WorksheetsAgriculture
Total questions: 165
Worksheet time: 5hrs 36mins
Which of the following describes a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown on a large area?
Shifting Agriculture
Plantation agriculture
Horticulture
Intensive agriculture
Which of the following is a rabi crop?
Rice
Gram
Millets
Cotton
Which of the following is a leguminous crop?
Pulses
Jowar
Millets
Sesamum
Which of the following crops are grown with the onset of monsoons and are harvested in the months of September-October?
Rabi
Kharif
Zaid
None of these
'Slash and burn' agriculture is a -
Shifting agriculture
Intensive agriculture
Commercial agriculture
None of these
Bhoodan - Gramdan movement was initiated by -
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Vinoba Bhave
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Grouping of small land holdings into a bigger one is called -
Ceiling on land holding
Collectivisation
Cooperative farming
Consolidation of land holdings
Oranges are mainly produced in the state of.............
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Intensive subsistence farming is practised in area of.............
High Population
Low population
Deserts
Thick forests
Which on of the following is incorrect as regards to commercial farming?
Use of heavy doses of modern inputs
Crops are grown for sale
Family members are involved in growing crops
Practised on large land holdings
Which on of the following is a rabi crop?
Rice
Wheat
Bajra
Jowar
The largest tea producing state of India is -
Karnataka
Assam
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
A type of millet rich in iron, calcium, other micro nutrients and roughage is..............
Bajra
Rajma
Jowar
Ragi
Which crop known as Golden fibre of India?
Jute
Wheat
Rice
Ragi
India is the second largest producer of sugarcane only after..........
China
Brazil
USA
Russia
Which of the following crops are grown during October- December and are harvested in the months of February-April?
Rabi
Kharif
Zaid
All of these
Identify the Zaid crops :
Wheat, mustard
Watermelon, vegetables
Rice, maize
Rice, wheat
* 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 :
Bajra
Cucumber
Fodder crops
Rice
Schemes introduced by the government to benifit farmers.
Kissan Credit Cards (KCC)
Personal Accident Insurance Scheme (PAIS)
Both
None of these
What are the challenges faced by the farmers today?
Reduction in import duties on agriculture products.
Erratic nature of monsoons affects agriculture production on a large scale.
Shortage especially in irrigation, power infrastructure and other inputs.
All of these
All of the following are physical factors that influence agriculture EXCEPT:
Labour
Soil
Climate
Water Supply
The content of the soil, its depth and texture significantly influence agricultural activity
TRUE
FALSE
Which type of agriculture deals with growing crops and raising livestock to feed the family only?
Pastoral Agriculture
Subsistence Agriculture
Commercial Agriculture
Surplus Agriculture
GDP means ____
Gross Domestic Produce
Growing Domestic Penny
Gross Dominion Power
Gross Domestic Product
All of the following are benefits of agriculture EXCEPT:
It contributes to the country's GDP
It provides a country with adequate food
It provides employment opportunities
It creates pension for farmers
"The farm lands are usually smaller in size." This statement applies to: ___
Commercial Farming
Extensive Farming
Peasant Farming
"Quite a few of paid workers are employed." This statement applies to: ___
Commercial Farming
Extensive Farming
Peasant Farming
Which country is the largest exporter of sugar in the world?
Jamaica
Guyana
Brazil
Canada
What name is given to the soil conservation technique used on steep slopes?
Terrain Cultivation
Crop Rotation/ Shifting
Terracing
Soil Creep
Indian economy is based on __________.
milk
farming
Agriculture
Rice,it is the staple food crop of ______________and______________.
southern and eastern India.
eastern and western India.
northern and western India.
__________ ,___________ and__________ are some of the millets grown in India.
Jowar ,Bajra and ragi
garo,khasi and jainta
jaintal,naintal and ranikhet
____________ are grown in Bihar,Rajasthan,Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Wheat
Millets
Rice
Vegetables
Which agricultural season in India begins in June/July and ends in October/November?
Kharif
Rabi
None of these
Which is called the golden fibre?
Cotton
Jute
Silk
Which is the chief and most popular beverage in India?
Coffee
Tea
Cocoa
Rice is a __________ crop.
Kharif
Rabi
None of these
Tea is grown in _________.
Kerala
Assam
Gujarat
Coffee is a beverage grown in __________.
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Gujarat
State T or F - Sugarcane is used to make sugar.
True
False
State T or F - Cotton is called the 'King of fibre'.
