Agriculture, Soil and Crops (Uttar Pradesh)

Total Questions: 47

1. With reference to Uttar Pradesh, which of the following statement/s is/are correct? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2023]

1. Uttar Pradesh is divided into 9 economic regions.

2. Uttar Pradesh has 11 agro-climatic zones.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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(a) Only I
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Solution:Uttar Pradesh divided into four economic regions - Eastern Region, Western Region, Central Region and Bundelkhand. Thus statement 1 is incorrect.

Uttar Pradesh has 9 agro-climatic zones which are Bhawar and Plain, Tarai plain, Western Plain zone, Mid Western plain Zone, Western sub tropical zone, Mid plain zone, Bundelkhand Zone, North Eastern Plain Zone, Eastern Plain Zone, Bindhya Zone.

Thus Statement 2 is also incorrect.

2. With reference to Western Uttar Pradesh, which of the following statements is/are correct? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2022]

1. Western region of U.P. is much more developed compared to other regions.

2. The region has witnessed the Green Revolution.

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Code:

(a) Both 1 and 2
(b) Only 1
(c) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Only 2

Correct Answer: (a) Both 1 and 2

Solution:A wide range of district-level indicators of assets and amenities shows that most of Uttar Pradesh's well-off districts are indeed clustered in its westernmost part (or Paschim Pradesh), whereas most of the backward districts are located in other parts of the state. The regional impact of technical changes has varied in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The relative dynamism of western Uttar Pradesh during the initial phase of the post Green Revolution period--the decade after the mid- 1960s-can be traced to geographical and historical factors.

3. Assertion (A): Uttar Pradesh is essentially an agrarian State [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2004]

Reason (R): 66.03 percent of its main workers are engaged in agriculture.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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(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 a correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true

Correct Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Solution:

Uttar Pradesh is an agricultural state. When this question was asked, about 65.9 percent of the state population was engaged in agriculture. Agriculture and allied sectors contributed 30.9 percent in the total income of the state; As per the final data of the Census 2011, agricultural workers forms 59.3 percent of the total work-force of the state.

4. In which year "Kisan Samridhi Aayog" was established in Uttar Pradesh? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O (Re-Exam) (Pre) 2016]

(a) 2016
(b) 2017
(c) 2018
(d) 2019

Correct Answer: (b) 2017

Solution:To double the income of farmer still 2022 "Kisan Samridhi Aayog" was established by Uttar Pradesh Government in the year 2017.

5. Which is the most effective factor for increasing agricultural production in Uttar Pradesh? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2014]

(a) Increasing use of high yield varieties of seeds.
(b) Development of agricultural service centre
(c) Agricultural credit facility
(d) Kisan credit card yojana

Correct Answer: (a) Increasing use of high yield varieties of seeds.

Solution:Most effective reason for increasing agricultural production is the use of high-quality seeds. Underlining this fact, the year 2015-16 was announced to be celebrated as 'Farmers Year' in Budget 2015-16.

6. The agricultural growth rate targeted in the new agricultural policy of Uttar Pradesh is [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2004]

(a) 2%
(b) 3%
(c) 4%
(d) 5%

Correct Answer: (c) 4%

Solution:The Uttar Pradesh government announced New Agriculture Policy on 29 December, 2005 which envisaged 4 percent growth rate in the agriculture sector by 2020. Uttar Pradesh agriculture policy had set a goal to achieve a growth rate of 5.1 percent in 2013.

7. What percentage of cultivable land of the country is situated in Uttar Pradesh? [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2008]

(a) 15
(b) 17
(c) 19
(d) 20

Correct Answer: (a) 15

Solution:Out of the 179.99 lakh hectare of the total geographical area of the country, Uttar Pradesh has 18,614 thousand hectare arable land, which is about 10.34% of the total arable land in the country.

8. What percentage of cultivable land of India is situated in Uttar Pradesh? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Spl.) (Mains) 2010]

(a) 20
(b) 15
(c) 17
(d) 19

Correct Answer: (b) 15

9. Traditional land measurement unit in Uttar Pradesh is- [U.P.P.C.S (Mains) 2016]

(a) Kanal
(b) Marla
(c) Bigha
(d) Dhur

Correct Answer: (c) Bigha

Solution:The traditional land measurement unit in Uttar Pradesh is 'Beegha'.

10. Who have been identified as marginal farmers in Uttar Pradesh? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]

(a) Who own less than one acre of land.
(b) Who own less than one hectare of land.
(c) Who own less than 2 hectares of land.
(d) Who own less than 2.5 hectares of land

Correct Answer: (b) Who own less than one hectare of land.

Solution:The distribution of operational land holding in Uttar Pradesh is mostly marginal and small land holdings. 76.9 percent of the total land holding of Uttar Pradesh are marginal land holding (less than one hectare).

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Agriculture, Soil and Crops (Uttar Pradesh)

1. With reference to Uttar Pradesh, which of the following statement/s is/are correct? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2023]

2. With reference to Western Uttar Pradesh, which of the following statements is/are correct? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2022]

3. Assertion (A): Uttar Pradesh is essentially an agrarian State [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2004]

4. In which year "Kisan Samridhi Aayog" was established in Uttar Pradesh? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O (Re-Exam) (Pre) 2016]

5. Which is the most effective factor for increasing agricultural production in Uttar Pradesh? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2014]

6. The agricultural growth rate targeted in the new agricultural policy of Uttar Pradesh is [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2004]

7. What percentage of cultivable land of the country is situated in Uttar Pradesh? [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2008]

8. What percentage of cultivable land of India is situated in Uttar Pradesh? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Spl.) (Mains) 2010]

9. Traditional land measurement unit in Uttar Pradesh is- [U.P.P.C.S (Mains) 2016]

10. Who have been identified as marginal farmers in Uttar Pradesh? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]

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