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This section includes 405 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
Soil can best be conserved on the hills by which of the cultivating methods? |
| A. | trip cropping |
| B. | rop rotation |
| C. | ontour ploughing |
| D. | erracing |
| Answer» D. erracing | |
| 102. |
Consider the following statements:1. Alluvial soil is rich in chemical properties and is capable of yielding Rabi and Kharif crops.2. Black soil is suitable for cotton, groundnut.3. Rabi crops are reaped in autumn after sowing in June.Which of these statements are correct ? |
| A. | , 2 and 3 |
| B. | and 2 |
| C. | and 3 |
| D. | and 3 |
| Answer» C. and 3 | |
| 103. |
Green Revolution is related to which Crop |
| A. | ice |
| B. | heat |
| C. | ulses |
| D. | ugercane |
| Answer» C. ulses | |
| 104. |
Which of the following is not Rabi Crop in India? |
| A. | heat |
| B. | au |
| C. | ape seed |
| D. | ute |
| Answer» E. | |
| 105. |
In an area with more than 200 cm annual rainfall and slopy hills, which of the following crops can be cultivated best? |
| A. | ea |
| B. | ute |
| C. | obacco |
| D. | otton |
| Answer» B. ute | |
| 106. |
Rotation of crops mean |
| A. | rowing of different crops in succession tomaintain soil fertility |
| B. | ome crops are grown again and again |
| C. | wo or more crops are grown simultaneouslyto increase productivity |
| D. | one of the above |
| Answer» B. ome crops are grown again and again | |
| 107. |
There is rainfall more than 200cm. In a sloppymountainous tract of India. Which of the following crops can be farmed there? |
| A. | otton |
| B. | ute |
| C. | obacco |
| D. | ea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 108. |
The system or shifting cultivation in the north eastern region of India is called |
| A. | huming |
| B. | ewar |
| C. | aungya |
| D. | adang |
| Answer» B. ewar | |
| 109. |
In which month are the kharif crops sown? |
| A. | pril |
| B. | une |
| C. | eptember |
| D. | ovember |
| Answer» C. eptember | |
| 110. |
Rabi crop is sown in |
| A. | ctober - November |
| B. | pril - May |
| C. | anuary - February |
| D. | ugust - September |
| Answer» B. pril - May | |
| 111. |
Which of the following soils is most suitable for cultivation of cereals? |
| A. | lluvial soils |
| B. | ed soils |
| C. | aterite soils |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» B. ed soils | |
| 112. |
Which of the following is/are correct about shifting cultivation ?I. It involves no ploughingII. It is slash and burn agricultureIII. It involves crop rotationIV. It is combined with transhumance |
| A. | , II, III and IV |
| B. | I, III and IV |
| C. | I and III |
| D. | and II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 113. |
The type of crop which is able to fix nitrogen from air is known as |
| A. | egume |
| B. | ice |
| C. | uber |
| D. | otato |
| Answer» B. ice | |
| 114. |
The Practice of shifting cultivation is used in |
| A. | imachal Pradesh |
| B. | entral Highlands |
| C. | oastal Tamil Nadu |
| D. | agaland |
| Answer» E. | |
| 115. |
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of crop rotation with a view to increasing soil fertility? |
| A. | heat, Potato, Barley, Pea |
| B. | otato, Wheat, Pea, Barley |
| C. | arley, Pea, Wheat, Potato |
| D. | ea, Barley, Wheat, Potato |
| Answer» D. ea, Barley, Wheat, Potato | |
| 116. |
Which of the following is not a food crop? |
| A. | aize |
| B. | ajra |
| C. | addy |
| D. | otton |
| Answer» E. | |
| 117. |
The remedy for soil erosion region is- 1.Bordering the region 2.Crop regulation 3.Deforestation 4.Allowing animals for grazing |
