1. Considered one of the best in India, Temi Tea garden is the only tea estate in the state of ?

West Bengal

Sikkim

Assam

Odisha

Answer: Sikkim

Explanation:

The Temi Tea Garden in Temi, established in 1969 by the Government of Sikkim, is located in South Sikkim in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim. It is the only tea garden in Sikkim and considered one of the best in India and in the world. Top quality tea is produced, which is in demand in the international market. The garden is laid over a gradually sloping hill. The tea produced in this garden is also partly marketed under the trade name “Temi Tea”.


2. Who is known as the father of Blue Revolution in India ?

Verghese Kurien

Sam Pitroda

Hiralal Chaudhuri

M.S. Swaminathan

Answer: Hiralal Chaudhuri

Explanation:

Dr. Hiralal Chaudhuri and Dr. Arun Krishnan is known as the father of the Blue Revolution.


3. The Chipko movement is associated with ?

Transparency in public life

Afforestation

Preventing the felling of trees

Sustainable development

Answer: Afforestation

Explanation:

The Chipko Movement was an Afforestation movement. This was done by farmers in Uttarakhand state of India (then part of Uttar Pradesh) to protest against the felling of trees. They were opposing deforestation by the state forest department contractors and asserting their traditional rights over them.


4. A policy which involves fixing the maximum size of land which could be owned by an individual is called ____ ?

Land mapping

Land jamming

Land ceiling

Land capping

Answer: Land ceiling

Explanation:

The policy which involves fixing the maximum size of land which could be owned by an individual is called Land Ceiling. Land ceiling can be defined as the process of fixing the maximum limit of land holdings that an individual can own. The Urban Land Ceiling was a Law in India that was passed in 1976.


5. The _____ water utilisation is very high in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu ?

river

sea

ground

rain

Answer: Ground

Explanation:

The ground water utilisation is very high in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu. The reason behind this is these states are advanced agricultural states and the share of the agriculture sector in water utilisation is much higher than any other sectors.


6. The kharif season in India largely coincides with the ____ ?

Southwest monsoon

Southeast monsoon

Northeast monsoon

Northwest monsoon

Answer: Southwest monsoon

Explanation:

Kharif cropping season in India coincides with the South-West monsoon. The crops which grow under the kharif season are rice,jowar, tur, etc. Kharif crops also are known as monsoon crops. These are the crops that are cultivated in the monsoon season. The Kharif season differs in every state of the country but is generally from June to September


7. Silver Fiber Revolution is associated to ?

Leather

Oil seeds

Jute

Cotton

Answer: Cotton

Explanation:

The Silver Fiber Revolution is associated with cotton.


8. Which of the following countries is the largest producer of wheat in the world ?

Bangladesh

Myanmar (Burma)

India

China

Answer: China

Explanation:

China is the largest wheat producing country in terms of global wheat production by country with an estimated annual output of around 130 million tons at the end of 2017.


9. ‘Shifting Cultivation’ is also named as _______ in North East India ?

Ladang

Chena

Jhum

Logan

Answer: Jhum

Explanation:

Shifting Cultivation is also known as Jhum in North East India. Jhum cultivation, also known as slash and burn agriculture, is the process of growing crops by first clearing the land of trees and vegetation and burning them thereafter.


10. In the context of agriculture, the term ‘barani’ refers to______ ?

dry farming

rainfed farming

mixed farming

irrigated farming

Answer: rainfed farming

Explanation:

Rainfed agriculture is a type of farming that relies on rainfall for water. It provides much of the food consumed by poor communities in developing countries.

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