1. ______________of India’s population is engaged in agricultural activities.

(a) 2/3

(b) 1/3

(c) 2/4

(d) 1/5

 

2. Agriculture is a _________activity

(a) Secondary

(b) Tertiary

(c) Primary

(d) All of the above

 

3. _________________ is practiced on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like hoe, dao and digging sticks, and family/ community labour. This type of farming depends upon monsoon, natural fertility of the soil and suitability of other environmental conditions to the crops grown.

(a) Intensive Subsistence Farming

(b) Primitive subsistence agriculture

(c) Commercial Farming

(d) None of these

 

4. In________ agriculture. Farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family. When the soil fertility decreases, the farmers shift and clear a fresh patch of land for cultivation.

(a) Intensive Subsistence Farming

(b) Commercial Farming

(c) Primitive subsistence agriculture

(d) slash and burn

 

5. slash and burn is also known as ___________ in north-eastern states like Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland

(a) Dipa

(b) Jhumming

(c) Commercial Farming

(d) Primitive subsistence agriculture

 

6. slash and burn is also known as ___________ in Manipur.

(a) Pamlou

(b) Dipa

(c) Jhumming

(d) None of these

 

7. slash and burn is also known as ______ in Bastar district of Chhattishgarh, and in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

(a) Pamlou

(b) Dipa

(c) Jhumming

(d) None of these

 

8. ____________ farming is practised in areas of high population pressure on land. It is labour intensive farming, where high doses of biochemical inputs and irrigation are used for obtaining higher production.

(a) Intensive Subsistence Farming

(b) Commercial Farming

(c) Primitive subsistence agriculture

(d) slash and burn

 

9. which of the following type of farming is related right of inheritance?

(a) Intensive Subsistence Farming

(b) Commercial Farming

(c) Primitive subsistence agriculture

(d) slash and burn

 

10. Name the type of farming

The main characteristic of this type of farming is the use of higher doses of modern inputs, e.g. high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides in order to obtain higher productivity.

(a) Intensive Subsistence Farming

(b) Commercial Farming

(c) Primitive subsistence agriculture

(d) slash and burn

 

11. ____________ is also a type of commercial farming. In this type of farming, a single crop is grown on a large area.

(a) Primitive subsistence agriculture

(b) slash and burn

(c) Plantation

(d) Jhumming

12. __________ are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June.

(a) Kharif

(b) Rabi crops

(c) Zaid

(d) Summer crop

 

13. ____________ are grown with the onset of monsoon in different parts of the country and these are harvested in September-October.

(a) Kharif crops

(b) Rabi crops

(c) Zaid crops

(d) Summer crop

 

14. wheat, barley, peas, gram and mustard is _________crop.

(a) Kharif crops

(b) Rabi crops

(c) Zaid crops

(d) Summer crop

 

15. paddy, maize, jowar, bajra, tur (arhar), moong, urad, cotton, jute, groundnut and soyabean is the example of __________ crop.

(a) Kharif crops

(b) Rabi crops

(c) Zaid crops

(d) Summer crop

 

16. Three crops of _______ are grown in a year. These are Aus, Aman and Boro.

(a) Paddy

(b) wheat

(c) jowar

(d) moong

 

17. watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber is the example of ___________ crop.

(a) Kharif crops

(b) Rabi crops

(c) Zaid crops

(d) Summer crop

 

18. In between the rabi and the kharif seasons, there is a short season during the summer months known as the _______ season.

(a) winter crops

(b) cold crops

(c) Zaid crops

(d) Summer crop

 

19. __________ is the staple food crop of a majority of the people in India.

(a) Rice

(b) Watermelon

(c) Maize

(d) Barley

 

20. which country is the largest producer of rice?

(a) India

(b) China

(c) Pakistan

(d) Bangladesh

 

21. ___________ is a kharif crop which requires high temperature, (above 25°C) and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm. In the areas of less rainfall, it grows with the help of irrigation.

(a) Watermelon

(b) Wheat

(c) Barley

(d) Rice

 

22. ____________ is the second most important cereal crop in India.

(a) Watermelon

(b) Wheat

(c) Barley

(d) Rice

 

23. Jowar, bajra and ragi are the important millets grown in India. Though, these are known as___________, they have very high nutritional value. For example, ragi is very rich in iron, calcium, other micro nutrients and roughage.

