UPSC Agriculture – Chapter 2: Cropping Patterns and Crop Diversification (24 MCQs)
UPSC Agriculture – Chapter 2: Cropping Patterns and Crop Diversification (24 MCQs) – 24 questions, subject: Agriculture. 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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'Mera Pani Meri Virasat', a scheme that pays farmers who move area away from paddy, was launched by which State?
Correct Answer: A [Haryana]
Explanation:
Haryana launched Mera Pani Meri Virasat in 2020 to pay farmers who leave paddy for other crops.
Sowing seeds of two or more crops mixed together, without rows, is called:
Correct Answer: B [mixed cropping]
Explanation:
In mixed cropping, seeds of two or more crops are mixed and sown together without rows, an old rainfed insurance.
The Technology Mission on Oilseeds, associated with the Yellow Revolution, was launched in:
Correct Answer: C [1986]
Explanation:
The Technology Mission on Oilseeds began in 1986 and drove the Yellow Revolution in oilseeds.
The headquarters of the Rubber Board is at:
Correct Answer: D [Kottayam]
Explanation:
The Rubber Board, set up under the Rubber Act, 1947, has its headquarters at Kottayam in Keralam.
Which of the following commodity boards functions under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare?
Correct Answer: C [Coconut Development Board]
Explanation:
The Coconut Development Board, at Kochi, is under the Ministry of Agriculture; the other three boards are under Commerce.
Millets were notified as "Nutri-Cereals" by the Union Government in:
Correct Answer: B [2018]
Explanation:
April 2018.
In India, cocoa is grown mainly as:
Correct Answer: A [an inter-crop in arecanut and coconut gardens]
Explanation:
Cocoa is grown mainly as an inter-crop in arecanut and coconut gardens of Keralam, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
The Punjab Preservation of Subsoil Water Act, 2009 mainly:
Correct Answer: D [bars early transplanting of paddy]
Explanation:
The Act bars sowing and transplanting of paddy before notified dates so that transplanting coincides with the monsoon.
The S. S. Johl Committee reports of 1986 and 2002 are associated with:
Correct Answer: B [diversification away from rice–wheat in Punjab]
Explanation:
The Johl Committee reports (1986, 2002) recommended moving part of Punjab's rice–wheat area to other crops.
Consider the following statements:
1. The Tea Board is a statutory body set up under the Tea Act, 1953.
2. The Coffee Board has its head office in Bengaluru.
3. The Spices Board functions under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]
Explanation:
The Tea Board was set up under the Tea Act, 1953 and the Coffee Board is at Bengaluru; Spices Board is under Commerce.
Assertion (A): Farmers in Punjab and Haryana continue to grow paddy despite falling water tables.
Reason (R): Assured MSP and procurement, along with free or cheap power, make paddy the least risky and most profitable crop there.
Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]
Explanation:
Both are true and R explains A: MSP procurement and free or cheap power make paddy the safest, most profitable choice.
The National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (2021) gives special focus to:
Correct Answer: C [the North-East and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]
Explanation:
NMEO-Oil Palm (2021) has a special focus on the North-East and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) was launched in:
Correct Answer: D [2014-15]
Explanation:
MIDH was launched in 2014-15 as an umbrella mission merging horticulture schemes, including bamboo and coconut.
Under the Crop Diversification Programme (from 2013-14), the main aim in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh is to:
Correct Answer: A [shift area away from paddy]
Explanation:
The Crop Diversification Programme under RKVY supports shifting area from water-intensive paddy in the north-west to other crops.
India's largest single source of imported edible oil is:
Correct Answer: D [palm oil from Indonesia and Malaysia]
Explanation:
Palm oil, mostly from Indonesia and Malaysia, is the largest single component of India's edible oil imports.
The GEAC approved the environmental release of GM mustard (DMH-11) in:
Correct Answer: A [2022]
Explanation:
The GEAC cleared the environmental release of GM mustard DMH-11 in October 2022.
Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. Spices Board
2. Coffee Board
3. International Year of Millets
4. Tea Board
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer: C [2-4-1-3]
Explanation:
1942, 1954, 1987, 2023.
Which of the following is a millet?
Correct Answer: D [Kodo]
Explanation:
Kodo is a small millet, like kutki, foxtail, barnyard, proso and browntop millets.
India's "Yellow Revolution" refers to:
Correct Answer: B [oilseeds]
Explanation:
The Yellow Revolution refers to the rise in oilseed output after the Technology Mission on Oilseeds of 1986.
Kharif crops are sown with the onset of the:
Correct Answer: B [south-west monsoon]
Explanation:
June–July.
Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world?
Correct Answer: C [Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana]
Explanation:
together about half of world output.
With reference to the "Tea Board" in India, consider the following statements:
1. The Tea Board is a statutory body.
2. It is a regulatory body attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
3. The Tea Board's Head Office is situated in Bengaluru.
4. The Board has overseas offices at Dubai and Moscow.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct Answer: D [1 and 4]
Explanation:
The Tea Board is a statutory body under the Tea Act, 1953 and has overseas offices at Dubai and Moscow.
With reference to 'palm oil', consider the following statements:
1. The palm oil tree is native to Southeast Asia.
2. The palm oil is a raw material for some industries producing lipstick and perfumes.
3. The palm oil can be used to produce biodiesel.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct Answer: B [2 and 3 only]
Explanation:
the oil palm is native to West Africa.
With reference to the current trends in the cultivation of sugarcane in India, consider the following statements:
1. A substantial saving in seed material is made when 'bud chip settlings' are raised in a nursery and transplanted in the main field.
2. When direct planting of setts is done, the germination percentage is better with single-budded setts as compared to setts with many buds.
3. If bad weather conditions prevail when setts are directly planted, single-budded setts have better survival as compared to large setts.
4. Sugarcane can be cultivated using settlings prepared from tissue culture.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: C [1 and 4 only]
Explanation:
multi-bud setts germinate and survive better.
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