Agriculture - Section 1

26:  

If there is high rainfall, abundant sunshine, gently sloping land and well drained soil, for which crop are the conditions most suitable?

A.

Jute

B.

Rice

C.

Sugarcane

D.

Tea

 
 

Option: D

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27:  

The important feature of shifting cultivation is

A.

Cultivation by transplantation

B.

Cultivation of Leguminous crops

C.

Change of Cultivation site

D.

Rotating of crops

 
 

Option: C

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28:  

Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance?

A.

Economy that solely depends upon animals

B.

Fanning in which only one crop is cultivated by clearing hill slopes

C.

Practice of growing crops on higher hill slopes in summer and foothills in winter

D.

Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains

 
 

Option: D

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29:  

Under which climatic conditions do the laterite soils develop

A.

Wet tropical climate

B.

Hot and dry climate

C.

Cold temperate climate

D.

Mediterranean type of climate

 
 

Option: A

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30:  

Which of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water?

A.

Desert soil

B.

Laterite soil

C.

Red soil

D.

Regur soil

 
 

Option: D

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