Sustainable Land Use system, Cropping & farming System and Organic Farming Test - 1 — Agri Master Mind
Which is not an element of sustainable agriculture?
- Agroforestry.
- Crop rotation.
- Permaculture.
- Permanent use of pesticides in farming.
Which is not an objective of sustainable agriculture?
- Maintaining a healthy environment
- Economic profitability
- Higher crop production
- Social and economic equity
Consider about the minimum tillage The concept of minimum tillage originated from USA. It is aimed at reducing tillage to the minimum necessary for favourable growing conditions. Seed germination is lower in minimum tillage. Sowing operations are easy with ordinary equipment.
- Only 2 and 3 are true.
- Only 1 and 2 are true.
- Only 1, 2 and 3 are true
- All are true.
Where is the Institute of Organic Farming (NIOF) located?
- Udaipur
- Ghaziabad
- Indore
- Hyderabad
What is the full form of IFOAM?
- International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements.
- Indian Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements.
- Italian Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
- None of the above.
Which is true about Organic Farming
- We have to feed crop
- We have to feed soil.
- Both a and b
- None of the above
“Organic Farming is a matter of giving back to nature what we take from it”, is the saying of..
- Fantilanan, 1990
- IFOAM, 1972
- FAO
- None of the above
Which is not a component of OF?
- Non-chemical weed control measures
- Biological pest management
- Farm Yard Manure
- Synthetic pesticides
How would you limit nutrient loss?
- Proper recycling of wastes
- Synchronizing release and uptake of nutrients
- Proper handling of organic wastes
- All of the above
Which is true about green manure crop? Green manure plants uptake nutrients from the lower layer of soils. 2. It maintains soil’s OM status. 3. It makes soils light. 4. Prevents the leaching of nutrients.
- Only 1 and 2 are true
- Only 2 and 3 are true
- Only 3 and 4 are true
- All of the above
Which is true about the composition of vermicompost? 1. pH value is 6.5 to 7.2. 2. Organic carbon is 30 to 50%. 3. Nitrogen is 0.5 to 3%. 4. Water holding capacity is 50 to 70%. 5. C and N ratio is 16:9. 6. Humas content is 6 to 8%.
- Only 2, 4, and 5 are true.
- Only 1 and 5 are true.
- Only 1, 3, and 6 are true
- Only 1, 2, 3, and 4 are true
Which Indian state occupies the maximum area under Organic Farming
- Rajasthan
- Uttar Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh
- Andhra Pradesh
Who gave the term organic farming?
- Rudolf Steiner
- Sir Albert Howard
- F. H. Howard
- Lord Northbourne (Walter James)
Who is considered as the father of Organic Farming in India?
- Goriparthi Narsimha Raju Yadav
- Akash Sishodakar
- Subhash Palekar
- Rajat Seth
Which is the world’s first organic country?
- Scotland
- Switzerland
- Estonia
- Portugal
Diversified Farming System is otherwise known as
- Specialized Farming
- Organic Farming
- Ranching Farming
- IFS
Suggest the best Allied Enterprise to the farmers, when the main crop grown is RICE
- Apiculture
- Fishery
- Biogas
- Sericulture
Grazing of animals on public field is known as?
- Dairy Farming
- Diversified Farming
- Mix Farming
- Ranching Farming
In Diversified Farming, No source of income equal as much as ………. % in total income.
- 25%
- 50%
- 75%
- 85%
Soil potentiality can be increased by
- Inorganic Fertilizers
- Intensified Irrigation
- Organic
- All of the above
The major reasons for Multiple Cropping are.. 1. Weed Control 2. To control Soil Erosion 3. To maintain sustainability 4. To save water
- ONLY 1,2 CORRECT
- ONLY 1,3 CORRECT
- 1,2,3 CORRECT
- ALL ARE CORRECT
A farmer planted his 1st crop CORN and prior to harvesting corn, He planted his 2nd crop WHEAT. This Type of Cropping pattern is known as?
- Sequential
- Mix
- Relay
- Differential
A farmer planted his 1st crop Rice and after harvesting the crop, he introduced his 2nd crop POTATO in to the field. This Type of cropping pattern is known as?
- Sequential
- Mix
- Relay
- Differential
Growing two or more crops on the same piece of land simultaneously with definite Row pattern is?
- Relay Cropping
- Sequence Cropping
- Mix Cropping
- Intercropping
What was the budget for NMSA in year 2021?
- 0.8 per cent of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare’s total budget
- 1.5% per cent of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare’s total budget
- 0.5%. per cent of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare’s total budget
- None of the above.
Which will develop a drought-resistant farming system?
- Crops to reduce water loss
- Managing crops to reduce water loss
- Not planting plants at all
- All of the above
Which one is the best alternate of soil sterilization?
- Burning of crop residues
- Soil steaming
- Saline treatment of the land
- All of the above
Which will reduce the need for tillage?
