Indian Agriculture
and Animal Husbandry
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1. Which one of the following statements in not correct? [CDS 2003]
(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
Ans: (c)
2. 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 to
increased production.
Which of these statements is/are correct ? [IAS 2003]
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)
3. 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? [IAS 2003]
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)
4. Murrah is a breed of:
(a) pig
(b) buffalo
(c) sheep
(d) goat
Ans: (b)
5. 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
Ans: (c)
6. 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
Ans: (c)
7. 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
Ans: (c)
8. 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
Ans: (b)
9. 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
Ans: (a)
10. Match the following [IAS 1997]
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
Ans: (a)
11. Match the following : [IAS 1999]
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
Ans: (d)
12. Which one of the following Indian States is the largest producer of natural rubber?
[NDA 2004]
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Assam
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (b)
13. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance ? [NDA
1991]
(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
Ans: (d)
14. Golden Fibre refers to [CDS 2009]
(a) Hemp
(b) Cotton
(c) Jute
(d) Nylon
Ans: (c)
15. Sucrose content in sugarcane decreases: [IAS 1993]
(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
Ans: (b)
16. The important feature of shifting cultivation is : [Excise & I. Tax 1993]
(a) cultivation by transplantation
(b) cultivation of Leguminous crops
(c) change of cultivation site
(d) rotating of crops
Ans: (c)
17. Fertility of soil can be improved by : [IAS 1989]
(a) adding living earthworms
(b) adding dead earthworms
(c) removing dead earthworms
(d) removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms
Ans: (a)
18. Extensive subsistence agriculture is ; [Stenograpers' Exam 1990]
(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
Ans: (c)
19. 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
Ans: (b)
20. 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
Ans: (c)
21. 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
Ans: (d)
22. Mixed farming means: [IAS 2003]
(a) growing two crops at the same time
(b) growing different crops in succession
(c) producing crops
(d) using mixture of manures and fertilizer
Ans: (a)
23. In the coastal lowland of Kerala two crops of rice is grown per year because of: [IAS
2003]
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
Ans: (c)
24. Which one of the following regions experiences three cropping season for rice in India
(Rice Bowl of India) ? [IAS 2003]
(a) Krishna-Godavari delta
(b) Brahmaputra valley
(c) Coastal Kerala
(d) Littoral Tamil Nadu
Ans: (b)
25. Match the following: [IAS 2004]
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
Ans: (a)
26. Consider the following crops:
1. Cotton
2. Groundnut
3. Maize
4. Mustard
Which of the above are the Kharif crops? [IAS 2004]
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3, and 4
Ans: (b)
27. In which month are the kharif crops sown?
(a) April
(b) June
(c) September
(d) November
Ans: (b)
28. Which of the following is not a rabi crop?
(a) Wheat
(b) Maize
(c) Mustard
(d) Grain
Ans: (b)
29. Which one of the following groups of crops is grown in India during the Rabi season?
[CPO AC 2003]
(a) Wheat, barley, gram.
(b) Rice, maize, wheat
(c) Barley, maize, rice
(d) Millet, gram, rice
Ans: (a)
30. Which of the following crops is grown in India mainly by dry farming?
(a) Millet
(b) Tobacco
(c) Maize
(d) Groundnut
Ans: (a)
31. 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
Ans: (a)
32. 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
Ans: (d)
33. Which of the following is the major silk producing state in India?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Bihar
Ans: (a)
34. Among the following crops which one occupies the largest area in India? [CDS 2002]
(a) Groundnut
(b) Mustard
(c) Rapeseed
(d) Sugarcane
Ans: (d)
35. Which one of the following States is the largest producer of black pepper in India?
[CDS 2009]
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (b)
36. The following are the major oilseeds produced in India: [IAS 1997]
1. Sesamum
2. Mustard
3. Groundnut
4. Soyabean
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the descending order of the quantity of
their production?