True
False
Plantation farming is a type of
Subsistence farming
Intensive farming
Commercial farming
Grain farming
Most practiced farming in India is
Intensive
Extensive
Primitive
None of the above
The following pair of crops is grown in plantations
Rice and wheat
Jute and cotton
Tea and coffee
Millets and Maize
Cotton grows well in the following type of climate
Hot and humid
Hot and dry
Cold and dry
Cold and humid
Kharif season begins and ends respectively on
January and March
October and April
April and June
June and October
West Bengal is the largest producer of
Wheat
Cotton
Jute
Coffee
Jowar , Bajra and Ragi - together is called
Fiber crops
Beverages
Millets
Fodder crop
If you are walking through a rubber plantation- probably you are in the state of
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Kerala
The following is a pair of one tropical and one temperate fruit
Apple and Banana
Orange and Date
Mango and Apple
Lichi and Jamun
Bloodless revolution refers to
White Revolution
Green Revolution
Bhoodan Movement
All the above
Which type of agriculture deals with growing crops and raising livestock to feed the family only?
Pastoral Agriculture
Subsistence Agriculture
Commercial Agriculture
Surplus Agriculture
GDP means ____
Gross Domestic Produce
Growing Domestic Penny
Gross Dominion Power
Gross Domestic Product
What is a main characteristic of Commercial Farming?
Main goal is to make a profit
Main goal is to only feed their family
Uses basic hand tools
Has many small farms
Commercial Agriculture is often practiced in which type of countries?
Developed
Developing
Low developed
Subsistence Agriculture is often practiced in which type of countries?
Developed
Developing
Which of the following crops are grown with the onset of monsoons and are harvested in the months of September-October?
Rabi
Kharif
Zadi
None of the above
Bhoodan – Gramdan movement was initiated by
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Vinoba Bhave
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Grouping of small land holdings into a bigger one is called
ceiling on land holdings.
collectivisation.
cooperative farming.
consolidation of land holdings.
Oranges are mainly produced in the state of ____________ .
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Intensive subsistence farming is practised in area of ____________ .
high population
low population
deserts
thick forests
Which one of the following statements is incorrect as regards to commercial farming?
Use of heavy doses of modem inputs.
Crops are grown for sale.
Family members are involved in growing crops.
Practised on large land holdings.
Which one of the following is a rabi crop?
Rice
Wheat
Bajra
Jowar
The largest tea producing state of India is
Karnataka
Assam
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Slash and burn agriculture is a
Shifting agriculture
Intensive agriculture
Commercial farming
None of these
What population of India is engaged in agricultural activities?
2/3rd
3/4th
1/4th
2/4tg
Which of the following is known as the slash and burn agriculture?
Extensive farming
Commercial subsistence farming
Jhumming
None of the above
In which months the Kharif crops are harvested?
April-June
September-October
January-February
June-July
Important crops like paddy, maize, jowar, bajra etc are grown during which of the following seasons?
Spring
Summer
Monsoon
Winter
Aus, Aman and Boro are types of which crop?
Maize
Paddy
Jowar
Bajra
Watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, vegetables and fodder crops are the types of
Zaid crop
Kharif crop
Rabi crop
None of these
Which of the following is the staple food crop of a majority of the people in India?
Jowar
Bajra
Wheat
Rice
For irrigation, most of the Indian farmers depend on
Reservoirs
Rivers
Monsoon
Tube wells
Which of the following was the main focus of First Five Year plan?
Cost of food grains
Land reforms
Industrialisation
Globalisation
Which of the following is being used in making gunny bags, mats, ropes, yarn, carpets and other artefacts?
Jute
Cotton
Fibre
None of these
Which one of the following scheme introduced by the Government of India for the benefit of the farmers?
Kishan Credit Card
Mudra Yojana
Farmer Scheme
Jan Dhan Yojana
Who was declared as spiritual heir of Gandhiji?
Subhash Chandra Bose
Jawaharlal Nehru
Vinoba bhave
Sardar Patel
A type of millet rich in iron, calcium, other micro nutrients and roughage is
Bajra
Rajma
Jowar
Ragi
The largest rubber producing state in India is
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Telengana
Tamil Nadu
Which crop is known as ‘Golden fibre’?
Cotton
Rice
Rubber
Jute
Which of the following is an annual crop?
Jute
Cucumber
Rice
Sugarcane
Coffee cultivation was first introduced in:
Himalayas
Aravalli Hills
Garo hills
Baba Budan Hills
Which of the following is an oilseed
Arhar
Khandsari
linseed
moong
What is the most productive agricultural region of India?
