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Unit 2 Ch 4 : Agriculture · CBSE STD 10 (CBSE - English Medium). 147 questions.

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MCQ 11 Mark
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.
  • A
    Iran.
  • B
    Iraq.
  • C
    Syria.
  • ✓
    Yemen.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Yemen.
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MCQ 41 Mark


As per the map given, which among the following is a minor area of rice production?
  • A
    Bihar.
  • ✓
    Haryana.
  • C
    West Bengal.
  • D
    Assam.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Haryana.
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MCQ 51 Mark
Rice is a Kharif crop that requires high temperature $($above $25^\circ C)$ and high humidity with annual rainfall above $ ..........$
  • ✓
    $100\ cm.$
  • B
    $200\ cm.$
  • C
    $150\ cm.$
  • D
    $50\ cm.$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$100\ cm.$
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MCQ 61 Mark
Intensive Subsistence Farming is $………$ farming.
  • A
    Machine based.
  • B
    Crop rotation.
  • ✓
    Labour intensive.
  • D
    Soil consistent.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Labour intensive.
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MCQ 71 Mark
The ‘slash and bum’ agriculture in Vietnam is known as :
  • ✓
    Ray.
  • B
    Roca.
  • C
    Milpa.
  • D
    Conuco.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Ray.
It is known as Ray.
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MCQ 81 Mark
In India, primitive form of cultivation is called ‘Podu’ in :
  • ✓
    Andhra Pradesh.
  • B
    Orissa.
  • C
    Madhya Pradesh.
  • D
    West Bengal.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Andhra Pradesh.
It is so called in Andhra Pradesh.
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MCQ 91 Mark
Which crops come under the classification of millets?
  • A
    Peas and maize.
  • B
    Mustard and soybean.
  • C
    Urad and moong.
  • ✓
    Jowar and bajra.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Jowar and bajra.
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MCQ 101 Mark
Which country was second producer of cotton after China in $2008\ ?$
  • A
    $\text{USA}$
  • ✓
    India
  • C
    Bangladesh
  • D
    Pakistan
Answer
Correct option: B.
India
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MCQ 111 Mark
What has been the main dependency of primitive farming?
  • ✓
    Monsoon.
  • B
    Labour.
  • C
    Suitability of other environment.
  • D
    Technical.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Monsoon.
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MCQ 131 Mark
Pineapples are grown in :
  • A
    Manipur.
  • B
    Uttar Pradesh.
  • ✓
    Meghalaya.
  • D
    Jammu and Kashmir.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Meghalaya.
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MCQ 141 Mark
The rainfall and temperature required for the cultivation of rubber is :
  • A
    $100\ cm-25^\circ C$
  • B
    $150\ cm-30^\circ C$
  • ✓
    $200\ cm-25^\circ C$
  • D
    $300\ cm-40^\circ C$
Answer
Correct option: C.
$200\ cm-25^\circ C$
$200\ cm$ of rainfall and $25^\circ C$ temperature.
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MCQ 151 Mark
How long does sugarcane take to grow?
  • A
    Almost $4$ months.
  • B
    Almost $6$ months.
  • ✓
    Almost a year.
  • D
    Almost $3$ months.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Almost a year.
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MCQ 161 Mark
The Bhoodan $-$ Gramdan movement initiated by $ ......... $ is also known as the Bloodless Revolution.
  • A
    Jawaharlal Nehru.
  • ✓
    Vinoba Bhave.
  • C
    Mahatma Gandhi.
  • D
    Sardar Patel.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Vinoba Bhave.
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MCQ 181 Mark
Farming has varied from subsistence to $………. $ type.
  • A
    Intensive.
  • B
    Extensive.
  • ✓
    Commercial.
  • D
    Plantation.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Commercial.
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MCQ 191 Mark
The farming which depends upon monsoon, natural fertility of the soil and suitability of other environmental conditions to the crops grown is called :
  • A
    Intensive subsistence farming.
  • B
    Commercial farming.
  • C
    Modern farming.
  • ✓
    Primitive subsistence farming.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Primitive subsistence farming.
Primitive subsistence farming depends upon monsoons natural fertility of the soil, suitability of other environmental conditions.
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MCQ 201 Mark
Which of the following is the staple food crop of a majority of the people in India?
  • A
    Jowar
  • B
    Bajra
  • C
    Wheat
  • ✓
    Rice
Answer
Correct option: D.
Rice
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MCQ 211 Mark
The ‘slash and burn’ agriculture is known in Mexico as :
  • ✓
    Milpa.
  • B
    Conuco.
  • C
    Roca.
  • D
    Masole.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Milpa.
It is known as Milpa.
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MCQ 221 Mark
What kind of weather conditions are favourable for the growth of Wheat?
  • A
    Hot wet weather.
  • B
    Monsoon.
  • C
    Dry hot weather.
  • ✓
    Cool growing season and a bright sunshine.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Cool growing season and a bright sunshine.
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MCQ 241 Mark
Rabi crops are sown from :
  • A
    April to June.
  • B
    March to May.
  • ✓
    October to December.
  • D
    January to March.
Answer
Correct option: C.
October to December.
Rabi crops are sown in October to December and harvested in April to June.
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MCQ 251 Mark
Which one of the statements is incorrect as regards to commercial farming?
  • A
    Crops are grown for sale.
  • ✓
    Family involved is growing crops.
  • C
    Practiced in large land holdings.
  • D
    Use of higher doses of modern inputs.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Family involved is growing crops.
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MCQ 261 Mark
Over these years, cultivation methods have changed significantly depending upon the characteristics of $……….$
  • A
    Type of crop.
  • ✓
    Technological know $-$ how.
