Q 1 – Which of the following are primary activities?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Mining
(c) Fishing
(d) All of these
Q 2 – What is cultivation of grapes called’?
(a) Sericulture
(b) Viticulture
(c) Floriculture
(d) Horiculture
Q 3 – The important inputs like seeds, fertilisers, machinery etc form a system called as?
(a) Barter system
(b) Water system
(c) Farm system
(d) All of these
Q 4 – Type of farming to meet family needs is known as:
(a) Subsistence
(b) Mixed
(c) Organic
(d) None of these
Q 5 – Which of these is not commercial farming?
(a) Commercial Grain
(b) Mixed
(c) Organic
(d) Plantation
Q 6 – …………….. is also known as a paddy
(a) Wheat
(b) Jowar
(c) Rice
(d) Bajra
Q 7 – Which of the following crops are raised in commercial grain farming?
(a) Wheat
(b) Maize
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these
Q 8 – Rubber plantation is famous in:
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Brazil
(c) Malaysia
(d) USA
Q 9 – Which of the following are coarse grains?
(a) Jowar
(b) Bajra
(c) Ragi
(d) All of these
Q 10 – Which of the following country is a leading producer of rice?
(a) China
(b) Pakistan
(c) Malaysia
(d) Egypt
Q 11 – Which type of soil is good for growing wheat?
(a) Desert
(b) Loamy
(c) Sandy
(d) None of these
Q 12 – Which of these are Millets?
(a) Jowar
(b) Ragi
(c) Both of these
(d) Maize
Q 13 – Which fibre(Non Food Crop) requires frost free days to grow?
(a) Cotton
(b) Jute
(c) Nylon
(d) None of these
Q 14 – Which of the following countries usually practice Commercial agriculture?
(a) U.S.A
(b) Bangladesh
(c) India
(d) Bhutan
Q 15 – 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
Q 16 – Name the animal that is not reared by the nomadic herders for milk, meat, wool etc.
(a) Sheep
(b) Yak
(c) Camel
(d) Mongoose
Q 17 – Name the types of economic activities
(a) Secondary and Tertiary
(b) Primary and Secondary
(c) Primary and Tertiary
(d) Primary, Secondary and Tertiary
Q 18 – 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
Q 19 – The main motive of this type of cultivation is profit. Large area of land and a huge amount of capital is used for cultivation with latest technological advancement. Name the type of farming from the given list.
(a) Subsistence Farming
(b) Shifting Cultivation
(c) Nomadic farming
(d) Commercial Farming
Q 20 – Pick out the approximate percentage of the world’s population engaged in agriculture
(a) 10 percent
(b) 50 percent
(c) 30 percent
(d) 70 percent
Q 21 – Pick out the example of secondary economic activity from the given list of options.
(a) Agriculture
(b) Mining
(c) Transport
(d) Processing of Steel
Q 22 – Which one from the following list is a Physical Input to the agriculture system.
(a) Labour
(b) Chemicals
(c) Machinery
(d) Rainfall
Q 23 – This type of farming is practiced in the arid and semi-arid regions of Sahara, Central Asia, and Rajasthan etc. Herdsmen move from place to place with their animals for fodder and water along defined routes due to climatic constraints and terrain. Which type of farming is being referred to?
(a) Plantation agriculture
(b) Shifting Cultivation
(c) Commercial Farming
(d) Nomadic Herding
Q 24 – Deoni breed of cattle is generally found in which among the following states of India?
(a) Haryana
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharastra
Q 25 – Which one of the following best describes intensive subsistence agriculture?
(a) Crops are grown and animals are reared for sale in market.
(b) Herdsmen move from place to place with their animals for fodder and water along defined routes.
(c) The farmer cultivates a small plot of land using simple tools and more labour.
(d) A plot of land is cleared by felling the trees and burning them in thickly populated forested areas.
Q 26 – Name the type of farming practiced to meet the needs of the farmer’s family i.e.
(a) Mixed Farming
(b) Subsistence Farming
(c) Commercial Farming
(d) Plantation agriculture
Q 27 – Name the term given to the land on which the crops are grown
(a) Arable
(b) Pasture
(c) Meadow
(d) Barren
Q 28 – 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
Q 29 – A few statements with respect to the farm in USA are given below. Pick out the one that is not True
(a) The farmer generally resides in 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 USA in much larger that 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
Q 30 – Name the term given to the Breeding of Fish in specially constructed tanks and ponds
(a) Sericulture
(b) Pisciculture
(c) Horticulture
(d) Viticulture
Q 31 – Name the type of activity that includes all those connected with extraction and production of natural resources
(a) Livelihood
(b) Primary
(c) Tertiary
(d) Secondary
Q 32 – Name the term given to Growing of Vegetables flowers and fruits for commercial use.
(a) Pisciculture
(b) Horticulture
(c) Viticulture
(d) Sericulture
Q 33 – Name the term given to the commercial rearing of silk worms to supplement the income of the farmer.
(a) Horticulture
(b) Viticulture
(c) Sericulture
(d) Pisciculture
Q 34 – The main motive of this type of cultivation is profit .Large area of land and a huge amount of capital is used for cultivation with latest technological advancement . Name the type of farming from the given list.
(a) Subsistence Farming
(b) Shifting Cultivation
(c) Nomadic farming
(d) Commercial Farming
Q 35 – The jhumming cultivation is known by the different names in the various parts of the world.
Match the following with the correct options.
| Milpa | North Eastern India |
| Ladang | Mexico or Central America |
| Jhumming Cultivation | Brazil |
| Roca | Malaysia |
Q 36 – Name the areas where two to three crops of Rice are grown in a year ?
(a) Rajasthan & Odisha
(b) West Bengal and Bangladesh
(c) Himachal Pradesh and Bihar
(d) Assam and Tamil Nadu
Q 37 – Fill in the blanks with the appropriate answers .
(a) Rice needs __________temperature, _______humidity and rainfall. It grows best in alluvial _________soil, which can retain water.
(b) __________ requires moderate temperature and rainfall during growing season and bright sunshine at the time of harvest. It thrives best in ____________loamy soil.
(c) _________ requires high temperature, light rainfall, ____________frost-free days and bright sunshine for its growth.
(d) __________ was also known as the ‘Golden Fibre’. It grows well on alluvial soil and requires high temperature, _________rainfall and humid climate.
(e) Tea is a beverage crop grown on plantations. This requires cool climate and well distributed _______rainfall throughout the year for the growth of its _________leaves.
(f) Coffee requires warm and wet climate and well drained ________ soil. ________ slopes are more suitable for growth of this crop.
(g) Maize requires ___________ temperature, rainfall and __________ of sunshine. It needs well-drained fertile soils.
Q 38 – USA, Canada, Russia, Australia are the major producers of this crop
(a) Cotton
(b) Maize
(c) Rice
(d) Wheat
Q 39 – Identify the missing terms from this diagram ?
Q 40 – Who discovered Coffee ?
(a) Khalid – An Arab Sheep Herder
(b) Usman – A Persian Camel herder
(c) Kaldi – An Arab Goat Herder
(d) Khasun – A Syrian Goat Herder
Q 41 – 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 |
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