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Resources and Development & Agriculture

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which of the following states is overgrazing responsible for land degradation?

a)

Jharkhand and Orissa

b)

Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

c)

Punjab and Haryana

d)

Kerala and Tamil Nadu

2.

Rearing of silkworms is called as -

a)

Pisciculture

b)

Agriculture

c)

Horticulture

d)

Sericulture

3.

Bhoodan – Gramdan movement was initiated by -

a)

Vinoba Bhave

b)

Bal GangadharTilak

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

4.

Soil formed by intense leaching is -

a)

Desert

b)

Alluvial soil

c)

Red soil

d)

Laterite soil

5.

Method of growing long strips of grass between the crops refers to -

a)

Contour ploughing

b)

Terrace farming

c)

Strip cropping

d)

Crop rotation

6.

Yellow revolution refers to -

a)

increased production of eggs.

b)

increased production of oilseeds.

c)

increased production offish.

d)

increased production of pulses.

7.

India is the ………….. largest producer of sugarcane in the world.

a)

Fifth

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

fourth

8.

Land left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year is called -

a)

Current fallow land

b)

Current fallow land

c)

Waste land

d)

None of the above

9.

Grouping of small land holdings into a bigger one is called -

a)

collectivisation.

b)

ceiling on land holdings.

c)

cooperative farming.

d)

consolidation of land holdings.

10.

Bad lands or ravines are found in -

a)

Chenab basin

b)

Chambal basin

c)

Ganga basin

d)

Godavari basin

11.

Which one of the following crops is commercial crop in one state while it is subsistence crop in another state ?

a)

Wheat

b)

Rice

c)

Sugarcane

d)

Rubber

12.

Arid soils are less fertile as

(i) it lacks humus and moisture

(ii) it has high salt content

(iii) it is sandy in nature

(iv) it is rich in Iron

a)

(i) and (ii)

b)

(ii) and (iii)

c)

(iii) and (iv)

d)

(i) and (iii)

13.

ICAR refers to -

a)

Indian Council of Agricultural Research

b)

International Council of Aeronautical Research

c)

Indian Council of Animal Research

d)

International Commission for Agricultural Research

14.

Erosion of the top soil when water flows as a sheet over large areas down the slope is called -

a)

Gully erosion

b)

Badlands

c)

Soil erosion

d)

Sheet erosion

15.

A type of millet rich in iron, calcium, other micro nutrients and roughage is …………..

a)

Ragi

b)

Jowar

c)

Rajma

d)

Bajra

16.

Which one of the following statements is incorrect as regards to commercial farming ?

a)

Use of heavy doses of modern inputs.

b)

Family members are involved in growing crops.

c)

Crops are grown for sale.

d)

Practised on large land holdings.

17.

Which of the following statement(s) is true for black soil ?

(i) It has larger proportion of clay.

(ii) It can retain moisture for a long time.

(iii) It develops cracks during summer which helps in aeration.

(iv) Cotton grows best in this soil.

a)

(i) and (ii)

b)

(iii) and (iv)

c)

(i) and (iv)

d)

All of the above

18.

The state having maximum net sown area in India is ……………

a)

Jammu and Kashmir

b)

Tamil Nadu

c)

Punjab

d)

Uttar Pradesh

19.

I am the most widespread soil, covering the Northern Plains and Eastern Coastal Plains-who am I ?

a)

Black soil

b)

Forest soil

c)

Alluvial soil

d)

Red soil

20.

White revolution refers to -

a)

increased production of flowers.

b)

increased production of eggs.

c)

increased production of milk.

d)

increased production of fish.