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Agriculture

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Growing of crops and rearing of animals is known as

a)

Agriculture

b)

Horticulture

c)

Namadism

d)

Mining

2.

____________is the staple food of our country India.

a)

Maize

b)

Rice

c)

Sugar cane

d)

Wheat

3.
What type of farming is practiced to produce food for sale off the farm?
a)
Commercial
b)
subsistence
c)
seed
d)
vegetative
4.

Rice, wheat, maize, millets and pulses are classified as ____________.

a)

Food Crops

b)

Beverage Crops

c)

Cash Crops

d)

Fibre Crops

5.

Physical factors are:

a)

Relief, soil, better seeds, irrigation

b)

Temperature, rainfall, fertilizers, Agriculture Implements

c)

Temperature, relief, soil, rainfall

d)

None of the above

6.

Agriculture comes under which of the following?

a)

Quaternary activities

b)

Tertiary activities

c)

Secondary activities

d)

Primary activities

7.

Viticulture refers to the science and study of growing grapes

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Fertilizers boost crop production and also attempt to increase agricultural productions.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Jhumming, Ladang, Milap & Roca are also known as _____

a)

Intensive Farming

b)

Commercial Farming

c)

Nomadic Farming

d)

Shifting Farming

10.

In ………….. farming the land is used for growing food and fodder crops and rearing livestock.

a)

Intensive Farming

b)

Plantation Farming

c)

Primitive Farming

d)

Mixed Farming

11.

Which of these is a tertiary activity?

a)

Manufacturing wool

b)

Selling grocery

c)

Agriculture

d)

None of these

12.

What is the breeding of fish known as?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Pisciculture

c)

Sericulture

d)

Viticulture

13.

What is the main crop in intensive subsistence agriculture?

a)

Rice

b)

Maize

c)

Wheat

d)

Oilseeds

14.

Which of these is not a plantation product?

a)

Rubber

b)

Coffee

c)

Rice

d)

Tea

15.

The two most important staple food crops of the world are ………………. and ………………

a)

Ragi & Bajra

b)

Tea & Coffee

c)

Rice & Wheat

d)

Millets & Maize

16.

Which is not a primary activity?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Fishing

c)

Manufacturing

d)

Gathering

17.

Which of the following is a fibre crop?

a)

Rice

b)

Wheat

c)

Jute

d)

Sugarcanr

18.

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

a)

Shifting cultivation

b)

Nomadic herding

c)

Plantation agriculture

d)

Mixed farming

19.

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

a)

Commercial

b)

Shifting cultivation

c)

Subsistence

d)

Mixed

20.

What is growing of grapes called?

a)

Viticulture

b)

Sericulture

c)

Agriculture

d)

Horticulture

21.

Banking is an example of ----- activity

a)

Secondary

b)

Primary

c)

Tertiary

d)

None of the above

22.

Which country is thecleading producer of rice?

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

Srilanka

d)

China

23.

----- are known as coarse grains

a)

Maize

b)

Millets

c)

Rice

d)

Wheat

24.

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

a)

Ladang

b)

Jhumming

c)

Milpa

d)

Roca

25.

The ultimate aim of agricultural development is to increase ------

a)

Farming

b)

Plantation agriculture

c)

Food security

d)

None of the above

26.

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

a)

Subsistence farming

b)

Plantations

c)

Shifting cultivation

d)

Mixed farming

27.

The important ------ of agriculture are machinery, seeds, chemicals etc

a)

Processes

b)

Outputs

c)

Inputs

d)

None of the above

28.

Intensive farming is practiced in

a)

Sparsely populated areas

b)

Densely populated areas

c)

Moderatly populated areas

d)

Poorly populated areas

29.

Shifting agriculture is also known as

a)

Shift and cut

b)

Cut and clear

c)

Slash and burn

d)

Cut and grow

30.

LARGEST PRODUCER OF RICE IN THE WORLD

a)

INDIA

b)

CHINA

c)

USA

d)

BANGLADESH

31.

THIS IS CALLED GOLDEN FIBRE

a)

COTTON

b)

JUTE

c)

SILK

d)

SUGARCANE

32.

Which of the following are primary activities?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Mining

c)

Fishing

d)

All of these

33.

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

34.

Across the globe, more than ___% of people are engaged in agriculture

a)

25

b)

40

c)

50

d)

30

35.

Around ___ of Indian population depends on agriculture.

a)

2/3

b)

1/5

c)

4/5

d)

1/3

36.

One of the inputs required in farming is

a)

slope

b)

crops

c)

Human Resource

d)

Machinery

37.

