Q 1 – Across the globe, more than __________ % of people are engaged in agriculture
A) 25
B) 40
C) 50
D) 30
Ans. C) 50
Q 2 – Which Of the following are primary activities?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Mining
(c) Fishing
(d) All of these
Ans. (d) All of these
Q 3 – What is the cultivation of grapes called?
(a) Sericulture
(b) Viticulture
(c) Floriculture
(d) Horiculture
Ans. (b) Viticulture
Q 4 – Deoni breed of cattle is generally found in which among the following states of India?
(a) Haryana
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharastra
Ans. (d) Maharastra
Q 5 – What is cultivation of grapes called’?
(a) Sericulture
(b) Viticulture
(c) Floriculture
(d) Horiculture
Ans. (b) Viticulture
Q 6 – ____ is a primary activity.
A) Oil refining
B) Food processing
C) Agriculture
D) Pesticide preparation
Ans. C) Agriculture
Q 7 – Which one from the following list is a Physical Input to the agriculture system.
(a) Labour
(b) Chemicals
(c) Machinery
(d) Rainfall
Ans. (d) Rainfall
Q 8 – The important inputs like seeds, fertilizers, machinery, etc form a system called as?
(a) Barter system
(b) Water system
(c) Farm system
(d) All of these
Ans. (c) Farm system
Q 9 – Pick out the example of secondary economic activity from the given list of options.
(a) Agriculture
(b) Mining
(c) Transport
(d) Processing of Steel
Ans. (d) Processing of Steel
Q 10 – Arable land is
A) land where crops are grown.
B) land where trees are cut.
C) land which is cleared for agriculture
D) land where mining takes place.
Ans. A) land where crops are grown.
Q 11 – Type of farming to meet family needs is known as:
(a) Subsistence
(b) Mixed
(c) Organic
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) Subsistence
Q 12 – A few statements with respect to the farm in the USA are given below. Pick out the one that is not True
(a) The farmer generally resides on the farm
(b) The farmer does not store the produce and sells even when the markets are not favorable to them.
(c) The average size of a farm in the USA is much larger than that of an Indian farm is about 25 hectares.
(d) The farmer from time to time sends soil samples to the laboratory to check the nutrients
Ans. (b) The farmer does not store the produce and sells even when the markets are not favorable to them.
Q 13 – Jhumming is practised in ____ India.
A) North – East
B) South
C) West
D) Southwest
Ans. A) North – East
Q 14 – Which of these is not commercial farming?
(a) Commercial Grain
(b) Mixed
(c) Organic
(d) Plantation
Ans. (c) Organic
Q 15 – The word ‘agriculture has been derived from Latin word
A) ageri
B) ager
C) agri
D) agar
Ans. B) ager
Q 16 – The word agriculture is derived from the Latin words ager or agri and Culture meaning Cultivation. What does the word agri literally mean?
(a) Natural resource
(b) Seeds
(c) Soil
(d) Product
Ans. (c) Soil
Q 17 – __________ is also knowh as a paddy
(a) Wheat
(b) Jowar
(c) Rice
(d) Bajra
Ans. (c) Rice
Q 18 – The following animal is a part of the nomadic herd
(a) camel
(b) ox
(c) cats
(d) rabbits
Ans. (a) camel
Q 19 – Banking, Insurance sectors etc can be a good example of which of the following type of economic activity
(a) Tertiary
(b) Primary
(c) Secondary
(d) Primary and Secondary
Ans. (a) Tertiary
Q 20 – Which of the following crops are raised in commercial grain farming?
