Agriculture Industry and Forest Resources

Q.

how would income and employment increase if farmers were provided with irrigation and marketing facilities?

Q.

Crop logging is a method of -

1. Soil fertility evaluation

2. Plant analysis for assessing the requirement of nutrients for crop production

3. Assessing crop damage

4. Testing suitability of fertilizers

Q. Nearly what percentage of Indian society depends upon agricultural production and agriculture related jobs for livelihood?

1. 65%
2. 57%
3. 70%
4. 96%

Q. India's annual salt production is 200 lakh tons while iodised salt production is 60 lakh tons.

1. True
2. False

Q. What type of occupation is Agriculture?

1. Perennial
2. Annual
3. Biennial
4. Non-perennial

Q. What is the total amount of iodised salt produced in India annually?

1. 55 lakh tons
2. 51 lakh tons
3. 75 lakh tons
4. 60 lakh tons

Q.

Blue revolution is the better production of ________.

Q. Assertion [A]: Most of the industries in India are dependent on forests for raw materials.

Reason [R]: Some forests are specifically reserved by the locals to provide raw materials to the industries.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is true and R is false.
4. A is false and R is true.

Q. What efforts are made by our government to promote agricultural industries?

Q. In villages, study visits and agricultural outdoor trips for farmers are organised by whom?

1. State Government
2. District Officer
3. Vidhan Parishad
4. Panchayat Samiti

Q. Which of the following steps have been taken to empower the farmers in India?

1. Financial Aid is given to farmers through rural banks and cooperative institutions.
2. Training is given to farmers for soil testing, dairy farming, pisciculture and cattle rearing.
3. Discouraging the use of high-yielding variety seeds and modern irrigation methods.
4. Emphasis is given on usage of modern machinery like tractors and organic farming.

Q. Choose the correct statement(s) with regard to Pisciculture.

1. Fisheries include harvesting fish only from seawater.
2. Several old harbours have been redeveloped with modern techniques to match new harbours.
3. Necessary training, incubation centres have been provided to grow this industry in India.
4. India ranks first in the world in total fish production.

Q. Which of the following is not a way of financial support to farmers?

1. Loans through banks and cooperative institutions
2. Aid for building warehouses
3. Agricultural outdoor trips and get-togethers
4. Use of modern irrigation methods