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Agriculture

Total questions: 119

Worksheet time: 3615secs

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.

Plantation farming is a type of

a)

Subsistence farming

b)

Intensive farming

c)

Commercial farming

d)

Grain farming

34.

Most practiced farming in India is

a)

Intensive

b)

Extensive

c)

Primitive

d)

None of the above

35.

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

36.

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

37.

Kharif season begins and ends respectively on

a)

January and March

b)

October and April

c)

April and June

d)

June and October

38.

West Bengal is the largest producer of

a)

Wheat

b)

Cotton

c)

Jute

d)

Coffee

39.

Jowar , Bajra and Ragi - together is called

a)

Fiber crops

b)

Beverages

c)

Millets

d)

Fodder crop

40.

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

41.

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

42.

Bloodless revolution refers to

a)

White Revolution

b)

Green Revolution

c)

Bhoodan Movement

d)

All the above

43.

THE TERM AGRICULTURE HAS BEEN DERIVED FROM

a)

AGER CULTURE

b)

AGRI CULT

c)

SOIL RAISING

d)

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

44.

THE MAIN FARM INPUTS ARE

a)

FERTILIZER AND MACHINERY

b)

LABOUR AND LAND

c)

TRANSPORT AND LOANS

d)

SOIL AND MARKET

45.

AGRICULTURE IS A (a)   ACTIVITY

46.

PRODUCTION OF CROPS FROM PER HECTARE (a)  

47.

IT WAS DEVELOPED BY DR. NORMAN EARNEST BOURLAUG

a)

FERTILIZERS

b)

IRRIGATION

c)

MACHINERY

d)

HYV SEEDS

48.

LARGEST PRODUCER OF RICE IN THE WORLD

a)

INDIA

b)

CHINA

c)

USA

d)

BANGLADESH

49.

TEA PLANTS ARE GROWN IN PLANTATIONS LOCATED ALONG THE (a)   SLOPES

50.

THIS IS CALLED GOLDEN FIBRE

a)

COTTON

b)

JUTE

c)

SILK

d)

SUGARCANE

51.

RICE IS GROWN IN

a)

HOT AND HUMID REGIONS

b)

LESS RAINFALL

c)

ALLUVIAL CLAYEY SOIL

d)

FLOODED FIELDS

52.

THE (a)   FARMING IS PRACTICED TO FEED THE FARMERS FAMILY

53.

IN THIS FARMING THE CROPS ARE GROWN AND LIVESTOCK REARED FOR SALE IN THE MARKET

a)

PLANTATION AGRICULTURE

b)

INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE

c)

SHIFTING AGRICULTURE

d)

COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE

54.

BANANA PLANTATIONS ARE MOSTLY FOUND IN (a)   REGIONS

55.

___ of India's population is engaged in agricultural activities.

a)

one third

b)

two third

c)

three third

56.

'slash and burn' agriculture is also known as___

a)

commercial agriculture

b)

intensive agriculture

c)

shifting Agriculture

57.

The temperature required to grow rice is ___.

a)

100 cm

b)

25 degree c

c)

27 degree c

d)

150 cm

58.

____ are also known as coarse grains.

a)

Millets

b)

Wheat

c)

rice

59.

Aus, Aman and Boro are the three crops of__.

a)

Sugarcane

b)

Paddy

c)

Maize

60.

Which of the following crops is the example of Zaid Season?

a)

Bajra

b)

Watermelon

c)

Orange

61.

Rice is a commericial crop in__.

a)

Haryana

b)

Odisha

c)

Punjab

d)

Both 1 and 3

62.

___ crops are sown in winter and harvested in summer.

a)

Rabi Crops

b)

Kharif crops

c)

Zaid crops

63.

Which one of the following fibre is grown on black soil?

a)

Cotton

b)

Jute

c)

Silk

64.

Which are the two main beverage crops produced in India?

a)

Sugarcane and oil seeds

b)

Tea and coffee

c)

Jowar and Bajra

65.

The Bhoodan - Gramdan movement was initiated by__.

a)

Vinoba Bhave

b)

Sardar Patel

c)

Gandhiji

66.

Which one of the following fibres is known as "Golden Fibre"?

a)

Silk

b)

cotton

c)

Jute

d)

Hemp

67.

Shifting agriculture is also known as (a)   in north east India

68.

Type of farming practiced in prairies of North America

a)

Commercial farming

b)

Subsistence farming

c)

Shifting agriculture

69.

Tea plantation in India is a type of..

a)

Plantation agriculture

b)

Shifting agriculture

c)

Commercial farming

70.

Examples of plantation crops

a)

Rubber,banana, sugarcane

b)

Wheat,rice,pulses

c)

Wheat,oilseeds,tea

71.

Wheat and rice are (a)   crops

72.

Cotton and jute are (a)   crops

73.

Rice is cultivated in..

a)

Hot and humid areas

b)

Cool and dry areas

c)

Hit and dry areas

74.

Highest producer of rice in the world

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Japan

75.

Wheat is produced in India .in

a)

Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh

b)

Punjab, Karnataka, Bihar

c)

Punjab, Bihar, Gujrat

76.

Main raw material for textile industries

a)

Sugarcane

b)

Cotton

c)

Tea

77.

Crop known as golden fibre

a)

Cotton

b)

Jute

c)

Tea

78.

