Economic Activities (Agriculture, Industry, Services) NDA Questions

NDA Human Geography

Economic Activities (Agriculture, Industry, Services) MCQ Questions


13.
Norman Borlaug, who developed high-yielding varieties of wheat that triggered a major increase in global food production, is internationally known as the:
A.
Father of Economic Planning
B.
Father of the Blue Revolution
C.
Father of the Green Revolution
D.
Father of the White Revolution
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ANSWER :
C. Father of the Green Revolution
14.
The 'Father of the Green Revolution in India', credited with adapting HYV seed technology to Indian conditions, is:
A.
M.S. Swaminathan
B.
Norman Borlaug
C.
C. Subramaniam
D.
Verghese Kurien
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ANSWER :
A. M.S. Swaminathan
15.
The 'White Revolution' or Operation Flood, which transformed India into the world's largest milk producer, is associated with:
A.
Norman Borlaug
B.
Verghese Kurien
C.
Vinoba Bhave
D.
M.S. Swaminathan
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ANSWER :
B. Verghese Kurien
16.
Von Thünen's model of agricultural land use is based on the principle that:
A.
Government policy is the sole determinant of land use
B.
Land-use intensity and crop choice decrease/change with increasing distance from the central market
C.
Climate alone determines all agricultural patterns
D.
Crop choice depends only on soil fertility, irrespective of market
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ANSWER :
B. Land-use intensity and crop choice decrease/change with increasing distance from the central market
17.
Nomadic herding, practised in arid, semi-arid and polar regions, primarily involves:
A.
Intensive irrigated rice cultivation
B.
Plantation cultivation of cash crops
C.
Seasonal movement of herds and herders in search of pasture and water
D.
Settled commercial dairying near urban markets
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ANSWER :
C. Seasonal movement of herds and herders in search of pasture and water
18.
Ranching, as practised in regions like the Western USA, Argentina and Australia, refers to:
A.
Plantation cultivation of cash crops for export
B.
Intensive cultivation of rice on terraced hill slopes
C.
Commercial rearing of livestock on extensive natural or improved grasslands for meat, wool and hides
D.
Small-scale subsistence dairying in monsoon Asia
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ANSWER :
C. Commercial rearing of livestock on extensive natural or improved grasslands for meat, wool and hides