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41.Which of the following is Non-food crops ?

1.Forage crops

2.Oil Seeds

3.Fiber crops

4.All of these

5.None of these

Answer – 4.All of these

Explanation :

Food Crops : Food Grains Cereals & Millets + Pulses Fruits

& Vegetables

Non Food Crops:Oil seeds, Fiber crops and Forage crops

42.………………. is the science of mulberry cultivation for

silk production

1.Apiculture

2.Horticulture

3.Moriculture

4.Agronomy

5.None of these

Answer – 3.Moriculture

Explanation :

Moriculture is the science of mulberry cultivation for silk

production because silkworm rear on it.

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43. Which type of soil are found in the Northern parts of

Gujarat ?

1.Red Soil

2.Black Soil

3.Arid Soil

4.Alluvial Soil

5.None of these

Answer – 4.Alluvial Soil

Explanation :

Alluvial soils are formed mainly due to silt deposited by

Indo-Gangetic-Brahmaputra rivers.Alluvial soils are found

in the Narmada, Tapi valleys and Northern parts of

Gujarat.

44.The Black Soils are not found in which state of India ?

1.Andhra Pradesh

2.Tamil Nadu

3.Maharshtra

4.Gujarat

5.Jharkahnad

Answer – 5.Jharkahnad

Explanation :

Alluvial Soils are Spread over 46 lakh sq km (16.6 per

cent of the total area) across Maharashtra, Madhya

Pradesh, parts of Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,

Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.

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45.The Red soils are found in

1.Kerala

2.Haryana

3.Rajsthan

4.Odisha

5.West Bengal

Answer – 4.Odisha

Explanation :

Red soils cover almost the whole of Tamil Nadu, Andhra

Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and parts

of Orissa.

46. Which type of soil is most suitable for cotton

cultivation ?

1.Black Soil

2.Red Soil

3.Alluvial Soil

4.Laterite Soil

5.None of these

Answer – 1.Black Soil

Explanation :

Black soil is rich in chemical properties and

very suitable for the growth of cotton, jowar, wheat,

linseed, ground nut and gram.

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47.Which soil is not suitable for Agriculture ?

1.Red Soil

2.Laterite Soil

3.Peaty Soil

4.Mountain Soil

5.None of these

Answer – 2.Laterite Soil

Explanation :

Laterite soils are not suitable for Agriculture because they

can’t retain moisture.

48.The soil which is rich in Organic matter ?

1.Arid Soil

2.Forest Soil

3.Peaty soil

4.Yellow soil

5.None of these

Answer – 3.Peaty soil

Explanation :

Peaty soil – Large quantity of dead organic matter

accumulates in these areas, and this gives a rich humus

and organic content to the soil.

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49.AgRIS is an e-governance programme for

Agriculture.In AgRIS ‘I’ denotes

1.Industrial

2.Information

3.Integration

4.Irrigation

5.None of these

Answer – 2.Information

Explanation :

The Agricultural Resources Information System (AgRIS) is

an e-governance programme for

fostering agricultural growth, poverty reduction and

sustainable resource use in India at grassroots level by

the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC)

50.Which branch of agriculture is related with Silk ?

1.Pisciculture

2.Floriculture

3.Sericulture

4.Veticulture

5.None of these

Answer – 3.Sericulture

Explanation :

Sericulture is an agro-based industry. It involves rearing

of silkworms for the production of raw silk.

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51.Jal Lahri is a variety of which crop ?

1.Paddy

2.Cotton

3.Maize

4.Jowar

5.None of these

Answer – 1.Paddy

Explanation :

Paddy Varities – Sambha Mahsuri, Jalpriya, Jalnidhi, Jal

Lahri

52.In India, first Dwarf variety of rice Introduced in

1.1956

2.1963

3.1966

4.1960

5.None of these

Answer – 2.1963

Explanation :

In 1963, ICAR introduced several Semidwarf selections

from CIMMYT. Kalyan Sona and Sonalika were selected

from these materials.

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53.Golden Rice is a type of rice, which is rich in which

Vitamin ?

1.Vitamin D

2.Vitamin K

3.Vitamin B

4.Vitamin A

5.None of these

Answer – 4.Vitamin A

Explanation :

Golden Rice is a new type of rice that contains beta

carotene, a source of vitamin A. Golden Rice is being

developed as a potential new food-based approach to

improve vitamin A status.

54.……………… is the first dwarf aromatic (non basmati)

rice variety in India

1.Jayantidhan

2.Luna Barial

3.CR Sugandh Dhan

4.Durga

5.None of these

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Answer – 3.CR Sugandh Dhan

Explanation :

CR Sugandh Dhan 907 (CR 2616-3-3-31): It is a late

maturing (150 days), first dwarf aromatic (non basmati)

rice variety, recently released and notified (2012 and

2013) for cultivation in irrigated late ecology of

Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Gujrat.

55.Which country has developed a rice variety which

has vaccine of Haija ?

1.Japan

2.America

3.China

4.India

5.None of these

Answer – 1.Japan

Explanation :

A genetically modified strain of rice that expresses a

vaccine for Haija has been developed by researchers at

the University of Tokyo.

56.First superfine cereal in the world is …………..

1.PNR 546

2.Pusa Sugandh-2

3.HD 3043

4.Pus 1460

5.None of these

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Answer – 4.Pus 1460

Explanation :

Improved Pusa Basmati – 1 (Pusa 1460) is the World’s

first superfine grain aromatic rice hybrid possesses typical

Basmati quality traits

57.The Productivity of rice is highest in which state of

India ?

1.Haryana

2.West Bengal

3.Maharshtra

4.Tamil Nadu

5.None of these

Answer – 2.West Bengal

Explanation :

The Productivity of rice is highest in

West Bengal(15023.68 thousand tonnes) followed by

Uttar Pradesg and Andhra Pradesh

58.The Brown rice has a shelf life of approximately how

many months ?

1.12

2.6

3.4

4.8

5.None of these

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Answer – 2.6

Explanation :

Brown rice has a shelf life of approximately 6 months,but

hermetic storage, refrigeration or freezing can significantly

extend its lifetime. Freezing, even periodically, can also

help control infestations of Indian meal moths.

59.Which of the following rice is also known as ‘

Enriched Rice’ ?

1.Red Rice

2.Black Rice

3.White Rice

4.Brown Rice

5.None of these

Answer – 4.Brown Rice

Explanation :

Brown rice retains the inner seed coating called rice bran.

It is also called as Enriched rice.

60.The first dwarf variety of paddy in India is

…………………

1.Jaya

2.Govind

3.Nua Dushara

4.Purnabhog

5.None of these

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Answer – 1.Jaya

Explanation :

First dwarf variety of paddy developed in India is Jaya.

Padma and Jaya were the first varieties that emerged

from the programme.