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Agriculture

Total questions: 165

Worksheet time: 5hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

Which of the following is a rabi crop?

a)

Rice

b)

Gram

c)

Millets

d)

Cotton

3.

Which of the following is a leguminous crop?

a)

Pulses

b)

Jowar

c)

Millets

d)

Sesamum

4.

Which of the following crops are grown with the onset of monsoons and are harvested in the months of September-October?

a)

Rabi

b)

Kharif

c)

Zaid

d)

None of these

5.

'Slash and burn' agriculture is a -

a)

Shifting agriculture

b)

Intensive agriculture

c)

Commercial agriculture

d)

None of these

6.

Bhoodan - Gramdan movement was initiated by -

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Vinoba Bhave

d)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

7.

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

a)

Ceiling on land holding

b)

Collectivisation

c)

Cooperative farming

d)

Consolidation of land holdings

8.

Oranges are mainly produced in the state of.............

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Maharashtra

c)

Kerala

d)

Tamil Nadu

9.

Intensive subsistence farming is practised in area of.............

a)

High Population

b)

Low population

c)

Deserts

d)

Thick forests

10.

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

11.

Which on of the following is a rabi crop?

a)

Rice

b)

Wheat

c)

Bajra

d)

Jowar

12.

The largest tea producing state of India is -

a)

Karnataka

b)

Assam

c)

Andhra Pradesh

d)

Arunachal Pradesh

13.

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

a)

Bajra

b)

Rajma

c)

Jowar

d)

Ragi

14.

Which crop known as Golden fibre of India?

a)

Jute

b)

Wheat

c)

Rice

d)

Ragi

15.

India is the second largest producer of sugarcane only after..........

a)

China

b)

Brazil

c)

USA

d)

Russia

16.

Which of the following crops are grown during October- December and are harvested in the months of February-April?

a)

Rabi

b)

Kharif

c)

Zaid

d)

All of these

17.

Identify the Zaid crops :

a)

Wheat, mustard

b)

Watermelon, vegetables

c)

Rice, maize

d)

Rice, wheat

18.

* 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

19.

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

20.

What are the challenges faced by the farmers today?

a)

Reduction in import duties on agriculture products.

b)

Erratic nature of monsoons affects agriculture production on a large scale.

c)

Shortage especially in irrigation, power infrastructure and other inputs.

d)

All of these

21.
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
22.
What type of farming is practiced to produce food for sale off the farm?
a)
Commercial
b)
subsistence
c)
seed
d)
vegetative
23.
Manufacturing of bread is :
a)
Primary Activities
b)
Secondary Activities
c)
Tertiary Activities
d)
Quaternary Activities
24.

All of the following are physical factors that influence agriculture EXCEPT:

a)

Labour

b)

Soil

c)

Climate

d)

Water Supply

25.

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

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

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

27.

GDP means ____

a)

Gross Domestic Produce

b)

Growing Domestic Penny

c)

Gross Dominion Power

d)

Gross Domestic Product

28.

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

29.

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

a)

Commercial Farming

b)

Extensive Farming

c)

Peasant Farming

30.

"Quite a few of paid workers are employed." This statement applies to: ___

a)

Commercial Farming

b)

Extensive Farming

c)

Peasant Farming

31.

Which country is the largest exporter of sugar in the world?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Guyana

c)

Brazil

d)

Canada

32.

What name is given to the soil conservation technique used on steep slopes?

a)

Terrain Cultivation

b)

Crop Rotation/ Shifting

c)

Terracing

d)

Soil Creep

33.
A plant cultivated by people is called a
a)
green
b)
stem
c)
crop
d)
tree
34.
What is agriculture?
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
35.

Indian economy is based on __________.

a)

milk

b)

farming

c)

Agriculture

36.

Rice,it is the staple food crop of ______________and______________.

a)

southern and eastern India.

b)

eastern and western India.

c)

northern and western India.

37.

__________ ,___________ and__________ are some of the millets grown in India.

a)

Jowar ,Bajra and ragi

b)

garo,khasi and jainta

c)

jaintal,naintal and ranikhet

38.

