Q 1 – Which of the following is not correct about plantation farming?
(a) In this type of farming, a single crop is grown on a large area.
(b) The plantation has an interface of agriculture and industry.
(c) Plantations cover large tracts of land called estates.
(d) Farmers clear a patch of land by felling trees and burning them, to produce cereals and other food crops
Q 2 – Which of the following are plantation crops?
(a) Rice and maize
(b) Wheat and pulses
(c) Tea, coffee, banana and sugarcane
(d) None of the above
Q 3 – The three major cropping seasons of India are:
(a) Aus, Aman and Boro
(b) Rabi, Kharif and Zaid
(c) Baisakh, Paus and Chait
(d) None of the above
Q 4 – Rabi crops are:
(a) sown in winter and harvested in summer
(b) sown during rainy season and harvested in winter
(c) sown in summer and harvested in winter
(d) None of the above
Q 5 – Kharif crops are grown:
(a) with the onset of monsoon and harvested in September-October
(b) with the onset of winter and harvested in summer
(c) with onset of Autumn and harvested in summer
(d) None of the above
Q 6 – The main food crop of Kharif season is:
(a) Mustard
(b) Pulses
(c) Rice
(d) Wheat
Q 7 – The main food crop of Rabi season is:
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Maize
(d) Jowar
Q 8 – A short season between the rabi and kharif season is known as:
(a) Aus
(b) Boro
(c) Zaid
(d) None of the above
Q 9 – Important non-food crops of our country are:
(a) Tea and coffee
(b) Millets and pulses
(c) Cotton and jute
(d) None of the above
Q 10 – Which is the main food crop of the eastern and southern part of the country?
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Maize
(d) Sugarcane
Q 11 – The two main wheat growing regions are:
(a) The Ganga-Sutlej plains and the Deccan Trap
(b) North-eastern part and eastern-coastal plains
(c) Deccan plateau and Konkan coast
(d) None of the above
Q 12 – Wheat requires annual rainfall between:
(a) 50 and 75 cm
(b) about 200 cm
(c) 200 and 300 cm
(d) less than 20 cm
Q 13 – The third most important food crop of our country is:
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Jowar
(d) Ragi
Q 14 – Which State is the largest producer of bajra?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Haryana
Q 15 – Which is the right condition for the growth of maize?
(a) Temperature between 21 °C to 27°C and old alluvial soil
(b) Temperature below 17°C and shallow black soil
(c) Temperature of 25°C and 200 cm of rainfall
(d) None of the above
Q 16 – Which of the following crops is a major source of protein in a vegetarian diet?
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Pulses
(d) Oilseeds
Q 17 – Which is the ideal condition for the growth of sugarcane?
(a) Temperature of 21°C to 27°C and an annual rainfall between 75 cm and 100 cm
(b) Temperature below 17°C and 50 to 75 cm rainfall
(c) Temperature of 25°C and 200 cm of rainfall
(d) none of the above
Q 18 – What percentage of our cropped area is covered by oilseeds?
(a) 21
(b) 12
(c) 2
(d) 4
Q 19 – Which of the following conditions can spoil tea crop?
(a) Frequent showers evenly distributed over the year
(b) Frost free climate
(c) Deep fertile well drained soil
(d) Clayey soil which has high water holding capacity
Q 20 – Coffee cultivation was first introduced in:
(a) Himalayas
(b) Aravalli Hills
(c) Garo Hills
(d) Baba Budan Hills
Q 21 – Which of the following crops is an important raw material for automobile industry?
(a) Pulses
(b) Ragi
(c) Rubber
(d) None of the above
Q 21 – Which of the following crops is an important raw material for automobile industry?
(a) Pulses
(b) Ragi
(c) Rubber
(d) None of the above
Q 23 – Which of the following is known as golden fibre?
(a) Cotton
(b) Jute
(c) Hemp
(d) Silk
Q 24 – Which one of the following describes a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown on a large area?
(a) Shifting agriculture
(b) Plantation agriculture
(c) Horticulture
(d) Intensive agriculture
Q 25 – Which one of the following is a rabi crop?
(a) Rice
(b) Millets
(c) Gram
(d) Cotton
Q 26 – Which one of the following is a leguminous crop? (
(a) Pulses
(b) Jawar
(c) Millets
(d) Sesamum
Q 27 – Which one of the following is announced by the government in support of a crop?
(a) Maximum support price
(b) Minimum support price
(c) Moderate support price
(d) Influential support price
Q 28 – Primitive subsistence farming is also known as:
(a) Mixed farming
(b) Cooperative farming
(c) Slash and bum agriculture
(d) Commercial farming
Q 29 – Match the column
COLUMN 1 | COLUMN 2 |
Rajasthan | Kurwa |
Madhya Pradesh | Kuruwa |
Odisha | Bewar |
Jharkhand | Valre |
Q 30 – Plantation agriculture is a type of:
(a) Subsistence farming
(b) Commercial farming
(c) Mixed farming
(d) None of the above
Q 31 – It takes almost a year to grow.
(a) Rice
(b) Sugarcane
(c) Maize
(d) Bajra
Q 32 – One of the following pulses which does not help in restoring soil fertility.
(a) Moong
(b) Gram
(c) Peas
(d) Arhar
Q 33 – Which of the following is correctly matched?
Q 34 – The second largest producer of groundnut is
(a) Gujarat
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala
Q 35 – Which one of the following is not true for pulses?
(a) Pulses are grown in both rabi and kharif season
(b) Pulses are leguminous crops
(c) They are grown in rotation with other crops
(d) Pulses require intensive irrigation facilities
Q 36 – Arabica variety of coffee was initially brought to India from which of the following countries?
(a) Yemen
(b) Vietnam
(c) Japan
(d) Korea
Q 37 – In which type of soil does maize grow well?
(a) Black
(b) Light loamy
(c) Old alluvial
(d) None of these
Q 38 – How much of India’s population is engaged in Agricultural activities?
(a) Two third
(b) Half
(c) One third
(d) Almost all
Q 39 – What term is used for grouping of small land holding with bigger one?
Q 40 – What is white revolution related to?
Q 41 – By what other name is slash and burn agriculture in North Eastern states and Madhya Pradesh.
Q 42 – Of which agricultural product is India the largest producer as well as consumer in the world?
Q 43 – Describe the conditions required for the cultivation of tea. Name two major tea producing states of India.
Q 44 – Name the state which is thew largest producer of ragi in India.
Q 45 – Distinguish between primitive subsistence farming and intensive framing
Q 46 – „Wheat and rice farming in India are fairly different from each other.‟ Support the statement with five suitable examples
Q 47 – Explain Three cropping seasons of India with examples.
Q 48 – Explain any five characteristics of commercial in India.
Q 49 – Name the two major fiber crops grown in India. Describe the conditions required for growth of these two crops with their growing areas.
Q 50 – “The government of India has introduced various institutional and technological reforms to improve agriculture in the 1980‟s and 1990‟s” support this statement with examples.
Q 51 – Suggest any five measures to enhance the agricultural production in India.
Q 52 – Why is the growth rate in agriculture decelerating? How did the government of India make efforts to modernize agriculture? Explain.