Agriculture in India Questions with Solutions
This topic covers agriculture in India: cropping seasons (kharif, rabi and zaid), major food and cash crops and their leading producer states, irrigation, the Green, White, Blue and other agricultural revolutions, and allied activities such as animal husbandry and fisheries. Questions usually ask which crop belongs to which season, which state is the largest producer of a crop, and which revolution relates to which product. For example, the White Revolution relates to milk and was led by Verghese Kurien, and the Blue Revolution relates to fisheries. Producer rankings can change from year to year, so check the latest data for those questions. Practise the agriculture in India questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q1.
In Madhya Pradesh, slash-and-burn (shifting) agriculture is known as:
A. PoduB. KuruwaC. BewarD. JhummediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q2.
The variety of rice known as 'miracle rice', first harvested in India in the late 1960s with exceptional yields, was:
A. Sharbati SonoraB. IR8C. Pusa Basmati 1D. Kalyan SonamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q3.
'Johads' and 'Khadins' are traditional methods of water harvesting used in which state?
A. Himachal PradeshB. RajasthanC. Tamil NaduD. NagalandmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q4.
In India, tea was first produced and cultivated by the:
A. Khasi tribe of MeghalayaB. Bodo tribe of AssamC. Lepcha tribe of SikkimD. Singpho tribe of AssammediumAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q5.
The 'Banni' buffalo breed is mainly reared in:
A. HaryanaB. GujaratC. Uttar PradeshD. PunjabmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q6.
The ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana is located at:
A. Jalgaon, MaharashtraB. Tiruchirappalli, Tamil NaduC. Bengaluru, KarnatakaD. Thrissur, KeralamediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q7.
The National Seeds Corporation (NSC) was set up in:
A. 1985B. 1950C. 1963D. 1971mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q8.
The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) was established in:
A. 1970B. 1985C. 1963D. 1951mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q9.
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) was established on:
A. 12 July 1982B. 15 August 1947C. 16 July 1929D. 26 September 1942mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q10.
The headquarters of the ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research is located at:
A. Anantapur, Andhra PradeshB. Hyderabad, TelanganaC. Anand, GujaratD. Junagadh, GujaratmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q11.
The headquarters of the ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research is located at:
A. Ludhiana, PunjabB. Bharatpur, RajasthanC. Kanpur, Uttar PradeshD. Hisar, HaryanamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q12.
The ICAR-Indian Institute (formerly Directorate) of Soybean Research is located at:
A. Indore, Madhya PradeshB. Jabalpur, Madhya PradeshC. Nagpur, MaharashtraD. Bhopal, Madhya PradeshmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q13.
The headquarters of the ICAR-Central Institute for Arid Horticulture (CIAH) is at:
A. Bhuj, GujaratB. Jaisalmer, RajasthanC. Jodhpur, RajasthanD. Bikaner, RajasthanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q14.
The headquarters of the ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) is at:
A. Coimbatore, Tamil NaduB. Nagpur, MaharashtraC. Ahmedabad, GujaratD. Sirsa, HaryanamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q15.
The headquarters of the ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) is at:
A. Thanjavur, Tamil NaduB. Kolkata, West BengalC. Cuttack, OdishaD. Hyderabad, TelanganamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q16.
The headquarters of the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) is at:
A. Pune, MaharashtraB. Bengaluru, KarnatakaC. Shimla, Himachal PradeshD. Lucknow, Uttar PradeshmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q17.
The ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science (IISS), established in 1988, is located in:
A. JodhpurB. KarnalC. NagpurD. BhopalmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q18.
The Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI) is located in:
A. Karnal, HaryanaB. Hisar, HaryanaC. Bhopal, Madhya PradeshD. Jodhpur, RajasthanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q19.
The headquarters of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is located in:
A. Los Banos, PhilippinesB. Cuttack, IndiaC. Bangkok, ThailandD. Varanasi, IndiamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q20.
According to FAO data on paddy production, the country that has traditionally been the world's largest producer of rice is:
A. IndonesiaB. ThailandC. IndiaD. ChinamediumAsked in SSCView solution ›