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Question 1
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Which of the following are the technological reforms of agriculture?

A
Mechanization, irrigation

B
Improved seed, Chemical fertilizer, Insecticides

C
Media Campaign, Agricultural research

D
All of the above

Solution

The following technological reforms introduced by the government in the interest of farmers after independence are as follows:

1.IMPROVED TOOLS AND MECHANISATION: The animal drawn plough is now gradually been replaced by tractors with detachable parts like Harrow, tiller and other parts for harvesting.

2. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION: The technological Revolution has also benefited agriculture sector. Farmers are not able to take their surplus farm produce to the market.

3. IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT: Under the five year plans extension of irrigation facilities has received great emphasis. The objective is not only to create the potential but also to increase its utilisation.

4. SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETINS: special weather bulletins are now being broadcasted and telecast over radio and television respectively. These bulletins have greatly benefited the farmers in scheduling their crop production programs.

5. CERTIFIED AND QUALITY SEED DISTRIBUTION:

The seeds are now standardized based on climate and soil condition with changes from place to place and time to time. Some of the seeds called High Yielding Varieties(HYV) have been included under the technology mission for distribution among farmers.
Question 2
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Which of the following act has helped the tiller to acquire the right to ownership of the land that he tills?

A
Land Regulation Act

B
Land to the Tiller Act

C
Land Ceiling Act

D
Consolidation of Land Reform

Solution

By conferring the ownership of land to the tiller, the Government provided an incentive to improve cultivation. This paved the way for increase in efficiency and yield. This was an important step towards the establishment of socialism and the Government revenue increased. It also ushered in cooperative farming.
Question 3
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Due to Globalisation, the ________ of agriculture have changed.

A
Proportion

B
Types

C
Forms

D
All of the above

Solution

The primary means by which low-income people increase their incomes and hence their food security is through increased employment. It is agricultural growth that reduces poverty, and agriculture's impact is dependent on growth rates that are considerably higher than population growth rates.
Question 4
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What is the full form of DARE?

A
Dairy and Rural Education

B
Department of Arid Rural Ecology

C
Development of Agricultural Research and Education

D
Department of Agriculture and Rural Education

Solution

Development of Agricultural Research and Education
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is an autonomous body responsible for co-ordinating agricultural education and research in India. It reports to the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture. The Union Minister of Agriculture serves as its president.
Question 5
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Where is Sardar Patel Krushi University is located?

A
Surat

B
Dantiwada

C
Bhavnagar

D
Ahmedabad

Solution

Dantiwada.
Banaskantha District of Gujarat
Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University (SDAU) is a State Agricultural University in India. It is approximately 30 km (19 mi) from Palanpur town in Banaskantha District of Gujarat.
Question 6
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Which act has reduced the inequalities between the land owner and the farmer?

A
Land Regulation Act

B
Land to the Tiller Act

C
Land Ceiling Act

D
None of the above

Solution

The Urban Land Ceiling Act was a law in India, that was passed in 1976. The stated purpose of the law is bringing about an equitable distribution of land in urban agglomerations to subserve the common good.
Question 7
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What is the full form of chemical fertilizer, N.P.K.?

A
Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Calcium

B
Nitric acid, Phosphorus and Calcium

C
Nitrogen Phosphorus and Potassium

D
Nitric acid, Phosphorus and Potassium

Solution

NPK stands for "nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium," the three nutrients that compose complete fertilizers. ... Also implied is a percentage symbol after each number because each of the three numbers represents the percentage of that nutrient in the makeup of the fertilizer.
Question 8
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What is the full form of ICAR?

A
Indian Council of Agricultural Research

B
Indian Council of Arid Farming Research

C
Indian Council of Agro forestry Research

D
Industrial Council of Agricultural Research

Solution

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous body responsible for co-ordinating agricultural education and research in India. It reports to the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture. The Union Minister of Agriculture serves as its president.
Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
Director: Dr Trilochan Mohapatra
President: Narendra Singh Tomar

Question 9

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Match the following:

	List-I (Crops)		List-II (Geographical conditions)
A.	Barley	1.	Hot and dry climate with poor soil
B.	Rice	2.	Cool climate with poorer soil
C.	Millets	3.	Warm and moist climate with high altitude
D.	Tea	4.	Hot and moist climate with rich soil

A - 2, B - 4, C - 1, D - 3

A - 3, B - 4, C - 1, D - 2

A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3

A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1

Solution

Crops Geographical conditions

A. Barley 1. Cool climate with poorer soil

B. Rice 2. Hot and moist climate with rich soil

C. Millets 3. Hot and dry climate with poor soil

D. Tea 4. Warm and moist climate with high altitude

Question 10
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Gujarat is the largest producer of ________.

A
Cotton

B
Sugarcane

C
Saffron

D
Jute

Solution

Gujarat is the main producer of tobacco, cotton, and groundnuts in India. Other major crops produced are rice, wheat, jawar, bajra, maize, tur, and gram. Gujarat has an agricultural economy. The total crop area amounts to more than one-half of the total land area.

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Question 1

Mechanization, irrigation

Improved seed, Chemical fertilizer, Insecticides

Media Campaign, Agricultural research

All of the above

Solution

Question 2

Land Regulation Act

Land to the Tiller Act

Land Ceiling Act

Consolidation of Land Reform

Solution

Question 3

Proportion

Types

Forms

All of the above

Solution

Question 4

Dairy and Rural Education

Department of Arid Rural Ecology

Development of Agricultural Research and Education

Department of Agriculture and Rural Education

Solution

Question 5

Surat

Dantiwada

Bhavnagar

Ahmedabad

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Question 6

Land Regulation Act

Land to the Tiller Act

Land Ceiling Act

None of the above

Solution

Question 7

Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Calcium

Nitric acid, Phosphorus and Calcium

Nitrogen Phosphorus and Potassium

Nitric acid, Phosphorus and Potassium

Solution

Question 8

Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Indian Council of Arid Farming Research

Indian Council of Agro forestry Research

Industrial Council of Agricultural Research

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Question 9

A - 2, B - 4, C - 1, D - 3

A - 3, B - 4, C - 1, D - 2

A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3

A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1

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Question 10

Cotton

Sugarcane

Saffron

Jute

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