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 3, 2, 4, 1
(c) 2, 4, 3, 1
(d) 3, 4, 2, 1
Ans: (b)
37. Match the following: [IAS 2003]
A. Coffee 1. Anaimalai Hills
B. Alphanso Mango 2. Kozhikode
C. Tea 3. Nilgiri Hills
D. Cinchona 4. Ratnagiri
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 2 4 3 1
Ans: (d)
38. Where is pearl fishing well developed in India?
(a) Off the Bengal coast
(b) Off Kerala coast
(c) Off the coast at Rameshwaram
(d) Nowhere
Ans: (c)
39. The most important item of export among marine products from India is :
(a) crabs
(b) lobsters
(c) shrimp
(d) none of these
Ans: (c)
40. Which of the following items and leading producer is not correctly matched?
(a) Red chillies - Andhra Pradesh
(b) Saffron - Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Ginger - Sikkim
(d) Natural rubber- Kerala
Ans: (c)
41. Which is the home of "AIphonso" mango? [SSC Graduate 2003]
(a) Ratnagiri
(b) Banaras
(c) Malda
(d) Vijayawada
Ans: (a)
42. Which amidst the following States does not cultivate wheat? [SSC Graduate 2003]
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) West Bengal
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (d)
43. Which one among the following is not a reason for practising tank irrigation in the
Peninsular India? [NDA 2011]
(a) The undulating relief and hard rocks
(b) little percolation of rain water due to impervious rock structure
(c) Most of the rivers of Peninsular India are perennial
(d) There are many streams which become torrential during rainy season
Ans: (c)
44. The odd product out of the following is [RAS 2010]
(a) Sesame
(b) Groundnut
(c) Caster seed
(d) Mustard
Ans: (c)
45. The approximate representation of land use classification in India is [IAS 2010]
(a) net area sown 25%; forests 33%; other areas 42%
(b) net area sown 58%; forests 17%; other areas 25%
(c) net area sown 43%; forests 29%; other areas 28%
(d) net area sown 47%; forests 23%; other areas 30%
Ans: (d)
46. In India, during the last decade, the total cultivated land for which one of the following
crops has remained more or less stagnant? [IAS 2010]
(a) Rice
(b) Oilseeds
(c) Pulses
(d) Sugarcane
Ans: (c)
47. Following are the characteristics of an area in India: [IAS 2010]
1. Hot and humid climate
2. Annual rainfall 200 cm
3. Hill slopes up to an altitude of 1100 metres
4. Annual range of temperature 15 degree C to 30 degree C
Which one among the following crops are you most likely to find in the area described above?
(a) Mustard
(b) Cotton
(c) Pepper
(d) Virginia tobacco
Ans: (c)
48. Which of the following crops are grown mainly in the irrigated areas during Zaid ? [UP
PCS 2011]
(a) Arhar and Gram
(b) Moong and Urad
(c) Riceand Millets
(d) Maize and Groundnut
Ans: (b)
49. In which of the following crops Uttar Pradesh is not the largest producer in India? [UP
PCS 2011]
(a) Potato
(b) Rice
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Wheat
Ans: (b)
50. Which one among the following is not a plantation crop? [Asstt Commdt 2011]
(a) Coffee
(b) Sugarcane
(c) Wheat
(d) Rubber
Ans: (d)
51. The lower Gangetic plain is characterized by humid climate with high temperature
throughout the year. Which one among the following pairs of crops is most suitable for
this region? [CSAT 2011]
(a) Paddy and Cottort
(b) Wheat and Jute
(c) Paddy and Jute
(d) Wheat and Cotton
Ans: (c)
52. Salinization occurs when the irrigation water accumulated in the soil evaporates,
leaving behind salts and minerals. What are the effects of salinization on the irrigated
land? [CSAT 2011]
(a) It greatly increases the crop production
(b) It makes some soils impermeable
(c) It raises the water table
(d) It fills the air spaces in the soil with water
Ans: (b)
53. Among the following States, which one has the most suitable climatic conditions for the
cultivation of a large variety of orchids with minimum cost of production, and can
develop an export oriented industry in this field? [CSAT 2011]
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (b)
54. Which of the following is a cash crop? [CPO AC 2003]
(a) Wheat
(b) Millets
(c) Rice
(d) Rubber
Ans: (d)
55. Which of the following soil is most suited for tea plantation ? [UP PCS 2002]
(a) acidic
(b) alkaline
(c) alluvial
(d) regur
Ans: (a)
56. Consider the following statements:
1. Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar production.
