1). Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term transhumance?
A). Economy that solely depends upon animals |
B). Farming in which only one crop is cultivated by clearing hill slopes |
C). Practice of growing crops on higher hill slopes in summer and foothills in winter |
D). Seasonal migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains |
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2). The country having the largest area under tea cultivation?
A). Brazil |
B). Russia |
C). Bangladesh |
D). India |
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3). Sucrose content in sugarcane decreases :
A). if frost occurs during the process of ripening |
B). if high rainfall occurs during the period of growth of the plant |
C). if there is high temperature during the time of ripening |
D). if there is fluctuation in temperature during the period of growth of the plant |
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4). The important feature of shifting cultivation is :
A). cultivation by transplantation |
B). cultivation of Leguminous crops |
C). change of cultivation site |
D). rotating of crops |
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5). Fertility of soil can be improved by :
A). adding living earthworms |
B). adding dead earthworms |
C). removing dead earthworms |
D). removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms |
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6). Extensive subsistence agriculture is :
A). farming on the slopes of Western Ghats |
B). Farming in the thickly populated areas |
C). farming in the thinly populated areas |
D). farming the forests of equatorial region |
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7). What is multiple cropping?
A). When seeds are sown on a piece of land and then seedlings are transplanted in different fields |
B). Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part |
C). Raising in succession only one type of crop in the same piece of land |
D). Raising two or more crops in succession in a year on the same land |
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8). What type of farming is practised in the densely populated regions of the world?
A). Commercial farming |
B). Extensive farming |
C). Intensive farming |
D). Plantation farming |
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9). Crop rotation refers to :
A). method of farming without irrigation in an area of limited rainfall |
B). farming done on the same land by different people turn wise |
C). growing same crop in alternate years |
D). growing different crops in succession |
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10). Mixed farming means :
A). growing two crops at the same time |
B). growing different crops in succession |
C). producing crops |
D). using mixture of manures and fertilizer |
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