Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari

Q-1. Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion?
1. Strip cropping
2. Contour ploughing
3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers
4. Terrace farming
A) 1 and 2
B) 3 and 4
C) 2, 3 and 4
D) 1, 2, 3 and 4✓

Q-2. In which of the following ways can soil be conserved?
1. Contour ploughing
2. Terracing
3. Shifting cultivation
4. Crop rotation
A) I, II and IV✓
B) II, III and IV
C) II and IV
D) I and III

Q-3. Winter rains in North and North-West India are generally associated with the
phenomenon of:
A) retreating monsoon
B) temperate cyclones
C) local thunderstorms✓
D) shift in jet stream movement

Q-4. 'Sal' is a very important tree of:
A) Tropical dry deciduous forest✓
B) Tropical rain forest
C) Thorn forest
D) Alpine forest

Q-5. Consider the following statements:
1. Alluvial soil is rich in chemical properties and is capable of yielding Rabi and Kharif
crops.
2. Black soil is suitable for cotton, groundnut.
3. Rabi crops are reaped in autumn after sowing in June.
Which of these statements are correct ?
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 1 and 2✓
C) 2 and 3
D) 1 and 3