- Perennial crops
- Annual crops
- Seasonal crops
- All of the above
According to land capability classification, the soils, which are not suitable for crop cultivation, belong to:
- Class I
- Class III
- Class IV
- Class VIII
Class-III lands of LUCC are
- Moderately good for cultivation
- Good for cultivation
- Not good for cultivation
- None of the above
Agri-silvi-pastoral system means
- Crops+ trees+ grasses
- Crops+ trees + Fruit trees
- Crops + Grasses + Animals
- Grasses + Crops + Trees
Arable crops cultivation is possible in which Land Use Classification
- I-IV
- V-VIII
- IV – VIII
- None
Watersheds were cultivated in the land classification of----
- V
- I
- VI
- VIII
Milli watershed have the size of
- >50,000 ha
- 10,000- 50,000 ha
- 1000-10,000 ha
- 1-100 ha
The following class of soils have no limitation on the type of crops grown
- class I
- class VIII
- class II
- All of the above
Alley cropping is also known as----
- Hedgerow intercropping
- Avenue cropping
- Both a & b
- None
Generally the size of farm pond is
- 100-300 m3
- 300-400 m3
- 100-150 m3
- 400-500 m3
The main market for exported organic products is the __________for India
- Japan
- USA
- Africa
- European union
The_________ concept among plants, animals, soil and bio-sphere support the idea of mixed farming.
- Antagonistic
- Synergistic
- Allelopathic
- None of these
In Organic agriculture systems one strives for appropriate diversification, which ideally means_______.
- Conventional farming
- Contract farming
- Mixed farming
- Mixed cropping
The essential concept of organic farming practices is______________.
- Give back to soil
- Take from nature
- Give back to nature
- All of these
The_____ five-year plan emphasizes promotion of organic produce in plantation crops, spices and condiments with the use of organic and bio-inputs.
- 7th
- 9th
- 10th
- 11th
_________sterilization of soil is allowed to combat both pests and diseases, in organic system.
- Dynamic
- Cosmic
- Thermic
- None of these
The earth worm feed at/near the soil surface, mainly on plant litter, dead roots and other plant debris. are ____________.
- Endogeic
- Epigeic
- Geofagous
- All
_________ Country represent the lowest % area under organic farming out of cultivated area
- India
- China
- Austria
- Australia
The_____ five-year plan emphasizes promotion & encouragement to organic farming in India.with use of organic waste, IPM and INM.
- 9th
- 10th
- 11th
- None
In India______ % of arable land which is mainly rain fed & negligible amount of fertilizers is being used.
- 30
- 50
- 70
- 90
The _______in the organic matter is the source of energy for microbes which helps in aggregation
- Nitrogen
- Carbon
- Humus
- Iron
Indian organic certification agency is located at ____________.
- Coimbtor
- Chochin
- Bangalore
- Channai
The products which possess_________ % of the ingredients are organic the logo may be used for organic products.
- 90
- 92
- 95
- None
Synthetically compounded fertilizers and pesticides generally suppress ________ activity in the soil.
- Chemical
- Biological
- Physical
- None
Introduction of more and more crops and livestock in an area is called _________.
- Eradication
- Diversification
- Intensification
- Certification
An excessive tillage may destruct soil______.
- Texture
- Structure
- Moisture
- Depth
______ relies on the inputs from the local area, village or region
- HEIA
- LEISA
- IPM
- INM
A barrier consisting of combination of shrubs and trees intended for conservation of soil and moisture and for protection of field crops is___
- Wind break
- Shelter belt
- None
- Only one
______ depends heavily on external and chemical inputs :
- HEIA
- LEISA
- IPM
- INM
The system plays great role in development of culturable wastelands is:
- Social forestry
- Agro-forestry
- Intercropping
- Mixed cropping
The most important green manure crop for alkali soil is _________.
- Clusterbean
- Sunnhemp
- Dhaincha
- Greengram
Biologically dynamic and ecologically sound and sustainable farming is called______
- Ecofarming
- Biodiversity farming
- Biological farming
- Biodynamic farming
The rules of the production for organic agriculture is known as ___________.
- Certification
- Standards
- Accreditation
- None
In India National Programme on Organic production (NPOP) is administered by APEDA using the _________basic standards under the ministry of commerce.
- Codex Commission
- EU Council Regulation
- IFOAM
- None of these
Sustainable agriculture is:
- A philosophy
- A system of farming
- Both a and b
- None
Cultivation of ordered sequence of crops/crops & fallow on the same land
- Land rotation
- Cropping system
- Cropping pattern
- Crop rotation
The study of the relation between plant and environment
- Crop weather
- Plant ecology
- Biometeorology
- All
The number of crops raised on a given area of land/year multiplied by 100
- CLUI
- Cropping intensity index
- Cropping intensity
- None
The intensification of cropping in temporal and spatial dimensions is called
- Mono cropping
- Mixed cropping
- Multiple cropping
- all the above
Introduction of another plant species by replacing part of the population of one species in an intercropping system
- Additive series
- Population maintenance
- Replacement series
- All
Harmful effect caused by one plant species through releasing chemical substances into the environment is known as
- Complementary
- Competition
- Allelopathy
- Mutualism
Yearly sequence and spatial arrangement of crops on a given area is called
- Cropping system
- Mixed cropping
- cropping pattern
- Crop rotation
The leaf canopies of component crops occupy different vertical layers known as
- Annidation
- Spatial Annidation
- Temporal Annidation
- Complemetary
The farm wastes are better recycled for productive purposes in which type of farming system?
