AGRICULTURE

1. Which of the following crops are grown with the onset of monsoons and are harvested in the months of
September-October? [CBSE 2011]
(a) Rabi
(b) Kharif
(c) Zadi
(d) None of the above
2. ‘Slash and bum’ agriculture is a [CBSE 2011]
(a) Shifting agriculture
(b) Intensive agriculture
(c) Commercial agriculture
(d) None of these
3. Grapes are mainly produced in the state of ____________ .
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Mizoram
(d) Andhra Pradesh
4. Bhoodan – Gramdan movement was initiated by
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Vinoba Bhave
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
5. 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.
6. Oranges are mainly produced in the state of ____________ .
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
7. Intensive subsistence farming is practised in area of ____________ . [CBSE 2012]
(a) high population
(b) low population
(c) deserts
(d) thick forests
8. 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.
9. Which one of the following is a rabi crop? [CBSE 2011]
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Bajra
(d) Jowar
10. The largest tea producing state of India is
(a) Karnataka
(b) Assam
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
11. A type of millet rich in iron, calcium, other micro nutrients and roughage is
(a) Bajra
(b) Rajma
(c) Jowar
(d) Ragi
12. Specialised cultivation of fruits and vegetables iscalled
(a) Agriculture
(b) Horticulture
(c) Sericulture
(d) Pisciculture
13. Specialised cultivation of fruits and vegetables iscalled
(a) Agriculture
(b) Horticulture
(c) Sericulture
(d) Pisciculture
14. Rabi crops are sown in
(a) Winter
(b) Summer
(c) Autumn
(d) Spring
15. 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
16. Which one of the following is a rabi crop?
(a) Rice
(b) Millets
(c) Gram
(d) Cotton
17. Which one of the following is a leguminous j crop? (Textbook)
(a) Pulses
(b) Jawar
(c) Millets
(d) Sesamum
18. 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
19. Primitive subsistence farming is also known as:
(a) Mixed farming
(b) Cooperative farming
(c) Slash and bum agriculture
(d) Commercial farming
20. Plantation agriculture is a type of:
(a) Subsistence farming
(b) Commercial farming
(c) Mixed farming
(d) None of the above
21. 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.
22. 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
23. 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
24. 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
25. 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
26. The main food crop of Kharif season is:
(a) Mustard
(b) Pulses
(c) Rice
(d) Wheat
27. The main food crop of Rabi season is:
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Maize
(d) Jowar
28. A short season between the rabi and kharif season is known as:
(a) Aus
(b) Boro
(c) Zaid
(d) None of the above
29. 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
30. Which is the main food crop of the eastern and southern part of the country?
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Maize
(d) Sugarcane
31. The two main wheat growing regions are:
(a) The Ganga-Sutlej plains and the Deccan Trap
(b) North-eastern part and eastern-coastal plains
(c) Deccan plateau and Konkan coast
(d) None of the above
32. Wheat requires annual rainfall between:
(a) 50 and 75 cm
(b) about 200 cm
(c) 200 and 300 cm
(d) less than 20 cm
33. The third most important food crop of our country is:
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Jowar
(d) Ragi
34. Which State is the largest producer of bajra?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Haryana
35. 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
36. Which of the following crops is a major source of protein in a vegetarian diet?
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Pulses
(d) Oilseeds
37. Which one of the following is not true for pulses?
(a) Pulses are grown in both rabi and kharif season
(b) Pulses are leguminous crops
 (c) They are grown in rotation with other crops
(d) Pulses require intensive irrigation facilities
38. 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
39. What percentage of our cropped area is covered by oilseeds?
(a) 21
(b) 12
(c) 2
(d) 4
40. Which of the following conditions can spoil tea crop?
(a) Frequent showers evenly distributed over the year
(b) Frost free climate
(c) Deep fertile well drained soil
(d) Clayey soil which has high water holding capacity
41. Coffee cultivation was first introduced in:
(a) Himalayas
(b) Aravalli Hills
(c) Garo Hills
(d) Baba Budan Hills
42. Which of the following crops is an important raw material for automobile industry?
(a) Pulses
(b) Ragi
(c) Rubber
(d) None of the above
43. Rearing of silk worms for the production of silk fibre is known as:
(a) Sericulture
(b) Aquaculture
(c) Apeculture
(d) Pisciculture
44. Which of the following is known as golden fibre?
(a) Cotton
(b) Jute
(c) Hemp
(d) Silk
45. India is the second largest producer of sugarcane only after ____________ .
46. ____________ is the Golden fibre of India.
47. ____________ is a programme introduced by the Government that has resulted in increased
production of food grains.
48. Kerala is the largest producer of ____________ in India.
49. The slash and bum agriculture is known as ____________ in the north-eastern states of India.
50. India is the largest producer and consumer of ____________ in the world.