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Agriculture

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following methods of farming enables farmers to grow different crops on the same land, from time to time?

a)

Crop rotation

b)

Drip irrigation

c)

Crop cultivation

d)

Ploughing

2.

Which of the following chemicals is used by farmers to protect their crops from pests?

a)

Pesticides

b)

Fertilisers

c)

Weedicides

d)

Artificial Manure

3.

Apart from farming, which of the following activities are also a part of agriculture?

a)

All of these

b)

Forestry

c)

Poultry Rearing

d)

Fruit cultivation

4.

____________ is a method used to control the wastage of water while farming.

a)

Crop rotation

b)

Drip rotation

c)

Drip irrigation

d)

Crop irrigation

5.

_____________ involves growing crops on a large scale and getting a major portion of the income from agricultural produce.

a)

Subsistence agriculture

b)

Intensive agriculture

c)

Crop Rotation

d)

Forestry

6.

Planting seeds in a ploughed land is known as ____________

a)

Sewing

b)

Seeing

c)

Sowing

d)

Sown

7.

Man learnt ..... by understanding nature.

a)

Food

b)

Agriculture

c)

Eating

8.

We need (a)   to carry out day to day activities.

9.

This is a group of crop

a)

Cereal

b)

Rice

c)

Beans

10.
What type of farming is practiced to produce food for sale off the farm?
a)
Commercial
b)
subsistence
c)
seed
d)
vegetative
11.
Manufacturing of bread is :
a)
Primary Activities
b)
Secondary Activities
c)
Tertiary Activities
d)
Quaternary Activities
12.

The content of the soil, its depth and texture significantly influence agricultural activity

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

Which type of agriculture deals with growing crops and raising livestock to feed the family only?

a)

Pastoral Agriculture

b)

Subsistence Agriculture

c)

Commercial Agriculture

d)

Surplus Agriculture

14.

All of the following are benefits of agriculture EXCEPT:

a)

It contributes to the country's GDP

b)

It provides a country with adequate food

c)

It provides employment opportunities

d)

It creates pension for farmers

15.

"The farm lands are usually smaller in size." This statement applies to: ___

a)

Commercial Farming

b)

Extensive Farming

c)

Peasant Farming

16.

Which of the following describes a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown on a large area?

a)

Shifting Agriculture

b)

Plantation agriculture

c)

Horticulture

d)

Intensive agriculture

17.

'Slash and burn' agriculture is a -

a)

Shifting agriculture

b)

Intensive agriculture

c)

Commercial agriculture

d)

None of these

18.

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

a)

Use of heavy doses of modern inputs

b)

Crops are grown for sale

c)

Family members are involved in growing crops

d)

Practised on large land holdings

19.

Land on which crops are grown

a)

Dry land

b)

Arable land

c)

Hilly area

d)

Deserts

20.

Climate which favours agriculture

a)

Hot and humid

b)

Dry and cold

c)

Hot and dry

d)

Moist and low temperature

21.

In extensive farming farm work is done by

a)

Manual labour

b)

Machines

c)

Labour

d)

Hands

22.

Which is not a primary activity?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Fishing

c)

Manufacturing

d)

Gathering

23.

Banking is an example of ----- activity

a)

Secondary

b)

Primary

c)

Tertiary

d)

None of the above