Crops

Q.

What is intensive subsistence farming?

Q. Which crop is also known as the 'Golden Fibre'?

1. Wheat
2. Millets
3. Jute
4. Maize

Q.

What is the mixture of sand, silt, and clay called?

Q.

What is the growing of vegetables, flowers and fruits for commercial use called?

1. Viticulture

2. Pisciculture

3. Horticulture

4. Sericulture

Q. Rice grows well in and soil, which can retain water.

1. alluvial
2. red
3. loamy
4. clayey

Q. Which among the following is known as coarse grain?

1. Millet
2. Tea
3. Wheat
4. Coffee

Q. What term is used to describe the cultivation of vegetables, flowers, and fruits for commercial use?

1. Viticulture
2. Pisciculture
3. Agriculture
4. Horticulture

Q. Pick the term given to land on which crops are grown.

1. Barren
2. Meadow
3. Arable
4. Pasture

Q. _________ is the staple diet of the people in the tropical and sub-tropical regions.

1. Bajra
2. Fish
3. Chicken
4. Rice

Q. Wheat is grown in ________ season in India.

1. summer
2. spring
3. autum
4. winter

Q. Nomadic herding is generally not practised in __________.

1. coastal regions
2. arid regions
3. semi arid regions
4. None of the above

Q. Which among the following are fibre crops?

1. Millets and Maize
2. Jute and cotton
3. Rice and Wheat
4. Tea and Coffee

Q. Which type of farming is practiced to meet the needs of the farmer’s family?

1. Subsistence farming
2. Commercial farming
3. Plantation farming
4. Shifting farming

Q. The land for wheat should be __________.

1. None of these
2. rough
3. leveled and undulated
4. terraced

Q.

Loam is a kind of soil made of

1. mixture of sand and clay

2. only particles of sand

3. only particles of clay

4. gravel

Q. Which of the following soil is best suitable for the growth of wheat?

1. Loam
2. Black
3. Alluvial
4. Clay

Q. Wheat grows well in well-drained, soil.

1. loamy
2. red
3. yellow
4. clayey

Q. Well-drained loamy soil is not required for growing which of the following crops?

1. Millets
2. Wheat
3. Coffee
4. Tea

Q.

This is not a crop grown in shifting cultivation.

1. Maize

2. Potatoes and cassava

3. Yam

4. Rice

Q.

Which type of farming is practiced to meet the needs of the farmer’s family.

1. Commercial

2. Plantation

3. Subsistence

4. Shifting

Q. Which one of the following is the leading producer of jute?

1. Assam
2. Bihar
3. Odisha
4. West Bengal

Q. Which of the following is the chief crop of Australia?

1. Rice
2. Maize
3. Wheat
4. Potato

Q. Which of the following crops is a commercial crop?

1. Wheat
2. Barley
3. Maize
4. Tea

Q. India ranks _____ worldwide in terms of farm output.

1. 7th
2. 1st
3. 2nd
4. 10th

Q. where is the huge stock of food grains stored??

Q. What is the ideal temperature for sugarcane cultivation?

1. ${15}^{0}C-{20}^{0}C$
2. ${20}^{0}C-{30}^{0}C$
3. ${21}^{0}C-{27}^{0}C$
4. ${25}^{0}C-{40}^{0}C$