WBCS Mains Agriculture, Livestock & Green Revolution Questions 2023
Q. Which scheme aims at promoting the use of solar energy for irrigation purpose in agriculture?
(A) PM-KUSUM
(B) PMFBY
(C) PKVY
(D) ENAM
Correct Answer: (A) PM-KUSUM.
Q. Which region is referred to as the “Apple State of India”?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Jammu & Kashmir
(C) Sikkim
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Correct Answer: (D) Himachal Pradesh.
Q. Which institution played a leading role in the dissemination of Green Revolution technologies in India?
(A) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
(B) Food Corporation of India (FCI)
(C) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
(D) International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Correct Answer: (A) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
Q. Which Indian state is the largest producer of coffee?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer: (C) Karnataka.
Q. Who is known as the “Father of the Green Revolution in India”?
(A) Dr. Verghese Kurien
(B) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
(C) Dr. Norman Borlaug
(D) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Correct Answer: (B) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan.
Q. Sugarcane is grown highest in which of the following states of India?
(A) Bihar
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer: (B) Uttar Pradesh.
Q. In which state was the first commercial rubber plantation in India established?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Kerala
(D) Karnataka
Correct Answer: (C) Kerala.
Q. Which district in West Bengal is known for the production of the “Gobindobhog” variety of rice, which has a GI tag?
(A) Purba Medinipur
(B) Bankura
(C) Bardhaman
(D) Murshidabad
Correct Answer: (C) Bardhaman.
Q. Which Indian state is known as the “Spice Garden of India”?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer: (A) Kerala.
WBCS Mains Agriculture, Livestock & Green Revolution Questions 2022
Q. Which of the following system irrigates the largest percentage of net cropped area in India?
(A) Canals
(B) Tanks
(C) Wells and tube-wells
(D) River lift
Correct Answer: (C) Wells and tube-wells.
Q. In which type of soil cotton is mostly grown?
(A) Red
(B) Regur
(C) Alluvial
(D) Peat
Correct Answer: (B) Regur.
Q. In India, it is known as the ‘golden fibre’. Identify it.
(A) Cotton
(B) Wool
(C) Jute
(D) Silk
Correct Answer: (C) Jute.
Q. ‘Rice Bowl’ of India is –
(A) the Brahmaputra-Assam Valley
(B) the Krishna-Godavari Basin
(C) the Narmada Valley
(D) the Sindh Province of Punjab
Correct Answer: (B) the Krishna-Godavari Basin.
Q. Which of the following States got the maximum benefits of the Green Revolution?
(A) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
(B) Rajasthan and Haryana
(C) Punjab and Rajasthan
(D) Punjab and Haryana
Correct Answer: (D) Punjab and Haryana.
Q. ‘Operation flood’ is related to which of the following?
(A) To control flood
(B) Milk production
(C) Crop production
(D) Population control
Correct Answer: (B) Milk production.
WBCS Mains Agriculture, Livestock & Green Revolution Questions 2021
Q. Indian Green Revolution has divided into –
(A) Single phase
(B) Two phase
(C) Three phase
(D) Four phase
Correct Answer: (B) Two phase.
Q. The first rice research institute was established in –
(A) Cuttack
(B) Pusha
(C) Barrackpore
(D) Dhanbad
Correct Answer: (A) Cuttack.
Q. Which countries are the main buyers of Indian coffee?
(A) UK
(B) Italy
(C) USA
(D) Germany
Correct Answer: (B) Italy.
Q. India’s biggest agriculture farm is located at –
(A) Patiala
(B) Gorakhpur
(C) Suratgarh
(D) Burdwan district
Correct Answer: (C) Suratgarh.
Q. Among the following which one is related to Blue Revolution in India?
(A) Horticulture
(B) Floriculture
(C) Pisciculture
(D) Sericulture
Correct Answer: (C) Pisciculture.
Q. Which region is called the granary of South India?
(A) Coimbatore
(B) Thanjavur
(C) Chikmagalur
(D) Belgao
Correct Answer: (B) Thanjavur.
