MCQ TEST AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES JCBAG22

60 Marks 30 Minutes
1. Agriculture still forms the backbone of the Indian economy. Which of the following is
NOT true in this context?
a) It provides employment to millions of people
b) Agriculture provides raw materials to several agro-based industries
c) It provides food to the ever-increasing population of India
d) It creates a favourable balance of trade.
2. The sowing of rabi crops is done in
a) March-April b) November-December c) May-June d) July-August
3. Which of the following is an extra crop grown by farmers?
a) Kharif b) Rabi c) Zaid d) None of them
4. Which of the following practices has NOT accelerated the process of soil erosion and
soil degradation?
a) Heavy monsoon rains b) Insufficient vegetal cover
c) Cattle grazing d) Crop rotation
5. Which one of the following is NOT the feature of Subsistence Agriculture?
a) Land holdings are small and scattered
b) Traditional methods of farming are followed
c) There is hardly any surplus for the market.
d) HYV seeds are used
6. Which of the following is not cultivated in India as a plantation crop?
a) Rubber b) Tobacco c) Tea d) Coffee
7. What term denotes all kinds of grass-like plants, which have starchy, edible seeds?
a) Pulses b) Cereals c) Fruits and vegetables d) None of the above
8. Rice requires good rainfall. It ranges from
a) 150-300cm b) 50-200cm c) 200-350cm d) 100-250cm
9. The main quality required in soil for rice
a) Should be dry and airy b) Should be self ploughing
c) Should be low maintenance d) Should be able to retain standing water
10. Which of the following is NOT a feature of upland rice?
a) It is sown in March-April and harvested in September-October
b) It is grown on mountainous regions
c) It requires a lot of water during sowing and harvesting period
d) It is used locally.
11. Suitable range of temperature for the harvesting of wheat
a) 15C-20C b) 20C-25C c) 25C-30C d) 30C-35C
12. Why is wheat not cultivated in the extreme south?
a) High heat and excessive rainfall is bad b) People refer to grow rice
c) Rice gives a better income than wheat d) Rice is consumed more in the south
13. What is usually rotated with other crops to maintain or restore soil fertility?
a) Wheat b) Oilseeds c) Rice d) Pulses
14. What kind of soil is required for the cultivation of pulses?
a) Light dry soil b) Moisture wet soil c) Red soil d) Clayey soil
15. Which of the following is not a crop of rice harvested in West Bengal?
a) Aus b) Aaman c) Bihu d) Boro
16. Which of the following is correct?
i. Sugarcane is grown well in rich alluvial, heavy loams or lava soil
ii. It is grown on Great Plains where there are clayey loams
iii. It is grown on black, brown or reddish loams in the peninsular India
iv. Sugarcane exhausts fertility of soil
a) i, ii b) ii, iii c) i, iv d) i, ii, iii, iv
17. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of ratooning?
a) It saves labour as it does not need to planted b) It matures early
c) It is a cheaper method d) There is no risk of diseases and pests
18. Rainfall deficiency in which of the following produces a fibrous crops?
a) Cotton b) Jute c) Sugarcane d) Mesta
19. Bunch type and Runner type are varieties of which crop?
a) Sugarcane b) Groundnut c) Mustard d) Soyabean
20. The residue left after the extraction of oil from the oilseeds is used as a fodder for
animals and also serves as a good manure in the fields is
a) Oilcake b) Oilfood c) Oil Manure d) Oilseeds
21. The leading producer of groundnut in India is
a) Tamil Nadu b) Gujarat c) Karnataka d) Maharashtra
22. What oilseed thrives only in cool climate?
a) Mustard b) Groundnut c) Soyabean d) Sun-flower
23. The most ideal soil for cotton is
a) Deep and medium black soils of Deccan Plateaus b) Red soil of Assam
c) Clayey soil of Sunderbans d) Coastal soil of Kerala
24. A rope-like mass of fibres known as silver is used to manufacture
a) Jute b) Silk c) Cotton d) Wool
25. What type of jute is grown on uplands?
a) Tossa b) Mesta c) White jute d) None of the above
26. Jute is dried & stripped of unwanted leaves & is put in water to rot. This is called
a) Ratooning b) Resting c) Retting d) Rotting
27. West Bengal is the leading producer of Jute because
a) It has fertile alluvial soil replenished each year during annual
b) Floods Abundant soft water is available.
c) The relative humidity is of about 90% d) All of the above
28. The variety of tea which is greenish-brown and is prepared by partially drying and
fermenting the leaves
a) Green tea b) Oolong tea c) Black tea d) Brick tea
29. The skillful task of gathering two leaves and a bud to obtain the finest quality of tea is
call
a) Fine plucking b) Fine picking c) Pruning d) Topping
30. Match the process with the crop
A) Cotton i) Pruning
B) Jute ii) Ratooning
C) Sugarcane iii) Retting
D) Tea iv) Ginning
a) A-iii, B-ii, C-I, D-iv b) A-i, B- iv, C-iii, D-ii
c) A- iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-I d) A-ii, B-I, C-iv, D-iii
31. Which of the following does not specify the need for rapid industrialization in India
a) It provides support and strength to our agricultural base
b) Industries produce goods and equipment required for the defense of the country
c) It is needed to make India self-reliant and independent for all its needs
d) It creates a balance of trade with more of imports than exports
32. Industries are classified as Heavy and Light Industries on the basis of
a) Investment and turnover b) Nature of product
c) Weight of raw material d) All of the above
33. India’s Second Largest Agro-based Industry is
a) Cotton Textile Industry b) Sugar Industry c) Jute Industry d) Silk Industry
34. Which of the following is not a product of Sugar Industry
a) Sugar b) Gur c) Khandsari d) Bagasse
35. Maharashtra is a leading producer of sugar in India because
a) The marine climate is ideal for the cultivation of Sugarcane
b) Black Regur Soil is favourable
c) Recovery rate of sucrose is higher
d) All of the above
36. Sugar Industry has flourished better in South India. Which of the following is not a
reason for the same
a) Maritime climate free from summer loo and winter frost
b) Fertile and well drained Black Alluvial Soil
c) Farms are better managed by cooperative societies
d) Good storage facilities to store sugarcane till it is crushed to extract juice
37. Which of the following is not a problem faced by Sugar Industry
a) The harvesting of cane goes on for a long period
b) Prices are fixed by the government
c) By-products are not completely utilized
d) There is a greater demand for Gur and Khandsari in rural areas
38. The most important cotton textile manufacturing centers of India are
a) Mumbai and Ahmedabad b) Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
c) Maharashtra and Gujarat d) Both a and c
39. Which of the following is not a factor for the concentration of cotton textile Industry in
Mumbai
a) Availability of raw cotton from the Deccan Plateau
b) Good transport facilities
c) Dry climatic conditions for spinning and weaving
d) Availability of banking and credit facilities
40. Which of the following is an important Cotton Textile Center although it is not a cotton
growing region
a) West Bengal b) Tamil Nadu c) Maharashtra d) Gujarat
41. Which of the following is not a variety of silk manufactured in India
a) Eri b) Muga c) Khaddar d) Tussar

