Indian Agriculture and Animal Husbandry MCQ with Answers

Question. Consider the following statements:
1. India ranks first in the world in fruit production.
2. India ranks second in the world in the export of tobacco.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

Question. Murrah is a breed of:
(a) pig
(b) buffalo
(c) sheep
(d) goat

Answer: B

Question. Which one of the following Indian States is the largest producer of natural rubber?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Assam
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: B

Question. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance ?
(a) Economy that solely depends upon animals
(b) Farming in which’ only one crop is cultivated by clearing hill slopes
(c) Practice of growing crops on higher hill slopes in summer and foothills in winter
(d) Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains

Answer: D

Question. Fertility of soil can be improved by :
(a) adding living earthworms
(b) adding dead earthworms
(c) removing dead earthworms
(d) removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms

Answer: A

Question. Mixed farming means:
(a) growing two crops at the same time
(b) growing different crops in succession
(c) producing crops
(d) using mixture of manures and fertilizer

Answer: A

Question. Match the following:
             Area                                   States
A. Largest irrigated                   1. Tamil Nadu
B. Largest tank irrigated            2. Punjab
C. Largest well irrigation           3. Gujarat
D. Largest net canal irrigated   4. Jammu & Kashmir
     A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 3 2 1 4

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following is/are correct about shifting cultivation ?
1. It involves no ploughing
2. It is slash and burn agriculture
3. It involves crop rotation
4. It is combined with transhumance
(a) I, II, III and IV
(b) II, III and IV
(c) II and III
(d) I and II

Answer: D

Question. Which of the following is the major silk producing state in India?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Bihar

Answer: A

Question. Among the following crops which one occupies the largest area in India?
(a) Groundnut
(b) Mustard
(c) Rapeseed
(d) Sugarcane

Answer: D

Question. Which one of the following statements in not correct?
(a) India is the highest oil-seeds and vegetable oil producing country in the world
(b) India is the second largest exporter of jute goods in the world
(c) India is the largest producer of silk in world
(d) India is the second largest producer of three-wheeler motor vehicles in the world

Answer: C

Question. Consider the following statements:
1. India is the original home of the cotton plant.
2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading toincreased production.
Which of these statements is/are correct ?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

Question. Match the following
     Crops                     Geographical conditions
A. Barley            1. Hot and dry climate with poor soil
B. Rice               2. Cool climate with poorer soil
C. Millets            3. Warm and Moist climate with high altitude
D. Tea                4. Hot and Moist climate with rich soil
     A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 3 2 4 1

Answer: A

Question. Sucrose content in sugarcane decreases:
(a) if frost occurs during the process of ripening
(b) if high rainfall occurs during the period of growth of the plant
(c) if there is high temperature during the time of ripening
(d) if there is fluctuation in temperature during the period of growth of the plant

Answer: B

Question. In which month are the kharif crops sown?
(a) April
(b) June
(c) September
(d) November

Answer: B

Question. In the coastal lowland of Kerala two crops of rice is grown per year because of:
1. high temperature in winter
2. adequate rain throughout the year
3. adequate irrigation facility
4. presence of water retentive clayey loam soil
(a) Only 1
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1, 3, and 4

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following crops is grown in India mainly by dry farming?
(a) Millet
(b) Tobacco
(c) Maize
(d)Groundnut

Answer: A

Question. Which one of the following States is the largest producer of black pepper in India?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: B

Question. Match the following :
    Animal            Largest number
A. Cattle            1. Punjab
B. Goats            2. Uttar Pradesh
C. Sheep           3. Andhra Pradesh
D. Buffaloes       4. Rajasthan
     A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 4 4 1
(d) 4 3 2 1

Answer: C

Question. Golden Fibre refers to
(a) Hemp
(b) Cotton
(c) Jute
(d) Nylon

Answer: C

Question. What type of farming is practised in the densely populated regions of the world?
(a) Commercial farming
(b) Extensive farming
(c) Intensive farming
(d) Plantation farming

Answer: C

Question. Match the following:
 Shifting Cultivation            State
A. Jhum                      1. Kerala
B. Podu                      2. Madhya Pradesh
C. Beera                    3. Andhra Pradesh
D. Ponam                  4. Assam
     A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 2 3 4 1

Answer: A

Question. Match the following :
     Crops           Chief Producer
A. Barley           1. Karnataka
B. Groundnut    2. Uttar Pradesh
C. Ragi             3. Gujarat
D. Rice             4. West Bengal
     A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 3 4 2 1

Answer: B

Question. Extensive subsistence agriculture is ;
(a) farming on the slopes of Western Ghats
(b) farming in the thickly populated areas
(c) farming in the thinly populated areas
(d) farming in the forests of equatorial region

Answer: C

Question. What is multiple cropping?
(a) When seeds are sown on a piece of land and then seedings are transplanted in different fields
(b) Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part
(c) Raising in succession only one type of crop in the same piece of land
(d) Raising two or more crops in succession in a year on the same land

Answer: B

Question. Consider the following crops:
1. Cotton
2. Groundnut
3. Maize
4. Mustard
Which of the above are the Kharif crops?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3, and 4

Answer: B

Question. Which one of the following regions experiences three cropping season for rice in India (Rice Bowl of India) ?
(a) Krishna-Godavari delta
(b) Brahmaputra valley
(c) Coastal Kerala
(d) Littoral Tamil Nadu

Answer: B

Question. Match the following :
    Crops            Annual Rainfall
A. Rice           1. 100 to 150 cm
B. Wheat        2. 50 to 75 cm
C. Ragi          3. 40 to 50 cm
D. Bajra         4. 50 to 100 cm
     A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 2 1 3 4

Answer: A

Question. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of crop rotation with a view to increasing soil fertility?
(a) Wheat, Potato, Barley, Pea
(b) Potato, Wheat, Pea, Barley
(c) Barley, Pea, Wheat, Potato
(d) Pea, Barley, Wheat, Potato

Answer: C

Question. Crop rotation refers to :
(a) method of farming without irrigation in an area of limited rainfall
(b) farming done on the same land by different people turn-wise
(c) growing same crop in alternate years
(d) growing different crops in succession

Answer: D

Question. The important feature of shifting cultivation is :
(a) cultivation by transplantation
(b) cultivation of Leguminous crops
(c) change of cultivation site
(d) rotating of crops

Answer: C

Question. The three major cereals in India under high yielding varieties in declining order are:
(a) wheat, paddy and coarse cereals
(b) barley, wheat and coarse cereals
(c) paddy, wheat and coarse cereals
(d) coarse cereals, paddy and wheat

Answer: C

Question. Match the following :
A. Cotton          1. Rainfall 1000-1500 mm; Temperature 40°-60°C
B. Flax              2. Rainfall 1500-2000 mm; Temperature 25°-35°C
C. Sugarbeet   3. Rainfall 600-S00 mm; Temperature 5°-18°C
D. Jute             4. Rainfall 500-1000 mm; Temperature 18°-22°C
                        5. Rainfall 500-600 mm; Temperature 18°-22°C
     A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 3 5 4
(c) 4 5 2 1
(d) 4 3 5 2

Answer: D

Question. Which of the following is not a rabi crop?
(a) Wheat
(b) Maize
(c) Mustard
(d) Grain

Answer: B

Question. Which one of the following groups of crops is grown in India during the Rabi season?
(a) Wheat, barley, gram.
(b) Rice, maize, wheat
(c) Barley, maize, rice
(d) Millet, gram, rice

Answer: A