SOLVED PYQs UGC NET (GEOGRAPHY)
Agricultural Resources in India
UGC NET GEOGRAPHY
Geography of India (Unit 10)
Covered Topics: Agriculture (Production, Productivity and Yield of Major Food Crops), Major Crop Regions, Regional Variations in Agricultural Development, Environmental, Technological and Institutional Factors affecting Indian Agriculture, Agro-Climatic Zones, Green Revolution, Food Security and Right to Food.
1. What is generally not true of shifting cultivation? (SEPT 2013)
(1) Rotation of field
(2) Absence of draught animals
(3) More often than not the homestead are not shifted
(4) It is a great catalytic force for community life
2. Which one of the following regions has the highest proportion of agricultural land under irrigation? (DEC 2013)
(1) Punjab-Haryana Plain
(2) Rajasthan-Gujarat Plain
(3) West Bengal Delta
(4) Uttar Pradesh-Bihar Plain
3. The essential feature of shifting cultivation is (DEC 2013)
(1) Rotation of crops
(2) Rotation of fields
(3) Single cropping
(4) Use of plenty of fertilizers
4. What is the common practice involved in shifting cultivation? (DEC 2013)
(1) Use of sophisticated machinery
(2) Large scale use of fertilizers
(3) Utilization of ploughing/fallowing poor soils through
(4) Maximum use of animal power
5. The most important source of irrigation in Great Indian Desert (Thar) is (JUNE 2014)
(1) Canal
(2) Well
(3) Tube-well
(4) All of these
6. The member of agro-climatic regions in India as per Planning Commission is (JUNE 2014)
(1) Twelve
(2) Thirteen
(3) Fourteen
(4) Fifteen
7. Which one of the following factors is more crucial for agricultural development? (DEC 2014)
(1) Tractors
(2) Fertilizers
(3) Irrigation
(4) Gentle slope
8. What is the ideal minimum temperature for growth of sugarcane? (DEC 2014)
(1) 10°C
(2) 15°C
(3) 20°C
(4) 25°C
9. Which of the following names of shifting cultivation in Odisha is correct? (DEC 2014)
(1) Podu
(2) Bewar
(3) Pendo
(4) Jhum
10. Main cause of difference between shifting cultivation and contour farming in India is (DEC 2014)
(1) Environmental effect
(2) Technological development
(3) Availability of land
(4) Population density
| Q | Ans | Q | Ans | Q | Ans | Q | Ans | Q | Ans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (3) | 2 | (1) | 3 | (2) | 4 | (3) | 5 | (1) |
| 6 | (4) | 7 | (3) | 8 | (3) | 9 | (1) | 10 | (2) |
| 11 | (3) | 12 | (3) | 13 | (1) | 14 | (4) | 15 | (2) |
| 16 | (4) | 17 | (2) | 18 | (3) | 19 | (2) | 20 | (3) |
| 21 | (3) | 22 | (1) | 23 | (1) | 24 | (2) | 25 | (4) |
| 26 | (2) | 27 | (3) | 28 | (1) | 29 | (4) | 30 | (3) |
| 31 | (3) | 32 | (1) | 33 | (2) | 34 | (4) | 35 | (3) |
| 36 | (2) | 37 | (4) | 38 | ( ) | 39 | (1) | 40 | (2) |
| 41 | (3) | 42 | (4) | 43 | (1) | 44 | (4) | 45 | (4) |
| 46 | (1) | 47 | (1) | 48 | (4) | 49 | (4) | 50 | (3) |
| 51 | (1) | 52 | (1) |
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