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This section includes 448 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Indian Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 201. |
Consider the following statements1. Rice is predominantly cultivated in the tropical areas.2. U.S.A. is one of the exporters of rice.3. Thailand is an important importer of rice.4. In Itlay, rice is cultivated in the Po valley, Of these statements |
| A. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct |
| B. | 1, 2 and 4 are correct |
| C. | 1 and 3 are correct |
| D. | 2 and 4 are correct |
| Answer» C. 1 and 3 are correct | |
| 202. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the listsList - IList - IIF. Shifting cultivation 1.PygmiesG. Pastoralism2.EskimosH. Hunters and food gathers3.KirghizJ. Hunters4.RengmasCode : FGHJA.1234B.1324C.4132D.4312 |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 203. |
The price at which the |
| A. | Minimum support prices |
| B. | Procurement prices |
| C. | Issue prices |
| D. | Coiling prices |
| Answer» C. Issue prices | |
| 204. |
Which one of the following agencies assigns the |
| A. | Inter- State council |
| B. | National Development Council |
| C. | Agriculture Finance Corporation |
| D. | Finance commission |
| Answer» E. | |
| 205. |
Which one of the following agencies of Indian Government implement the |
| A. | FCI |
| B. | NAFED |
| C. | Agriculture pricing agency of India |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Agriculture pricing agency of India | |
| 206. |
Who is known as the |
| A. | M.S Swaminathan |
| B. | B.P Pal |
| C. | K.N Bhal |
| D. | V. Kurien |
| Answer» E. | |
| 207. |
The percentage of the |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Sikkim |
| Answer» E. | |
| 208. |
Which one of the following is not included in the |
| A. | Fishing |
| B. | Forestry |
| C. | Logging |
| D. | Food Processing |
| Answer» E. | |
| 209. |
Which one of the following agencies is not included in the operation of the |
| A. | Co-operative Banks |
| B. | Regional Rural Banks |
| C. | Scheduled Commercial Banks |
| D. | NABARD |
| Answer» E. | |
| 210. |
Green Revolution |
| A. | Kanpur |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Bengaluru |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» E. | |
| 211. |
Which one of the following is the objective of the |
| A. | Sustainable farming systems |
| B. | Integrated Watershed Management |
| C. | Reclamation of Forest Area |
| D. | Both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 212. |
Which one among the following |
| A. | Forestry |
| B. | Irrigation |
| C. | Horticulture |
| D. | Animal Husbandry |
| Answer» D. Animal Husbandry | |
| 213. |
Consider the following statements about Indian Agriculture: |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 214. |
Consider the following statements about the National Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED). |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 215. |
Consider the following statements about the Agriculture Income Tax |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 216. |
Indian agriculture is typically |
| A. | Land surplus, labour scare economy |
| B. | Land surplus, labour surplus economy |
| C. | Land scare, labour surplus economy |
| D. | Land scare, labour scare economy |
| Answer» D. Land scare, labour scare economy | |
| 217. |
The commission in India dealing with minimum support price, procurement price etc., in connection with agricultural goods is the |
| A. | Planning commission |
| B. | Agricultural costs and price commission |
| C. | Agricultural price commission |
| D. | National marketing commission |
| Answer» D. National marketing commission | |
| 218. |
Who recommends the |
| A. | Ministry of agriculture |
| B. | Planning commission |
| C. | Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices |
| D. | NABARD |
| Answer» D. NABARD | |
| 219. |
Who announced the launch of |
| A. | Narendra Modi |
| B. | Dr. Manmohan Singh |
| C. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| D. | I.K. Gujral |
| Answer» C. Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
| 220. |
When are |
| A. | July 2000 |
| B. | March 2002 |
| C. | March 2004 |
| D. | January 2004 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 221. |
National Horticulture Mission |
| A. | 2003-04 |
| B. | 2005-06 |
| C. | 2006-07 |
| D. | 2008-09 |
| Answer» C. 2006-07 | |
| 222. |
The minimum support price for the common variety of paddy announced by the government of India for the year |
| A. | 1030 |
| B. | 1000 |
| C. | 1250 |
| D. | 950 |
| Answer» D. 950 | |
| 223. |
To address the problem of sustainable and holistic development of rainfed areas, including appropriate farming and livelihood system approaches, the government of India has set up the |
| A. | National Rainfed Area Authority |
| B. | National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas |
| C. | National Mission on Rainfed Areas |
| D. | Command Area Development and Water Management Authority |
| Answer» B. National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas | |
| 224. |
Which is not a |
| A. | Jowar |
| B. | Maize |
| C. | Groundnut |
| D. | Wheat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 225. |
During which of the following years, average growth/rate (at constant prices) of |
| A. | 2002-03 |
| B. | 2003-04 |
| C. | 2005-06 |
| D. | 2006-07 |
| Answer» B. 2003-04 | |
| 226. |
Which sector is the |
| A. | Service Sector |
| B. | Financial Sector |
| C. | Tourism Sector |
| D. | Agriculture Sector |
| Answer» E. | |
| 227. |
Which of the following state is/are included under the |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Tripura |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 228. |
The minimum support priceand procurement price for agriculture products are fixed by the government on the recommendations of |
| A. | Competition Commission of India |
| B. | National Development Council |
| C. | Planning Commission |
| D. | Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 229. |
Disguised unemployment in India exists in |
| A. | Transport sector |
| B. | Agricultural sector |
| C. | Banking |
| D. | Service sector |
| Answer» C. Banking | |
| 230. |
Intensive Agriculture District Programme (IADP) |
| A. | 1959-60 |
| B. | 1960-61 |
| C. | 1961-62 |
| D. | 1962-63 |
| Answer» C. 1961-62 | |
| 231. |
Yellow Revolution |
| A. | wool |
| B. | fish |
| C. | Shrimp |
| D. | Oil seeds |
| Answer» E. | |
| 232. |
In India, which of the following has the |
| A. | Commercial Banks |
| B. | Co-operative Banks |
| C. | Regional Rural Banks |
| D. | Microfinance Institutions |
| Answer» B. Co-operative Banks | |
| 233. |
Which of the following is the chief characteristic of |
| A. | Cultivation of both cash crops and food crops |
| B. | Cultivation of two or more crops in same field |
| C. | Rearing of animals and cultivation together |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 234. |
Agriculture sector directly employs one of the following percentage of |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 30% |
| C. | 40% |
| D. | 52% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 235. |
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna |
| A. | 2003 |
| B. | 2004 |
| C. | 2006 |
| D. | 2007 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 236. |
"Everything else can wait, but not agriculture" |
| A. | Jagjivan Ram |
| B. | J.L.Nehru |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Sardar Patel |
| Answer» C. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 237. |
Where is the Indian Institute of |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | Varanasi |
| C. | Kanpur |
| D. | Lukhnow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 238. |
Dr. M. Swaminathan |
| A. | Nuclear Physics |
| B. | Agriculture |
| C. | Astrophysics |
| D. | Medicine |
| Answer» C. Astrophysics | |
| 239. |
Which of the following has not been a component of the agriculture strategy that brought about the |
| A. | Greater intensity of cropping |
| B. | Guaranteed maximum prices |
| C. | New agricultural technology |
| D. | Package of inputs |
| Answer» C. New agricultural technology | |
| 240. |
National Agriculture Insurance Scheme |
| A. | 1997 |
| B. | 1998 |
| C. | 1999 |
| D. | 2000 |
| Answer» D. 2000 | |
| 241. |
National Seed Policy, 2002 |
| A. | Kelkar Committee |
| B. | M. V Rao Committee |
| C. | Y. V Reddy Committee |
| D. | Abhijit Sen Committee |
| Answer» C. Y. V Reddy Committee | |
| 242. |
Swaroop |
| A. | financial products marketing |
| B. | Sugar marketing |
| C. | Banking |
| D. | Capital marketing |
| Answer» B. Sugar marketing | |
| 243. |
Green Revolution |
| A. | Wheat and Rice |
| B. | Wheat and Potatoes |
| C. | Mustard and Oilseeds |
| D. | Tea and Coffee |
| Answer» B. Wheat and Potatoes | |
| 244. |
Pink revolution |
| A. | Shrimp |
| B. | Oil seeds |
| C. | Milk |
| D. | Wool |
| Answer» B. Oil seeds | |
| 245. |
The National Mission |
| A. | National Food Security Mission |
| B. | National Horticulture Mission |
| C. | Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana |
| D. | National Cash Crop Programme |
| Answer» D. National Cash Crop Programme | |
| 246. |
Gray Revolution |
| A. | Fish |
| B. | Milk |
| C. | Oil seeds |
| D. | Wool |
| Answer» E. | |
| 247. |
Which of the following state is in |
| A. | Utter Pradesh |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» B. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 248. |
Which one of the following states is the first state to impose |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 249. |
Which one of the following Co-operative societies is responsible for the |
| A. | NAFED |
| B. | IFFCO |
| C. | NCDC |
| D. | TRI FED |
| Answer» C. NCDC | |
| 250. |
The impact of the |
| A. | rice |
| B. | pulses |
| C. | oilseeds |
| D. | wheat |
| Answer» E. | |