The word ‘agriculture’ has been derived from Latin word

a)

ageri

b)

ager

c)

agri

d)

agar

38.

In the USA, _____ is grown excessively

a)

Millet

b)

Wheat

c)

Rice

d)

Maize

39.

In India, wheat is grown during ____ season

a)

Spring

b)

Autumn

c)

Winter

d)

Summer

40.

Agriculture is most favourable in _____ regions

a)

Plain

b)

desert

c)

mountain

d)

rocky

41.

In Sahara desert, _____ takes place

a)

shifting cultivation

b)

nomadic herding

c)

heavy rains

d)

horticulture

42.

______ is one of the crops grown under commercial farming

a)

potato

b)

onion

c)

Wheat

d)

Tomato

43.

______ is a plantation grown in tropical regions of the world

a)

Rubber

b)

Silk

c)

Millet

d)

Jute

44.

Growing ______ is a type of plantation

a)

Rice

b)

Wheat

c)

coffee

d)

maize

45.

Growing of crops and rearing of animals is known as

a)

Agriculture

b)

Horticulture

c)

Namadism

d)

Mining

46.

____________is the staple food of our country India.

a)

Maize

b)

Rice

c)

Sugar cane

d)

Wheat

47.

Planting seeds in a ploughed land is known as ____________

a)

Sewing

b)

Seeing

c)

Sowing

d)

Sown

48.
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
49.
What type of farming is practiced to produce food for sale off the farm?
a)
Commercial
b)
subsistence
c)
seed
d)
vegetative
50.

Name the process of farming to produce food, animal feed and fibre.

a)

Rearing

b)

Horticulture

c)

Agriculture

d)

Planting

51.

Find the odd one out:

a)

Rice

b)

Wheat

c)

Sugarcane

d)

Maize

e)

Millets

52.

Find the odd one out:

a)

Cotton

b)

Jute

c)

Rubber

d)

Tea

53.

Important non-food crops of our country are:

a)

Tea and coffee

b)

Millets and pulses

c)

Cotton and jute

d)

None of the above

54.

Identify the farming system.

a)

Slash & burn agriculture method

b)

Plantation farming

c)

Intensive farming

d)

Mixed farming

55.

Which of these is does not fall into the category of genetically modified seeds?

a)

Extensive cultivation

b)

Plantation farming

c)

Organic farming

d)

Mixed farming

56.

Neeraj is studying in class 8. One day, when he was solving his Geography worksheet he got confused in a question. The question is given below. Help him to find out the correct answer.


Choose the correct option from the given below:

a)

Jhum - India / Roca - Indonesia / Ladang - Brazil

b)

Ladang - India / Roca - Indonesia / Roca - Brazil

c)

Roca - Brazil / Ladang - Indonesia / Jhum - India

d)

Milpa - Indonesia / Jhum - Brazil / Ladang - India

57.

If A represents China and B represents Brazil, which of the following statement is correct?

a)

A is the largest producer of Rice & B is the largest producer of coffee

b)

A is the largest producer of Coffee & B is the largest producer of Wheat

c)

A is the largest producer of Coffee & B is the largest producer of Rice

d)

A is the largest producer of Wheat & B is the largest producer of Tea

58.

Rahul is from West Bengal. The place where Rahul lives has high temperature (20 degree to 30 degree C), high humidity and rainfall. The type of soil found in that area is alluvial clayey soil, which can retain water. Can you help Rahul identify the type of crop that can be grown with the above conditions?

a)

Wheat

b)

Rice

c)

Maize

d)

None of these

59.

Which among the following are fibre crops?

a)

Millets and Maize

b)

Jute and cotton

c)

Tea and Coffee

d)

Rice and Wheat

60.

How many types of farming is there?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

4

d)

3

61.

Plantation farming is a type of

a)

Subsistence farming

b)

Intensive farming

c)

Commercial farming

d)

Grain farming

62.

Which of the following are Milets

a)

Jowar

b)

Bajra

c)

Ragi

d)

Rice

63.

Rubber plantation is famous in:

a)

Srilanka

b)

Brazil

c)

USA

d)

Malaysia

64.

Which of the following crops are raised in commercial grain farming?

a)

Wheat

b)

Maize

c)

Both of these

d)

Nono of these

65.

…………….. is also known as paddy.

a)

Rice

b)

Wheat

c)

Jowar

d)

Maize

66.

Which of these is not commercial farming?

a)

Commercial Grain

b)

Mixed

c)

Organic

d)

Plantation

67.

Which Of the following are primary activities?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Mining

c)

Fishing

d)

Manufacturing Goods

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