This Haryana quiz on Agriculture and the Green Revolution in Haryana puts 12 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic, 1 of them asked in real previous-year papers. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.
12 questions with answers and explanations
Haryana came into existence as a separate state on which date?
Haryana was carved out of the Hindi speaking districts of the former state of Punjab on that day, and the date is observed every year as Haryana Day.
Read the full explanation →The dwarf high yielding wheat varieties that began the Green Revolution in India were first bred in which country?
The dwarf wheat varieties Lerma Rojo and Sonora 64 were bred in Mexico at the research programme where Norman Borlaug worked, and seed of these varieties was imported into India in the mid nineteen sixties.
Read the full explanation →Who is known as the father of the Green Revolution in India?
He was the geneticist who brought the Mexican dwarf wheat to India, worked with Indian breeders to adapt it, and persuaded the government and the farmers to take it up, so he is called the father of the Green Revolution in India.
Read the full explanation →Which crop led the first phase of the Green Revolution in India?
The first high yielding varieties available to Indian farmers were dwarf wheats, and they were planted in the irrigated north western plains where water and fertiliser could be supplied on time.
Read the full explanation →Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, one of the largest agricultural universities in Asia, is located at which place?
The agricultural university of Haryana was set up at Hisar soon after the state was formed and was later named after Chaudhary Charan Singh.
Read the full explanation →The National Dairy Research Institute of India is located in which city of Haryana?
The National Dairy Research Institute, a deemed university under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, has its main campus at Karnal and works on dairy cattle and buffalo breeding, milk processing and dairy technology.
Read the full explanation →Which buffalo breed of Haryana is known as the black gold of the state?
The Murrah is a jet black buffalo with short tightly curled horns, bred in Rohtak, Jind, Hisar and the neighbouring districts.
Read the full explanation →The Western Yamuna Canal, the main canal of Haryana, takes off from which barrage?
The barrage stands on the Yamuna in Yamunanagar district, where the river enters the plains, and it feeds the Western Yamuna Canal of Haryana on one bank and the Eastern Yamuna Canal of Uttar Pradesh on the other.
Read the full explanation →Cotton in Haryana is grown mainly in which part of the state?
This is the drier half of Haryana, where rainfall is low, summers are hot and the soil is light, and cotton suits those conditions better than paddy does.
Read the full explanation →The Mera Pani Meri Virasat scheme of Haryana was launched with which objective?
Decades of the paddy and wheat rotation have pushed the water table down sharply in central Haryana, and many blocks are classed as over exploited.
Read the full explanation →Vita is the brand name associated with which product of Haryana?
Vita is the brand of the Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Federation, which collects milk from village societies and sells milk, ghee, butter, paneer and sweets under that name.
Read the full explanation →The main feature of identification of Hariyana cow is:
The Hariana is the indigenous cattle breed of the Rohtak, Hisar, Jind and Gurugram tract, a dual purpose animal that gives milk and whose bullocks were once the standard draught animal of the north western plains.
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