Q. Planning Commission has delineated 15 agro-climatic region which were proposed to form basis for agricultural planning for the –
(A) Seventh Plan Period
(B) Eighth Plan Period
(C) Ninth Plan Period
(D) Tenth Plan Period
Correct Answer: (B) Eighth Plan Period.
WBCS Mains Agriculture, Livestock & Green Revolution Questions 2020
Q. In Thanjavur delta, ______ crop is cultivated three times in a year.
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Sugarcane
(D) Groundnut
Correct Answer: (B) Rice.
Q. India is among the leading producers ______ in the world.
(A) Tuna
(B) Shrimp
(C) Salmon
(D) Sardines
Correct Answer: (B) Shrimp.
Q. Which State produces the high quality Virginia tobacco?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Maharashtra
Correct Answer: (B) Andhra Pradesh.
Q. Tobacco was introduced into India by the –
(A) Chinese
(B) Portuguese
(C) English
(D) French
Correct Answer: (B) Portuguese.
Q. Murrah is a breed of –
(A) pig
(B) buffalo
(C) sheep
(D) goat
Correct Answer: (B) buffalo.
Q. Which among the following are the chief characteristics of shifting cultivation?
- High dependence on manual labour
- Use of low level of technology
- Utilization of poor soils through fallowing
- Use of chemical fertilizers
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: (B) 1, 2 and 3.
Q. Which State is called the agriculture epitome of India?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Punjab
(D) Haryana
Correct Answer: (B) Uttar Pradesh.
Q. Which State is the leading producer of coconut oil?
(A) Goa
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka
(D) Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer: (B) Kerala.
WBCS Mains Agriculture, Livestock & Green Revolution Questions 2019
Q. ______ is the highest producer of milk in India.
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Haryana
(D) Rajasthan
Correct Answer: (A) Uttar Pradesh.
Q. Blue revolution is aimed at increasing the production of ______.
(A) Milk
(B) Poultry
(C) Shrimp
(D) Indigo
Correct Answer: (C) Shrimp.
Q. ______ is the largest producer of tea.
(A) West Bengal
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Assam
(D) Karnataka
Correct Answer: (C) Assam.
Q. India is the largest exporter of ______.
(A) Orange
(B) Pear
(C) Cashew nuts
(D) Strawberry
Correct Answer: (C) Cashew nuts.
Q. ______ is the largest producer of sugarcane in India.
(A) Maharastra
(B) Gujrat
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: (C) Uttar Pradesh.
Q. Malda district of West Bengal is famous for ______.
(A) Sericulture
(B) Horticulture
(C) Apiculture
(D) Aquaculture
Correct Answer: (A) Sericulture.
Q. Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh is famous for production of ______.
(A) Millet
(B) Cotton
(C) Tobacco
(D) Sugarcane
Correct Answer: (D) Sugarcane.
Q. India is not the leading producer of ______ spices.
(A) Cumin
(B) Cardamom
(C) Ginger
(D) Chilli
Correct Answer: (A) Cumin.
WBCS Mains Agriculture, Livestock & Green Revolution Questions 2018
Q. ‘Operation Flood’ is associated with –
(A) Milk production
(B) Wheat production
(C) Flood control
(D) Water harvesting
Correct Answer: (A) Milk production.
Q. Which of the following are not grown in the Kharif season?
(A) Bajra and Rice
(B) Maize and Jowar
(C) Barley and Mustard
(D) Jowar and Rice
Correct Answer: (C) Barley and Mustard.
Q. The largest irrigated area in India is occupied by –
(A) Sugarcane
(B) Rice
(C) Cotton
(D) Wheat
Correct Answer: (D) Wheat.
Q. Blue Revolution is related to –
(A) Fish production
(B) Milk production
(C) Oil production
(D) Food production
Correct Answer: (A) Fish production.
Q. The production of onion is the highest in –
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer: (C) Maharashtra.
Q. Under which plan did the Government introduce an agricultural strategy which gave rise to Green Revolution?
(A) Sixth Five Year Plan
(B) Second FYP
(C) Fourth FYP
(D) Third FYP
Correct Answer: (D) Third FYP.