Deccan Plateau
Thar Dessert
Ganges Plain
Western and Eastern Ghats
Cotton grows well in the following type of climate
Hot and humid
Hot and dry
Cold and dry
Cold and humid
Bloodless revolution refers to
White Revolution
Green Revolution
Bhoodan Movement
All the above
A short season between the rabi and kharif season is known as:
(a) Aus
(b) Boro
(c) Zaid
(d) None of the above
The main food crop of Rabi season is:
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Maize
(d) Jowar
Kharif crops are grown:
(a) with the onset of monsoon and harvested in September-October
(b) with the onset of winter and harvested in summer
(c) with onset of Autumn and harvested in summer
(d) None of the above
Rabi crops are:
(a) sown in winter and harvested in summer
(b) sown during rainy season and harvested in winter
(c) sown in summer and harvested in winter
(d) None of the above
The three major cropping seasons of India are:
(a) Aus, Aman and Boro
(b) Rabi, Kharif and Zaid
(c) Baisakh, Paus and Chait
(d) None of the above
Which of the following are plantation crops?
(a) Rice and maize
(b) Wheat and pulses
(c) Tea, coffee, banana and sugarcane
(d) None of the above
Which of the following is known as golden fibre?
(a) Cotton
(b) Jute
(c) Hemp
(d) Silk
Which one 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
Which one of the following is announced by the government in support of a crop?
(a) Maximum support price
(b) Minimum support price
(c) Moderate support price
(d) Influential support price
Primitive subsistence farming is also known as:
(a) Mixed farming
(b) Cooperative farming
(c) Slash and bum agriculture
(d) Commercial farming
Plantation agriculture is a type of:
(a) Subsistence farming
(b) Commercial farming
(c) Mixed farming
(d) None of the above
Coffee cultivation was first introduced in:
(a) Himalayas
(b) Aravalli Hills
(c) Garo Hills
(d) Baba Budan Hills
Which of the following crops is a major source of protein in a vegetarian diet?
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Pulses
(d) Oilseeds
Which one of the following is not a food crop
(a) Rice
(b) wheat
(c) Cotton
(d) Maize
How much of India’s population is engaged in Agricultural activities
A. Two third
B. Half
C. One third
D. Almost all
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR CROPPED AREA IS COVERED BY OILSEEDS CULTIVATION?
21
12
2
4
COFFEE CULTIVATION WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN:
HIMALAYAS
ARAVALLI HILLS
GARO HILLS
BABA BUDAN HILLS
BARLEY: RABI, COTTON: KHARIF, ______________: ZAID
WHEAT
MUSTARD
SOYA BEAN
CUCUMBER
__________ IS A FOOD AS WELL AS FODDER CROP.
MAIZE
WHEAT
COFFEE
TEA
WHICH SOIL IS REQUIRED TO GROW THIS CROP?
BLACK SOIL
LATERITE SOIL
RED SOIL
DESERT SOIL
WHAT IS THE FULL FORM OF ICAR?
(WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN ALL CAPS)
(a)
WHICH STATE IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF RAGI?
KERALA
MAHARASHTRA
KARNATAKA
TAMIL NADU
SLASH AND BURN AGRICULTURE IS KNOWN AS _______________________IN MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA
CONUCO
MILPA
ROCA
JHUMING
THE BHOODAN-GRAMADAN MOVEMENT INITIATED BY______________IS ALSO CALLED______________
(WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN ALL CAPS)
(a)
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.
BOTH (A) AND (R) ARE TRUE BUT (R) IS NOT THE CORRECT EXPLANATION OF (A)
(A) IS TRUE (R) IS WRONG
(R) IS TRUE, (A) IS WRONG
BOTH (A) AND (R) ARE TRUE AND (R) IS THE CORRECT EXPLANATION OF (A)
GROUPING OF SMALL HOLDING INTO BIGGER ONE IS CALLED?
CEILING OF LAND HOLDING
COLLECTIVIZATION
COOPERATIVE FARMING HOLDING
CONSOLIDATION OF LAND HOLDING
BY WHICH NAME IS SPECIALISED CULTIVATION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES KNOWN?
(WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN ALL CAPS)
(a)
FIND THE INCORRECT OPTION
GROUNDNUT IS A KHARIF CROP AND ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT HALF OF THE MAJOR OILSEEDS PRODUCED IN OUR COUNTRY
GUJARAT WAS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF GROUNDNUT FOLLOWED BY RAJASTHAN AND TAMIL NADU IN 2015-2016
LINSEED AND MUSTARD ARE KHARIF CROPS
SEASAMUM IS A KHARIF CROP IN THE NORTH AND RABI CROP IN THE SOUTH
WHO INTRODUCED TEA CULTIVATION IN INDIA?
