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AGRICULTURE CLASS VIII

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a primary activity?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Fishing

c)

Manufacturing

d)

Gathering

2.

Which of the following is a fibre crop?

a)

Rice

b)

Wheat

c)

Jute

d)

Sugarcanr

3.

------ is known as paddy

(a)  

4.

The land on which the crops are grown is known as ----- land

(a)  

5.

------ is practised in the semi arid and arid regions of the world.

a)

Shifting cultivation

b)

Nomadic herding

c)

Plantation agriculture

d)

Mixed farming

6.

Type of farming practised to meet the needs of farmers family is ------- farming

a)

Commercial

b)

Shifting cultivation

c)

Subsistence

d)

Mixed

7.

Growing vegetables, flowers, fruits and decorative plants for commercial use is known as (a)   .

8.

What is growing of grapes called?

a)

Viticulture

b)

Sericulture

c)

Agriculture

d)

Horticulture

9.

Banking is an example of ----- activity

a)

Secondary

b)

Primary

c)

Tertiary

d)

None of the above

10.

In ------ farming , land is used for growing food and fodder crops and rearing livestock

a)

Mixed

b)

Plantations

c)

Subsistence

d)

None of the above

11.

Jhumming, Ladang, Milap, Roca & Ray are also known as________.

a)

Intensive Farming

b)

Commercial Farming

c)

Nomadic Farming

d)

Shifting Farming

12.

----- are known as coarse grains

a)

Maize

b)

Millets

c)

Rice

d)

Wheat

13.

In India shifting cultivation is called ------

a)

Ladang

b)

Jhumming

c)

Milpa

d)

Roca

14.

Black soil is suitable for growing (a)   .

15.

Tea, coffee, sugarcane and rubber are grown in -----

a)

Subsistence farming

b)

Plantations

c)

Shifting cultivation

d)

Mixed farming

16.
Which of the following country is a second largest producer of rice?
a)
USA
b)
China
c)
Russia
d)
India
17.
Agriculture is best defined as 
a)
the hunting and gathering
b)
the altering genetic material of plants
c)
the cultivation of plants/domesticating animals
d)
using technology to increase production
18.
Manufacturing of bread is :
a)
Primary Activities
b)
Secondary Activities
c)
Tertiary Activities
d)
Quaternary Activities
19.

The following pair of crops is grown in plantations

a)

Rice and wheat

b)

Jute and cotton

c)

Tea and coffee

d)

Millets and Maize

20.

Jowar , Bajra and Ragi - together is called

a)

Fiber crops

b)

Beverages

c)

Millets

d)

Fodder crop

21.

West Bengal is the largest producer of

a)

Wheat

b)

Cotton

c)

Jute

d)

Coffee

22.

Shifting agriculture is also known as

a)

Shift and cut

b)

Cut and clear

c)

Slash and burn

d)

Cut and grow

23.

------ is the leading producer of coffee in the world

(a)  

24.

What is growing of grapes called?

a)

Viticulture

b)

Sericulture

c)

Agriculture

d)

Horticulture

25.

------- requires high temperature, light rainfall , 210 frostfree days and bright sunshine for its growth

(a)