This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Agriculture > Irrigation India – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Irrigation India Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... river basin has the highest ground water potential A) Narmada. B) Godavari. C) Ganga. D) Brahmaputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ganga. 2. Water demand is high where? A) Crops is more. B) Land availability is more. C) Both 1&2. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both 1&2. 3. Irrigation means ..... A) Growing new plants in the desert. B) Using the date palm trees to build houses. C) Putting water on to dry land so that crops will grow well. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Putting water on to dry land so that crops will grow well. 4. What is the moisture depth available for evapotranspiration in root zone of 1m depth soil, if dry weight of soil is 1.5 g/cc, field capacity is 30% and permanent wilting point is 10%? A) 300 mm. B) 150 mm. C) 250 mm. D) 30mm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 300 mm. 5. During what age the falaj system was found? A) During the incense age. B) During the iron age. C) During the money century. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During the iron age. 6. The irrigation system was controlled so that water was used for people first then? A) Villagers. B) President. C) Cattle raring. D) Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farming. 7. In india rainfall is limited to how many months of a year? A) 4. B) 3. C) 5. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 8. The most common method among surface methods of irrigation A) Flooding. B) Check basin. C) Basin. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Check basin. 9. The farmer digs trenches, or furrows, along the crop rows and fills them with water, which seeps into the ground and provides moisture to plant roots. A) Spray irrigation. B) Flood irrigation. C) Furrow irrigation. D) Drip irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Furrow irrigation. 10. Droughts occur due to the scarcity of A) Seasonal rainfall. B) Continues rainfall. C) Irregular distribution of rain. D) Scanty rainfall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irregular distribution of rain. 11. Traditional irrigation systems are-? A) Cheap and efficient. B) Expensive and efficient. C) Cheap but less efficient. D) Expensive and less efficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cheap but less efficient. 12. Watering of plants through artificial means ..... A) Soil conservation. B) Irrigation. C) Soil erosion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irrigation. 13. Agriculture and sheep rearing are also practised on the A) Southwestern. B) Eastern. C) Northern. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Southwestern. 14. Plants nearly contain ..... % water? A) 90. B) 66.6. C) 99. D) 70. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 90. 15. In which part of India there is insufficient amount of rainfall production & drought? A) Only northern part of India. B) South western India. C) North western India & Deccan plateau. D) Only eastern part of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) North western India & Deccan plateau. 16. Approximately one third of freshwater is used for agriculture in ..... A) United States. B) Pakistan. C) India. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) United States. 17. The temperature varies from 5*C in summers to A) 100*. B) 20*. C) 23*. D) 21*. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 23*. 18. River lift system depends upon ..... A) Natural flow of water, like river and pond. B) Dams. C) Pumps. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pumps. 19. .....and ..... are the important cities A) Ssisat and illisut. B) India and dubai. C) Ohio and gujrat. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ssisat and illisut. 20. Corrugation is a type of ..... irrigation A) Surface. B) Sub surface. C) Furrow. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Furrow. 21. How much amount of water is consumed for irrigation in Tamil Nadu? A) 66.5. B) 58.21. C) 86.6. D) 54.7. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 54.7. 22. Flooding water underground and allowing it to come up by capillarity to crop roots. A) Sprinkler. B) Sub-Surface. C) Drip. D) Surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sub-Surface. 23. Just flooding water-90% of the irrigated areas in the world are be this method. A) Drip. B) Sprinkler. C) Sub-Surface. D) Surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surface. 24. $m^3/s$ of water is diverted to a 32 hectare field for 4 hours. Soil probing after irrigation showed that 0.3 m of water had been stored in the root zone. Water application efficiency in this case would be A) 100%. B) 33.37%. C) 66.67%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 66.67%. 25. Which of the following is not a traditional irrigation system? A) Chain pump. B) Persian wheel. C) Sprinkler system. D) Dhekli. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sprinkler system. 26. The most expensive but most efficient method of irrigation is A) Basin. B) Sprinkler. C) Surface. D) Drip. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drip. 27. How much percentage of irrigated areas depend upon canals? A) 20 %. B) 40 %. C) 90 %. D) 50 %. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 40 %. 28. Which of the following is not a source of irrigation? A) Pond. B) Dams. C) Ocean. D) Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ocean. 29. Plants are watered in individual pots through ..... A) Tube watering system. B) Side-roll systems. C) Spray stakes. D) Surface irrgation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tube watering system. 30. Which of the following is not a disadvantage of pulley system? A) It is very expensive. B) It is time consuming. C) It is less efficient. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is very expensive. 