| A. | ,2 |
| B. | ,4 |
| C. | ,3 |
| D. | ,2 |
| Answer» B. ,4 | |
| 118. |
Which of the following types of soils is most suited for tea cultivation? |
| A. | aterite soils |
| B. | ed soils |
| C. | lack soils |
| D. | lluvial soils |
| Answer» B. ed soils | |
| 119. |
Which one among the following is not a plantation crop? |
| A. | offee |
| B. | ugarcane |
| C. | heat |
| D. | ubber |
| Answer» E. | |
| 120. |
Which of the following component was not the partof agricultural policy of Green Revolution? |
| A. | igh density of crops |
| B. | uaranteed maximum price |
| C. | ew agricultural technology |
| D. | nvestment package |
| Answer» C. ew agricultural technology | |
| 121. |
The Laterite soil is found in |
| A. | igh rainfall states |
| B. | n deserts |
| C. | ropical areas |
| D. | ry and humid tropical areas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 122. |
Khaddar soils are found |
| A. | n piedmont plains |
| B. | n flood plains |
| C. | ver low plateaux |
| D. | ver steep slopes |
| Answer» C. ver low plateaux | |
| 123. |
Choose the crops which were cropped by using high yielding seeds in India during Green Revolution? |
| A. | ice, wheat, pulses, oilseeds and sugarcane |
| B. | aize, gram, jowar, coffee and tea |
| C. | ice, wheat, jowar, millet and maize |
| D. | heat, rice, sugarcane, pulses and maize |
| Answer» D. heat, rice, sugarcane, pulses and maize | |
| 124. |
Black soils are ideal for cultivation of cotton as |
| A. | heir colour is black |
| B. | hey can retain moisture |
| C. | hey are made of lava |
| D. | hey are found on plateau regions |
| Answer» C. hey are made of lava | |
| 125. |
The important feature of shifting cultivation is ________ |
| A. | ultivation by transplantation |
| B. | ultivation of Leguminous crops |
| C. | hange of cultivation site |
| D. | otating of crops |
| Answer» D. otating of crops | |
| 126. |
Why is crop rotation necessary? |
| A. | o increase the fertility of soil |
| B. | o increase the quantity of minerals |
| C. | o reduce the quantity of proteins |
| D. | o plough various types of crops |
| Answer» B. o increase the quantity of minerals | |
| 127. |
The Plantation agriculture produces? |
| A. | nly Food Crops |
| B. | lantation Crops |
| C. | ash Crops |
| D. | our Crops |
| Answer» C. ash Crops | |
| 128. |
The soils of the plains have not been derived |
| A. | rom the Himalayan rocks |
| B. | rom the Peninsular rocks |
| C. | nly from the rocks existing locally |
| D. | rom material brought by the rivers |
| Answer» D. rom material brought by the rivers | |
| 129. |
Which of the following are the components of loamy soils?I. Red soilII. Clay soilIII. Alluvial soilIV. Silt soilV. Sandy soil |
| A. | and II |
| B. | , III and IV |
| C. | I and V |
| D. | I, III and V |
| Answer» D. I, III and V | |
| 130. |
Which type of soil retains maximum water? |
| A. | andy soil |
| B. | layey soil |
| C. | oamy soil |
| D. | ocky soil |
| Answer» C. oamy soil | |
| 131. |
Which of the following types of soils is found throughout India in all climatic zones? |
| A. | aline and Alkaline soils |
| B. | ed soils |
| C. | aterite soils |
| D. | lluvial soils |
| Answer» B. ed soils | |
| 132. |
The soil formed by the deposition of silt brought by rivers is ________ |
| A. | lluvial soil |
| B. | ed soil |
| C. | lack soil |
| D. | od soil |
| Answer» B. ed soil | |
| 133. |
The Laterite soil is found in which of the following state? |
| A. | erala |
| B. | ttar Pradesh |
| C. | ajasthan |
| D. | ammu and Kashmir |
| Answer» B. ttar Pradesh | |
| 134. |
The Red soils develop a reddish colour due to ________ |
| A. | eforestation and over-grazing |
