which one of the following is an important crop of the Barak Valley ?

A. Jute

B. Tea

C. Sugarcane

D. Cotton

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