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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
How much of India’s population is engaged in Agricultural activities
Two third
Half
One third
Almost all
Over these years, cultivation methods have changed significantly depending upon the characteristics of ………………….
Type of crop
technological know-how
Type of season
Government intervention
Farming has varied from subsistence to ……….. type.
Intensive
Extensive
Commercial
Plantation
Agriculture is practised on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like hoe, dao and digging sticks, and family/ community labour- what type of agriculture is this?
Intensive
Primitive subsistence
Extensive
Plantation
What has been the main dependency of primitive farming?
Monsoon
Labour
suitability of other environment
Technical
Which type of agriculture is called ‘slash and burn’ agriculture?
Intensive
Primitive subsistence
Extensive
Plantation
What are the features of primitive subsistence agriculture?
Large amount of labour
When the soil fertility decreases, the farmers shift and clear a fresh patch of land
Canals were used
Use of fertilisers
What is ‘slash and burn’ agriculture called in many North eastern states?
Jhumming
Milpa
Masole
ray
Intensive Subsistence Farming is ……………….farming.
A. Machine based
B. Crop rotation
C. labour intensive
D. Soil consistent
Why is there enormous pressure on agricultural land?
A. Due to the law of inheritance and division of land.
B. Overpopulation
C. Small scale farmers are not able to earn livelihood
D. Farmers of less land holdings are not able to afford the right techniques
Which type of farming has the use of higher doses of modern inputs, e.g. high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides?
Primitive subsistence
Plantation
Extensive
Commercial
If rice is a commercial crop in Haryana and Punjab, in which state is it a subsistence crop?
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Odisha
Rajasthan
What are the characteristics of plantation farming?
A. Multiple crops
B. using capital intensive inputs, with the help of migrant labourers
C. the produce is used for various reasons
D. Crop rotation on the same piece of land
Name important plantation crops?
tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, banana
Cotton
Wheat & Rice
Nuts
Which state is known for growing tea?
Assam
Shillong
Meghalaya
Sikkim
How many cropping seasons does India have?
2
3
4
5
When are rabi crops harvested?
December
April
October
September
Identify the Rabi crops?
Jowar
Rice
Soyabean
Peas
Which state is known for growing Rabi crops?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Odisha
D. Punjab
Availability of ______ during winter months due to the western temperate cyclones helps in the success of Rabi crops.
Monsoons
Precipitation
Frost
Winds
Which states are known for their success in the green revolution?
Punjab
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Gujrat
When are Kharif crops harvested?
September-October
December- January
June-July
April- May
Name a crop grown during the Kharif season?
Barley
Gram
Rice
Jowar
Name an important wheat growing region.
West Bengal
Odisha
Punjab
Maharashtra
Name 1 crop grown in the Zaid season.
Peas
Urad
Bajra
Maize
Name an important rice growing region?
Assam
Kerala
West Bengal
Maharashtra
In Assam, West Bengal and Odisha, how many crops of paddy are grown in a year?
1
2
3
4
Name a crop grown in the Zaid Season?
Groundnut
Jute
Mustard
Watermelon
How long does sugarcane take to grow?
Almost 4 months
Almost 6 months
Almost a year
Almost 3 months
India the ………..largest producer of rice in the world.
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Rice requires high humidity with …….cm annual rainfall?
above 100 cm
Below 100 cm
Above 75 cm
Above 60 cm
How has it become possible to grow rice in areas of less rainfall such as Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan?
With roof top water reserves
Canals
lakes
Rivers
What kind of weather conditions are favourable for the growth of Wheat?
Hot wet weather
Monsoon
Dry hot weather
cool growing season and a bright sunshine
Wheat requires 50 to 75 cm of annual rainfall evenly distributed over the growing season?
80 to 100
50 to 70
75 to 90
90 to 100
Which are the two important wheat-growing zones in the country?
Ganga-Satluj plains
Coastal areas
region of the Deccan
Deep south
Which crops come under the classification of millets?
Peas and maize
Mustard and soybean
Urad and moong
Jowar & bajra
Millets have high nutritional value and are rich in ………..
Iron, calcium
Minerals
Phosphate
Proteins
Jowar is the……….most important food crop with respect to area and production.
First
Second
Third
fourth
Jowar is a rain-fed crop mostly grown in the moist areas which needs ……… irrigation.
High
Medium
Less
No
Name a major Jowar producing State?
Haryana
Punjab
Uttarpradesh
Maharashtra
Bajra grows well on ………soil?
Alluvial soil
Red soil
Arid soil
Black soil
Which crop is used both for food and fodder?
A. Jowar
B. Maize
C. Bajra
D. Wheat
India is the ………………largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the world.
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Which crop needs manual labour from sowing to harvesting?
Watermelon
Sugarcane
Maize
Bajra
Name a major Banana producing state of India?
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Meghalaya
Kerala
Where is rubber mainly grown?
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Andaman and Nicobar
Madhya Pradesh
Which fibre crop is obtained from cocoons of the silkworms fed on green leaves?
Jute
Silk
Cotton
hemp
Which fibre is also known as the golden fibre?
Jute
Silk
Cotton
hemp
Name a state which is a major producer of Jute?
Andhrapradesh
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
West Bengal
In 2016, India was the …………largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world.
First
Second
Third
Fourth
