Indian Geography PYQ – Agriculture
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Subsistence farming feeds the farmer's family and commercial farming is for sale, but shifting cultivation, not intensive farming, is the primitive method of hill tribes.
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Indian Geography PYQ – Agriculture – 20 questions, subject: Geography. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
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1.
Group 1 2021
Which one of the following agricultural practices is ecofriendly?Correct Answer: A [Organic farming]
Explanation:
Organic farming avoids chemical fertilisers and pesticides and uses manure and biological control, so it is eco-friendly, unlike shifting cultivation or high-yielding varieties.
2.
Group 1 2022
'Promoting soil health' and 'making rainwater harvesting compulsory' – These statements relate toCorrect Answer: C [Evergreen revolution]
Explanation:
The Evergreen Revolution, proposed by M.S. Swaminathan, stresses sustainable productivity through soil health and water conservation such as rainwater harvesting.
3.
Group 1 2022
Which of the following are correctly paired :(i) KVK – Kisan Vigyan Kendra
(ii) SMAE – Sub Mission on Agriculture Extension
(iii) NSDA – National Skill Development Agency
(iv) ATMA – Agricultural Technology Management Agency
Correct Answer: B [(ii), (iii) and (iv)]
Explanation:
KVK stands for Krishi Vigyan Kendra, not Kisan Vigyan Kendra, so only (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correctly expanded.
4.
Reporter 2022
Which crop requires maximum water for cultivation?Correct Answer: C [Sugarcane]
Explanation:
Sugarcane stays in the field for about a year and needs heavy, continuous irrigation, so it requires the most water among these crops.
5.
Reporter 2022
Which of the following is / are not part of the agricultural price policy?1. To improve technology for higher production
2. To help the distribution of land
3. To fix the procurement prices
4. To manage public distribution system
Correct Answer: B [2 only]
Explanation:
Distribution of land belongs to land reforms, not agricultural price policy, which deals with support and procurement prices, technology adoption and public distribution.
6.
Group 3A 2023
Which one is an example for Agro based Industry?Correct Answer: A [Sugar Mill]
Explanation:
A sugar mill uses sugarcane, an agricultural product, as raw material, making it an agro-based industry, unlike cement, steel or mining.
7.
Geology Service 2023 · Group 1 2024
The term 'Operation Flood' is related toCorrect Answer: B [White Revolution]
Explanation:
Operation Flood, launched by the NDDB in 1970 under Verghese Kurien, is the White Revolution in milk production.
8.
Research Asst. (Animal Husbandry) 2023
Primitive form of agriculture in which absence of plough is calledCorrect Answer: A [Hoe Farming]
Explanation:
Hoe farming is the primitive form of agriculture practised without a plough, using simple tools such as hoes and digging sticks.
9.
Mass Interviewer 2023
Name the network project of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) that aims to enhance the resilience of Indian Agriculture to climate change through strategic research and technology demonstrationCorrect Answer: C [NICRA]
Explanation:
NICRA, the National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture, is the ICAR network project (2011) to make Indian agriculture climate resilient.
10.
Combined Engineering Service 2024
Life in India is primarily based on Agriculture, which is dependent for its very existence on theCorrect Answer: A [South West Monsoon]
Explanation:
Most of India's rainfall (about 75%) comes in the June-September south-west monsoon, on which agriculture largely depends.
11.
Combined Engineering Service 2024
ICRISAT is related toCorrect Answer: B [Dry land farming]
Explanation:
ICRISAT, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics near Hyderabad, works on dryland farming.
12.
Combined Engineering Service 2024
Why is "Commercialisation of Agriculture" so calledCorrect Answer: C [Sale in market]
Explanation:
Commercialisation of agriculture means growing crops for sale in the market rather than for family consumption.
13.
Hostel Supdt. cum PT 2024
Red Revolution related with1. Apple
2. Meat
3. Tomato
4. Shrimp
Correct Answer: C [2 and 3 only]
Explanation:
The Red Revolution refers to increased production of meat and tomato.
14.
Hostel Supdt. cum PT 2024
Match the important Agricultural Revolutions with its related products :(a) Golden fibre revolution – 1. Fertilizers
(b) Silver fibre revolution – 2. Fish production
(c) Grey revolution – 3. Jute production
(d) Blue revolution – 4. Cotton
Correct Answer: D [3 4 1 2]
Explanation:
Golden fibre is jute, silver fibre is cotton, the grey revolution concerns fertilisers and the blue revolution fish: 3 4 1 2.
15.
Group 4 2024
India observed 2018 as the national year of which crop?Correct Answer: A [Millets]
Explanation:
India observed 2018 as the National Year of Millets, and the UN declared 2023 the International Year of Millets on India's proposal.
16.
CTS (ITI Posts) 2024
Choose the correct sentences.(i) Rajasthan is the largest producer of Bajra in India.
(ii) West Bengal is the leading state both in cultivation and production of Jute.
(iii) Andhra Pradesh is India's largest oilseeds producing state.
Correct Answer: C [(i) and (ii) only]
Explanation:
Rajasthan leads in bajra and West Bengal in jute, but Andhra Pradesh is not the top oilseeds producer (Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat lead).
17.
CTS (ITI Posts) 2024
Match the following :(a) Bulb – 1. Turmeric
(b) Corm – 2. Potato
(c) Rhizome – 3. Onion
(d) Tuber – 4. Colacasia
Correct Answer: A [3 4 1 2]
Explanation:
Onion is a bulb, colocasia a corm, turmeric a rhizome and potato a tuber: 3 4 1 2.
18.
Special Competitive Exam 2025
Match correctly the different names of shifting agriculture in different regions in India.(a) Jhum – 1. Assam
(b) Punam Krishi – 2. Kerala
(c) Podu – 3. Andhra Pradesh
(d) Bewar – 4. Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: A [1 2 3 4]
Explanation:
Jhum is the shifting cultivation of Assam and the north-east, Punam of Kerala, Podu of Andhra Pradesh and Bewar of Madhya Pradesh: 1 2 3 4.
19.
Group 4 2025
Match the following (Shifting cultivation – Region) :(a) Ladang – 1. Malaysia
(b) Milpa – 2. Vietnam
(c) Roca – 3. Brazil
(d) Ray – 4. Mexico
Correct Answer: A [1 4 3 2]
Explanation:
Ladang is Malaysian, Milpa Mexican, Roca Brazilian and Ray Vietnamese shifting cultivation: 1 4 3 2.
20.
CTS (ITI Posts – Level II) 2025
Which of the following statements are true about agricultural pattern?(i) Subsistence agriculture is the production of food primarily for consumption by the farmer's family.
(ii) Commercial agriculture is the production of food primarily for sale off the farm.
(iii) Intensive agriculture is a kind of traditional farming practiced by tribes in the hilly and forest regions.
Correct Answer: C [(i) and (ii) only]
Explanation:
Subsistence farming feeds the farmer's family and commercial farming is for sale, but shifting cultivation, not intensive farming, is the primitive method of hill tribes.
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