Introduction to Agriculture

Q.

What is a buffer stock?

Q.

__ is the staple food of North India and ___ is the staple food of South India.

1. Rice, Wheat

2. Rice, Maize

3. Wheat, Maize

4. Wheat, Rice

Q. Why we store food in storage?

Q. Of all countries in the world, which country has the largest area of land under rice cultivation?

1. Japan
2. Australia
3. China
4. India

Q.

What is the aim of the Food Security Bill passed by the Lok Sabha?

1. Aims at the security of the grains stored in our kitchen

2. Aims to ensure the availability of food to all

3. Aims to provide food grains at subsidised rates

4. Aims to ensure that food grains are sold at low rates by farmers

Q.

Which of the following is/are a reason for food scarcity?

1. Crop failure

2. Drought

3. All of the above

4. Pest

Q.

What does food security ensure?

1. Healthy society

2. Sufficient food for all

3. All of the above

4. Nutritious food for all

Q.

The staple food of the people of North India is wheat-based

1. True
2. False

Q.

Which of the following conditions indicate the necessity for food security?

1. Poverty

2. Malnutrition

3. Unaffordable food prices

4. All of the above

Q.

Which of the following factors discourage farming?

1. The high cost of fertilisers

2. The high cost of seeds

3. The decline in soil fertility

4. All of these

Q. Why is it important to improve the production from agriculture and animal husbandry?

1. The population in India is increasing at a very high rate.

2. The Indian terrains are extensively cultivated and these areas cannot be increased further.

3. To combat the unpredictable natural calamities like famine, drought, floods, etc.

4. Africa is also dependent on India for food.

Q. The system launched by Government of India to ensure distribution of subsidised food grains to poor people in rural areas is ____.

1. Food Corporation of India
2. Buffer Stock
3. Public Distribution System
4. Kissan Credit System

Q. Rice is a staple food in __________.

1. Pakistan
2. China
3. Bangladesh
4. India

Q. write the contribution of acedemy of development of science in field of food security

Q. Rabi season is from November to April.

1. True
2. False

Q. Kharif is a crop that is sown during the monsoon season.

1. True
2. False

Q. Match the following agricultural tasks with their respective implements and select the correct option.​

	Agricultural tasks		Implements​
(a)	Tilling	(i)	Combine
(b)	Sowing	(ii)	Trowel
(c)	Irrigation	(iii)	Seed drill
(d)	Weeding	(iv)	Plough​
(e)	Harvesting​	(v)	Sprinkler

1. (a)-(v), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i), (e)-(iii)​
2. (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(v), (d)-(ii), (e)-(i)​
3. (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(v), (d)-(i), (e)-(ii)​
4. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(v), (d)-(iv), (e)-(i)​

Q. Which was a major problem faced by American farmers in the 1920s?

1. the failure of banks to provide loans for improvements in farm machinery
2. the dust storms that destroyed their crops
3. the overproduction of crops
4. the failure of the Federal Farm Board to stabilize farm prices
5. excessive railroad rates that increased costs for the farmers and lowered their profit margin

Q. Which among the following are Kharif crops?

1. Paddy
2. Soyabean
3. Maize
4. Peas
5. Mustard
6. Green gram
7. Black gram
8. Linseed

Q. Operation Flood, launched in 1970, was a project of which of the following organizations?

1. Indian Dairy Assocaition
2. National Dairy Development Board
3. Anand Milk Union Limited
4. Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd