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Indian Agriculture, Agricultural Movement

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 2hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which agricultural season in India begins in June/July and ends in October/November?

a)

Kharif

b)

Rabi

c)

None of these

2.

Which is called the golden fibre?

a)

Cotton

b)

Jute

c)

Silk

3.

Kerala is the chief producer of __________.

a)

Pulses

b)

Millets

c)

Spices

4.
Slash and burn' agriculture is known as …………….. in north-eastern states.
a)
Jhumming
b)
Podu
c)
Valre
d)
Khil
5.
Which of the following is the largest producer of Groundnut?
a)
Karnataka
b)
Gujarat
c)
Assam
d)
Andhra Pradesh
6.
The largest producer and consumer fo the pulses in the world is ….
a)
Russia
b)
India
c)
China
d)
Japan
7.
Which of the following is an equatorial crop?
a)
Tea
b)
Coffe
c)
Rubber
d)
Jute
8.
Which of the following crops is grown as Kharif crop in North India and Rabi crop in South India
a)

Groundnut

b)
Wheat
c)
Bajra
d)
Ragi
9.
Which of the folloiwng types of agriculture is done in densely populated areas
a)
Intensive subsistence farming
b)
Primitive Subsistence Farming
c)
Plantation Agriculture
d)
Commercial Agriculture
10.
The crops sown in the summer between the Rabi and Kharif season is known as
a)
Rabi
b)
Kharif
c)
Zaid
d)
All of these
11.
Who announced the introduction of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Youjana?
a)
Narendra Modi
b)
Dr. Manmohan Singh
c)
Atal Bihari Vajapayee
d)
I. K. Gujral
12.
Which state was the harbinger of the Green Revolution in India?
a)
Punjab
b)
Uttar Pradesh
c)
Madhya Pradesh
d)
Himachal Pradesh
13.
In which type of the soil does maize grow well?
a)
Black
b)
Light domat
c)
Old Alluvial
d)
None of those
14.
Which of the following crop is rich in protein?
a)
Millets
b)
Pulses
c)
Jowar
d)
Seasmum
15.
The Bhodan-Gramdan movement was initiated by
a)
Vinoba Bhave
b)
Sardar Patel
c)
Gandhiji
d)
Jawaharlal Nehru
16.
What was the main focus of our First Five year Plans?
a)
Land reforms
b)
Cooperations
c)
Abolition of Zamindari
d)
None of those
17.

Cropping season form November to March is called

a)
Kharif
b)
Rabi
c)
Zaid
d)
None of those
18.

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

19.

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

a)

Crop rotation

b)

Drip rotation

c)

Drip irrigation

d)

Crop irrigation

20.

_____________ 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

21.

India is the largest producer of ________________ in the world.

a)

Sugar cane

b)

Rice

c)

Wheat

d)

Jute

22.

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

23.

'Slash and burn' agriculture is a -

a)

Shifting agriculture

b)

Intensive agriculture

c)

Commercial agriculture

d)

None of these

24.

Identify the Zaid crops :

a)

Wheat, mustard

b)

Watermelon, vegetables

c)

Rice, maize

d)

Rice, wheat

25.

* it requires a temperature above 25°C and high humidity.

* it needs annual rainfall above 100 cm.

Above geographical conditions required for the growth of which crops :

a)

Bajra

b)

Cucumber

c)

Fodder crops

d)

Rice

26.

Schemes introduced by the government to benifit farmers.

a)

Kissan Credit Cards (KCC)

b)

Personal Accident Insurance Scheme (PAIS)

c)

Both

d)

None of these

27.

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

a)

Shifting cultivation

b)

Nomadic herding

c)

Plantation agriculture

d)

Mixed farming

28.

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

a)

Commercial

b)

Shifting cultivation

c)

Subsistence

d)

Mixed

29.

What is growing of grapes called?

a)

Viticulture

b)

Sericulture

c)

Agriculture

d)

Horticulture

30.

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

31.

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

a)

Farming

b)

Plantation agriculture

c)

Food security

d)

None of the above

32.

Plantation farming is a type of

a)

Subsistence farming

b)

Intensive farming

c)

Commercial farming

d)

Grain farming

33.

Jowar , Bajra and Ragi - together is called

a)

Fiber crops

b)

Beverages

c)

Millets

d)

Fodder crop

34.