(a) coarse grains

(b) Pulses

(c) Barley

(d) Rice

 

24. __________ is very rich in iron, calcium, other micro nutrients and roughage.

(a) Jowar

(b) Ragi

(c) Barley

(d) Rice

 

 

25. __________is the third most important food crop with respect to area and production. It is a rain-fed crop mostly grown in the moist areas which hardly needs irrigation. Major _____ producing States are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

(a) Jowar

(b) Ragi

(c) Barley

(d) Rice

 

26. largest bajra producing state in India?

(a) Bihar

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Delhi

(d) Maharashtra

 

27. ________grows well on sandy soils and shallow black soil.

(a) Bajra

(b) Ragi

(c) Barley

(d) Rice

 

28. _________ is a crop of dry regions and grows well on red, black, sandy, loamy and shallow black soils. Major ragi producing states are: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh.

(a) Bajra

(b) Ragi

(c) Barley

(d) Rice

 

29. __________ is a crop which is used both as food and fodder. It is a kharif crop which requires temperature between 21°C to 27°C and grows well in old alluvial soil.

(a) Maize

(b) Ragi

(c) Sugarcane

(d) Rice

 

30. India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of ________ in the world.

(a) Pulses

(b) Sugarcane

(c) Oil Seeds

(d) Tea

 

31. It is a tropical as well as a subtropical crop. It grows well in hot and humid climate with a temperature of 21°C to 27°C and an annual rainfall between 75cm. and 100cm. Irrigation is required in the regions of low rainfall. It can be grown on a variety of soils and needs manual labour from sowing to harvesting.

(a) Pulses

(b) Sugarcane

(c) Oil Seeds

(d) Tea

 

32. ____________ is a leguminous crop.

(a) Pulses

(b) Sugarcane

(c) Oil Seeds

(d) Tea

 

33. _____________ is the largest producer of sugarcane in the world.

(a) India

(b) Brazil

(c) Bangladesh

(d) None of these

 

34. largest sugarcane producer states in the India 2021?

(a) UP

(b) Bihar

(c) Punjab

(d) J&K

 

35. largest producer of groundnut in the world 2021?

(a) India

(b) China

(c) Pakistan

(d) Bangladesh

 

36. ___________ is a kharif crop and accounts for about half of the major oilseeds produced in the country.

(a) Groundnut

(b) Mustard

(c) Sesamum(Til)

(d) castor seeds

 

37. largest producer of groundnut in the India 2021?

(a) Delhi

(b) Gujarat

(c) Punjab

(d) J&K

 

38. largest producer of tea in India 2021

(a) Delhi

(b) Gujarat

(c) Bihar

(d) Assam

 

39. The ______ plant grows well in tropical and sub-tropical climates endowed with deep and fertile well-drained soil, rich in humus and organic matter. ____ bushes require warm and moist frost-free climate all through the year. Frequent showers evenly distributed over the year ensure continuous growth of tender leaves. _____ is a labour-intensive industry.

(a) Pulses

(b) Sugarcane

(c) Oil Seeds

(d) Tea

 

40. Growing plants and vegetables is called ______________

(a) Sericulture

(b) Horticulture

(c) Pisciculture

(d) None of these

 

41. The ________ variety initially brought from Yemen is produced in the country.

(a) Arabica

(b) Cappuccino

(c) Espresso

(d) Black Coffee

 

42. ___________ is an equatorial crop

(a) Pulses

(b) Sugarcane

(c) Rubber

(d) Tea

 

43. __________requires moist and humid climate with rainfall of more than 200 cm. and temperature above 25°C.

(a) Pulses

(b) Sugarcane

(c) Rubber

(d) Tea

 

44. Rearing of silk worms for the production of silk fiber is known as___________.

(a) Sericulture

(b) Horticulture

(c) Pisciculture

(d) None of these

 

45. __________is also known as golden fiber.

(a) Jute

(b) Bajra

(c) Ragi

(d) Millets

 

46. _________ soil is ideal for growing cotton

(a) Alluvial soil

(b) Laterite soil

(c) Black soil

(d) Arid soil

 

47. ___________ requires high temperature, light rainfall or irrigation, 210 frost-free days and bright sun-shine for its growth. It is a kharif crop and requires 6 to 8 months to mature.

