AGRICULTURE

A short season between the rabi and kharif season is known as:

• (a) Aus

• (b) Boro

• (c) Zaid

• (d) None of the above

The main food crop of Rabi season is:

• (a) Wheat

• (b) Rice

• (c) Maize

• (d) Jowar

Kharif crops are grown:

• (a) with the onset of monsoon and harvested in September-October

• (b) with the onset of winter and harvested in summer

• (c) with onset of Autumn and harvested in summer

• (d) None of the above

Rabi crops are:

• (a) sown in winter and harvested in summer

• (b) sown during rainy season and harvested in winter

• (c) sown in summer and harvested in winter

• (d) None of the above

The three major cropping seasons of India are:

• (a) Aus, Aman and Boro

• (b) Rabi, Kharif and Zaid

• (c) Baisakh, Paus and Chait

• (d) None of the above

Which of the following are plantation crops?

• (a) Rice and maize

• (b) Wheat and pulses

• (c) Tea, coffee, banana and sugarcane

• (d) None of the above

Which of the following is known as golden fibre?

• (a) Cotton

• (b) Jute

• (c) Hemp

• (d) Silk

Which one of the following describes a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown on a large area?

• (a) Shifting agriculture

• (b) Plantation agriculture

• (c) Horticulture

• (d) Intensive agriculture

Which one of the following is announced by the government in support of a crop?

• (a) Maximum support price

• (b) Minimum support price

• (c) Moderate support price

• (d) Influential support price

Primitive subsistence farming is also known as:

• (a) Mixed farming

• (b) Cooperative farming

• (c) Slash and bum agriculture

• (d) Commercial farming