____________ are grown in Bihar,Rajasthan,Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

a)

Wheat

b)

Millets

c)

Rice

d)

Vegetables

39.
Which of the following is a Rbi crop?
a)
Rice
b)
Maize
c)
Wheat
d)
Cotton
40.
Which of the following crop is rich in protein?
a)
Millets
b)
Pulses
c)
Jowar
d)
Seasmum
41.
Cropping season form November to May is called
a)
Kharif
b)
Rabi
c)
Zaid
d)
None of those
42.

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

a)

Kharif

b)

Rabi

c)

None of these

43.

Which is called the golden fibre?

a)

Cotton

b)

Jute

c)

Silk

44.

Which is the chief and most popular beverage in India?

a)

Coffee

b)

Tea

c)

Cocoa

45.

Rice is a __________ crop.

a)

Kharif

b)

Rabi

c)

None of these

46.

Tea is grown in _________.

a)

Kerala

b)

Assam

c)

Gujarat

47.

Coffee is a beverage grown in __________.

a)

Maharashtra

b)

Karnataka

c)

Gujarat

48.

State T or F - Sugarcane is used to make sugar.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

State T or F - Cotton is called the 'King of fibre'.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Plantation farming is a type of

a)

Subsistence farming

b)

Intensive farming

c)

Commercial farming

d)

Grain farming

51.

Most practiced farming in India is

a)

Intensive

b)

Extensive

c)

Primitive

d)

None of the above

52.

The following pair of crops is grown in plantations

a)

Rice and wheat

b)

Jute and cotton

c)

Tea and coffee

d)

Millets and Maize

53.

Cotton grows well in the following type of climate

a)

Hot and humid

b)

Hot and dry

c)

Cold and dry

d)

Cold and humid

54.

Kharif season begins and ends respectively on

a)

January and March

b)

October and April

c)

April and June

d)

June and October

55.

West Bengal is the largest producer of

a)

Wheat

b)

Cotton

c)

Jute

d)

Coffee

56.

Jowar , Bajra and Ragi - together is called

a)

Fiber crops

b)

Beverages

c)

Millets

d)

Fodder crop

57.

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

58.

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

59.

Bloodless revolution refers to

a)

White Revolution

b)

Green Revolution

c)

Bhoodan Movement

d)

All the above

60.

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

61.

GDP means ____

a)

Gross Domestic Produce

b)

Growing Domestic Penny

c)

Gross Dominion Power

d)

Gross Domestic Product

62.

What is a main characteristic of Commercial Farming?

a)

Main goal is to make a profit

b)

Main goal is to only feed their family

c)

Uses basic hand tools

d)

Has many small farms

63.

Commercial Agriculture is often practiced in which type of countries?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

c)

Low developed

64.

Subsistence Agriculture is often practiced in which type of countries?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

65.

Which of the following crops are grown with the onset of monsoons and are harvested in the months of September-October?

a)

Rabi

b)

Kharif

c)

Zadi

d)

None of the above

66.

Bhoodan – Gramdan movement was initiated by

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Vinoba Bhave

d)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

67.

Grouping of small land holdings into a bigger one is called

a)

ceiling on land holdings.

b)

collectivisation.

c)

cooperative farming.

d)

consolidation of land holdings.

68.

Oranges are mainly produced in the state of ____________ .

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Maharashtra

c)

Kerala

d)

Tamil Nadu

69.

Intensive subsistence farming is practised in area of ____________ .

a)

high population

b)

low population

c)

deserts

d)

thick forests

70.

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

a)

Use of heavy doses of modem inputs.

b)

Crops are grown for sale.

c)

Family members are involved in growing crops.

d)

Practised on large land holdings.

71.

Which one of the following is a rabi crop?

a)

Rice

b)

Wheat

c)

Bajra

d)

Jowar

72.

The largest tea producing state of India is

a)

Karnataka

b)

Assam

c)

Andhra Pradesh

d)

Arunachal Pradesh

73.

