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In the mid-1960's agricultural scientists developed high yielding varieties of _______________.

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  1. Rice and Cotton

  2. Coffee, Rubber

  3. Rice and Wheat

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Rice and Cotton.

The Green Revolution started in 1965 with the first introduction of High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds in Indian agriculture. This was coupled with better and efficient irrigation and the correct use of fertilizers to boost the crop. The end result of the Green Revolution was to make India self-sufficient when it came to food grains.

After 1947 India had to rebuild its economy. Over three-quarters of the population depended on agriculture in some way. But agriculture in India was faced with several problems. Firstly, the productivity of grains was very low. And India was still monsoon dependent because of lack of irrigation and other infrastructure.

There was also an absence of modern technology. And India had previously faced severe famines during the British Raj, who had only promoted cash crops instead of food crops. The idea was to never depend on any other country for food sufficiency.

In which year Indian Council of Agricultural Research institution was established?

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  1. 1919

  2. 1929

  3. 1947

  4. 1977

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
1929
Formerly known as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, it was established on 16 July 1929 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in pursuance of the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. The ICAR has its headquarters at New Delhi.

National Agricultural Technology Project was launched in the year  ________.

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  1. 1992

  2. 1998

  3. 2006

  4. 2014

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
1998
After the WTO, there was a rapid global change in agricultural trade. There are emerging needs to radically reform the extension system to meet the challenges of rural development. Therefore, the National Agriculture Technology program was conceived as a pilot project. It was launched in November 1998.

When was the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited was started?

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  1. 1953

  2. 1958

  3. 1967

  4. 1974

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd is an apex organization of marketing cooperatives for agricultural produce in India, under Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.
Founded: 2 October 1958

Increase in import duties on agricultural products has proved detrimental to agriculture in the country. 

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Reduction in import duties on agricultural products have proved detrimental to agriculture in the country.

Slash and burn agriculture is known as ______ in north eastern states.

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  1. Jhumming

  2. Pamlou

  3. Milpa

  4. Bewar

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Jhumming is the local name of shifting cultivation practiced in North-Eastern regions of India.
  • Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned and allowed to revert to their natural vegetation.
  • In this type of farming,farmers usually choose a forest area ,then cut it down and burn it. 
  • The farmers then cultivate the land and grow crops on it.
  • It is jhumming in north-eastern states like Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland.

Another name for shifting agriculture in north-eastern states like Assam is ___.

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  1. Jhumming cultivation

  2. Commercial farming

  3. Plantation agriculture

  4. Pisciculture.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:


  • Jhumming is the local name of shifting cultivation practiced in North-Eastern regions of India.
  • It is a ‘slash and burn’ agriculture. Farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family. When the soil fertility decreases, the farmers shift and clear a fresh patch of land for cultivation. This type of shifting allows Nature to replenish the fertility of the soil through natural processes. It is jhumming in north-eastern states like Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland.

Which one of the following describes a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown on a large area?

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  1. Intensive

  2. Plantation

  3. Horticulture

  4. Shifting

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • A plantation is a large piece of land (or water) where one crop is specifically planted for widespread commercial sale and usually tended by resident laborers.
  •  The crops grown include - 
 fast-growing trees, cotton, coffee, tea, cocoa, sugarcane, sisal, oil seeds (e.g.oil palms), rubber trees and various fruits.

In the production of castor seeds, India stands ______.

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  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

India is the largest producer of oilseeds in the world. Different oilseeds are grown covering approximately 12 per cent of the total cropped area of the country. Main oilseeds produced in India are groundnut, mustard, coconut, sesamum (til), soyabean, castor seeds, cotton seeds, linseed and sunflower. Most of these are edible and used as cooking mediums.

What is the position of India in the production of sugarcane?

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  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Fourth

  4. Third

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sugarcane is a member of the grass family and is a tall tropical variety with a hard, thick stem which grows to a height of 3.5 m or more. Sugar is stored in the stem. India has the world's largest area under sugarcane. India stands next only to Brazil in the production of sugarcane and accounts for nearly one-fifth of the world cane production.