42. India has the monopoly of the Golden Yellow Muga Silk which is produced in
a) Karnataka b) Srinagar c) Assam d) Coimbatore
43. The art of rearing silkworms for silk production is known as
a) Sericulture b) Reeling c) Retting d) Silviculture
44. The process of introducing the cocoon in boiling water & unwinding silk fibre is called
a) Sericulture b) Reeling c) Retting d) Silviculture
45. Which of the following is not a factor which makes Karnataka leading producer of Silk
a) Favorable temperature for rearing silk worms
b) Mulberry plant cultivated as bush plantation throughout the year
c) Availability of Silkworm known as Bombyxmori & latest technology to handle them
d) Abundant hard water with alkaline salts and iron
46. Which Industry forms the backbone of industrial development in India
a) Automobile Industry b) Iron and Steel Industry
c) Electronics Industry d) Cement Industry

47. Which raw material is used for hardening of steel and also for removing impurities
a) Limestone b) Manganese c) Bauxite d) Coal
48. The process which makes steel products rust free is called
a) Galvanisation b) Smelting c) Deoxidation d) Vulcanization
49. The mineral added as a flux to remove impurities in Iron ore in the form of slag are
a) Coal and Manganese b) Limestone and dolomite
c) Nickel and Tungsten d) Chromium and Silica
50. The molten iron obtained during the ore reduction in blast furnace is called
a) Wrought Iron b) Cast Iron c) Pig Iron d) All of the above
51. The largest steel making company in the public sector is
a) Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) b) Iron and Steel Corporation
c) Steel Authority of India (SAIL) d) Both b and c
52. The largest Iron and Steel manufacturing plant in Asia
a) Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh b) Rourkela Steel plant in Odisha
c) Durgapur Steel plant in West Bengal d) Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO)
53. 20. Match the columns with reference to Tata Iron and Steel Company
A. Iron Ore i. Mayurbanj, Singhbhum
B. Coal ii. Jharia, Bokaro
C. Manganese iii. Sundergarh
D. Limestone, Dolomite and Fire-clay iv. Keonjhar
a) A-ii, B-i, C-iv, D-iii b) A-i, B-ii, C-iv, D-iii
c) A-ii, B-i, C-ii, D-iii d) A-ii, B-i, C-iii, D-iv
54. The steel plant built with collaboration with the German firm Krupps and Demag
a) Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh b) Rourkela Steel plant in Odisha
c) Durgapur Steel plant in West Bengal d) Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO)
55. Which of the following is not a problem faced by Iron and Steel Industry in India
a) Capital intensive b) Inefficiently managed Public Sector
c) Heavy demand d) Stiff competition in world market
56. Petrochemicals are organic chemicals derived from
a) Petroleum products b) LPG c) Coal d) All of the above
57. Which of the following is not a product of petro-chemical industries
a) Iron blue used as artist ingredient
b) fertilizers and insecticides
c) Resins, adhesives for industries
d) Carbon black used in printing inks, paints, carbon paper and gramophone
58. Which of the following is not an advantage of Petrochemicals are
a) Cost Effective b) Economically Stable
c) Eco friendly production d) Cheaper as produced on mass scale
59. Which of the following is not in electronics industry in India
a) The Indian Telephone Industries (ITI)
b) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
c) The Electronics Corporation of India (ECIL)
d) The Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL)
60. The city which forms the Silicon triangle of India’s IT Industry along with Bengaluru
and Hyderabad is
a) Mangalore b) Pune c) Mumbai d) Chennai