Agriculture Part 1

How many cropping seasons does India have?

• 4
• 2
• 5
• 3

In Assam, West Bengal and Odisha, how many crops of paddy are grown in a year?

• 2
• 3
• 1
• 4

What percentage of our cropped area is covered by oilseeds?

• 21
• 12
• 2
• 4

India produces about …………………….. percent of the world’s vegetables:

• 13
• 14
• 15
• 16

Cotton is a kharif crop and requires ……………………… to ……………………… months to nature:

• 8 to 12

• 2 to 5

• 6 to 8

• 5 to 10

Why is there enormous pressure on agricultural land?

• Due to the law of inheritance and division of land.
•  Overpopulation
• Small scale farmers are not able to earn livelihood
• Farmers of less land holdings are not able to afford the right techniques

What are the characteristics of plantation farming?

• Multiple crops
•  using capital intensive inputs, with the help of migrant labourers
•  the produce is used for various reasons
• Crop rotation on the same piece of land

The rainfall and temperature required for the cultivation of rubber is:

• 100 cm-25°C
• (6) 150cm-30°C
• 200 cm-25°C
• 300cm-40°C

In Jharkhand, primitive form of cultivation is called:

• Podu

• Bringa

• Valre

• Kuruwa

A type of farming in which a single crop is grown on a large area is called:

• Primitive
• (6) Commercial
• Plantation
• Intensive