If you are walking through a rubber plantation- probably you are in the state of

a)

Uttar Pradesh

b)

Madhya Pradesh

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Kerala

35.

The following is a pair of one tropical and one temperate fruit

a)

Apple and Banana

b)

Orange and Date

c)

Mango and Apple

d)

Lichi and Jamun

36.

Bloodless revolution refers to

a)

White Revolution

b)

Green Revolution

c)

Bhoodan Movement

d)

All the above

37.

Type of farming practiced in prairies of North America

a)

Commercial farming

b)

Subsistence farming

c)

Shifting agriculture

38.

Which of the following is not correct about plantation farming?

a)

In this type of farming, a single crop is grown on a large area.

b)

The plantation has an interface of agriculture and industry.

c)

Plantations cover large tracts of land called estates.

d)

Farmers clear a patch of land by felling trees and burning them, to produce cereals and other food crops.

39.

The two main wheat-growing regions are:

a)

North-eastern part and eastern-coastal plains

b)

The Ganga-Sutlej plains and the Deccan Trap

c)

Deccan plateau and Konkan coast

d)

None of the above

40.

Which State is the largest producer of bajra?

a)

Maharashtra

b)

Gujarat

c)

Rajasthan

d)

Haryana

41.

Which is the right condition for the growth of maize?

a)

Temperature between 21 °C to 27°C and old alluvial soil

b)

Temperature below 17°C and shallow black soil

c)

Temperature of 25°C and 200 cm of rainfall

d)

None of the above

42.

Which is the ideal condition for the growth of sugarcane?

a)

Temperature of 21°C to 27°C and an annual rainfall between 75 cm and 100 cm

b)

Temperature below 17°C and 50 to 75 cm rainfall

c)

Temperature of 25°C and 200 cm of rainfall

d)

none of the above

43.

Rearing of silk worms for the production of silk fibre is known as:

a)

Aquaculture

b)

Apeculture

c)

Sericulture

d)

Pisciculture

44.

Primitive subsistence farming is also known as:

a)

Mixed farming

b)

Cooperative farming

c)

Slash and burn agriculture

d)

Commercial farming

45.

Who among the following used the term "GREEN REVOLUTION" in India

a)

M.S.Krishnamoorthy

b)

Raj krishna

c)

M.S.Swaminathan

d)

V.K.R.V.Rao

46.

Father of Green Revolution of the world

a)

Norman Berk

b)

Norman Borlaug

c)

Dr.Manmohan singh

d)

M.S. Swaminathan

47.

Norman Borlaug belongs to.............

a)

United Kingdom

b)

United states

c)

Australia

d)

China

48.

Green revolution refers to............

a)

Use of Green manure

b)

Grow more crops

c)

High yielding varieties programme

d)

Green vegetation

49.

The Green Revolution in India was introduction of HYV seeds for........

a)

Millet

b)

Rice

c)

Wheat

d)

Oilseed

50.

Green Revolution started from which state in India?

a)

Maharashtra

b)

Punjab

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

West Bengal

51.

When and where did the ‘Green Revolution’ start?

a)

1950, Mexico


b)

1980, Egypt


c)

1990, India


d)

2000, Philippines

52.

Who coined the term "Green Revolution"?

a)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

William Gaud

d)

Norman Borlaug

53.

Which of the following crop is not part of High - Yielding Varieties Programme?

a)

Rice

b)

Wheat

c)

Jowar

d)

Pulses

54.

Which of the following was included as part of the land reforms initiated in India?

a)

Abolition of intermediaries

b)

Tenancy reforms

c)

Reorganization of agriculture

d)

All the above

55.

Which of the following was a part of the green revolution strategy?

a)

High yielding variety seeds

b)

Chemical fertilizers and pesticides

c)

Irrigation

d)

All the above

56.

Which among the following is a common method of cultivation in the first agricultural revolution?

a)

shifting cultivation

b)

crop rotation

c)

subsistance agriculture

d)

none of these

57.

Which of the following state was chosen as the initiation site in India for Green Revolution?

a)

Punjab

b)

Tamil Nadu

c)

Andhra Pradesh

d)

Bihar

58.

What is the true name of the White revolution?

a)

Operation flood

b)

Operation Milk

c)

Milky Master

d)

Operation Kurien

59.