| B. | he presence of potash and magnesia |
| C. | ropical monsoonal climate |
| D. | wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic rocks |
| Answer» E. | |
| 135. |
The largest and the most important soil group of India contributing to the country's major agricultural production is |
| A. | aterite |
| B. | lluvial |
| C. | ed |
| D. | eat |
| Answer» C. ed | |
| 136. |
Which is the chief characteristic of the soil of the Indo-Gangetic plain? |
| A. | t is derived from Himalayan rocks |
| B. | t is rich in humus |
| C. | t is formed of peninsular rocks |
| D. | t is derived from local rocks |
| Answer» B. t is rich in humus | |
| 137. |
Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil? |
| A. | ihar |
| B. | adhya Pradesh |
| C. | amil Nadu |
| D. | unjab |
| Answer» C. amil Nadu | |
| 138. |
Soil erosion in desert area can be prevented |
| A. | y strip ploughing |
| B. | y using manure |
| C. | y forestation |
| D. | y shifting cultivation |
| Answer» D. y shifting cultivation | |
| 139. |
Which of the following can be used to correct acidic soil? |
| A. | ypsum |
| B. | ime |
| C. | egetable compost |
| D. | alcium superphosphate |
| Answer» C. egetable compost | |
| 140. |
Which of the following statements regarding red soils of India is/are correct?1. The colour of the soil is-red due to ferric oxide content.2. Red soils are rich in lime, humous and potash.3. They are porous and have friable structure. |
| A. | only |
| B. | and 3 only |
| C. | and 3 only |
| D. | , 2 and 3 |
| Answer» C. and 3 only | |
| 141. |
Which of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water? |
| A. | esert soil |
| B. | aterite soil |
| C. | ed soil |
| D. | egur soil |
| Answer» E. | |
| 142. |
Which one of the following soil types of India is rendered infertile by the presence of excess iron? |
| A. | esert sand |
| B. | lluvial |
| C. | odzolic |
| D. | ateritic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 143. |
Under which climatic conditions do the laterite soils develop ? |
| A. | et tropical Climate |
| B. | ot and dry Climate |
| C. | old temperature Climate |
| D. | editerranean type of Climate |
| Answer» B. ot and dry Climate | |
| 144. |
Which of the following are true in respect of alluvial soil ?I. Generally confined to river basinsII. It has been deposited by riversIII. It is rich in phosphorus and poor in potashIV. It is the most fertile soil |
| A. | and II |
| B. | II and IV |
| C. | , II and IV |
| D. | , II and III |
| Answer» D. , II and III | |
| 145. |
Black cotton soil of the Deccan region of India is associated with ________ rocks. |
| A. | olcanic rocks |
| B. | lutonic rocks |
| C. | edimentary rocks |
| D. | ypabysal rocks |
| Answer» B. lutonic rocks | |
| 146. |
Soil of Western Rajasthan have a high content of |
| A. | luminium |
| B. | alcium |
| C. | itrogen |
| D. | hosphorus |
| Answer» C. itrogen | |
| 147. |
The soil of northern plain of India is formed by |
| A. | egradation |
| B. | ggradation |
| C. | eathering in situ |
| D. | rosion |
| Answer» C. eathering in situ | |
| 148. |
The salinity of soil is measured by |
| A. | lectrical Conductivity Meter |
| B. | ygrometer |
| C. | sychrometer |
| D. | caler |
| Answer» B. ygrometer | |
| 149. |
On the basis of the process of their formation, which' of the following soils is formed differently from the other three? |
| A. | hadar |
| B. | hangar |
| C. | habar |
| D. | egur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 150. |
Which soil is best for the production of cotton? |
| A. | lack soil |
| B. | oam soil |
| C. | lluvial soil |
| D. | eaty soil |
| Answer» B. oam soil | |