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  1. If it rains only for two months which of the following will yield maximum crop per hectare?

  2. A.

     Short term crops

    B.

     Long term crops

    C.

     Pulses

    D.

     Millets


  3. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of crop rotation with a view to increasing soil fertility?

  4. A.

     Wheat, Potato, Barley, Pea

    B.

     Potato, Wheat, Pea, Barley

    C.

     Barley, Pea, Wheat, Potato

    D.

     Pea, Barley, Wheat, Potato


  5. The Practice of shifting cultivation is used in

  6. A.

     Himachal Pradesh

    B.

     Central Highlands

    C.

     Coastal Tamil Nadu

    D.

     Nagaland


  7. The type of crop which is able to fix nitrogen from air is known as

  8. A.

     Legume

    B.

     Rice

    C.

     Tuber

    D.

     Potato


  9. Which of the following is/are correct about shifting cultivation ?
    I. It involves no ploughing
    II. It is slash and burn agriculture
    III. It involves crop rotation
    IV. It is combined with transhumance

  10. A.

     I, II, III and IV

    B.

     II, III and IV

    C.

     II and III

    D.

     I and II


  11. Consider the following crops:
    1. Cotton
    2. Groundnut
    3. Maize
    4. Mustard
    Which of the above are the Kharif crops?

  12. A.

     1 and 2

    B.

     1, 2 and 3

    C.

     3 and 4

    D.

     1, 2, 3, and 4


  13. The remedy for soil erosion region is-
    1.Bordering the region 2.Crop regulation 3.Deforestation 4.Allowing animals for grazing

  14. A.

     1,2

    B.

     1,4

    C.

     4,3

    D.

     4,2


  15. Which of the following is NOT a cash crop?

  16. A.

     Tobacco

    B.

     Cotton

    C.

     Coffee

    D.

     Bajara


  17. Which of the following is not a food crop?

  18. A.

     Maize

    B.

     Bajra

    C.

     Paddy

    D.

     Cotton


  19. Which of the following is not a rabi crop?

  20. A.

     Wheat

    B.

     Maize

    C.

     Mustard

    D.

     Grain