UPSC Prelims Marathon 15th August – Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Aquaculture and Land Reforms and Land use pattern – 2024

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Question No. 1

Consider the following statements regarding land use patterns:
1.Any land left fallow for over five years is currently fallow land.
2.Culturable wasteland is left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 2

Which of the following categories of land use patterns is/are increased from 1950 – 51 to 2014 – 15?
1.Area under forest
2.Culturable wasteland
3.Area under tree crops & grooves
Select the correct answer from below given codes:

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 3

Which of the following is/are examples of “common property resources”?
1.Pasture lands
2.Village water bodies
3.Community forests
Select the correct answer from below given codes:

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 4

Consider the following statements:
1.The kharif season largely coincides with northeast retreating monsoon.
2.Rice, cotton and bajra are examples of kharif crops.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 5

Consider the following statements:
1.The irrigated type of farming is known as barani.
2.In India, the dry land farming is largely confined to the regions having annual rainfall less than 75 cm.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 6

Which of the following is/are hardy and drought resistant crops?
1.Ragi
2.Bajra
3.Moong
Select the correct answer from below given codes:

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 7

Which of the following is/are water intensive crops?
1.Rice
2.Jute
3.Sugar cane
Select the correct answer from below given codes:

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 8

Consider the following statements:
1.Cereals occupy about thirty four percent of total cropped area in India.
2.India is the third largest cereals producer in the world.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 9

Consider the following statements regarding rice crop:
1.It is grown only in tropical humid areas.
2.About one-fourth of the total cropped area in the country is under rice cultivation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 10

Consider the following statements:
1.Wheat is primarily a temperate crop.
2.The yield level of maize is lower than other coarse cereals.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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