Agriculture in India

31.What is the place of India in the world in terms of potato production?
A. First
B. Third
C. Fifth

D. Eighth

Option “B” is correct.
32.The deficiency of two elements in Indian soil makes the consumption of fertilizers more necessary. These are 2 elements –
A. Nitrogen and iron
B. Phosphorus and nitrogen
C. Aluminum and iron

D. Potassium and phosphorus

Option “B” is correct.
33.The per hectare consumption of fertilizers in India is due to –
A. Poverty of farmers
B. Ignorance of farmers
C. Inadequate and irregular water supply

D. All of these

Option “D” is correct.
34.What steps have been taken by the government to increase the agricultural production by increasing the consumption of fertilizers in the country?
A. Heavily subsidizing fertilizers
B. Import of fertilizers to maintain their availability
C. Streamlining the distribution of fertilizers

D. All of these

Option “D” is correct.
35.The first three leading states in terms of per hectare consumption of fertilizers are –
A. Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
B. Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
C. Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra

D. Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu

Option “A” is correct.
36.What is the consumption of fertilizer per hectare in India?
A. 165 kg
B. 174 kg
C. 141.30 kg

D. 191 kg

Option “C” is correct.
37.What is the place of India in the world in fertilizer production?
A. First
B. Another
C. Third

D. Fourth

Option “C” is correct.
38.What percentage of its total consumption of nitrogenous fertilizers in India is met by domestic production?
A. 60 percent
B. 70 percent
C. 94 percent

D. 100 percent

Option “C” is correct.
39.What percentage of its total consumption of Phosphatic Fertilizers in India is met by domestic production?
A. 40 percent
B. 60 percent
C. 82 percent

D. 90 percent

Option “C” is correct.
40.According to agricultural experts, different types of agriculture (nitrogenous, phosphatic and potassic -NPK) should be used in a balanced proportion. This standard ratio is considered for India –
A. 1:2:4′
B. 2:1:4′
C. 4::2′

D. 4:2:1′

Option “D” is correct.