Slash and burn agriculture is a

a)

Shifting agriculture

b)

Intensive agriculture

c)

Commercial farming

d)

None of these

74.

What population of India is engaged in agricultural activities?

a)

2/3rd

b)

3/4th

c)

1/4th

d)

2/4tg

75.

Which of the following is known as the slash and burn agriculture?

a)

Extensive farming

b)

Commercial subsistence farming

c)

Jhumming

d)

None of the above

76.

In which months the Kharif crops are harvested?

a)

April-June

b)

September-October

c)

January-February

d)

June-July

77.

Important crops like paddy, maize, jowar, bajra etc are grown during which of the following seasons?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Monsoon

d)

Winter

78.

Aus, Aman and Boro are types of which crop?

a)

Maize

b)

Paddy

c)

Jowar

d)

Bajra

79.

Watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, vegetables and fodder crops are the types of

a)

Zaid crop

b)

Kharif crop

c)

Rabi crop

d)

None of these

80.

Which of the following is the staple food crop of a majority of the people in India?

a)

Jowar

b)

Bajra

c)

Wheat

d)

Rice

81.

For irrigation, most of the Indian farmers depend on

a)

Reservoirs

b)

Rivers

c)

Monsoon

d)

Tube wells

82.

Which of the following was the main focus of First Five Year plan?

a)

Cost of food grains

b)

Land reforms

c)

Industrialisation

d)

Globalisation

83.

Which of the following is being used in making gunny bags, mats, ropes, yarn, carpets and other artefacts?

a)

Jute

b)

Cotton

c)

Fibre

d)

None of these

84.

Which one of the following scheme introduced by the Government of India for the benefit of the farmers?

a)

Kishan Credit Card

b)

Mudra Yojana

c)

Farmer Scheme

d)

Jan Dhan Yojana

85.

Who was declared as spiritual heir of Gandhiji?

a)

Subhash Chandra Bose

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Vinoba bhave

d)

Sardar Patel

86.

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

a)

Bajra

b)

Rajma

c)

Jowar

d)

Ragi

87.

The largest rubber producing state in India is

a)

Kerala

b)

Andhra Pradesh

c)

Telengana

d)

Tamil Nadu

88.

Which crop is known as ‘Golden fibre’?

a)

Cotton

b)

Rice

c)

Rubber

d)

Jute

89.

Which of the following is an annual crop?

a)

Jute

b)

Cucumber

c)

Rice

d)

Sugarcane

90.

Coffee cultivation was first introduced in:

a)

Himalayas

b)

Aravalli Hills

c)

Garo hills

d)

Baba Budan Hills

91.
Which of the following crops is grown as Kharif crop in North India and Rabi crop in South India
a)
Seasmum
b)
Wheat
c)
Bajra
d)
Ragi
92.
Which of the following country is a second largest producer of rice?
a)
USA
b)
China
c)
Russia
d)
India
93.
Which state was the harbinger of the Green Revolution in India?
a)
Punjab
b)
Uttar Pradesh
c)
Madhya Pradesh
d)
Himachal Pradesh
94.
In which type of the soil does maize grow well?
a)
Black
b)
Light domat
c)
Old Alluvial
d)
None of those
95.
Which of the following crop is rich in protein?
a)
Millets
b)
Pulses
c)
Jowar
d)
Seasmum
96.

Which of the following is an oilseed

a)

Arhar

b)

Khandsari

c)

linseed

d)

moong

97.

What is the most productive agricultural region of India?

a)

Deccan Plateau

b)

Thar Dessert

c)

Ganges Plain

d)

Western and Eastern Ghats

98.

Cotton grows well in the following type of climate

a)

Hot and humid

b)

Hot and dry

c)

Cold and dry

d)

Cold and humid

99.

Bloodless revolution refers to

a)

White Revolution

b)

Green Revolution

c)

Bhoodan Movement

d)

All the above

100.
Industrialized agriculture is often referred to as "high input" because it requires a great deal of:
a)
pesticides
b)
fertilizers
c)
fossil fuels
d)
all of these 
101.
The process of increasing the connectivity and interdependence of the worlds markets and businesses.
a)
Manufacturing
b)
Gross Domestic Product
c)
Cottage Industry
d)
Globalization
102.

