Geography mcqs#6
Q 1.Consider the following activities:
1. Spraying pesticides on a crop field
2. Inspecting the craters of active volcanoes
3. Collecting breath samples from spouting whales for DNA analysis
At the present level of technology, which of the above activities can be successfully carried out by using drones?
a.1 and 2 only
b.2 and 3 only
c.1 and 3 only
d.1, 2 and 3
Ans – d
Q 2.What are the advantages of fertigation in agriculture?
1. Controlling the alkalinity of irrigation water is possible
2. Efficient application is Rock phosphate and all other phosphatic fertilizers is possible.
3. Increased availability of nutrients to plants is possible.
4. Reduction in the reaching of chemical nutrients is possible.
Select the correct answer given below using the code given below:
a.1, 2 and 3 only
b., 2 and 4 only
c. 1, 3 and 4 only
d.2, 3 and 4 only
Ans – c
Q 3.With reference to chemical fertilizers in India, considered the following statements :
1. At present, the retail price of chemical fertilizers is market driven and not administrated by the government.
2. Ammonia, which is an input of urea is produced from natural gas.
3. Sulphur, which is a raw material for phosphoric acid fertilizers is a by product of oil-refineries.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct below :
a.1 only
b.2 and 3 only
c.2 only
d.1, 2 and 3
Ans – b
Q 4.What is/are the advantage/advantages of zero tillage in agriculture?
1. Sowing a wheat is possible without burning the residue of previous crop.
2. Without the need for nursery of rice saplings direct planting of paddy seeds in the wet soil is possible.
3. Carbon sequestration in the soil is possible.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
a.1 and 2 only
b.2 and 3 only
c.only
d.1, 2 and 3
Ans – d
Q 5.With reference to pulse production in India consider the following Statements ?
1. Black gram can we cultivated as both kharif and rabi crop.
2. Green gram alone accounts for nearly half of pulse production.
3. In the last three decades while, the production of kharif pulses has increased, the production of ruby pulses has decreased.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct given below:
a.1 only
b.2 and 3 only
c. only
d.1, 2 and 3 only
Ans – a
Q 6.The crop is subtropical in nature a hard frost is injurious to it requires at least 210 frost free days and 50 to 100 centimetres to rainfall for its growth. A light well drained soil capable of retaining moisture is ideally suited for the cultivation of the crop” Which one of the following is crop?
a.Cotton
b.Jute
c. Sugarcane
d.Tea
Ans – a
Q 7.With reference to the current trends in the cultivation of sugarcane in India consider the following statement :
1. A substantial saving in seed material is made when bud chip settlings are raised in a nursery and trans planted in the main field.
2. When direct planting of setts is done the germination, percentage is better with single budded setts as compared to setts with many buds.
3. If bad weather conditions prevail when setts are directly, planted single budded setts have better survival as compared to large setts.
4. Sugarcane can be cultivated using setting prepared from tissue culture.
Which of the statements is/are correct given below:
a.1 and 2 only
b.3 only
c.1 and 4 only
d. 2,3 and 4 only
Ans – c
Q 8.In the context of India, which of the following is/are consider to be practice(s) of eco-friendly agriculture?
1. Crop diversification
2. Legume intensification
3. Tensiometre use
4. Vertical farming
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a.1, 2 and 3 only
b.3 only
c.4 only
d.1,2,3 and 4
Ans – d
Q 9.In India which of the following can be consider as public investment in agriculture?
1. Fixing minimum price for agriculture produce of all crops.
2. Computerization of primary agriculture credit societies.
3. Social capital development.
4. Free electricity supply for farmers.
5. Wavier of agriculture loans by the banking system.
6. Setting up of cold storage facilities by government.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
a.1, 2 and 5 only
b.1, 3, 4 and 5 only
c.2, 3, and 6 only
d.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Ans – c
Q 10.Which of the following factors/ policies were affecting the price of rice in India in the recent past?
1. Minimum support prices
2. Government trading
3. Government stockpiling
4. Consumer subsidies
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
a.1, 2 and 4 only
b.1,3 and 4 only
c.2 and 3 only
d.1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans – d