MCQ Class 10 Social Science Chapter 4 Agriculture

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Question. The ‘slash and burn’ agriculture is known as ‘Milpa’ in which country?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Vietnam
(c) Brazil
(d) Mexico

Question. Arrange the following in the correct sequence:
(i) Sugar (ii) Transport
(iii) Grocery Item (iv) Sugarcane
Options:
(a) (i)—(iv)—(iii)—(ii)
(b) (iii)—(iv)—(i)—(ii)
(c) (iv)—(i)—(ii)—(iii)
(d) (iii)—(iv)—(ii)—(i)

Question. Which of the following is a rabi crop?
(a) Rice
(b) Gram
(c) Millets
(d) Cotton

Question. Which of the following is a leguminous crop?
(a) Pulses
(b) Jowar
(c) Millets
(d) Sesamum

Question. Which of the following price is announced by the government in support of a crop?
(a) Minimum Subsidised Prices
(b) Maximum Support Prices
(c) Minimum Support Prices
(d) Maximum Subsidised Prices

Question. Being leguminous crops, pulses help in restoring soil fertility by fixing nitrogen from the air except:
(a) Urad
(b) Arhar
(c) Moong
(d) Masur

Question. Which of the following is an age-old economic activity in our country?
(a) Mining
(b) Agriculture
(c) Sericulture
(d) All of these

Question. Given below are some geographical conditions required for the growth of tea crops in India except one. Find it out:
(a) Tea is a labour intensive industry
(b) It requires warm and moist frost-free climate all through the year
(c) It grows well in tropical and sub-tropical climates
(d) It is a beverage crop introduced by the Portuguese in India.

Question. Which of the following right leads to the division of land among upcoming generations in India?
(a) The right to property
(b) The right of inheritance
(c) The right of successor
(d) None of these

Question. Barley, peas, gram, wheat, and mustard are grown in which cropping season?
(a) Kharif season
(b) Rabi season
(c) Zaid season
(d) All of these

Question. Which of the following crops is produced during zaid cropping season?
(a) Sugarcane
(b) Muskmelon
(c) Groundnut
(d) Moong

Question. It’s type of Agriculture where farmers clear a patch of and produce rereads and other food crops to sustain that family that is:
(a) Commercial farming
(b) Extensive farming
(c) Modern farming
(d) Slash and burn farming

Question. Agriculture where a single crop is grown on large area:
(a) Shifting Agriculture
(b) Plantation agriculture
(c) Horticulture
(d) Extensive Agriculture

Question. The oil-seed in India grown in both Rabi and Kharif seasons is
(a) Groundnut
(b) Coconut
(c) Castor-seed
(d) Mustard

Question. Maximum consumption of natural rubber is made of –
(a) Auto tyres & tubes
(b) Footwear
(c) Beats and hoses
(d) Dipped goods

Question. The following is associated with primitive subsistence farming
(a) Chemical fertilizers
(b) Monsoon
(c) High yield crops or seeds
(d) Insecticides

Question. The price announced by the government in support of a crop is
(a) Maximum support price
(b) Minimum support price
(c) Moderate support price
(d) Influential support price

Question. What part of Total population of India is engaged in agriculture activities:
(a) 2/3
(b) 1/3
(c) 2/5
(d) 1/4

Question. Which one of following is not Agro-based industry:
(a) Cement Industry
(b) Jute Industry
(c) Cotton textile Industry
(d) Sugar Industry

Question. Which of the following types of farming is practised in areas with high population pressure on land ?
(a) Primitive Subsistence farming
(b) Intensive Subsistence farming
(c) Commercial Farming
(d) Plantations

Question. Which crop provides the raw material for Jaggery and Molasses?
(a) Wheat
(b) Ragi
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Oil seeds

Question. In which of the following countries the ‘slash and burn’ agriculture is known as ‘Roca’?
(a) Brazil
(b) Vietnam
(c) Venezuela
(d) Mexico

Question. Choose the correct pair from the following options.

Question. In which of the following states, Green Revolution was most successful for growing Rabi crops?
(a) Punjab and Tamil Nadu
(b) Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
(c) Haryana and Kerala
(d) Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra

Question. What is Humus?
(a) Topmost layer of soil
(b) Bottom-most layer of soil
(c) Middle layer of soil
(d) None of the above

Question. Which of the following countries is the largest producer of oilseeds?
(a) China
(b) Brazil
(c) India
(d) Yemen

Question. India is the larger producer as well as the consumer of the world?
(a) Wheat
(b) Maize
(c) Pulses
(d) Millets

Question. The basic conditions for the growth of rice crops is
(a) Temperature– 25°C, Rainfall– 100 cm-200 cm.
(b) Temperature– 20-25°C, Rainfall– 50 cm-75 cm.
(c) Temperature– 21-27°C, Rainfall– 50 cm-75 cm.
(d) Temperature– 20-25°C, Rainfall– 50 cm-75 cm.

