Agriculture

India’s most widely cultivated crop is:
a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Maize
d) Sugarcane
✅ b) Rice

Which of the following is a kharif crop?
a) Wheat
b) Barley
c) Rice
d) Mustard
✅ c) Rice

Rabi crops are sown in:
a) June–July
b) September–October
c) October–November
d) March–April
✅ c) October–November

Which of these crops requires alluvial soil and abundant water?
a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Bajra
d) Gram
✅ b) Rice

India ranks first in the production of:
a) Rice
b) Cotton
c) Pulses
d) Maize
✅ c) Pulses

Which state is known as the "Rice Bowl of India"?
a) Bihar
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Punjab
d) Andhra Pradesh
✅ d) Andhra Pradesh

The term "Green Revolution" is associated with:
a) Fertilizer subsidy
b) Crop insurance
c) High-yielding crop varieties
d) Forest expansion
✅ c) High-yielding crop varieties

Who is known as the Father of Green Revolution in India?
a) M. S. Swaminathan
b) Norman Borlaug
c) V. Kurien
d) M. Visvesvaraya
✅ a) M. S. Swaminathan

In India, the major producer of wheat is:
a) Punjab
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Gujarat
✅ a) Punjab

Which of these is a commercial crop?
a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Sugarcane
d) Barley
✅ c) Sugarcane

Which crop is called “Golden Fibre”?
a) Cotton
b) Silk
c) Jute
d) Hemp
✅ c) Jute

In Bihar, wheat is mostly grown in:
a) North Bihar
b) South Bihar
c) Western Bihar
d) Central Bihar
✅ c) Western Bihar

Black soil is best suited for:
a) Wheat
b) Cotton
c) Rice
d) Tea
✅ b) Cotton

Tea cultivation in India requires:
a) Dry climate
b) Low altitude
c) Heavy rainfall and hilly areas
d) Sandy soil
✅ c) Heavy rainfall and hilly areas

Which state is the largest producer of tea in India?
a) West Bengal
b) Sikkim
c) Assam
d) Kerala
✅ c) Assam

Groundnut is a:
a) Rabi crop
b) Kharif crop
c) Zaid crop
d) Commercial crop
✅ b) Kharif crop

India’s major tobacco producing state is:
a) Bihar
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
✅ c) Andhra Pradesh

Jowar and Bajra are examples of:
a) Cash crops
b) Cereals
c) Pulses
d) Fibre crops
✅ b) Cereals

PM-KISAN scheme offers financial aid of:
a) ₹3000 per year
b) ₹5000 per year
c) ₹6000 per year
d) ₹7000 per year
✅ c) ₹6000 per year

The main irrigation method in Bihar is:
a) Drip
b) Sprinkler
c) Canal
d) Well and tube well
✅ d) Well and tube well

The National Food Security Mission (NFSM) was launched in:
a) 2000
b) 2004
c) 2007
d) 2010
✅ c) 2007

“Operation Green” was launched for:
a) Oilseeds
b) Pulses
c) Tomato, Onion, Potato (TOP)
d) Cereals
✅ c) Tomato, Onion, Potato (TOP)

Which farming method helps conserve soil moisture?
a) Strip cropping
b) Drip irrigation
c) Monocropping
d) Shifting cultivation
✅ a) Strip cropping

NABARD is responsible for:
a) Road building
b) Agricultural credit and rural development
c) Environmental protection
d) Disaster relief
✅ b) Agricultural credit and rural development

Which state leads in organic farming?
a) Sikkim
b) Bihar
c) Rajasthan
d) Karnataka
✅ a) Sikkim

Minimum Support Price (MSP) is announced by:
a) RBI
b) NITI Aayog
c) CACP
d) Ministry of Agriculture
✅ c) CACP

The major pulse crop of Bihar is:
a) Urad
b) Arhar
c) Lentil (Masoor)
d) Moong
✅ c) Lentil (Masoor)

Crop rotation improves:
a) Water usage
b) Weed control
c) Soil fertility
d) Pest control
✅ c) Soil fertility

Horticulture includes:
a) Cereals
b) Vegetables and fruits
c) Wheat only
d) Pulses
✅ b) Vegetables and fruits

The Kharif season starts in:
a) January
b) April
c) June–July
d) October
✅ c) June–July

The main cash crop of Bihar is:
a) Sugarcane
b) Cotton
c) Tea
d) Tobacco
✅ a) Sugarcane

Which institution recommends MSPs to the government?
a) RBI
b) CACP
c) NAFED
d) FCI
✅ b) CACP

Soil Health Card Scheme was launched in:
a) 2011
b) 2012
c) 2015
d) 2018
✅ c) 2015

Which of these is not a pulse?
a) Gram
b) Lentil
c) Maize
d) Moong
✅ c) Maize

National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture is part of:
a) Green Revolution
b) NITI Aayog
c) National Action Plan on Climate Change
d) Food Corporation of India
✅ c) National Action Plan on Climate Change

Zaid crops are grown:
a) During rainy season
b) Between Rabi and Kharif
c) Only in winter
d) In flood-prone areas
✅ b) Between Rabi and Kharif

Largest maize-producing state in India is:
a) Bihar
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Madhya Pradesh
✅ c) Karnataka

The average landholding size in Bihar is:
a) Less than 1 hectare
b) 2–3 hectares
c) 4–5 hectares
d) More than 5 hectares
✅ a) Less than 1 hectare

India ranks ___ globally in farm output.
a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 3rd
d) 5th
✅ b) 2nd

What percentage of Bihar's population depends on agriculture?
a) 30%
b) 45%
c) 60%
d) Over 70%
✅ d) Over 70%

Crop insurance in India is covered under:
a) PMFBY
b) PM-KISAN
c) NFSM
d) MGNREGA
✅ a) PMFBY

The primary objective of MSP is to:
a) Increase productivity
b) Provide subsidy
c) Ensure minimum income
d) Boost exports
✅ c) Ensure minimum income

India’s agriculture is largely:
a) Commercial
b) Mechanised
c) Rain-fed and subsistence
d) Industrial
✅ c) Rain-fed and subsistence

Who fixes MSPs annually?
a) Ministry of Rural Development
b) RBI
c) Government of India on CACP’s recommendation
d) Agriculture Commission
✅ c) Government of India on CACP’s recommendation

The apex cooperative for marketing agricultural produce in India is:
a) FCI
b) NABARD
c) NAFED
d) CACP
✅ c) NAFED

Intensive farming aims at:
a) Less labour
b) Less productivity
c) More yield per unit area
d) Fertilizer conservation
✅ c) More yield per unit area

Rain-fed farming is most common in:
a) Punjab
b) Rajasthan
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Himachal Pradesh
✅ b) Rajasthan

Agricultural Census in India is conducted every:
a) 3 years
b) 5 years
c) 7 years
d) 10 years
✅ b) 5 years

The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) was launched in:
a) 1996
b) 1998
c) 2000
d) 2005
✅ b) 1998

Major fruit produced in Bihar is:
a) Banana
b) Mango
c) Apple
d) Pineapple
✅ b) Mango