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Agriculture

📆 October 11, 2024

Total Questions: 43

31. The first Agriculture University in the country was set up in the year- [U.P.P.C.S.(MAINS) 2013]

Correct Answer: (b) 1960
Solution:Govind Vallabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology is the first agriculture university of India. It was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru on 17 November 1960 as the "Uttar Pradesh Agriculture University" (UPAU) in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand (Earlier it was the part of Uttar Pradesh). Later the name was changed to "Govind ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology" in the memory of the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

32. The first Agriculture University of the country is [U.P.P.C.S.(MAINS) 2014]

Correct Answer: (b) G.B.P.A.U., Pant Nagar
Solution:Govind Vallabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology is the first agriculture university of India. It was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru on 17 November 1960 as the "Uttar Pradesh Agriculture University" (UPAU) in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand (Earlier it was the part of Uttar Pradesh). Later the name was changed to "Govind ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology" in the memory of the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

33. First Agriculture University in India was established in the year- [U.P.R.O./A.R.O.(MAINS) 2013]

Correct Answer: (b) 1960
Solution:Govind Vallabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology is the first agriculture university of India. It was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru on 17 November 1960 as the "Uttar Pradesh Agriculture University" (UPAU) in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand (Earlier it was the part of Uttar Pradesh). Later the name was changed to "Govind ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology" in the memory of the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

34. If safe storage is to be ensured, the moisture content of food grains at the time of harvesting should NOT be higher than [I.A.S. (Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (a) 14%
Solution:According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) standards, if safe storage is to be ensured, the moisture content of food grains at the time of harvesting should not be higher than 14%.

35. The approximate representation of land use classification in India is- [I.A.S. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (d) Net area sown 47%; forests 23%; other areas 30%
Solution:According to the data, for the year 2009-10, Net area sown is 45.27%, forests 23.28% and other areas is 31.45%. So, the closest answer is (d). According to data of 2019-20 (P) released by Ministry of Agriculture-Net area sown is 45.64%, Forest Area 23.40%, and others are 30.96%.

36. Double cropping in agriculture means raising of [43th B.P.S.C.(Pre) 1999]

Correct Answer: (a) Two crops at different times
Solution:The practice of consecutively producing two crops of either like or unlike commodities on the same land within the same year is called double cropping. An example of double cropping might be to harvest a wheat crop by early summer and then plant corn or soyabeans on that acreage for harvest in the fall. This practice is only possible in regions with long growing seasons. While the cultivation of two or more crops simultaneously on the same field is called Intercropping.

37. Which of the following is the chief characteristic of 'mixed farming'? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2012]

Correct Answer: (c) Rearing of animals and cultivation of crops together
Solution:Mixed farming has equal emphasis on crop cultivation and animal husbanday. Crop rotation and intercropping play an important role in maintaining soil fertility. Animals like sheep, cattle pigs and poultry provide the main income along with the crops.

38. Mixed farming consists of: [R.A.S./R.T.S (PRE) 2010]

Correct Answer: (c) Growing several crops and also rearing animals
Solution:Mixed farming has equal emphasis on crop cultivation and animal husbanday. Crop rotation and intercropping play an important role in maintaining soil fertility. Animals like sheep, cattle pigs and poultry provide the main income along with the crops.

39. Which one is example of "Parallel Cropping"? [Uttarakhand P.C.S.(Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (b) Wheat+Mustard
Solution:Parallel croping is an agricultural method by which two crops are grown together, in the same land in parallel rows. Significantlyh, both crops grown do not compete for nutrients and have no effect on each other. The correct answer to the question is option (b). Wheat and mustard are examples of parallel crops.

40. In the given states leaving............. percentage of agriculture land is exercise. [Uttarakhand P.C.S.(Pre) 2006]

Correct Answer: (d) Sikkim
Solution:Sikkim is a hilly state in Northeast India. Most of its parts are covered by forest. Out of the total land, less than 10% part is available for agriculture.
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