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Which of the following has not been a component of the agricultural strategy that brought about the Green Revolution?

(1) Greater intensity of cropping

(2) Guaranteed maximum prices

(3) New agricultural technology

(4) Package of inputs

Monoculture is a typical characteristic of—

(1) shifting cultivation

(2) subsistence farming

(3) specialized horticulture

(4) commercial grain farming

Green Revolution was most successful in

(1) Punjab and Tamil Nadu

(2) Punjab, Haryana, and UP

(3) Haryana

(4) UP and Maharashtra

Blue Revolution is related to

(1) fish production

(2) milk production

(3) oil production

(4) food production

In which of the following grouping of States of India is rubber grown on a commercial scale?

(1) Maharashtra-GujaratMadhya Pradesh

(2) Kerala –Tamil Nadu – Karnataka

(3) Sikkim-Arunachal PradeshNagaland

(4) Orissa-Madhya PradeshMaharashtra

Green Revolution in India has so far been most successful in the case

(1) sugarcane

(2) coarse grains

(3) wheat

(4) rice

The largest irrigated area in India is occupied by

(1) Sugarcane

(2) Rice

(3) Cotton

(4) Wheat

In India, ‘Yellow revolution’ is associated with

(1) production of paddy

(2) production of oilseeds

(3) production of tea

(4) production of flower

Which of the following is considered a cash crop in India?

(1) Maize

(2) Gram

(3) Onion

(4) Wheat

In a slanting hilly Indian terrain experiencing more than 200 cms of annual rainfall, which one of the following crops can be cultivated best?

(1) Cotton

(2) Jute

(3) Tobacco

(4) Tea

Which of the following are not grown in the Kharif season?

(1) Bajra and rice

(2) Maize and jowar

(3) Barley and mustard

(4) Jowar and rice

“Slash and Burn agriculture” is the name given to

(1) method of potato cultivation

(2) process of deforestation

(3) mixed farming

(4) shifting cultivation

Rotation of crops means

(1) growing of different crops in succession to maintain soil fertility

(2) some crops are grown again and again

(3) two or more crops are grown simultaneously to increase productivity

(4) None of the above

Which one of the following is not a plantation crop?

(1) Tea

(2) Coffee

(3) Rubber

(4) Sugarcane

Jhum cultivation is a method of cultivation that used to be practiced in

(1) Himachal Pradesh

(2) Central Highland

(3) Coastal Tamil Nadu

(4) Nagaland

With which crop has Green Revolution been associated?

(1) Rice

(2) Wheat

(3) Pulses

(4) Sugarcane

Pick the odd one out based on crop season

(1) Rice

(2) Wheat

(3) Maize

(4) Cotton

Which one of the following is not an HYV of wheat ?

(1) Sonalika

(2) Ratna

(3) Kalyan Sona

(4) Girija