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Question

What is Viticulture ?

The correct answer is
Grape Cultivation

Viticulture: Defining Grape Cultivation

Viticulture is the science and practice of cultivating grapevines.

Correct Answer Justification

  • Option C: Grape Cultivation aligns perfectly with the definition of viticulture. It specifically focuses on the growing of grapes, whether for table consumption, juice, or winemaking.

Understanding Related Agricultural Terms

To clarify why other options are incorrect, consider these definitions:

  • Option A: Vegetable Cultivation is known as Olericulture.
  • Option B: Apple Cultivation falls under the broader category of Pomology, which deals with fruit cultivation.
  • Option D: Silk Farming is called Sericulture, involving the production of silk through the rearing of silkworms.

Therefore, viticulture is exclusively associated with the cultivation of grapes.

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Important Questions from Agricultural Practices

  1. ______ is a festival of sowing seeds in the field. It is a major festival celebrated in Jharkhand. 

  2. Select from the options given below, correct sequence in increasing order of agricultural intensity among the various States in India:

  3. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
     

    List-1
    (Agricultural systems after Whittlesey)
    List - II
    (Countries)
    I. Nomadic HerdingA. Brazil
    II. Mediterranean AgricultureB. Morocco
    III. Commercial Dairy FarmingC. New Zealand
    IV. Livestock RanchingD. Mangolia


    Codes:

  4. Insect pests can be controlled by the use of :

     (a) Insecticide

     (b) Pheromones 

    (c) Juvenile Hormones

     (d) Nitrophosphate 

    Choose the correct answer :

  5. Which among the following is not a criteria adopted by Whittlesey to classify world agricultural regions ?
    (A) Crop and livestock combinations
    (B) Intensity of land use
    (C) Processing and consumption methods
    (D) Use of primitive tools
    (E) Types of agricultural buildings
    Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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