Chapter 5: Primary Activities
Geography • Class 12 • Class 12 Human Geography
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Primary Activities
Geography • Class 12 • Class 12 Human Geography
Related PYQs (14)
2019•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.37
Among the following, which one is the largest exporter of rice in the world in the last five years?
Agriculture - Rice export
2019•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.83
With reference to the cultivation of Kharif crops in India in the last five years, consider the following statements :
1
Area under rice cultivation is the highest.
2
Area under the cultivation of jowar is more than that of oilseeds.
3
Area of cotton cultivation is more than that of sugarcane.
4
Area under sugarcane cultivation has steadily decreased.
Geography
2020•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.83
What is/are the advantage/advantages of zero tillage in agriculture?
1
Sowing of wheat is possible without burning the residue of previous crop.
2
Without the need for nursery of rice saplings, direct planting of paddy seeds in the wet soil is possible.
3
Carbon sequestration in the soil is possible.
Agriculture
2020•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.86
With reference to pulse production in India, consider the following statements:
1
Black gram can be cultivated as both kharif and rabi crop.
2
Green-gram alone accounts for nearly half of pulse production.
3
In the last three decades, while the production of kharif pulses has increased, the production of rabi pulses has decreased.
Agriculture
2020•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.87
"The crop is subtropical in nature. A hard frost is injurious to it. It requires at least 210 frost-free days and 50 to 100 centimeters of rainfall for its growth. A light well-drained soil capable of retaining moisture is ideally suited for the cultivation of the crop." Which one of the following is that crop?
Agriculture
2020•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.89
With reference to the current trends in the cultivation of sugarcane in India, consider the following statements:
1
A substantial saving in seed material is made when 'bud chip settlings' are raised in a nursery and transplanted in the main field.
2
When direct planting of setts is done, the germination percentage is better with single-budded setts as compared to setts with many buds.
3
If bad weather conditions prevail when setts are directly planted, single-budded setts have better survival as compared to large setts.
4
Sugarcane can be cultivated using settlings prepared from tissue culture.
Agriculture
2025•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.24
Consider the following statements about turmeric during the year 2022-23 :
I. India is the largest producer and exporter of turmeric in the world.
II. More than 30 varieties of turmeric are grown in India.
III. Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are major turmeric producing States in India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Agriculture
2025•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.63
Consider the following statements :
Statement I
Of the two major ethanol producers in the world, i.e., Brazil and the United States of America, the former produces more ethanol than the latter.
Statement II
Unlike in the United States of America where corn is the principal feedstock for ethanol production, sugarcane is the principal feedstock for ethanol production in Brazil.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
GS-III
2017•Mains•GS-I•Q.7
Mention the advantages of the cultivation of pulses because of which the year 2016 was declared as the International Year of Pulses by the United Nations.
GS-I
2017•Mains•GS-III•Q.14
What are the major reasons for declining rice and wheat yield in the cropping system? How crop diversification is helpful to stabilise the yield of the crops in the system?
Agriculture
2019•Mains•GS-III•Q.16
How can biotechnology help to improve the living standards of farmers?
GS-III
2025•Mains•GS-III•Q.3
Explain the factors influencing the decision of the farmers on the selection of high value crops in India.
Agriculture
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.64
Consider the following crops:
1
Cotton
2
Groundnut
3
Rice
4
Wheat
Agriculture
2014•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.1
What are the significances of a practical approach to sugarcane production known as 'Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative'?
1
Seed cost is very low in this compared to the conventional method of cultivation.
2
Drip irrigation can be practiced very effectively in this.
3
There is no application of chemical/inorganic fertilizers at all in this.
4
The scope for intercropping is more in this compared to the conventional method of cultivation.
Agriculture
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