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Agriculture and major crops of India MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 19 Agriculture and major crops of India questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1Statement 1: Millets need less water than paddy and tolerate heat and poorer soils better than many cereals. Statement 2: Pulses improve soil health through nitrogen fixation. Which of the following is correct?
Millets and pulses are treated as central to dryland farming, nutrition and crop diversification. Bajra, jowar, ragi and small millets are described as nutri-cereals that need less water than paddy and can tolerate heat and poorer soils better than many cereals. Pulses such as gram, tur, moong, urad, lentil and peas provide protein and improve soil health through nitrogen fixation. Since both statements are correct, both are correct.
Q2Match List I with List II. List I: 1. ICAR 2. NABARD 3. FCI 4. National Food Security Act List II: a. Apex development bank for rural credit and agriculture-linked refinance b. Rights-based framework using subsidised foodgrains through the Targeted Public Distribution System c. Apex national body for agricultural research, education and extension d. Public agency for procurement, buffer stock and Public Distribution System support Choose the correct code.
Institutions and policy frameworks clearly are distinct. ICAR is the apex national body for agricultural research, education and extension. NABARD is the apex development bank for rural credit and agriculture-linked refinance. FCI is the main public agency for procurement, buffer stock and Public Distribution System support. The National Food Security Act, 2013 shifted food security towards a rights-based framework using subsidised foodgrains through the Targeted Public Distribution System. These links give the sequence 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b.
Q3Which statement about food security and support systems is incorrect?
Not to mix MSP, market price, procurement, subsidy and food security. MSP is an announced support price for selected crops, but it is not the same as universal procurement. Procurement is strongest for rice and wheat and varies by state, crop and season. FCI is correctly linked with procurement, buffer stocks and food distribution support. NABARD is correctly linked with rural credit and refinance. The National Food Security Act, 2013 uses the Targeted Public Distribution System for subsidised foodgrains.
Q4Punjab and Haryana became major rice producers mainly because of which factor described?
Natural rice regions contrasts with the north-western rice belt. Rice is water-demanding and common in humid plains, deltas and irrigated belts. Punjab and Haryana became major rice producers mainly through irrigation, procurement incentives and market support, not because they are naturally humid deltaic regions. This is an important CET cue: crop geography is shaped by resources and policy, not only by natural climate. Therefore the correct explanation is irrigation with procurement and market support.
Q5Assertion (A): Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh became food-grain surplus regions during the Green Revolution phase. Reason (R): The Green Revolution worked best where irrigation, high-yielding seed, fertilisers, extension services, credit and assured procurement came together. Choose the correct answer.
The Green Revolution phase from the mid-1960s are described as a package rather than a single input. High-yielding wheat and rice, assured irrigation, fertilisers, extension services, credit and procurement support worked together. This is why Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh became food-grain surplus regions. The assertion correctly identifies the regional outcome, and the reason gives the package of conditions that produced that outcome. Therefore, both statements are true and the reason explains the assertion.
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6Which institution is described as the apex development bank for agriculture and rural credit, linking farm finance with co-operatives, regional rural banks and commercial banks?
7Match List I with List II: List I: 1. NABARD 2. e-NAM 3. Soil Health Card Scheme 4. National Food Security Act List II: a. Apex development bank for agriculture and rural credit b. Electronic platform to improve price discovery in regulated agricultural markets c. Soil-test-based nutrient advice for correcting fertiliser imbalance d. Legal entitlement to subsidised foodgrains for about two-thirds of India's population Choose the correct code.
8Assertion (A): The rice-wheat cycle in north-western India has become a sustainability concern. Reason (R): Assured irrigation and procurement made paddy profitable there, but the same pattern contributed to groundwater depletion. Choose the correct answer.
9Statement 1: Cotton is closely associated with warm, frost-free conditions and black regur soils. Statement 2: Irrigation has widened the range of cotton into pockets of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. Which of the statements is/are correct?
10Which crop group is correctly matched with the kharif season in India?
11Which crop-season pairing is correctly described in the Indian crop calendar?
12Statement 1: Kharif crops are sown with the monsoon and harvested after the rainy season. Statement 2: Cropping pattern means the proportion of area under different crops in a region. Which of the following is correct?
13List I gives a crop or crop group, and List II gives the physical base emphasised. List I: 1. Cotton 2. Bajra, moth bean and guar in western Rajasthan 3. Wheat List II: a. Black soils that retain moisture b. Desert and arid soils with limited irrigation c. Cool growing season and warmer, dry maturity Choose the correctly matched sequence.
14Statement 1: Black soils of the Deccan are suited to cotton, soybean and jowar because they retain moisture. Statement 2: Desert and arid soils of western Rajasthan favour bajra, moth bean, guar and other hardy crops where irrigation is limited. Which of the following is correct?
15Assertion (A): The early gains of the Green Revolution were strongest in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh. Reason (R): These regions already had irrigation, larger marketable surplus and stronger state support, allowing high-yielding wheat to respond to fertiliser and procurement. Choose the correct answer.