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Wb soil, agriculture and irrigation - Test Set 1

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  1. Question 1

    The arid rich mountain soil is good for which crops?
    1. Pineapple
    2. Tea
    3. Pears
    1. 1
    2. 2
    3. 3
    4. All of these
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  2. Question 2

    The Soil at the foothills of the Darjeeling Himalayas is called
    1. Laterite soil
    2. Forest soil
    3. Alluvial soil
    4. Clayey soil
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  3. Question 3

    Which Soil is considered good for the cultivation of wet land crops like Rice and Jute?
    1. New alluvium soil
    2. Forest soil
    3. Sandy soil
    4. Mountain soil
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  4. Question 4

    Which soil is best suited for Agriculture?
    1. Old alluvium
    2. New alluvium
    3. Peat soil
    4. Red soil
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  5. Question 5

    The Soil of Bankura district in West Bengal is-
    1. Podzolic
    2. Alluvial
    3. Laterite
    4. Silty
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  6. Question 6

    The Soil of the Sundarbans of West Bengal is-
    1. Red soil
    2. Alluvial soil
    3. Black soil
    4. Clayey Saline soil
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  7. Question 7

    Which of the following is a cause of massive Soil erosin in West Bengal?
    1. Landslides
    2. Waterlogging
    3. Frequent floods
    4. All of the above
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  8. Question 8

    Which among the following is the major causes of Soil erosion and Land degradation in South 24 Pargana?
    1. Shifting cultivation
    2. Leaching
    3. Coastal run-of
    4. Overgrazing
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  9. Question 9

    Most effective preventive measure to check Soil erosion in North Bengal?
    1. Making sea dykes
    2. Terrace farming
    3. Strip cropping
    4. Jhum cultivation
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  10. Question 10

    New alluvial Soil present in Murshidabad district is also called as-
    1. Khadar
    2. Bhangar
    3. Sandy soil
    4. Red soil
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  11. Question 11

    In which Agro - Climatic zone of the State, terrace cultivation takes place?
    1. Hill zone
    2. Terai zone
    3. Gangetic flood plain
    4. Coastal flood plain
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  12. Question 12

    Which of the following districts are included in the Terai zone?
    1. Jalpaiguri
    2. Darjeeling
    3. Coochbihar
    4. All of the above
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  13. Question 13

    Which are the three notified varieties of Rice?
    1. Aman, Sees and Boro
    2. Aman, Bar and Austro
    3. Aman, Ayus and Boro
    4. Aman, Boro and Bokaro
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  14. Question 14

    Cultivation of Boro rice in West Bengal is predominant at which district?
    1. Coochbihar
    2. Burdwan
    3. Murshidabad
    4. Birbhum
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  15. Question 15

    The most ideal region for cultivation of Tea in the West Bengal is-
    1. Malda
    2. Jalpaiguri
    3. Darjeeling
    4. Coochbihar
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  16. Question 16

    Which form of Darjeeling Tea of West Bengal is not available-
    1. Oranage tea
    2. White tea
    3. Black tea
    4. Green tea
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  17. Question 17

    The leading potato cultivating districts are given under which of the following districts is not one of them?
    1. Hooghly
    2. Coochbihar
    3. Medinapore
    4. Burdwan
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  18. Question 18

    Which among the following is a Rabi crop that is grown in West Bengal?
    1. Rice
    2. Jute
    3. Tea
    4. Potato
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  19. Question 19

    Which among the following district has an Agri-export zone for Litchi?
    1. Murshidabad
    2. Jalpaiguri
    3. North Dinajpur
    4. Howrah
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  20. Question 20

    Where is Subarnarekha project located in West Bengal?
    1. Medinapore
    2. Darjeeling
    3. Coochbihar
    4. Bankura
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