  • C
    Type of season.
  • D
    Government intervention.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Technological know $-$ how.
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MCQ 271 Mark
Jalpaiguri in $ ......... $ is a major tea producing district in India.
  • A
    Karnataka.
  • B
    Assam.
  • ✓
    West Bengal.
  • D
    Tamil Nadu.
Answer
Correct option: C.
West Bengal.
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MCQ 281 Mark
Genetic engineering is recognized as a powerful supplement in inventing new :
  • A
    Agricultural tools.
  • B
    Modern machines.
  • C
    Hybrid variety of plants.
  • ✓
    Hybrid variety of seeds.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Hybrid variety of seeds.
Genetic engineering is powerful supplement in inventing new hybrid variety of seeds.
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MCQ 291 Mark
A type of farming in which a single crop is grown on a large area is called :
  • A
    Primitive.
  • B
    Commercial.
  • ✓
    Plantation.
  • D
    Intensive.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Plantation.
Plantation is a type of farming in which a single crop is grown in a large area.
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MCQ 301 Mark
$ ........ $ is the third most important food crop with respect to area and production.
  • A
    Rice.
  • ✓
    Jowar.
  • C
    Wheat.
  • D
    Maize.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Jowar.
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MCQ 321 Mark
Why is there enormous pressure on agricultural land?
  • ✓
    Due to the law of inheritance and division of land.
  • B
    Overpopulation.
  • C
    Small scale farmers are not able to earn livelihood.
  • D
    Farmers of less land holdings are not able to afford the right techniques.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Due to the law of inheritance and division of land.
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MCQ 331 Mark
What are jowar, bajra and ragi together known as?
  • ✓
    Millets.
  • B
    Pulses.
  • C
    Beverages.
  • D
    Oilseeds.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Millets.
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MCQ 341 Mark
Multiple choice question. Which one of the following is announced by the government in support of a crop?
  • A
    Maximum support price.
  • ✓
    Minimum support price.
  • C
    Moderate support price.
  • D
    Influential support price.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Minimum support price.
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MCQ 351 Mark
In south $-$ eastern Rajasthan, primitive form of cultivation is called :
  • A
    Khet.
  • B
    Kuruwa.
  • C
    Jhumming.
  • ✓
    Valre.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Valre.
It is called valre.
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MCQ 371 Mark
In north $-$ eastern region, primitive form of cultivation is called
  • A
    Podu.
  • B
    Bringa.
  • C
    Valre.
  • ✓
    Jhumming.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Jhumming.
It is called Jhumming.
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MCQ 381 Mark
Which of the following caused land degradation due to overuse of chemicals drying aquifers and vanishing productivity?
  • ✓
    Green Revolution
  • B
    Land reforms
  • C
    White Revolution
  • D
    Bhoodan Movement
Answer
Correct option: A.
Green Revolution
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MCQ 391 Mark
Which states are known for their success in the green revolution?
  • ✓
    Punjab.
  • B
    Uttar Pradesh.
  • C
    Uttarakhand.
  • D
    Gujrat.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Punjab.
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MCQ 401 Mark
Wheat requires $ ......... $ of annual rainfall evenly distributed over the growing season.
  • A
    $25$ to $50\ cm.$
  • B
    $75$ to $100\ cm.$
  • ✓
    $50$ to $75\ cm.$
  • D
    $85$ to $130\ cm.$
Answer
Correct option: C.
$50$ to $75\ cm.$
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MCQ 411 Mark
If rice is a commercial crop in Haryana and Punjab, in which state is it a subsistence crop?
  • A
    Madhya Pradesh.
  • B
    Maharashtra.
  • ✓
    Odisha.
  • D
    Rajasthan.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Odisha.
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MCQ 421 Mark
India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of in the world.
  • A
    Rice.
  • B
    Wheat.
  • ✓
    Pulses.
  • D
    Sugarcane.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Pulses.
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MCQ 431 Mark
How much of India’s population is engaged in Agricultural activities
  • ✓
    Two third.
  • B
    Half.
  • C
    One third.
  • D
    Almost all.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Two third.
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MCQ 441 Mark
Punjab and Haryana grow rice mainly due to :
  • A
    Availability of cheap labour.
  • ✓
    Development of canals irrigation and tubewells.
  • C
    Fertile soil.
  • D
    Development of transport network.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Development of canals irrigation and tubewells.
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MCQ 451 Mark
Rabi crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to $.......... $
  • A
    August.
  • ✓
    June.
  • C
    May.
  • D
    July.
Answer
Correct option: B.
June.
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MCQ 461 Mark
The major tea producing states are :
  • ✓
    Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
  • B
    Punjab, Haryana Jammu and Kashmir.
  • C
    Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
  • D
    Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
Answer
Correct option: A.
Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
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MCQ 471 Mark
The ‘slash and burn’ agriculture in Venezuela is known as :
  • A
    Milpa.
  • ✓
    Conuco.
  • C
    Roca.
  • D
    Ray.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Conuco.
It is known as Conuco.
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MCQ 481 Mark
Name an important wheat growing region.
  • A
    West Bengal.
  • B
    Odisha.
  • ✓
    Punjab.
  • D
    Maharashtra.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Punjab.
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MCQ 491 Mark
The major crops grown in India are :
  • A
    Water $-$ melon, musk $-$ melon, cucumber etc.
  • B
    Mango, jute, cotton, barley etc.
  • ✓
    Rice, wheat, pulses, tea, coffee, sugarcane etc.
  • D
    None of the above
Answer
Correct option: C.
Rice, wheat, pulses, tea, coffee, sugarcane etc.
Rice wheat, pulses, tea, coffee, sugarcane, etc. are the main crops grown in India.
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