31. The southwestern coast of Greenland is A) Colder than the rest of it. B) Hotter than the rest of it. C) Pleasent than the rest of it. D) Warmer than the rest of it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warmer than the rest of it. 32. Which is the most sustainable irrigation system till date? A) Dhekli. B) Sprinkler system. C) Drip irrigation system. D) Moat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drip irrigation system. 33. Greenland is situated towards the northeast in? A) Davis strait. B) Baffin bay. C) Denmark. D) Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Canada. 34. What has made irrigation possible in high level areas? A) River lift system. B) Canals. C) Sprinkler system. D) Drip system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) River lift system. 35. One of the advantages for irrigation is: A) Crops grow quickly. B) Water evaporates quickly. C) A layer of salt may form on the surface of the soil can be toxic to plants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crops grow quickly. 36. ..... is a manmade waterway that allows water to flow A) POND. B) WELL. C) SPRING. D) CANAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CANAL. 37. Sprinkler irrigation is used in soils A) Sandy soils. B) Red soils. C) Black soils. D) Clayey soils. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sandy soils. 38. What does NPK stand for? A) Nutrients, Pancakes, Kittens. B) Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium. C) Nitrogen, Potassium, Phosphorus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium. 39. What is the most accurate description of Rahat? A) Rain effect. B) Lever system. C) Drop by drop. D) Pulley system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pulley system. 40. The irrigation system that adds water by flooding furrows is A) Subirrigation. B) Surface. C) Sprinkler. D) Trickle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surface. 41. The loss of water from a plant through the leaves is called A) Irrigation. B) Percolation. C) Turgidity. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transpiration. 42. Fishing is the major industry of? A) Denkmark. B) Grasslands. C) Geenland. D) Greenland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greenland. 43. Sub irrigation is used in areas with A) Low water able. B) Sloping terrain. C) Flat terrain. D) High water table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High water table. 44. The movement of water through the soil is called ..... A) Soil tension. B) Percolation. C) Transpiration. D) Footprinting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Percolation. 45. Tanks use up large areas of A) Water. B) Air. C) Land. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land. 46. Which body of water does the early Egyptian used to water their plants? A) Red Sea. B) Caspian Sea. C) Mediterranean Sea. D) Nile River. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nile River. 47. Almost percent of Greenland remains covered with A) Snow. B) Cold wind. C) Mountains. D) Ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snow. 48. The process of water entry into the soil through soil surface and vertically downward is called A) Percolation. B) Seepage. C) Hydraulic conductivity. D) Infilteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infilteration. 49. What is the other name for Flood Irrigation? A) Lift irrigation. B) Uncontrolled irrigation. C) Surface irrigation. D) Flow Irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uncontrolled irrigation. 50. Applying water under pressure. A) Sub-Surface. B) Surface. C) Drip. D) Sprinkler. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sprinkler. 51. Which the most efficient traditional irrigation method to irrigate the uneven land for agriculture? A) Dhekli. B) Drip irrigation system. C) Chain pump. D) Sprinkler system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chain pump. 52. Which type of irrigation avoids the wastage of water? A) Sprinkler or Spray irrigation. B) Drip irrigation. C) Flood or Furrow irrigation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drip irrigation. 53. Which type of irrigation sends water to the root zone of plants? A) Side-roll watering. B) Pop-up heads. C) Transpiration. D) Drip. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drip. 54. Flooding an entire field with water and letting the water soak in evenly. A) Furrow irrigation. B) Flood irrigation. C) Drip irrigation. D) Spray irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flood irrigation. 55. Cheap and popular irrigation in India A) Well. B) Tank. C) Canal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well. 56. Water is pumped from a well into an apparatus that contains a series of spray nozzles that spray water across the field, like giant lawn sprinklers. A) Furrow irrigation. B) Drip irrigation. C) Spray irrigation. D) Flood irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spray irrigation. 57. The average rainfall of India has been estimated to be A) 1294 mm. B) 1394 mm. C) 1194 mm. D) 1094 mm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1194 mm. 58. If discharge required for different crops is 0.4 cumec in the field and capacity factor and time factors are 0.8 and 0.5 respectively, then what is the design discharge of distributary at its head? A) 1 cumec. B) 0.5 cumec. C) 0.8 cumec. D) 0.1 cumec. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 cumec. 59. The irrigation system that transports most water is ..... A) The Tractor-powered system. B) The shaduf. C) The Archimedes screw. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Tractor-powered system. 60. Where is sprinkler irrigation popular? A) Vegetable gardens, crops, lawns, golf courses. B) Blueberry farms. C) Deserts. D) Organic hydroponics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vegetable gardens, crops, lawns, golf courses. Next →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesIrrigation India Quiz 2Agriculture And Its Types QuizAgriculture QuizCropping Seasons QuizMajor Crop Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books