- Integrated Farming System
- Specialized Farming System
- Diversified Farming System
- Both A and B
Farming System is a…
- Atomistic approach
- Holistic approach
- Individual approach
- Both b and c
Growing of a crop after the failure of main crop is called
- Cash crop
- Catch crop
- Bund crop
- Border crop
---------- refers to the rough cloddy condition of the soil.
- Fine Tilth
- Coarse Tilth
- Both
- None
It refers to the leaving of arable land uncropped for a season or seasons for various reasons --------------
- Clean tillage
- Summer tillage
- Fallow tillage
- Inter Tillage
Ploughing depth is ----------- to shallow rooted crops
- 10–20 cm
- less than 5 cm
- 5-10 cm
- more than 40 cm
------ is an animal drawn mould board plough with a short shaft.
- Mould board
- Melur plough
- Victory plough
- Disc plough
The Guntaka is the blade harrow used for primary tillage in ceded districts of----------------
- Andhra Pradesh
- Tamilnadu
- Karnataka
- Gujrat
Shifting cultivation is also know as -----------
- Podu
- Jhum cultivation
- land rotation
- Slash & burn
- all of these
--------- is aimed at reducing tillage to the minimum necessary for ensuring a good seedbed.
- Minimum tillage
- Zero tillage
- Chemical tillage
- All
The complimentary interaction between intercrops in time aspect is called...................... :
- Spatial annidation
- temporal annidation
- annidation
- none
The non-competitive interaction between the crop species through release of organic substances which stimulate the growth of the other crop is called................ :
- negative allelopathy
- true allelopathy
- Both
- None
The yields of different intercrops are converted into equivalent yield of anyone crop based on the price of the produce is......................:
- Crop Equivalent Yield
- Land Equivalent Ratio (LER)
- Multiple Cropping Index
- None
Cropping Intensity Index (CII) was suggested by................. :
- La- Flitze (1928)
- Dalrymple (1971)
- Menegayet.al. (1978)
- None
The land unit cut out of agro climatic region when superimposed on land form and the kind of soils and soil conditions that act as modifiers to climate and length of growing period is termed as........................
- Agro-climatic zone
- Ecological region
- Agro-ecological region
- None
Maximum net sown area and irrigated area comes under....................
- Middle Gangetic Plain
- Transgangetic Plains
- Transgangetic Gangetic Plains
- None
Who proposed the ideotypes for grains?
- Donald (1968)
- Pande and Suxena (1973)
- None
In replacement series intercropping system, both the crops are called................:
- Base crop
- Component crops
- intercrop
- None
Who defined precision farming as site specific farming, smart farming and GPS based farming?
- Langkinlde
- Stafford (1999)
- Palaniappan (2002)
- None
Combined stand of woody and agricultural species during early stages of establishment of plantation is practices in.................
- Taungya system
- farm forestry
- rural forestry
- urban forestry
On the basis of water surplus, water deficit and cropping system, how many agro-climatic zones exist in India?
- 10
- 12
- 15
- 19
..................... is an area of the earth’s surface characterised by distinct ecological responses to macro-climates expressed by soils, vegetation, fauna and aquatic systems
- Agro-ecological region
- Agro-climatic zone
- Ecological region
- All
Growing suitable crops in place normally sown highly profitable crop of the region due to aberrant weather conditions is called .....................
- Sequence cropping
- contingency cropping
- Multiple cropping
- Component crops)
Which institute has developed a mini lab named Mrida parikshak‟. It is a digital mobile quantitative mini lab to provide soil testing service at farmers‟ doorsteps
- IISS
- IARI
- ICRISAT
- NITI Aayog
Famine and drought are common features of the ------- region
- Islands zone
- Western Dry zone
- Southern zone
- Trans-Gangetic Plains zone
Which of the following is/are the Socio Economic factors of Farming System?
- Food Preference
- Family Composition
- Education
- All the Above
IFS leads to
- Low Benefit-Cost Ratio
- High Benefit-Cost Ratio
- Both
- None
Why Farming System is mainly recommended in India?
- To increase productivity
- 70% of India’s population depends on agriculture
- Cheaper way of farming
- To increase income
Response of one species to the environment as modified by the presence of another species is called
- Competition
- Mutual inhibition
- Plant interaction
- Competition
Growing of same crop on the same land
- Single cropping
- Mono cropping
- Monoculture
- Commercial cropping