(a) Cotton

(b) Millets

(c) Jute

(d) Wheat

 

48. largest rubber producing state in India?

(a) Tamil nadu

(b) Kerala

(c) Karnataka

(d) Maharashtra

 

49. Cotton, jute, hemp and ________are the four major fibre crops grown in India.

(a) Nylon

(b) natural silk

(c) rayon

(d) wool

 

50. largest producer of fruits and vegetable in the world

(a) India

(b) China

(c) Indonesia

(d) America

 

51. ___________ was the main focus of our First Five Year Plan.

(a) Industrial reform

(b) Land reform

(c) Software reform

(d) All of these

 

52. White Revolution (Operation Flood) is related to __________

(a) Milk

(b) Apple

(c) Rice

(d) Wheat

 

53. 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

 

54. Which one of the following is a rabi crop?

(a) Rice

(c) Millets

(b) Gram

(d) Cotton

 

55. Bhoodan-Gramdan movement initiated by ___________

(a) Alluri sitaram raju

(b) Vinoba Bhave

(c) J L Nehru

(d) Gandhi ji

 

56. Bhoodan-Gramdan movement is also known as the _______Revolution.

(a) Bloodline

(b) Blood-less

(c) Cold blood

(d) No Blood

 

57. Full form of ICAR

(a) International Council of Agricultural Research

(b) Indian Council of Agricultural Research

(c) Indian Council of Aeronautic Research

(d) International Commission of Agricultural Research

 

58. Champaran movement started in ___________ in Bihar.

(a) 1918

(b) 1917

(c) 1919

(d) 1920

 

59. There are two important _________-growing zones in the country – the Ganga-Satluj plains in the north-west and black soil region of the Deccan.

(a) Wheat

(b) Rice

(c) Orange

(d) None of these

 

60. Groundnut is a ________crop.

(a) Kharif

(b) Rabi crops

(c) Zaid

(d) Summer crop

 

61. Assertion: Groundnut is a kharif crop.

Reason: Bajra grows well on sandy soils and shallow black soil.

(a) A is correct but R is wrong.

(b) A is wrong but R is correct.

(c) Both A and R are false.

(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

 

62. Assertion: Tea cultivation is an example of plantation agriculture.

Reason: Tea crop is grown on a large area.

(a) A is correct but R is wrong.

(b) A is wrong but R is correct.

(c) Both A and R are false.

(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

 

63. Assertion: Rice is a staple crop

Reason: for majority of Indian rice is eaten routinely and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a standard diet.

(a) A is correct but R is wrong.

(b) A is wrong but R is correct.

(c) Both A and R are false. 

(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

64. Assertion: Biochemical use crop production.

Reason: Doses of biochemical input are used to grow crops rapidly. 

(a) A is correct but R is wrong.

(b) A is wrong but R is correct.

(c) Both A and R are false.

(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

 

65. Assertion: Organic farming is much in vogue

Reason: In organic farming farmer uses high dose of biochemical.

(a) A is correct but R is wrong.

(b) A is wrong but R is correct.

(c) Both A and R are false.

(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

 

66. Assertion: Tea plantation is labour intensive agriculture.

Reason: Wheat is the second largest cereal crop in India.

(a) A is correct but R is wrong.

(b) A is wrong but R is correct.

(c) Both A and R are false.

(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

 

67. Assertion: Agriculture is primary activity.

Reason: India’s 2/3 people population engaged in agriculture.

(a) A is correct but R is wrong.

(b) A is wrong but R is correct.

(c) Both A and R are false.

(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

 

68. Assertion: India’s primary activity is agriculture.

Reason: India’s 2/3 people population engaged in agriculture.

(a) A is correct but R is wrong.

(b) A is wrong but R is correct.

(c) Both A and R are false.

(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

 

69. Assertion: Plantation is also a type of commercial farming.

Reason: Kharif crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June.

(a) A is correct but R is wrong.

(b) A is wrong but R is correct.

(c) Both A and R are false.

(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

 

70. Assertion: Rajasthan is the largest producer of Bajra.

Reason: Maize crop which is used both as food and fodder.

(a) A is correct but R is wrong.

(b) A is wrong but R is correct.

(c) Both A and R are false.

(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(e) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.