Agriculture: Miscellaneous

Total Questions: 50

21. Consider the following statements: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]

Assertion (A): West Bengal is the leading producer of fish in India.

Reason (R) : West Bengal has well-developed fishing industry along the sea coast.

Select the correct answer from the code given below :

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Correct Answer: (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false

Solution:When this question was asked West Bengal was the largest producer of fish in India. It produced the largest amount of fresh-water fish in the country. 90% fish production here is obtained from inland water sources. Here, the development of fish industry has not taken place near the seashore as much as it is developed inland. So, (A) is true, but (R) is false. According to the data of Handbook on Fisheries Statistics, 2022 for the year 2021-22 the leading inland and marine fish producing state are 1. Andhra Pradesh, 2. West Bengal, 3. Karnataka, 4. Odisha and 5. Gujarat.

22. Identify the correct sequence of the following states in terms of fish production in descending order: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2015]

(a) Gujarat, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
(d) Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala.

Correct Answer: (c) Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

Solution:When the question was asked option (c) was correct answer. As per 2021-22 data by the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, leading fish producing states in India are

(1) Andhra Pradesh (48.13 Lakh tonnes)

(2) West Bengal (18.43. Lakh tonnes)

(3) Karnataka (10.74 Lakh tonnes)

(4) Odisha (9.9 Lakh tonnes)

(5) Gujarat (8.74 Lakh tonnes)

23. Which one of the following statements is not correct ? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

(a) The fibre length of cotton is 1-5 cm.
(b) Boron is a micro nutrient.
(c) Recommended dose of fertilizer (kg/ha) for Pusa Basmati Rice is N(120), P(60), K(60).
(d) Edible part of apple is mesocarp.

Correct Answer: (a) The fibre length of cotton is 1-5 cm.

Solution:The excellence of cotton is based upon its fibre length. Length of best cotton fibre is more than 5 cm. This variety is found in south-eastern shore of United States of America and West Indies. The fibre length of medium variety of cotton varies in the range of 3.75 cm to 5cm. Its production is done in Nile River Valley, Central Asian Republics of Tajikistan, Kazakhastan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and also in the United States of America. Length of small cotton fibre is less than 2.5 cm and its major producing countries are Brazil and India. Mesocarp is included in edible part of apple. Commission had held option (d) as the correct answer of this question.

24. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Storage quality of apple is reduced due to the deficiency of Calcium.
(b) West Bengal is the largest vegetable producing state in India.
(c) Linseed oilseed crop can be grown throughout the year.
(d) Third generation pesticide was first proposed by C.M. Williams.

Correct Answer: (c) Linseed oilseed crop can be grown throughout the year.

Solution:Wheat, Barley, Linseed, Rapeseed, Mustard and Gram, etc. are Rabi crops. Linseed is an annual herbaceous plant and grows to a height of 30 to 120 cm. Fibre types are tall growing and less branched than the seed types. It has a well-developed fibrous root system with many lateral roots. The stem is glabrous grayish green with leaves narrow and alternate. Fruit is a capsule, globular in shape mostly indehiscent. Seeds are compressed shinning yellow or light brown. The seed types with branching habit have less harvest index than the fibre types. In general harvest index varies from 0.19 to 0.31. The test weight is about 4.5 g/1,000 seeds. Number of capsules per unit area is the important yield component determining the yield and quality of linseed.

25. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Bihar State is the highest producer of lac in India.
(b) Planning Commission has divided India into Agro Climatic Regions.
(c) Kunchikal waterfall is located in the Karnataka State of India.
(d) Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of rice in India.

Correct Answer: (d) Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of rice in India.

Solution:Option (a) and (d) both are incorrect. Option (a) of the question was correct in that situation when Jharkhand was part of Bihar. In 2013-14, in terms of Lac production, Jharkhand is the leading producer and Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are at second, third and fourth position respectively. About 92 percent of India's lac production takes place only in these States. West Bengal is the largest producer of Rice in India. Therefore, U.P.P.S.C. will have to remove this question from evaluation. U.P.P.S.C. actually had opted option (d) as the correct answer.

26. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Dr. B.P. Pal was the first Director-General of I.C.A.R.
(b) India's rank in rice production in the world is second.
(c) Soyabean seed contains 20% oil and 40% Protein.
(d) 'Aman' rice is sown in March - April.

Correct Answer: (d) 'Aman' rice is sown in March - April.

Solution:Aman rice is sown during June-July and harvested in November - December. India is the second largest producer of rice after China, in the world. Soyabean seed contains 20% oil and 40% protein. Dr. B.P. Pal was the first director general of Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

27. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

(a) The pulse crop which does not fix nitrogen from the atmosphere is Rajma.
(b) PBW-343 and DBW-17 are varieties of wheat.
(c) Khaira disease of rice can be controlled by spraying zinc sulphate.
(d) UP AS-120 is a variety of gram.

Correct Answer: (d) UP AS-120 is a variety of gram.

Solution:From sources and available facts, both option (a) and (d) are incorrect. Hence, a single option cannot be selected as the answer.

1. The statement given in option (a) says the pulse crop which does not fix nitrogen from atmosphere is Rajma. According to different research, Rajma has different nitrogen fixation. Scientific World Vol. 9. No. 9, July, 2011.

Red Kidney bean (Phaseolus Vulgari) a kind of annual leguminous crop, native to China is locally called Rajma in Nepal. It is cultivated as a crop a crop or intercropped with other crops. It is also nitrogen-fixing crop with the symbiosis of Rhizobium i.e. R. leguminosarum by. Phaseoli form nodulation and fixes atmospheric nitrogen symbiotically.

Unlike other pulses, rajma is inefficient in symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Nodulation is poor in rajmad (b) bnc (1) nog In option (d) it has been given that UPAS-120 is a variety of Gram. UPAS-120 is a variety of Arhar, not Gram. The official web site of the Ministry of Agriculture has shown UPAS-120 as a variety of Arhar. Hence, option (d) is also not correct. Commission has accepted (d) as the correct answer.

28. Which one of the following statements is not true? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Kaushal is a variety of Rice.
(b) First Agricultural University in India was established in the year 1960.
(c) Kerala State is the highest producer of Coconut.
(d) Largest production of pulses is obtained from the State of Rajasthan.

Correct Answer: (d) Largest production of pulses is obtained from the State of Rajasthan.

Solution:Options (a) and (d) both are wrong. Kaushal is actually a variety of groundnut not of rice and maximum production of pulses comes from Madhya Pradesh, not from Rajasthan. So, in the context, there are two options (a) and (d) which are not correct but Commission has accepted option (d) as the correct answer.

29. Consider the following pairs: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2014]

Region	Well-known for the production of
1. Kinnaur	Arecanut
2. Mewat	Mango
3. Coromandel	Soyabean

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1,2 and 3
(d) None

Correct Answer: (d) None

Solution:According to the report published by National Horticultur Board, major areas of arecanut production in India are Kerala Assam, Karnataka, and Tripura. District Kinnaur is locate in Himachal Pradesh. Therefore pair (1) is not matcher correctly. In India major producers of Mango are Andin Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Odisha and Maharashtra. Mewat district is locate in Haryana, therefore it is clear that pair (2) is also matched correctly Major producers of soyabean in India Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, but Coromandel is not known for soyabean production. Thus all the given pairs are not correctly matches.

30. India's contribution to the world's fruit production is- [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

(a) 20%
(b) 25%
(c) 10%
(d) 15%

Correct Answer: (d) 15%

Solution:According to the Indian Horticulture data 2014, India is the second largest producer of fruit with 13.6 percent share in the total fruit production in the world. China is the largest producer with 20.9 percent share. India accounted for 13.6 percent of the total fruit production in the world in 2014. Thus, the closest answer will be option (d). At present (According to Horticulture statistics at a glance 2021) India's share in fruits (Primary) production is 11.95%).

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