FCI Agriculture Quiz 30 |

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Q1. Laterite soil mostly found on hills of

Kerala
Karnataka
Assam
Maharashtra
All of the above

Explanation:- The laterite soils are commonly found in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and the hilly areas of Odisha and Assam.

Q2.The highest acidic soils found in

Bihar
Maharashtra
West Bengal
All of the above
None of these

Explanation:- Highest acidic soils found in West Bengal.

Q3. Most serious and unnoticed by farmer ………form of soil erosion

Splash erosion
Sheet erosion
Rill erosion
Gully erosion
None of these

Explanation:- Splash erosion is generally seen as the first and least severe stage in the soil erosion process, which is followed by sheet erosion, then rill erosion, and finally gully erosion (the most severe of the four).

Q4. Drip irrigation is introduced from

Japan
Australia
Israel
China
None of these

Explanation:- The most significant advance in modern agriculture is the drip–irrigation system invented in Israel by Simcha Blass and his son Yeshayahu in 1959.

Q5. Which Agro-climatic zone of India has the highest irrigated area, highest net sown area, high cropping intensity, and high groundwater utilization?

Trans-Gangetic plain region
Upper-Gangetic plain region
Lower-Gangetic plain region
Eastern Plateau and Hills region
None of these

Explanation:- The soil is alluvial which is highly productive. Canals and tube-wells and pumping sets have been installed by the cultivators and the governments. The intensity of agriculture is the highest in the country.

Q6. Crop having highest area under irrigation

Rice
Wheat
Sugarcane
Maize
None of these

Explanation:- Rice production has been increased greatly since the 1960s. In irrigation, rice is the dominant crop. It occupies approximately 30% of the irrigation area. Rice plant grows in the abundant water environment.

Q7. The country having highest irrigation efficiency

China
Japan
Israel
India
None of these

Explanation:- Country having the highest irrigation efficiency is Israel.

Q8. Saltation is a process of

Water erosion
Wind erosion
Streambank erosion
Both A and C
None of these

Explanation:- Saltation—occurs among middle-sized soil particles that range from 0.05 mm to 0.5 mm in diameter. Such particles are light enough to be lifted off the surface but are too large to become suspended.

Q9. Origin of Maize

India
Mexico
China
USA
None of these

Explanation:- Maize began to spread widely and rapidly. It was first cultivated in what is now the United States, at several sites in New Mexico and Arizona about 2100 BC.

Q10. National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed areas

1985-86
1990-91
1986-87
2015-16
None of these

Explanation:- The scheme of the National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA) was launched in 1990-91 in 25 States and 2 Union Territories based on twin concepts of integrated watershed management and sustainable farming systems.

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