Agronomy Questions for IAS Prelims - Set 6
1. Which of the following are favorable conditions for growth of cotton?1. Fairly cold weather
2. Muddy or sandy soil
3. Arid and semiarid regions.
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 2,3
Cotton is a fairly hot weather plant. Temperature should not drop below 60 degrees or so. An average temperature of 90 degrees is good for cotton growth.
1. It is also called as regur soil
2. It is suitable for dry farming
3. The soil has rich content of nitrogen and phosphorus
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1, 2
Black soil has rich content of iron, lime , aluminum but it lacks nitrogen and phosphorus. It is suitable for dry farming because of high moisture retentive capacity.
1. Himachal pradesh ------ i. Saal
2. Jharkhand ------------- ii. Ashoka
3. Uttar Pradesh ---------- iii. Deodar
4. Telangana -------------- iv. White teak
5. Meghalaya --------------- v. Mahua
a) 1- ii, 2- v, 3-i, 4- iii, 5-iv
b) 1- v, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii, 5-iii
c) 1- iii, 2- i, 3-ii, 4- v, 5-iv
d) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iv, 4- iii, 5-v
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1- iii, 2- i, 3-ii, 4- v , 5-iv
These are Indian state with state tree.
1. Almost all coffee grown in Kerala is Robusta.
2. Kerala is the highest coffee producing state in India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Karnataka accounts for 53% followed by Kerala 28% and Tamil Nadu 11% of production of 8,200 tonnes.
1. NAFED is one of the largest procurement as well as marketing agencies for agricultural products in India.
2. National Spot Exchange is a Commodities exchange in India, and is a joint venture of Financial Technologies India Ltd. (FTIL) and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED).
Which of the above statements is/ are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer6. Consider the following statements1. Cotton is a kharif crop
2. In Tamil Nadu, it is grown both as a kharif and as a rabi crop.
Which of the above statement is correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Rainfall occurs after September and cotton is sown in October. The irrigated crop is sown in January-February.