(a) Wheat
(b) Maize
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) Both of these
Q 21 – Growing flowers are identified under
(a) Horticulture
(b) Pisciculture
(c) Sericulture
(d) Viticulture
Ans. (a) Horticulture
Q 22 – Name the type of economic activities
(a) Secondary and Tertiary
(b) Primary and Secondary
(c) Primary and Tertiary
(d) Primary, Secondary and Tertiary
Ans. (d) Primary, Secondary and Tertiary
Q 23 – Rubber plantation is famous in:
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Brazil
(c) Malaysia
(d) the USA
Ans. (c) Malaysia
Q 24 – Roca is an agricultural practices followed in
(a) Brazil
(b) Indonesia
(c) China
(d) Malaysia
Ans. (a) Brazil
Q 25 – Name the animal that is not reared by the nomadic herders as these animals provided milk, meat, wool etc.
(a) Sheep
(b) Yak
(c) Camel
(d) Mongoose
Ans. (d) Mongoose
Q 26 – Which of the following are coarse grains?
(a) Jowar
(b) Bajra
(c) Ragi
(d) All of these
Ans. (d) All of these
Q 27 – Nomadic Herding is practised in which of the following states
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Tamilnadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Telangana
Ans. (a) Rajasthan
Q 28– Agriculture or farming can be looked at as a system. Which one among the following is not an important input of agriculture
(a) Profit
(b) Fertilisers
(c) Seeds
(d) Labour
Ans. (a) Profit
Q 29 – Which of the following country is a leading producer of rice?
(a) China
(b) Pakistan
(c) Malaysia
(d) Egypt
Ans. (a) China
Q 30 – Around ___ of the Indian population depends on agriculture.
A) 2/3
B) 1/5
C) 4/5
D) 1/3
Ans. A) 2/3
Q 31 – In India, wheat is grown during ____ season.
A) Spring
B) Autumn
C) Winter
D) Summer
Ans. C) Winter
Q 32 – Extraction and production of natural resources is identified under _______ activity.
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Non-renewable
Ans. A) Primary
Q 33 – Match the following
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Organic farming | (a) The practice of ploughing against the slopes on the hill |
| (ii) Mixed farming | (b) In which organic materials and natural pesticides are used |
| (iii) Contour ploughing | (c) In which herdsmen move place to place with their livestock |
| (iv) Nomadic herding | (d) Farms, farms animals and farmers together |
| (v) Farming ecosystem | (e) in which crops are raised and livestock are kept on the farm to have animal products |
Ans.
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Organic farming | (b) In which organic materials and natural pesticides are used |
| (ii) Mixed farming | (e) in which crops are raised and livestock are kept on the farm to have animal products |
| (iii) Contour ploughing | (a) The practice of ploughing against the slopes on the hill |
| (iv) Nomadic herding | (c) In which herdsmen move place to place with their livestock |
| (v) Farming ecosystem | (d) Farms, farms animals and farmers together |
Q 34 – Which type of soil is good for growing wheat?
(a) Desert
(b) Loamy
(c) Sandy
(d) None of these
Ans. (b) Loamy
Q 35 – The art and science of soil cultivation to rear crops is called
(a) agriculture
(b) Viticulture
(c) Sericulture
(d) Horticulture
Ans. (a) agriculture
Q 36 – In the Sahara desert, _____ takes place.
(a) shifting cultivation
(b) nomadic herding
(c) heavy rains
(d) horticulture
Ans. (b) nomadic herding
Q 37 – Which of these are Millets?
(a) Jowar
(b) Ragi
(c) Maize
(d) Both of these
Ans. (d) Both of these
Q 38 – ______ is one of the crops grown under commercial farming.
(a) potato
(b) onion
(c) Wheat
(d) Tomato
Ans. (c) Wheat
Q 39 – Which fiber requires frost-free days to grow?
(a) Cotton
(b) Jute
(c) Nylon
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) Cotton
Q 40 – ______ is a plantation grown in tropical regions of the world.
(a) Rubber
(b) Silk
(c) Millet
(d) Jute
Ans. (a) Rubber
Q 41 – Which of the following countries usually practice Commercial agriculture?
(a) U.S.A
(b) Bangladesh
(c) India
(d) Bhutan
Ans. (a) U.S.A