Question. Of the following example of leguminous crop is
(a) Pulses
(b) Millets
(c) Jowar
(d) Sesamum

Question. Commercial farming is practised the most in the states of
(a) Punjab and Haryana
(b) Orissa and West Bengal
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Himachal Pradesh

Question. Which one of the following is ‘Kharif’ crop:
(a) Wheat
(b) Mustered
(c) Maize
(d) None of these

Question. One of the major pulse producing state of India is
(a) Kerala
(b) Goa
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu

Question. The crop that is used both, as food and fodder
(a) ragi
(b) jowar
(c) maize
(d) none of these

Question. Cultivation of fruits and vegetables is called:
(a) Floriculture
(b) Sericulture
(c) Horticulture
(d) Agriculture

Question. Kharif: ______________, Rabi : barley, Zaid : watermelon
(a) gram
(b) wheat
(c) oilseeds
(d) moong

Question. Which one of the following is a Rabi crop?
(a) Rice
(b) Gram
(c) Millets
(d) Cotton

Question. Millets have high nutritional value and are rich in-
(a) Iron and calcium
(b) Minerals
(c) Phosphate
(d) Proteins

Question. Which one of the following is a leguminous crop?
(a) Pulses
(b) Jawar
(c) Millets
(d) Sesamum

Question. 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

Question. 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

Question. The main food crop of Kharif season is-
(a) Mustard
(b) Pulses
(c) Rice
(d) Wheat

Question. Jowar is the ___________ most important food crop with respect to area and production.
(a) first
(b) second
(c) third
(d) fourth

Question. The main food crop of Rabi season is-
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Maize
(d) Jowar

Question. Tick the characteristics of Commercial farming
(a) Plots of land are fragmented.
(b) Transport and communication plays an important role.
(c) The yield is usually low.
(d) The pressure of population is high on land.

Question. About 90% of Rubber demand is met by
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashtra

Question. Which of the following pulses does not help in restoring soil fertility.
(a) Moong
(b) Gram
(c) Peas
(d) Arhar

Question. Which of the following is not correct about plantation crop?
(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) Plantation cover large tracts of land called estates.
(d) Farmers clear a patch of land by felling the trees and burning them, to produce cereals and other food crops.

Question. Rabi crops are-
(a) sown in winter and harvested in summers.
(b) sown during rainy season and harvested in winter.
(c) sown in summer and harvested in winter.
(d) none of the above

Question. What is ‘Boro’?
(a) Kharif crop
(b) Zaid crop
(c) Rabi crop
(d) None of these

Question. 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 the onset of Autumn and harvested in summer.
(d) none of the above

Question. Jhumming in Brazil is called
(a) Ladang
(b) Masole
(c) Roca
(d) None of these

Question. A short season in between Rabi and Kharif season is known as-
(a) Aus
(b) Boro
(c) Zaid
(d) None of the above

Question. 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

Question. Wheat requires annual rainfall between-
(a) 50 and 75 cm
(b) About 200 cm
(c) 200 and 300 cm
(d) Less than 20 cm

Question. India is the third largest producer of Rice after China and Pakistan. State whether the statement is True or False.

Question. Rice a rabi crop,is grown with the withdrawal of monsoon in different parts of India. State whether the statement is True or False.

Question. Maize is a crop which is used both as food and fodder. State whether the statement True or False.

Question. India is the ……………….. producer of sugarcane in the world.

Question. ………………… is a ‘slash and burn’ agriculture. Farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family. 

Match the Following

Question. Match the following terms of column ‘A’ with suitable options from column ‘B’ :

Column ‘A’	Column ‘B’
(a) Milpa	(i) Mexico and Central America
(b) Conuco	(ii) Venzuela
(c) Roca	(iii) Brazil
(d) Masola	(iv) Central Africa
(e) Ladang	(v) Vietnam
(f) Ray	(vi) Indonesia

(A) (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv), (e)-(vi), (f)-(v)
(B) (a)-(v), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv), (e)-(vi), (f)-(i)
(C) (a)-(i), (b)-(vi), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv), (e)-(ii), (f)-(v)
(D) (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii), (e)-(vi), (f)-(v)

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