It started on . . . ?

a)

12 January 1970

b)

13th January 1980

c)

13 January 1970

d)

30 January 1970

60.

Dr. Verghese Kurien was called???

a)

Milkman

b)

Father of the White Revolution

c)

Flood Operator

d)

Amul man

61.

What does the U in amUl stand for?

a)

Unlimited

b)

Understand

c)

Union

d)

Under

62.

Which State in India is the largest producer of milk?

a)

Kerala

b)

Maharashtra

c)

Gujarat

d)

Uttar Pradesh

63.

To connect milk producers with the consumers of more than 700 cities and towns and throughout the country what was formed?

a)

Milk grid

b)

National Milk Grid

c)

National dairy grid

d)

National amul grid

64.

When was Polson dairy established?

a)

1930

b)

1940

c)

1980

d)

1931

65.

Where did the factory of Amul start?

a)

Ahmedabad in Gujarat

b)

Anand in Gujarat

c)

Ahmednagar in Gujarat

d)

Ankleshwar in Gujarat

66.

One of the objective of the White revolution was

a)

fair prices for the consumers to buy the milk

b)

cause flood(disaster) in the country

c)

not to pay money to farmers who sold milk

d)

take help of middleman

67.

What gave good profits to farmers and fair price for the consumers?

a)

removal of milk giving cows

b)

removal of green revolution

c)

removal of machines

d)

removal of middleman

68.

Milk powder was made from ____________.

a)

goat's milk

b)

camel's milk

c)

donkey's milk

d)

buffalo's milk

69.

The name of Dr Verghese 's book is

a)

I too have a cup

b)

I too have a factory

c)

I too have a dream

d)

I too have a milk can

70.

Dr Verghese friend, Mr Dalaya helped him to manufacture _______________

a)

Cheese and butter

b)

skimmed milk and condensed milk

c)

icecreams and milkshakes

d)

tea and coffee

71.

In India, Jhumming, a primitive form of cultivation, is called ‘Bewar’ or ‘Dahiya’ in _____.

a)

Odisha

b)

Chhattisgarh

c)

Andhra Pradesh

d)

Madhya Pradesh

72.

Rearing of silkworms for the production of silk fibre is known as ________.

a)

Sericulture

b)

Apiculture

c)

Floriculture

d)

None of the above

73.

The Khonds lived in

a)

Karnataka

b)

Madhya Pradesh

c)

Bihar

d)

Odisha

74.

Santhals tribe rose in revolt in the year

a)

1900

b)

1855

c)

1920

d)

1930

75.

The revolt of Songram Sangma rose in the year 1906 in

a)

Bengal

b)

Madhya Pradesh

c)

Assam

d)

Odisha

76.

From which of the following tribal class Birsa belongs to?

a)

Santhals

b)

Munda

c)

Oraons

d)

Khonds

77.

Who were considered as Dikus?

a)

The Tribals

b)

The Farmers

c)

The Britishers

d)

The Brahmans

78.

Which of the following tribal group is famous in Kashmir?

a)

Gaddis

b)

Gujjars

c)

Labadis

d)

Bakarwals

79.

Many tribal groups known as ________ lived by herding and rearing animals, and moved with their herds of cattle according to the seasons.

a)

the Khonds

b)

the Mundas

c)

pastoralists

d)

the Gonds

80.

Where did the Ahoms migrate to ?

a)

Brahmaputra Valley

b)

Ganga - Yamuna Doab

c)

Kaveri Delta

81.

Where is Khasi tribe located

a)

Assam

b)

Odisha

c)

Bihar

d)

Meghalaya

82.

Who released a special stamp entitled ‘Wheat Revolution’ in July 1968?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Indira Gandhi

c)

Jawahar Lai Nehru

d)

Motilal Nehru

83.

The price that is announced before the sowing season is called

a)

Issue price

b)

Fair price

c)

Market price

d)

Minimum support price.

84.

F.C.I. stands for:

a)

Foreign Co-operation with India

b)

Food Corporation of India

c)

Fosilse Corporation of India

d)

Food Coming to India

85.

Name the Cooperative that provides milk, vegetable and pulses at controlled rate decided by government of Delhi:

a)

Amul

b)

Kendriya Bhandar

c)

Mother Dairy

d)

None of these.

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