CBSE Class 10 - Geography - CH4 - Agriculture (MCQ)

Agriculture

(MCQs)

Q1(CBSE 2011): Cultivation of coffee is confined to which of the following hills? 

(a) Nilgiri
(b) Aravali
(c) Shivalik
(d) Chhota Nagpur

Q2(CBSE 2010): In which type of soil does Maize grow well?

(a) Black
(b) Sandy Soil
(c) Old alluvial
(d) None of the above

Major Crop Areas in India
(credits:Wikipedia)

Q3(CBSE 2010): Which of the following is an example of the Kharif crop?

(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Gram
(d) Peas


Q4(CBSE 2011): The Bhoodan-Gramdaan movement was initiated by : 

(a) Vinoba Bhave
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Pandit Nehru
(d) R. C. Reddy


Q5(CBSE 2011): Which are the two main beverage crops produce in India? 

(a) Sugar cane and oilseeds
(b) Tea and coffee
(c) Jowar and bajra
(d) Rice and wheat


Q6(CBSE 2011): Which one of the following prices is announced by the government in support of a crop? 

(a) Moderate support price
(b) Maximum support price
(c) Influential support price
(d) Minimum support price

Q7(CBSE 2010): Which one of following rights has led to fragmentation of landholding size? 

(a) Right to succession
(b) Right to information
(c) Right to inheritance
(d) Right to land ceiling


Q8(CBSE 2010): Which country is the largest producer of oilseeds in the world?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) U.S.A
(d) Pakistan


Q9(CBSE 2010): Which one of the following crops is known as 'Golden Fibre'? 

(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Groundnut
(d) Jute


Q10(CBSE 2010): Which of the following crops is not a millet?

(a) Jowar
(b) Maize
(c) Ragi
(d) Bajra


Q11(CBSE 2011): Cultivation of fruits and Vegetables is called : 

(a) Floriculture
(b) Sericulture
(c) Horticulture
(d) Agriculture


Q12(CBSE 2011): The rearing of silkworms for the production of silk fibre is known as :

(a) Sericulture
(b) Horticulture
(c) Floriculture
(d) Agriculture


Q13(CBSE 2010): Hoe, dao, digging sticks are associated with

(a) Primitive subsistence farming
(b) Commercial farming
(c) Green Revolution
(d) Horticulture


Q14(CBSE 2010): Arabica variety of coffee was initially brought to India from which of the following countries? 

(a) Yemen
(b) Vietnam
(c) Japan
(d) Korea

Q15(CBSE 2010): Which among the following is a fibre crop?

(a) Rubber
(b) Jute
(c) Tomato
(d) Coffee

Q16: About 90% of Rubber demand is met by


(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashtra


Q17: Which of the following oil seed is both a Kharif and Rabi crop?

(a) Groundnut
(b) Mustard
(c) Sesamum
(d) Soybean


Q18: Which state is the largest producer of Groundnut?

(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Andhra Pradesh


Q19: Which of the following is cultivated between Rabi and Kharif season?

(a) Millets
(b) Maize
(c) Muskmelon
(d) Coffee


Q20:  Which of the following is grown in rotation with other crops?

(a) Arhar
(b) Moong
(c) Sunflower
(d) Groundnut


Answers:
1: (a) Nilgiri
2: (c) Old alluvial
3: (a) Rice
4: (a) Vinoba Bhave
5: (b) Tea and coffee
6: (d) Minimum support price
7: (c) Right to inheritance
8: (b) India
9: (d) Jute
10: (b) Maize
11: (c) Horticulture
12: (a) Sericulture
13: (a) Primitive subsistence farming
14: (a) Yemen
15: (b) Jute
16: (a) Kerala
17: (c) Sesamum
18: (b) Gujarat
19: (c) Muskmelon
20:  (b) Moong