DUTCH
PORTUGUESE
FRENCH
BRITISH
TEA BUSHES REQUIRE ___________ AND MOIST FROST-FREE CLIMATE ALL THROUGH THE YEAR
COLD
WARM
MODERATE
NONE OF THESE
JHUMMING REFERS TO_____
PRIMITIVE SUBSISTENCE FARMING
COMMERCIAL FARMING
INTENSIVE SUBSISTENCE FARMING
DAIRY FARMING
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FRUITS OF MEGHALAYA ARE IN DEMAND THE WORLD OVER?
ORANGES
PINEAPPLE
MANGOES
APPLES
ROCA IS THE NAME OF SLASH AND BURN AGRICULTURE IN MALAYSIA
TRUE
FALSE
THE ARABICA VARIETY OF COFFEE PRODUCED IN INDIA WAS INITIALLY BROUGHT FROM:
IRAN
IRAQ
YEMEN
OMAN
THE PLACE 'X' ON THE MAP IS FAMOUS FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FRUIT PRODUCTION?
APPLES
BANANAS
ORANGES
PINEAPPLE
In India, Jhumming, a primitive form of cultivation, is called ‘Bewar’ or ‘Dahiya’ in _____.
Odisha
Chhattisgarh
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rabi crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to _____.
August
June
May
July
The Green revolution was successful in Punjab, Haryana, ______ and parts of Rajasthan
Western Uttar Pradesh
Eastern Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
Kharif crops are grown with the onset of monsoon in different parts of the country and these are harvested in (a) .
In states like Assam, (a) and Odisha, three crops of paddy are grown in a year. These are Aus, Aman and Boro.
India is the second-largest producer of rice in the world after (a) .
Rice is a Kharif crop that requires high temperature (above 25°C) and high humidity with annual rainfall above ______.
100 cm
200cm
150cm
50cm
Wheat requires _______ of annual rainfall evenly distributed over the growing season
25 to 50 cm
75 to 100 cm
50 to 75 cm
85 to 130 cm
_________ is the third most important food crop with respect to area and production.
Rice
Jowar
Wheat
Maze
_________ is the largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the world.
Brazil
USA
China
India
Bajra grows well on sandy soils and shallow (a) .
(a) is the world’s largest producer of sugarcane.
Jalpaiguri in _______ is a major tea producing district in India.
Karnataka
Assam
West Bengal
West Bengal
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.
Iran
Iraq
Syria
Yemen
Rubber is an important industrial raw material. It is mainly grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman and Nicobar islands and Garo hills of _______.
Sikkim
West Bengal
Assam
Meghalaya
Rearing of silkworms for the production of silk fibre is known as ________.
Sericulture
Apiculture
Floriculture
None of the above
The Bhoodan-Gramdan movement initiated by _______ is also known as the Bloodless Revolution.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Vinoba Bhave
Mahatma Gandhi
Sardar Patel
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.
85 percent
40 percent
52 percent
62 percent
Considering the importance of agriculture in India, which of the following were given priority for improving Indian agriculture?
Establishment of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Development in the field of meteorology and weather forecast
Establishing agricultural universities, veterinary services and animal breeding centres
All of the above
Operation Flood is associated with _______.
Green Revolution
White Revolution
Black Revolution
Pink Revolution
TEA IS ----------- INTENSIVE INDUSTRY
LABOUR
CLIMATE
LAND
WATER
TEA BUSHES REQUIRE WHAT TYPE OF CLIMATE
WARM AND FROST CLIMATE
HARSH AND HOT WETHER CLIMATE
WARM AND MOIST FROST-FREE CLIMATE
COLD CLIMATE
COFFEE WAS FIRST GROWN IN WHICH HILLS?
BABA RAMCHANDRA HILLS
BABA BUDHAN HILLS
DARJEELING HILLS
SRIRAM HILLS
IN 2008 INDIA WAS THE ------- PRODUCER OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
2ND
1ST
3RD
4TH
INDIA PRODUCES ABOUT ------- PERCENT OF THE WORLDS VEGETABLES.
12
13
14
15
IN 2008 INDIA WAS THE ----LARGEST IN PRODUCER OF TEA.
THIRD
FIRST
SECOND
tea cultivation is an example of --------agriculture
slash and burn agriculture
intensive agriculture
horticulture agriculture
plantation agriculture
in 2008 produces----% of the worlds coffee production
10.5
12.3
3.2
83.5
the arabica variety initially brought from -----is produced in the country.
UAE
YEMEN
AFRICA
SAUDI ARABIA
