14000+ MCQs World Geography (Agriculture Geography)

I. Strip cropping reduces weed growth.
II. With strip cropping, a number of crops can be grown simultaneously.
III. Competition between crops is reduced with strip cropping.
Which of these above statement/s is/are correct?

I. Tropical fish are oily, and so less popular as food.
II. Continental shelves are almost absent.
III. The different species are usually mixed and shoals of same species are rare.
IV. The tropical fishing industry is less mechanised.
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I. Relay cropping involves planting another crop in the same field without harvesting the first.
II. It helps in avoiding the competition between main crop and the other crops.
III. Relay cropping improves soil fertility.

I. Plantations were introduced by colonialists in their colonies.
II. Plantation farming is practised on large estates.
III. It requires a good transport system.

I. Biochar can be used as a part of the growing medium in vertical farming.
II. When biochar is a part of the growing medium, it promotes the growth of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms.
III. When biochar is a part of the growing medium, it enables the growing medium to retain water for longer time.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

I. Two types of wheat are grown under commercial grain farming.
II. The produce is used for export purposes.
III. It requires higher investments in machinery.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?

I. The Mediterranean agriculture is highly specialised commercial agriculture.
II. It is intensive subsistence agriculture dominated by wet paddy cultivation.
III. It is a primitive subsistence agriculture.
IV. Viticulture is a speciality of the Mediterranean region.
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I. Agriculture is the most widely adopted occupation of the world.
II. In developing countries, agriculture is a major contributor to GDP and employment.
III. Agriculture developed only during medieval times.

I. Long continental shelves.
II. Meeting of warm and cold ocean currents.
III. Little availability of agricultural land.
IV. Indented coastline.
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I. Controlling the alkalinity of irrigation water is possible.
II. Efficient application of Rock Phosphate and all other phosphatic fertilisers is possible.
III. Increased availability of nutrients to plants is possible.
IV. Reduction in the leaching of chemical nutrients is possible.
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I. Cod is a pelagic fish.
II. Toba in Ise Bay, Japan is renowned for its pearl industry.
III. Stavanger, Norway specialises in canning of a fish-brisling.
IV. Norway’s fishing industry shifts to Lotofen Island from Bergen in autumn.
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I. Crops change in each subsequent year under crop rotation.
II. Complementary crops are grown under crop rotation.
III. Crop rotation increases the risk of crop failure for the farmers.