2. Mandya is well-known as a coffee-producing region.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2008]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (d)
57. The leading states in the production of cotton in India are: [NDA 2003]
(a) Maharashtra and Gujarat
(b) Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra and Punjab
(d) Gujarat and Punjab
Ans: (a)
58. Consider the following statements:
1. In India, groundnut crop is raised mostly during the Khartf season under rainfed
conditions.
2. In India, tobacco is cultivated only in black cotton soils.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)
59. Which State has the largest number of sugar mills?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (d)
60. Which one among the following pairs of States is the leading producer of tobacco in
India? [IAS 2007]
(a) Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
(b) Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh
(d) Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
Ans: (a)
61. Match the following:
Public Sector Undertaking Location
A. Fertilizer Corporation of India 1. Pimpri
B. Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd. 2. Sindri
C. Indian Rare Earths Ltd. 3. Nepanagar
D. National Newsprint Ltd. 4. Alwaye
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 3 1 2 4
Ans: (a)
62. Match the following:
A. Central Building Research Institute 1. Chennai
B. Central Road Research Institute 2. Roorkee
C. Central Drug Research Institute 3. Lucknow
D. Central Leather Research Institute 4. New Delhi
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 5
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 5 4 1 3
Ans: (b)
63. Which of the following is/are correct?
1. Broad guage railway engines- Varanasi
2. Electric locomotives - Bhopal
3. Integral Coach Factory - Kolkata
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (d)
64. Diesel locomotives are manufactured at :
(a) Kapurthala
(b) Perambur
(c) Varanasi
(d) Jamshedpur
Ans: (c)
65. Match the following: [CDS 1999]
Atomic Power Stations States
A. Kakrapara 1. Rajashthan
B. Narora 2. Gujarat
C. Kalpakkam 3. Tamil Nadu
D. Tarapur 4. Maharashtra
E. Kota 5. Uttar Pradesh
A B C D E
(a) 1 2 3 4 5
(b) 5 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 5 3 4 1
(d) 1 4 2 3 5
Ans: (c)
66. Which of the following are true with regard to coal in India?
1. Coal is found in sedimentary rocks
2. The best quality of coal is lignite
3. The largest and oldest coalfied in india is known as the ruhr of india
4. The Damodar river valley is popularly known as the 'Ruhr of India'
(a) I and IV
(b) I, II and III
(c) I, II and IV
(d) II, III and IV
Ans: ©
67. Match the following: [CDS 2004]
A. Koradi 1. Manipur
B. Kalinadi 2. Karnataka
C. Loktak 3. Maharashtra
A B C
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 2 3 1
(c) 3 2 1
(d) 3 1 2
Ans: (c)
68. Match the following : [IAS 2004]
Sources Energy Place
A. Geothermal 1. Khambhat
B. Wind 2. Manikaran
C. Wave 3. Bhavnagar
D. Tidal 4. Vijinijham
A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 2 4 1 3
Ans: (d)
69. Match the following: [IAS 1999]
A. Pearl fishing 1. Pune
B. Automobiles 2. Tuticorin
C. Ship building 3. Pinjore
D. Engineering goods 4. Marmagao
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 1 2 3 4
Ans: (a)
70. Which of the following is not a plantation crop?
(a) Coffee
(b) Rubber
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Tea
Ans: ©
