Indian Geography – Agriculture, Irrigation, Water Resources | Indian Geography MCQs

1. The highest proportion of the total water used in the country is in which one of the following sectors?
  1. Irrigation
  2. Domestic use
  3. Industries
  4. None of the above

Answer: Irrigation

2. Rabi crops are:
  1. sown in winter and harvested in summer
  2. sown during rainy season and harvested in winter
  3. sown in summer and harvested in winter
  4. None of the above

Answer: sown in winter and harvested in summer

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3. A short season between the rabi and kharif season is known as:
  1. Aus
  2. Boro
  3. Zaid
  4. None of the above

Answer: Zaid

4. Which State is the largest producer of bajra?
  1. Rajasthan
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Gujarat
  4. Haryana

Answer: Rajasthan

5. Which one of the following is not true for pulses?
  1. Pulses are grown in both rabi and kharif season
  2. Pulses are leguminous crops
  3. They are grown in rotation with other crops
  4. Pulses require intensive irrigation facilities

Answer: Pulses require intensive irrigation facilities

6. Moisture sensitive stage of maize crops is____________.
  1. Silking
  2. Tasselling
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Either 1 or 2

Answer: Both 1 and 2

7. Micro irrigation system does not contain which of the following?
  1. Drip Irrigation
  2. Sprinkler Irrigation
  3. Surge Irrigation
  4. Canal Irrigation

Answer: Canal Irrigation

8. The main food crop of Kharif season is:
  1. Mustard
  2. Pulses
  3. Rice
  4. Wheat

Answer: Rice

9. Wheat requires annual rainfall between:
  1. 50 and 75 cm
  2. about 200 cm
  3. 200 and 300 cm
  4. less than 20 cm

Answer: 50 and 75 cm

10. Which is the ideal condition for the growth of sugarcane?
  1. Temperature of 21°C to 27°C and an annual rainfall between 75 cm and 100 cm
  2. Temperature below 17°C and 50 to 75 cm rainfall
  3. Temperature of 25°C and 200 cm of rainfall
  4. none of the above

Answer: Temperature of 21°C to 27°C and an annual rainfall between 75 cm and 100 cm

11. The water requirement of sugarcane is __________(in mm).
  1. 1500-2500
  2. 3000-4000
  3. 100-500
  4. 150-250

Answer: 1500-2500

12. Which method of irrigation is useful for sandy soils and shallow lands where land levelling is not possible?
  1. Sub-surface irrigation
  2. Drip irrigation
  3. Sprinkler irrigation
  4. Surface irrigation

Answer: Sprinkler irrigation

13. Which of the following are plantation crops?
  1. Rice and maize
  2. Wheat and pulses
  3. Tea, coffee, banana and sugarcane
  4. None of the above

Answer: Tea, coffee, banana and sugarcane

14. Important non-food crops of our country are:
  1. Tea and coffee
  2. Millets and pulses
  3. Cotton and jute
  4. None of the above

Answer: Cotton and jute

15. Which of the following crops is a major source of protein in a vegetarian diet?
  1. Wheat
  2. Rice
  3. Pulses
  4. Oilseeds

Answer: Pulses

16. The water that is safe to drink is called
  1. Potable water
  2. Distilled water
  3. Freshwater
  4. Tap water

Answer: Potable water

17. The Haryana canal and Drainage Act, was passed in which year for providing all the water irrigation services?
  1. 1970
  2. 1971
  3. 1972
  4. 1974

Answer: 1974

18. Which one of the following south Indian states has the highest groundwater utilisation (in per cent) of its total groundwater potential?
  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Karnataka
  4. Kerala

Answer: Tamil Nadu

19. This is known as an _____.
  1. pond
  2. lake
  3. well
  4. aquifer

Answer: aquifer

20. Which of the following is not correct about plantation farming?
  1. In this type of farming, a single crop is grown on a large area.
  2. The plantation has an interface of agriculture and industry.
  3. Plantations cover large tracts of land called estates.
  4. Farmers clear a patch of land by felling trees and burning them, to produce cereals and other food crops.

Answer: Farmers clear a patch of land by felling trees and burning them, to produce cereals and other food crops.

21. Which is the main food crop of the eastern and southern part of the country?
  1. Rice
  2. Wheat
  3. Maize
  4. Sugarcane

Answer: Rice

22. Which is the right condition for the growth of maize?
  1. Temperature between 21 °C to 27°C and old alluvial soil
  2. Temperature below 17°C and shallow black soil
  3. Temperature of 25°C and 200 cm of rainfall
  4. None of the above

Answer: Temperature between 21 °C to 27°C and old alluvial soil

23. Moat, Chain pump, Dhekli & Rahat are
  1. The traditional methods of irrigation
  2. The modern methods of harvesting
  3. The traditional methods of spraying pesticides
  4. The traditional methods of sowing seeds

Answer: The traditional methods of irrigation

24. Kharif crops are grown:
  1. with the onset of monsoon and harvested in September-October
  2. with the onset of winter and harvested in summer
  3. with onset of Autumn and harvested in summer
  4. None of the above

Answer: with the onset of monsoon and harvested in September-October

25. The third most important food crop of our country is:
  1. Rice
  2. Wheat
  3. Jowar
  4. Ragi

Answer: Jowar

26. Which of the following conditions can spoil tea crop?
  1. Frequent showers evenly distributed over the year
  2. Frost free climate
  3. Deep fertile well drained soil
  4. Clayey soil which has high water holding capacity

Answer: Clayey soil which has high water holding capacity

27. Why should we conserve water?
  1. less water is available for usage
  2. the demand for water has increased
  3. water pollution has increased
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: More than one of the above

28. Which of the following systems is a system of equitable distribution of water in the command area of a canal outlet?
  1. Watershed system
  2. Lift system
  3. Warebandi system
  4. Flow system

Answer: Warebandi system

29. Which of the following is the most suitable application of rainwater harvesting?
  1. Used in cooking
  2. Irrigation
  3. Water for pets
  4. use for industrial purposes

Answer: Irrigation

30. A channel of canal where water flows under the influence of gravity is called _______
  1. lift channel
  2. command area
  3. warabandi system
  4. flow channel

Answer: flow channel

31. The two main wheat growing regions are:
  1. The Ganga-Sutlej plains and the Deccan Trap
  2. North-eastern part and eastern-coastal plains
  3. Deccan plateau and Konkan coast
  4. None of the above

Answer: The Ganga-Sutlej plains and the Deccan Trap

32. Fertigation in an irrigation system is to
  1. Increase the nutrient absorption of plants.
  2. Increase of soil erosion.
  3. Increase risk of soil borne disease.
  4. Increase leaching of chemicals in the water supply.

Answer: Increase the nutrient absorption of plants.

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