Agriculture UPSC Questions

Geography-Economic Geography

Agriculture MCQ Questions


13.
If the supply not equals the demand, then it will lead to
A.
Increase in prices
B.
Increase in sales
C.
Increases in wastage
D.
Decrease in prices
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ANSWER :
A. Increase in prices
14.
A state in india has the following characteristics:
1. Its northern part is arid and semi and.
2. Its central part produces cotton .
3. Cultivation of cash crops is predominant over food crops.
Which one of the following states has all of the above characteristics?
UPSC - 2011
A.
Andhra pradesh
B.
Gujarat
C.
Karnataka
D.
Tamil Nadu
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ANSWER :
B. Gujarat
15.
IADP stands for in agriculture
A.
Indian Agricultural Districts Programme
B.
Intensive Agricultural Districts Programme
C.
Intensive Agricultural Districts Performance
D.
Indian Agricultural Districts Performance
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ANSWER :
B. Intensive Agricultural Districts Programme
16.
Whose words were these? "The qualitative technological transformation in India - the Green Revolution…..came about not during his lifetime but soon after his death. But the foundations for the technological development were laid during Nehru's time."
A.
G.S.Bhalla
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Mahatma Gandhi
D.
Subash Chandra Bose
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ANSWER :
A. G.S.Bhalla
17.
Which of the following is the chief characteristic of 'mixed farming'?
UPSC - 2012
A.
Cultivation of both cash crops and fool crops
B.
Cultivation of two or more crops in the same field
C.
Rearing of animals and cultivation of crops together
D.
None of the above.
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ANSWER :
C. Rearing of animals and cultivation of crops together
18.
What are the benefits of implementing the 'Integrated watershed Development Programme?
1. Prevention of soil runoff
2. Linking the country's perennial rivers with seasonal rivers
3. Rainwater harvesting and recharge of groundwater table
4. Regeneration of natural vegetation
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
UPSC - 2014
A.
1 and 2 only
B.
2, 3 and 4 only
C.
1, 3 and 4 only
D.
1, 2, 3 and 4
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ANSWER :
C. 1, 3 and 4 only