Leading jute producing countries

a)

India and Bangladesh

b)

Brazil and Taiwan

c)

China and Thailand

79.

Identify the crop

(a)  

80.

Identify the crop

(a)  

81.

Identify the plantation crop

(a)  

82.

Flooded fields are needed for which crop

a)

Wheat

b)

Rice

c)

Jute

83.
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
84.
Which state was the harbinger of the Green Revolution in India?
a)
Punjab
b)
Uttar Pradesh
c)
Madhya Pradesh
d)
Himachal Pradesh
85.

It is the process of growing plants and raising animals for food, clothing, and other useful products.

a)

Agriculture

b)

Animal Science

c)

Agricultural Engineering

d)

Agricultural Science

86.

It involves knowledge of farm machines or equipment and their proper uses.

a)

Agriculture

b)

Animal Science

c)

Agricultural Engineering

d)

Agricultural Science

87.

What is the term used when plant of the same kind are grown and cultivated at one place on a large scale?

a)

farming

b)

vegetable farming

c)

crop

d)

plant

88.

It is the initial cultivation of the soil in preparation for sowing seed or planting to loosen or turn the soil.

a)

Ploughing

b)

Soil Preparation

c)

Leveling

d)

Sowing

89.

It is the process of crushing big lumps of soil that remains after ploughing.

a)

Ploughing

b)

Soil Preparation

c)

Leveling

d)

Sowing

90.

It is the process of removing unwanted plants.

a)

Crop filtering

b)

Grass removal

c)

Weeding

91.

It is the artificial application of water to the land or soil.

a)

Irrigation

b)

Propagation

c)

Revegetation

d)

Soil consolidation

92.

It is the process of gathering mature plants from the fields and marks the end of the growing season of the crop.

a)

Marketing

b)

Harvesting

c)

Gathering

d)

Selling

93.
What Is Arable Land ?
a)
Land left empty
b)
land on which crops are grown
94.

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

a)

Labour

b)

Soil

c)

Climate

d)

Water Supply

95.

"The produce from the farm is sold to higglers who then sell the food locally." This statement applies to: ___

a)

Commercial Farming

b)

Extensive Farming

c)

Peasant Farming

96.

Vegetation is usually cleared to facilitate agriculture. Which TWO impacts are identified here?

a)

Global Warming

b)

Pollution

c)

Deforestation

d)

Land Development

97.
Which of the following best describes IPM?
a)
Spraying broad-spectrum chemical pesticides as the first line of defense 
b)
Complete elimination of all chemical pesticides
c)
Implementing a variety of cultivation and biological techniques and only spraying pesticides as a last resort
d)
Utilizing only trap cropping and crop rotation
98.
Traditional farmers grow several crops on the same plot of land in a practice referred to as
a)
monoculture
b)
polyculture
c)
aquaculture
d)
slash and burn
99.
Which of the following soil erosion techniques is demonstrated in the picture?
a)
contour plowing
b)
terracing
c)
windbreaks
d)
intercropping
100.
All of the following are disadvantages of raising animals in feedlots, EXCEPT
a)
less land use
b)
uses more water
c)
produces large amounts of animal waste
d)
increased antibiotic use
101.
Which of the following are harmful effects of agriculture?
a)
Algal blooms due to fertilizer runoff
b)
Climate change associated with methane emissions from livestock and rice paddies
c)
Pesticide residue in food, water, and air
d)
All of the above
102.

The development of dangerous strains of bacteria is a result of which agricultural practice...

a)

using herbicides in large scale grain farming

b)

growing crops that are genetically modified for increased yields

c)

increasing the use of legumes into crop rotation protocols

d)

incorporating the use of antibiotics into the feeding regimes of densely concentrated livestock

103.
A plant cultivated by people is called a
a)
green
b)
stem
c)
crop
d)
tree
104.
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
105.

Indian economy is based on __________.

a)

milk

b)

farming

c)

Agriculture

106.

Rice,it is the staple food crop of ______________and______________.

a)

southern and eastern India.

b)

eastern and western India.

c)

northern and western India.

107.

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

a)

Jowar ,Bajra and ragi

b)

garo,khasi and jainta

c)

jaintal,naintal and ranikhet

108.

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

a)

Wheat

b)

Millets

c)

Rice

d)

Vegetables

109.
Which of the following is a Rbi crop?
a)
Rice
b)
Maize
c)
Wheat
d)
Cotton
110.
Which of the following crop is rich in protein?
a)
Millets
b)
Pulses
c)
Jowar
d)
Seasmum
111.
Cropping season form November to May is called
a)
Kharif
b)
Rabi
c)
Zaid
d)
None of those
112.

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

a)

Kharif

b)

Rabi

c)

None of these

113.

Which is called the golden fibre?

a)

Cotton

b)

Jute

c)

Silk

114.

Which is the chief and most popular beverage in India?

a)

Coffee

b)

Tea

c)

Cocoa

115.

Rice is a __________ crop.

a)

Kharif

b)

Rabi

c)

None of these

116.

Tea is grown in _________.

a)

Kerala

b)

Assam

c)

Gujarat

117.

Coffee is a beverage grown in __________.

a)

Maharashtra

b)

Karnataka

c)

Gujarat

118.

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

a)

True

b)

False

119.

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

a)

True

b)

False

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