A short season between the rabi and kharif season is known as:

a)

(a) Aus

b)

(b) Boro

c)

(c) Zaid

d)

(d) None of the above

103.

The main food crop of Rabi season is:

a)

(a) Wheat

b)

(b) Rice

c)

(c) Maize

d)

(d) Jowar

104.

Kharif crops are grown:

a)

(a) with the onset of monsoon and harvested in September-October

b)

(b) with the onset of winter and harvested in summer

c)

(c) with onset of Autumn and harvested in summer

d)

(d) None of the above

105.

Rabi crops are:

a)

(a) sown in winter and harvested in summer

b)

(b) sown during rainy season and harvested in winter

c)

(c) sown in summer and harvested in winter

d)

(d) None of the above

106.

The three major cropping seasons of India are:

a)

(a) Aus, Aman and Boro

b)

(b) Rabi, Kharif and Zaid

c)

(c) Baisakh, Paus and Chait

d)

(d) None of the above

107.

Which of the following are plantation crops?

a)

(a) Rice and maize

b)

(b) Wheat and pulses

c)

(c) Tea, coffee, banana and sugarcane

d)

(d) None of the above

108.

Which of the following is known as golden fibre?

a)

(a) Cotton

b)

(b) Jute

c)

(c) Hemp

d)

(d) Silk

109.

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

a)

(a) Shifting agriculture

b)

(b) Plantation agriculture

c)

(c) Horticulture

d)

(d) Intensive agriculture

110.

Which one of the following is announced by the government in support of a crop?

a)

(a) Maximum support price

b)

(b) Minimum support price

c)

(c) Moderate support price

d)

(d) Influential support price

111.

Primitive subsistence farming is also known as:

a)

(a) Mixed farming

b)

(b) Cooperative farming

c)

(c) Slash and bum agriculture

d)

(d) Commercial farming

112.

Plantation agriculture is a type of:

a)

(a) Subsistence farming

b)

(b) Commercial farming

c)

(c) Mixed farming

d)

(d) None of the above

113.

Coffee cultivation was first introduced in:

a)

(a) Himalayas

b)

(b) Aravalli Hills

c)

(c) Garo Hills

d)

(d) Baba Budan Hills

114.

Which of the following crops is a major source of protein in a vegetarian diet?

a)

(a) Wheat

b)

(b) Rice

c)

(c) Pulses

d)

(d) Oilseeds

115.

Which one of the following is not a food crop

a)

(a) Rice

b)

(b) wheat

c)

(c) Cotton

d)

(d) Maize

116.

How much of India’s population is engaged in Agricultural activities

a)

A. Two third

b)

B. Half

c)

C. One third

d)

D. Almost all

117.

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR CROPPED AREA IS COVERED BY OILSEEDS CULTIVATION?

a)

21

b)

12

c)

2

d)

4

118.

COFFEE CULTIVATION WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN:

a)

HIMALAYAS

b)

ARAVALLI HILLS

c)

GARO HILLS

d)

BABA BUDAN HILLS

119.

BARLEY: RABI, COTTON: KHARIF, ______________: ZAID

a)

WHEAT

b)

MUSTARD

c)

SOYA BEAN

d)

CUCUMBER

120.

__________ IS A FOOD AS WELL AS FODDER CROP.

a)

MAIZE

b)

WHEAT

c)

COFFEE

d)

TEA

121.

WHICH SOIL IS REQUIRED TO GROW THIS CROP?

a)

BLACK SOIL

b)

LATERITE SOIL

c)

RED SOIL

d)

DESERT SOIL

122.

WHAT IS THE FULL FORM OF ICAR?

(WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN ALL CAPS)

(a)  

123.

WHICH STATE IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF RAGI?

a)

KERALA

b)

MAHARASHTRA

c)

KARNATAKA

d)

TAMIL NADU

124.

