SSC CGL Geography – Agriculture & Irrigation – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint
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SSC CGL Geography – Agriculture & Irrigation – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint – 20 questions, subject: Geography – India & World. 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.
Match the followingMatch the local name of shifting cultivation with the region:
P. Podu Q. Kumari R. Khil
1. Himalayan belt 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Western Ghats
P. Podu Q. Kumari R. Khil
1. Himalayan belt 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Western Ghats
Correct Answer: A [P-2, Q-3, R-1]
Explanation:
NCERT Class 10 list.
2.
Statement-based
I. Rabi crops are harvested in April–June.
II. Kharif crops are harvested in September–October.
I. Rabi crops are harvested in April–June.
II. Kharif crops are harvested in September–October.
Correct Answer: C [Both I and II]
Explanation:
Both are NCERT dates.
3.
Odd one outOdd one out (by season):
Correct Answer: D [Barley]
Explanation:
Barley is rabi; the rest are kharif.
4.
Assertion–Reason
A: Tank irrigation is common in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
R: Hard rock, uneven surface and seasonal rivers make canals and wells less practical there.
A: Tank irrigation is common in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
R: Hard rock, uneven surface and seasonal rivers make canals and wells less practical there.
Correct Answer: B [Both A and R are true and R explains A]
Explanation:
Rock Decides the Water Source.
5.
Which crop needs a temperature of 21–27 °C and grows well in old alluvial soil?
Correct Answer: A [Maize]
Explanation:
NCERT maize conditions.
6.
According to the Economic Survey 2023-24 (3rd Advance Estimates), the largest producer of total pulses in 2023-24 was:
Correct Answer: C [Madhya Pradesh]
Explanation:
MP also led in gram and soyabean (Statistical Appendix Table 1.18).
7.
The Arabica variety of coffee grown in India was originally brought from:
Correct Answer: D [Yemen]
Explanation:
NCERT Class 10.
8.
Norman Borlaug is best known for:
Correct Answer: B [high-yielding dwarf wheat varieties behind the Green Revolution]
Explanation:
Borlaug (Nobel Peace Prize 1970) bred HYV wheat; Swaminathan led the Green Revolution in India.
9.
According to the Economic Survey 2023-24 (3rd Advance Estimates), the largest producer of rapeseed and mustard in 2023-24 was:
Correct Answer: C [Rajasthan]
Explanation:
Rajasthan also led in total oilseeds (Statistical Appendix Table 1.18).
10.
Moong, urad, masur and peas belong to which group of crops?
Correct Answer: A [leguminous crops (pulses)]
Explanation:
Pulses are leguminous crops.
11.
Tankas for storing rooftop rainwater are traditional in:
Correct Answer: B [Bikaner, Phalodi and Barmer (Rajasthan)]
Explanation:
NCERT Class 10.
12.
Bamboo drip irrigation, about 200 years old, is practised in:
Correct Answer: D [Meghalaya]
Explanation:
NCERT Class 10.
13.
Match the pairWhich pair is correctly matched?
Correct Answer: B [Jute – flood plains renewed every year]
Explanation:
Cotton – black soil; tea – frost-free moist hills; wheat 50–75 cm.
14.
Arrange in orderArrange in increasing order of rainfall needed: 1. Rice 2. Wheat 3. Rubber 4. Sugarcane
Correct Answer: D [2 – 4 – 1 – 3]
Explanation:
Wheat 50–75 cm < sugarcane 75–100 cm < rice more than 100 cm < rubber more than 200 cm.
15.
Trick Spotter“Is linseed a kharif or a rabi crop?” The fastest reliable method is:
Correct Answer: A [Recall the rabi oilseeds: linseed and mustard are rabi]
Explanation:
NCERT: linseed and mustard are rabi crops.
16.
Commercial farming in Punjab and Haryana uses mainly:
Correct Answer: C [HYV seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides]
Explanation:
NCERT: high doses of modern inputs.
17.
Plantation agriculture is characterised by:
Correct Answer: D [a single crop grown on a large area with capital and migrant labour]
Explanation:
Tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, banana.
18.
Khadins are traditional water-harvesting structures of:
Correct Answer: C [Rajasthan (Jaisalmer)]
Explanation:
Khadins in Jaisalmer, johads in other parts of Rajasthan.
19.
The Indira Gandhi Canal takes irrigation water to:
Correct Answer: A [western Rajasthan]
Explanation:
It carries Punjab's river water into the Thar region.
20.
Which of these is a fibre crop grown on the black soil of the Deccan?
Correct Answer: B [Cotton]
Explanation:
Black cotton soil.
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