Q. The variety of coffee largely grown in India is –
(A) Old chicks
(B) Coorgs
(C) Arabica
(D) Kents
Correct Answer: (C) Arabica.
Q. Pruning is an essential part in cultivation of –
(A) Rubber
(B) Tobacco
(C) Coffee
(D) Tea
Correct Answer: (D) Tea.
Q. Watermelons grow the best in –
(A) Alluvial soil
(B) Sandy soil
(C) Black soil
(D) Laterite soil
Correct Answer: (B) Sandy soil.
WBCS Mains Agriculture, Livestock & Green Revolution Questions 2017
Q. Tobacco cultivated in India is mostly used to make –
(A) Cigarette
(B) Beedi
(C) Zarda
(D) Snuff powder
Correct Answer: (B) Beedi.
Q. Which state in India leads in fish consumption?
(A) Odisha
(B) Assam
(C) Kerala
(D) West Bengal
Correct Answer: (C) Kerala.
Q. The most important rice producing district of Andhra Pradesh is –
(A) Guntur
(B) Vellore
(C) East Godavari
(D) West Godavari
Correct Answer: (D) West Godavari.
Q. The three indigenous silkworms in India are –
(A) Tassar, Gir, Mullet
(B) Eel, Muga, Carp
(C) Tassar, Eri, Muga
(D) Muga, Eel, Gir
Correct Answer: (C) Tassar, Eri, Muga.
Q. Which one of the following crops requires penning for better yields?
(A) Tea
(B) Coffee
(C) Rubber
(D) Mango
Correct Answer: (A) Tea.
Q. West Bengal has the highest number of livestock in the form of –
(A) Buffalo
(B) Sheep
(C) Goat
(D) Cattle
Correct Answer: (C) Goat.
Q. Share (in %) of the net sown area is the maximum in the district of –
(A) Purba Medinipur
(B) Malda
(C) Bardhaman
(D) Uttar Dinajpur
Correct Answer: (A) Purba Medinipur.
Q. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer:
Assertion (A): Aman paddy is cultivated during the monsoon season.
Reason (R): Aman requires plenty of water.
Codes:
(A) Both A and R are correct, and R explains A.
(B) A is correct but R is wrong.
(C) Both A and R are incorrect.
(D) Both A and R are correct, and R does not explain A.
Correct Answer: (A) Both A and R are correct, and R explains A.
WBCS Mains Agriculture, Livestock & Green Revolution Questions 2016
Q. Regur soil is much suitable for one of the following –
(A) Jute
(B) Coffee
(C) Cotton
(D) Tea
Correct Answer: (C) Cotton.
Q. Which state is leading producer of coconut?
(A) Assam
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Karnataka
Correct Answer: (B) Kerala.
Q. The highest yield of rice per hectare in India is in –
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) West Bengal
(C) Haryana
(D) Punjab
Correct Answer: (A) Tamil Nadu.
Q. The traditionally most important cotton growing region in India is –
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Indo-Ganga plain
(C) Deccan Trap
(D) Chotanagpur plateau
Correct Answer: (C) Deccan Trap.
Q. Which region is called ‘The granary of South India’?
(A) Coimbatore
(B) Tiruchirapalli
(C) Thanjavur
(D) Thiruvananthapuram
Correct Answer: (C) Thanjavur.
Q. The highest rate of yield of sugarcane is found in the state of –
(A) Bihar
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer: (D) Tamil Nadu.
Q. What is Jhoom?
(A) A type of cultivation
(B) A music of tribe
(C) A tribal dance
(D) A type of soil
Correct Answer: (A) A type of cultivation.
Q. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) White Revolution — Milk Production
(B) Blue Revolution — Fish Production
(C) Yellow Revolution — Oilseed Production
(D) Green Revolution — Rice Production
Correct Answer: (D) Green Revolution — Rice Production.
