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upsc-p1-geography-india-agriculture MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 8 upsc-p1-geography-india-agriculture questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Crop system) A. Rice-rice or rice-pulse B. Cotton-wheat or cotton-mustard C. Soybean-wheat or soybean-gram D. Millet-pulse List II (Most appropriate regional setting) 1. Humid eastern and coastal regions 2. Irrigated north-western India 3. Central Indian black-soil region 4. Semi-arid Rajasthan, the Deccan and dry plateaus
Rice-rice and rice-pulse systems fit humid eastern and coastal regions; cotton followed by wheat or mustard fits the irrigated north-west; soybean followed by wheat or gram fits central India's black soils; and millet-pulse systems fit semi-arid Rajasthan, the Deccan and dry plateaus. Therefore, option B gives the complete match.
Q2Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Irrigation source or method) A. Canal B. Tubewell C. Tank D. Drip or sprinkler List II (Characteristic concern) 1. Waterlogging, salinity and tail-end inequality 2. Groundwater depletion and energy load 3. Siltation, encroachment and weak maintenance 4. Initial cost and maintenance needs
Canals can produce waterlogging, salinity and tail-end inequality; tubewells can intensify aquifer depletion and energy use; tanks suffer from siltation, encroachment and weak maintenance; and drip or sprinkler systems require initial investment and maintenance. Hence, option D is correct.
Q3Starting with the rabi harvest, arrange the following phases in the seasonal crop cycle in their usual order: A. Rabi harvest in spring or early summer B. Short irrigated zaid season C. Kharif sowing with monsoon onset D. Kharif harvest after the rainy season Select the correct answer using the code given below.
After the rabi harvest, the short irrigated zaid season occupies the summer gap before kharif sowing. Kharif is then sown with monsoon onset and harvested after the rainy season. Therefore, option A gives A-B-C-D.
Q4Consider the following statements about the geographic requirements of major crops in India: 1. Cotton can grow on black soil as well as irrigated alluvium. 2. Jute prefers hot-humid alluvial tracts and needs water for retting. 3. Wheat requires standing water during ripening. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Cotton is associated with black soil or irrigated alluvium, while jute needs hot-humid alluvial conditions and water for retting. Wheat instead needs cool growth followed by dry, sunny ripening, so Statement 3 is incorrect.
Q5With reference to micro-irrigation, consider the following statements: 1. Drip and sprinkler systems can improve farm-level water-use efficiency for horticulture, sugarcane, cotton, pulses and oilseeds. 2. Micro-irrigation is naturally best suited to transplanted paddy because that crop deliberately maintains standing water. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statement 1 is correct. Drip and sprinkler irrigation improve water-use efficiency for many horticultural and row crops. Statement 2 is incorrect: they are less naturally suited where standing water is deliberately maintained, as in transplanted paddy.
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6Consider the following statements about irrigation systems in India: 1. Weak drainage and scheduling in canal commands can cause waterlogging, salinity and inequality between head-reach and tail-end farmers. 2. Tank irrigation supports local irrigation and groundwater recharge, but siltation, encroachment and weak maintenance reduce its effectiveness. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7With reference to rainfed and dryland agriculture in India, consider the following statements: 1. Rainfed agriculture is not backward by definition. 2. Dryland is a normal agro-ecological condition, whereas drought is a rainfall-failure or moisture-deficit event. 3. Intercropping can spread risk when a break in rainfall causes one crop to fail. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8Arrange the following events in the usual north Indian crop calendar, from earliest to latest: A. Kharif sowing with the onset of the monsoon B. Kharif harvest around September-October C. Rabi sowing after monsoon withdrawal D. Rabi harvest during March-April or April-June Select the correct answer using the code given below.