SLASH AND BURN AGRICULTURE IS KNOWN AS _______________________IN MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA

a)

CONUCO

b)

MILPA

c)

ROCA

d)

JHUMING

125.

THE BHOODAN-GRAMADAN MOVEMENT INITIATED BY______________IS ALSO CALLED______________

(WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN ALL CAPS)

(a)  

126.

ASSERTION(A): FEW ECONOMISTS THINK THAT INDIAN FARMERS HAVE A BLEAK FUTURE IF THEY CONTINUE GROWING FOOD GRAINS ON HOLDING THAT GROW SMALLER AND SMALLER AS THE POPULATION RISES.


REASON(R): INDIAN FARMERS SHOULD DIVERSIFY THEIR CROPPING PATTERN FROM CEREALS TO HIGH-VALUE CROPS.

a)

BOTH (A) AND (R) ARE TRUE BUT (R) IS NOT THE CORRECT EXPLANATION OF (A)

b)

(A) IS TRUE (R) IS WRONG

c)

(R) IS TRUE, (A) IS WRONG

d)

BOTH (A) AND (R) ARE TRUE AND (R) IS THE CORRECT EXPLANATION OF (A)

127.

GROUPING OF SMALL HOLDING INTO BIGGER ONE IS CALLED?

a)

CEILING OF LAND HOLDING

b)

COLLECTIVIZATION

c)

COOPERATIVE FARMING HOLDING

d)

CONSOLIDATION OF LAND HOLDING

128.

BY WHICH NAME IS SPECIALISED CULTIVATION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES KNOWN?

(WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN ALL CAPS)

(a)  

129.

FIND THE INCORRECT OPTION

a)

GROUNDNUT IS A KHARIF CROP AND ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT HALF OF THE MAJOR OILSEEDS PRODUCED IN OUR COUNTRY

b)

GUJARAT WAS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF GROUNDNUT FOLLOWED BY RAJASTHAN AND TAMIL NADU IN 2015-2016

c)

LINSEED AND MUSTARD ARE KHARIF CROPS

d)

SEASAMUM IS A KHARIF CROP IN THE NORTH AND RABI CROP IN THE SOUTH

130.

WHO INTRODUCED TEA CULTIVATION IN INDIA?

a)

DUTCH

b)

PORTUGUESE

c)

FRENCH

d)

BRITISH

131.

TEA BUSHES REQUIRE ___________ AND MOIST FROST-FREE CLIMATE ALL THROUGH THE YEAR

a)

COLD

b)

WARM

c)

MODERATE

d)

NONE OF THESE

132.

JHUMMING REFERS TO_____

a)

PRIMITIVE SUBSISTENCE FARMING

b)

COMMERCIAL FARMING

c)

INTENSIVE SUBSISTENCE FARMING

d)

DAIRY FARMING

133.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FRUITS OF MEGHALAYA ARE IN DEMAND THE WORLD OVER?

a)

ORANGES

b)

PINEAPPLE

c)

MANGOES

d)

APPLES

134.

ROCA IS THE NAME OF SLASH AND BURN AGRICULTURE IN MALAYSIA

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

135.

THE ARABICA VARIETY OF COFFEE PRODUCED IN INDIA WAS INITIALLY BROUGHT FROM:

a)

IRAN

b)

IRAQ

c)

YEMEN

d)

OMAN

136.

THE PLACE 'X' ON THE MAP IS FAMOUS FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FRUIT PRODUCTION?

a)

APPLES

b)

BANANAS

c)

ORANGES

d)

PINEAPPLE

137.

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

a)

Odisha

b)

Chhattisgarh

c)

Andhra Pradesh

d)

Madhya Pradesh

138.

Rabi crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to _____.

a)

August

b)

June

c)

May

d)

July

139.

The Green revolution was successful in Punjab, Haryana, ______ and parts of Rajasthan

a)

Western Uttar Pradesh

b)

Eastern Uttar Pradesh

c)

Madhya Pradesh

d)

Gujarat

140.