WBCS Mains Agriculture, Livestock & Green Revolution Questions 2015
Q. Which State is called the ‘Sugar Bowl’ of India?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Punjab
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Bihar
Correct Answer: (A) Uttar Pradesh.
Q. Sugarcane cultivation in India is an example of –
(A) Plantation agriculture
(B) Shifting cultivation
(C) Irrigated cultivation
(D) Mechanised cultivation
Correct Answer: (C) Irrigated cultivation.
Q. What is Jhum?
(A) A type of cultivation
(B) A type of swinging basket
(C) A river valley in a dry region
(D) A tribal dance in MP
Correct Answer: (A) A type of cultivation.
Q. Location of sugar industry in India is shifting from north to south because of –
(A) Cheap labour
(B) Expanding regional market
(C) Cheap and abundant supply of power
(D) High yield and high sugar content in sugar cane
Correct Answer: (D) High yield and high sugar content in sugar cane.
Q. Unlike other parts of the Indian Coast, fishing industry has not developed along the Saurashtra Coast because –
(A) There are few indentations suitable for fishing
(B) Of overwhelming dependence on agriculture and animal husbandry
(C) The seawater is relatively more saline
(D) Of industrial development leading to widespread pollution of coastal area
Correct Answer: (C) The seawater is relatively more saline.
Q. Which of the following factors are responsible for the rapid growth of sugar production in South India as compared to North India?
(a) Higher per acre yield of Sugarcane
(b) Higher Sucrose content of Sugarcane
(c) Lower labour cost
(d) Longer crushing period
Codes:
(A) a & b
(B) a, b & c
(C) a, c & d
(D) a, b & d
Correct Answer: (D) a, b & d.
Q. Which one of the following areas of India produces largest amount of cotton?
(A) North western India and Gangetic Paschim Banga
(B) North Western and Western India
(C) Western and Southern India
(D) Plains of Northern India
Correct Answer: (B) North Western and Western India.
Q. Which one of the following sets of conditions is necessary for a good cultivation of Wheat?
(A) Moderate temperature and moderate rainfall
(B) High temperature and heavy rainfall
(C) High temperature and moderate rainfall
(D) Low temperature and low rainfall
Correct Answer: (A) Moderate temperature and moderate rainfall.
Q. Among the following which one is related to Blue Revolution of India?
(A) Horticulture
(B) Sericulture
(C) Pisciculture
(D) Floriculture
Correct Answer: (C) Pisciculture.
Q. Golden Revolution refers to –
(A) Apiculture
(B) Horticulture
(C) Sericulture
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (B) Horticulture.
Q. Which of the following crops are most suitable for cultivation under scanty rainfall?
I. Horsegram
II. Rice
III. Mustard
IV. Wheat
Codes:
(A) I and II
(B) II and IV
(C) II and III
(D) I and III
Correct Answer: (D) I and III.
WBCS Mains Agriculture, Livestock & Green Revolution Questions 2014
Q. Which one is not an impact of green revolution on large farmers?
(A) Rapid increase in agricultural productivity
(B) Fast adoption of agricultural innovations and high yielding variety of seeds
(C) Little or no change in consumption
(D) Better standard of life
Correct Answer: (C) Little or no change in consumption.
Q. Food security involves –
(A) Adequate physical availability of food
(B) Reliable and nutritionally adequate supply of food
(C) Timely supply of food
(D) All of the above
Correct Answer: (D) All of the above.
Q. Whittlesey’s agricultural systems are based on –
(A) Empirical technique
(B) Statistical technique
(C) Normative technique
(D) Qualitative cum Quantitative technique
Correct Answer: (A) Empirical technique.
Q. For which spice is Kashmir famous?
(A) Cinnamon
(B) Cloves
(C) Saffron
(D) Black Pepper
Correct Answer: (C) Saffron.
Q. In land use and crop intensity model of Von Thunen’s zone of crop farming, fallow and pasture is nearer to the city than –
(A) Market gardening and milk production
(B) Fire wood and lumber production
(C) Three field system
(D) Crop farming without fallow
Correct Answer: (D) Crop farming without fallow.
Leave a Comment