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MCQ on Agriculture and Mineral Resources

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The importance of agriculture and mineral resources sections has increased their weightage in recent exams. There is always a very high chance of questions coming from this section. This is an independent topic for all government exams and students need to focus on this section separately. we are providing MCQs for practice so that students will find it easy to get an idea of questions from this section

Important MCQ on Agriculture and Mineral Resources :

Que 1. Talcher in Odisha is famous for? 
(a) Iron
(b) Gold
(c) Coal
(d) Bauxite

Ans. (c) Coal
Explanation– Talcher in Odisha is famous for Coal mines.

Que 2. Which is the 1st mine in India? 
(a) East Rand Mine
(b) Raniganj
(c) TauTona Mine 
(d) None of these

Ans. (b) Raniganj 
Explanation– Raniganj was the very first coal field in India. It is located in West Bengal.

Que 3. Where is the largest open-pit mine located?
(a) USA
(b) China
(c) Iran
(d) Cuba

Ans. (a) the USA 
Explanation– Bingham Canyon Mine, located near Salt Lake City, USA is the world’s deepest man-made open pit mine.

Que 4. In which of the given years, Green Revolution was started in India?
(a) 1955
(b) 1965
(c) 1975
(d) 1985

Ans.(b) 1965
Explanation– The Green Revolution started in the year 1965.

Que 5. Which state is the largest producer of milk in India in 2022?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh 
(d) Bihar

Ans. (a) Uttar Pradesh 
Explanation– Uttar Pradesh is the highest milk-producing state in India. 

Que 6. Which of the given states in India is the largest silk producer?
(a) Kerala 
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka 
(d) Manipur

Ans. (c) Karnataka
Explanation– Karnataka is the largest silk-producing state in India.

Que 7. India is the largest producer of which of the following?
(a) Rice
(b) Oranges
(c) Milk
(d) Cement

Ans. (c) Milk
Explanation– India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and jute.

Que 8. Where is the spice garden in India?
(a) Kerala  
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Maharashtra
(d) None of these

Ans. (a)  Kerala
Explanation– Kerala is called the “spice garden” of India.

Que 9. Where is IRRI in India?
(a) Bhopal 
(b) Varanasi
(c) Karnataka
(d) Maharashtra

Ans. (b) Varanasi
Explanation– International Rice Research Institute South Asia Regional Centre, has been established at the campus of the National Seed Research and Training Centre in Varanasi.

Que 10. Which of the given countries, the Broken hills which are famous for zinc and lead located?
(a) Turkey
(b) France
(c) Australia 
(d) Abu

Ans. (c) Australia
Explanation– The Broken hills which are famous for zinc and lead are located in Australia.

Que 11. Which of the given states below is the largest producer of jute? 
(a) Tamil Nadu 
(b) West Bengal 
(c) Assam 
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Ans. (b) West Bengal
Explanation– West Bengal is the largest producer of jute in India.

Que 12. Where are Diamond mines located in India?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh 
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans. (d) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation– Diamond mine is located in Madhya Pradesh.

Que 13. When was the white revolution started in India?
(a) 1980 
(b) 1940
(c) 1950 
(d) 1970

Ans. (d) 1970
Explanation– Operation Flood started in the year 1970.
 

Que 14. Which of the following techniques is useful for predicting wheat yield? 
(a) Regression
(b) X2 
(c) correlation
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) Regression
Explanation– Regression is useful for predicting the wheat yield.

Que 15. Which of the following crop does not grow in the zaid season?
(a) Watermelon 
(b) Mustard 
(c) Cucumber 
(d) All of the above

Ans. (b) Mustard
Explanation– Mustard is a rabi crop that is widely grown in India.

Que 16. Which of the given states is known as the Rice Bowl of India? 
(a) Sikkim
(b) Andhra Pradesh 
(c) Karnataka
(d) Uttar Pradesh

Ans. (b) Andhra Pradesh 
Explanation– Andhra Pradesh is known as the “Rice Bowl of India”.

Que 17.  Where is rubber mostly grown in India?
(a) Kerala 
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Bihar 
(d) Telangana

Ans. (a) Kerala
Explanation– It is mainly grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andaman, Nicobar islands, and the Garo hills of Meghalaya.

Que 18. Which of the following is Khetri in Rajasthan famous for?
(a) Bauxite mines
(b) Mica mines
(c) Copper mines 
(d) Limestone mines

Ans. (c) Copper mines
Explanation– Khetri mines in Rajasthan are famous for Copper.
 

Que 19. Which state is the largest coal reserve in India? 
(a) Jharkhand 
(b) Goa
(c) Andhra Pradesh 
(d) Orissa

Ans. (a) Jharkhand 
Explanation– Jharkhand is the largest coal reserve in India.

Que 20. In Which state Hutti gold mines are located in India?
(a) Goa 
(b) Surat
(c) Karnataka 
(d) None of these

Ans. (c) Karnataka 
Explanation–  Hutti Gold Mines Limited (HGML) is located in the state of Karnataka, India.
 


Last Updated : 23 Nov, 2022
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