Kharif crops are grown with the onset of monsoon in different parts of the country and these are harvested in (a)   .

141.

In states like Assam, (a)   and Odisha, three crops of paddy are grown in a year. These are Aus, Aman and Boro.

142.

India is the second-largest producer of rice in the world after (a)   .

143.

Rice is a Kharif crop that requires high temperature (above 25°C) and high humidity with annual rainfall above ______.

a)

100 cm

b)

200cm

c)

150cm

d)

50cm

144.

Wheat requires _______ of annual rainfall evenly distributed over the growing season

a)

25 to 50 cm

b)

75 to 100 cm

c)

50 to 75 cm

d)

85 to 130 cm

145.

_________ is the third most important food crop with respect to area and production.

a)

Rice

b)

Jowar

c)

Wheat

d)

Maze

146.

_________ is the largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the world.

a)

Brazil

b)

USA

c)

China

d)

India

147.

Bajra grows well on sandy soils and shallow (a)   .

148.

(a)   is the world’s largest producer of sugarcane.

149.

Jalpaiguri in _______ is a major tea producing district in India.

a)

Karnataka

b)

Assam

c)

West Bengal

d)

West Bengal

150.

Arabica variety of coffee is grown in India, it was initially brought from ________. This variety of coffee is in great demand all over the world.

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Syria

d)

Yemen

151.

Rubber is an important industrial raw material. It is mainly grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman and Nicobar islands and Garo hills of _______.

a)

Sikkim

b)

West Bengal

c)

Assam

d)

Meghalaya

152.

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

a)

Sericulture

b)

Apiculture

c)

Floriculture

d)

None of the above

153.

The Bhoodan-Gramdan movement initiated by _______ is also known as the Bloodless Revolution.

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Vinoba Bhave

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Sardar Patel

154.

In 2010-11, around ________ of the total workforce was employed by the farm sector, which makes more than half of the Indian population dependent on agriculture for sustenance.

a)

85 percent

b)

40 percent

c)

52 percent

d)

62 percent

155.

Considering the importance of agriculture in India, which of the following were given priority for improving Indian agriculture?

a)

Establishment of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

b)

Development in the field of meteorology and weather forecast

c)

Establishing agricultural universities, veterinary services and animal breeding centres

d)

All of the above

156.

Operation Flood is associated with _______.

a)

Green Revolution

b)

White Revolution

c)

Black Revolution

d)

Pink Revolution

157.

TEA IS ----------- INTENSIVE INDUSTRY

a)

LABOUR

b)

CLIMATE

c)

LAND

d)

WATER

158.

TEA BUSHES REQUIRE WHAT TYPE OF CLIMATE

a)

WARM AND FROST CLIMATE

b)

HARSH AND HOT WETHER CLIMATE

c)

WARM AND MOIST FROST-FREE CLIMATE

d)

COLD CLIMATE

159.

COFFEE WAS FIRST GROWN IN WHICH HILLS?

a)

BABA RAMCHANDRA HILLS

b)

BABA BUDHAN HILLS

c)

DARJEELING HILLS

d)

SRIRAM HILLS

160.

IN 2008 INDIA WAS THE ------- PRODUCER OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

a)

2ND

b)

1ST

c)

3RD

d)

4TH

161.

INDIA PRODUCES ABOUT ------- PERCENT OF THE WORLDS VEGETABLES.

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

162.

IN 2008 INDIA WAS THE ----LARGEST IN PRODUCER OF TEA.

a)

THIRD

b)

FIRST

c)

SECOND

163.

tea cultivation is an example of --------agriculture

a)

slash and burn agriculture

b)

intensive agriculture

c)

horticulture agriculture

d)

plantation agriculture

164.

in 2008 produces----% of the worlds coffee production

a)

10.5

b)

12.3

c)

3.2

d)

83.5

165.

the arabica variety initially brought from -----is produced in the country.

a)

UAE

b)

YEMEN

c)

AFRICA

d)

SAUDI ARABIA