1. The science and art of cultivation on the soil, raising crops, and rearing livestock, is called?
a) Agriculture
b) Sericulture
c) Pisciculture
d) Viticulture
Answer. a) Agriculture
2. Commercial rearing of silkworms is called?
a) Horticulture
b) Sericulture
c) Pisciculture
d) Viticulture
Answer. b) Sericulture
3. Breeding of fish in specially constructed tanks and ponds is called?
a) Horticulture
b) Sericulture
c) Pisciculture
d) Viticulture
Answer. c) Pisciculture
4. Cultivation of grapes is called?
a) Horticulture
b) Sericulture
c) Pisciculture
d) Viticulture
Answer. d) Viticulture
5. Growing vegetables, flowers, and fruits for commercial use is called?
a) Horticulture
b) Sericulture
c) Pisciculture
d) Viticulture
Answer. a) Horticulture
6. Scientific management of Honey bees for commercial production of honey is known as? ( UPPSC PYQ)
a) Sericulture
b) Lac culture
c) Mariculture
d) Apiculture
Answer. d) Apiculture
7. Match the following
List I ( Cultivation of)
A. Grapes
B. Fish
C. Silkworms
D. field crop production and soil management
List II ( Known as)
1. Agronomy
2. Sericulture
3. Pisciculture
4. Viticulture
Codes:
A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 2 1 4 3
c) 2 1 3 4
d) 4 3 2 1
Answer. d) 4 3 2 1
8. Which one of the following is produced through Viticulture
a) Silk
b) Earthworm
c) Honey
d) Grapes
Answer. d) Grapes;
Viticulture is the science and practice of grape cultivation, specifically to produce grapes for winemaking. It encompasses all aspects of grapevine cultivation, from selecting and planting the grapevines to managing the vineyard, harvesting the grapes, and ultimately making wine.
9. In Vermiculture, the worm used is
a) Tapeworm
b) Silkworm
c) Threadworm
d) Earthworm
Answer. d) Earthworm;
Vermiculture is the practice of using earthworms to break down organic matter, such as food scraps and other organic waste, into nutrient-rich compost through a process called vermicomposting. Vermiculture is a sustainable and environmentally friendly way to recycle organic waste and produce high-quality compost for gardening and agriculture.
10. What is hydroponics?
a) Growing plants without soil
b) Grafting plant
c) Study of vegetables
d) Soil conservation
Answer. a) Growing plants without soil;
11. Monoculture is a typical characteristic of- ( UPPSC PYQ)
a) Shifting cultivation
b) Subsistence farming
c) Specialized horticulture
d) Commercial grain farming
Answer. d) Commercial grain farming
12. Which one of the following describes a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown in a large area?
a) Shifting Agriculture
b) Plantation Agriculture
c) Horticulture
d) Intensive Agriculture
Answer. b) Plantation Agriculture
13. In the world, Viticulture, Horticulture, and sericulture are well developed in the ------
a) Monsoon region
b) Tropical highland
c) Mediterranean region
d) Savanna region
Answer. c) Mediterranean region
14. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
A. Aquaculture 1. Silk
B. Floriculture 2. Grapes
C. Sericulture 3. Flower
D. Viticulture 4. Fish
Codes:
A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 4 3 1 2
c) 4 3 2 1
d) 4 2 3 1
Answer. b) 4 3 1 2
15. Which of the following types of farming, organic manure, and natural pesticides are used instead of chemicals. No genetic modification is done to increase the yield of the crop.
a) Subsistence farming
b) Commercial farming
c) Organic farming
d) Zero-budget farming
Answer. c) Organic farming
16. The farming method practiced to meet the needs of the farmer’s family, is called?
a) Subsistence farming
b) Commercial farming
c) Organic farming
d) intensive subsistence agriculture
Answer. a) Subsistence farming
17. The farming system in which the farmer cultivates a small plot of land using simple tools and more labor is called?
a) Subsistence farming
b) Primitive subsistence agriculture
c) Organic farming
d) intensive subsistence agriculture
Answer. d) intensive subsistence agriculture
18. Shifting cultivation and nomadic herding farm systems are categorized in which of the following farm systems?
a) Subsistence farming
b) Primitive subsistence agriculture
c) Mixed farming
d) intensive subsistence agriculture
Answer. b) Primitive subsistence agriculture
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