Agriculture Quiz 10

1. Which of the following are the chief characteristics of mixed farming?

• A. Cultivation of both cash crops and food crops
• B. Cultivation of two or more crops in the same field
• C. Rearing of animals and cultivation of crops
• D. None of the above

Answer: C. Rearing of animals and cultivation of crops

2. Shifting agriculture is known as “Milpa” in which country?

• A. India
• B. Malaysia
• C. Mexico
• D. Brazil

Answer: C. Mexico

3. Which type of farming is practiced in areas of high population pressure on land?

• A. Extensive subsistence farming
• B. Commercial farming
• C. Primitive subsistence farming
• D. Intensive subsistence farming

Answer: D. Intensive subsistence farming

4. Which of the following is a soil replenishment method?

• A. Vermicomposting
• B. Crop rotation
• C. Growing of leguminous plants
• D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

5. Which scheme was prepared as a model scheme by NABARD?

• A. Soil Health Card
• B. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
• C. Kisan Credit Card (KCC)
• D. Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme

Answer: C. Kisan Credit Card (KCC)

6. The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was introduced in which year?

• A. 1990
• B. 1998
• C. 2002
• D. 2008

Answer: B. 1998

7. Which of the following statements about the KCC scheme are correct?

• A. Introduced in 1998
• B. Covers both short-term and long-term credit
• C. Comes with an ATM-enabled RuPay debit card
• D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

8. What is the scientific name of Tulsi?

• A. Azadirachta indica
• B. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
• C. Aloe barbadensis miller
• D. Ocimum tenuiflorum

Answer: D. Ocimum tenuiflorum

9. What is India’s rank in total wheat production globally?

• A. First
• B. Second
• C. Third
• D. Fourth

Answer: B. Second

10. When did the Green Revolution start in India?

• A. 1947
• B. 1966
• C. 1980
• D. 1992

Answer: B. 1966

Answer: B. Jhansi