What is the significance of 'crop rotation'? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

What is the significance of 'crop rotation'?
A. It improves market price
B. It increases soil fertility and reduces pest build-up
C. It reduces water use
D. It increases labor requirement
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Crop rotation breaks pest cycles, improves soil structure, and maintains fertility by alternating deep-rooted and shallow-rooted, leguminous and non-leguminous crops.

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Practice More Agriculture in India Questions

Question #1
The impact of Green Revolution was least in:
A. Haryana
B. Punjab
C. Western UP
D. Eastern states like Bihar, Odisha (initially)

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Eastern regions lagged due to poor infrastructure.

This question belongs to: Geography GK Agriculture in India
Question #2
The term 'Package of Practices' in agriculture refers to:
A. Marketing
B. Storage
C. Only seeds
D. Recommended cultivation methods

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
It includes seeds, fertilizers, irrigation, etc.

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Question #3
The crop that occupies the largest area in India is:
A. Wheat
B. Sugarcane
C. Cotton
D. Rice

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Rice covers the largest sown area among food crops.

This question belongs to: Geography GK Agriculture in India