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Indian agriculture and irrigation - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    Indian Green Revolution has divided into
    1. Single phase
    2. Two phase
    3. Three phase
    4. Four phase
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  2. Question 2

    The first Rice Research institute was established in
    1. Cuttack
    2. Pusha
    3. Barrackpore
    4. Dhanbad
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  3. Question 3

    India's biggest agriculture farm is located at
    1. Patiala
    2. Gorakhpur
    3. Suratgarh
    4. Burdwan district
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  4. Question 4

    Planning Commission has delineated 15 agro-climatic region which were proposed to from basis for agricultural planning for the
    1. Seventh Plan Period
    2. Eight Plan Period
    3. Nineth Plan Period
    4. Tenth Plan Period
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  5. Question 5

    Among the following which one is related to Blue Revolution in India?
    1. Horticulture
    2. Floriculture
    3. Pisciculture
    4. Sericulture
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  6. Question 6

    Which State is called the Agriculture epitome of India?
    1. West Bengal
    2. Uttar Pradesh
    3. Punjab
    4. Haryana
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  7. Question 7

    In Thanjavur delta, ___________ cultivated three times in a year.
    1. Wheat
    2. Rice
    3. Sugarcane
    4. Groundnut
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  8. Question 8

    Which among the following are the chief characteristics of Shifting cultivation?
    1. High dependence on manual labour.
    2. Use of low level of technology.
    3. Utilization of poor soils through fallowing.
    4. Use of chemical fertilizers.
    Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
    1. 1 and 2
    2. 1, 2 and 3
    3. 1, 3 and 4
    4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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  9. Question 9

    _______ is the highest producer of Milk in India.
    1. Uttar Pradesh
    2. Andhra Pradesh
    3. Haryana
    4. Rajasthan
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  10. Question 10

    Blue revolution is aimed at increasing the production of ________ .
    1. Milk
    2. Poultry
    3. Shrimp
    4. Indigo
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  11. Question 11

    Transhumance is the—
    1. Cultivation of fruits
    2. Type of Zaid cropping
    3. Cultivation without irrigation
    4. Migration of people with livestock seasonally
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  12. Question 12

    Which of the following is associated with dryland farming?
    1. Rice
    2. Wheat
    3. Jowar
    4. Sugarcane
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  13. Question 13

    The ‘Golden Fibre Revolution’ is related to—
    1. Cotton
    2. Silk
    3. Jute
    4. Banana
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  14. Question 14

    What is the chief characteristic of intensive subsistence farming?
    1. High labor input per unit area
    2. Use of large land holdings
    3. Mechanized farming
    4. Low yield per hectare
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  15. Question 15

    Which revolution is associated with oilseed production?
    1. Red Revolution
    2. Yellow Revolution
    3. White Revolution
    4. Blue Revolution
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  16. Question 16

    The Central Institute for Cotton Research is located in—
    1. Coimbatore
    2. Hyderabad
    3. Nagpur
    4. Bikaner
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  17. Question 17

    Which of the following is not a plantation crop?
    1. Tea
    2. Coconut
    3. Coffee
    4. Cotton
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  18. Question 18

    Who controls the price mechanism of agricultural produce in India?
    1. NABARD
    2. ICAR
    3. FCI
    4. CACP
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  19. Question 19

    Which of the following is a commercial crop?
    1. Jute
    2. Rice
    3. Wheat
    4. Moong
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  20. Question 20

    Which state is the leading producer of apples in India?
    1. Himachal Pradesh
    2. Sikkim
    3. Arunachal Pradesh
    4. Jammu & Kashmir
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