Ch-4

Agriculture
Worksheet-1
1. One of the inputs required in farming is.........................
a) wool b) dairy c) crop d) labour
2. Which is the main crop in intensive subsistence agriculture?
a) Rice b) Rubber c) Jute d) Coffee
3. HYV seeds stand for......................
a) Heavy yielding variety seeds b) High yielding variety seeds
c) Half yielding variety seeds d) None of these
4. In which season is wheat grown in India?
a) Summer b) Winter c) Monsoon d) Autumn
5. Where would you generally find nomadic herding practices?
a) Arid areas b) Alluvial plains c) Wet rainforests d) Close to markets
6. Cotton is a..........................crop.
a) Beverage b) Fibre c) Grain d) None of these
7. Which of the following is a form of economic activity?
a) Primary activity b) Secondary activity c) Tertiary activity d) All of these
8. In ................two to three crops of rice are grown in a year.
a) Bihar b) Haryana c) West Bengal d) Rajasthan
9. Growing of fruits, vegetables and flowers is known as…………………….
a) Horticulture b) Viticulture c) Pisciculture d) Sericulture
10. ..................was also known as the “Golden Fibre”.
a) Cotton b) Jute c) Coffee d) silk
11. In Malaysia shifting cultivation is known as........................
a) Jhum b) Milpa c) Roca d) Ladang
12. A typical farm size in the USA is about.......................hectares.
a) 150 b) 200 c) 250 d) 300
13. What kind of activity is agriculture?
a) Primary b) Secondary c) Tertiary d) None of these
14. From which language is the word ‘agriculture’ derived?
a) English b) Latin c) French d) Greek
15. The commercial rearing of silk is called.......................
a) Pisciculture b) Sericulture c) Horticulture d) Viticulture
16. Name the term given to the land on which the crops are grown?
a) Pasture b) Arable c) Meadow d) Barren
17. Tertiary sector is also known as........................sector.
a) agricultural b) industrial c) service d) none of these
18. How much of India’s population is still depend on agriculture?
a) One-fourth b) Half c) Two-thirds d)Three-fourth
19. Banking is an example of........................activity.
a) primary b) secondary c) tertiary d) none of these
20. ..................is the major food crop.
a) Wheat b) Rice c) Maize d) Pulses
21. By which name is shifting cultivation known in Brazil?
a) Roca b) Milpa c) Jhum d) None of these
22. Which of the following crops are grown in plantation?
 a) Rice b) Rubber c) Banana d) All of these
23. Which country is the leading producer of wheat?
a) USA b) India c) Russia d) Canada
24. Which country is the leading producer of jute?
a) Bangladesh b) India c) Pakistan d) China
25. ................is the leading producer of tea?
a) China b) Sri Lanka c) Kenya d) India
26. Which of the following countries usually practice commercial agriculture?
a) U.S.A. b) Bangladesh c) India d) Bhutan
27. Which is not an example of tertiary activities?
a) Insurance b) Banking c) Transportation d) Fishing
28. The leading producer of rice in the world is....................
a) India b) China c) America d) Bangladesh
29. Cultivation of grapes is known as........................
a) Horticulture b) Agriculture c) Viticulture d) None of these
30. .....................farming is practised to meet the needs of the farmer’s family.
a) Plantation b) Subsistence c) Mixed d) Commercial
31. In.......................farming crops are grown and animals are reared for sale in the market.
a) shifting b) plantation c) commercial d) intensive
32. ..................needs high temperature, high humidity and rainfall.
a) Sugarcane b) Banana c) Wheat d) Rice
33. .................can be grown on less fertile and sandy soils.
a) Bajra b) Cotton c) Wheat d) Jute
34. Which is the leading producer of cotton?
a) Bangladesh b) China c) Japan d) Nigeria
35. Major rubber plantations are found in........................
a) America d) Russia c) Malaysia d) Iran
36. Which one of the following is known as paddy crop?
a) Wheat b) Jute c) Cotton d) Rice
37. Nomadic herding is practised in........................
a) Rajasthan b) Maharashtra c) Bihar d) Haryana
38. Mixed farming is practised in......................
a) Argentina b) New Zealand c) South Africa d) All of these
39. The art and science of soil cultivation to rear crops is called..................
a) Viticulture b) Sericulture c) Agriculture d) Horticulture
40. Manufacturing of steel is an example of....................activity.
a) Primary b) Secondary c) Tertiary d) None of these
41. The important inputs like seeds, fertilizers, machinery etc form a system called as...........
a) barter system b) water system c) farm system d) all of these
42. The factor affecting agriculture is....................
a) topography b) soil c) climate d) all of these
43. Which of the following crop is not related with plantation agriculture?
a) Wheat b) Rubber c) Coffee d) Tea
44. Which of the following is an important operation of farming?
a) ploughing b) sowing c) harvesting d) all of these
45. ............is the staple diet of the tropical and sub tropical regions.
a) Wheat b) Bajra c) Rice d) Maize
46. Which is the leading producer of coffee in the world?
a) Brazil b) Kenya c) China d) Ukraine
47. Which one is not a millet crop?
a) Jowar b) Ragi c) Wheat d) Bajra
48. Tea and coffee are..................crops.
a) fibre b) beverage c) food d) None of these
49. Jute grows best in .......soil.
a) sandy b) black c) alluvial d) loamy
50. Which type of soil is best for growing wheat?
a) Alluvial b) Loamy c) Red d) Sandy
51. Which fibre requires frost free days to grow?
a) Silk b) Jute c) Rice d) Cotton
52. Across the globe, more than ...................percent people are engaged in agriculture.
a) 33 b) 40 c) 50 d) 75
53. ..............is also known as corn.
a) Bajra b) Maize c) Coffee d) Rice
54. ........requires cool climate and well distributed high rainfall throughout the year.
a)Rice b) Tea c) Maize d) Cotton
55. Which one of the following is an output in farm system?
a) Wool b) Seeds c) Fertilizers d) Labour
56. ...........is a plantation grown in tropical regions of the world.
a) Jute b) Silk c) Millet d) Rubber
57. Breeding of fish in specially constructed tanks and ponds is called..................
a) Sericulture b) Viticulture c) Pisciculture d) Horticulture
58. Which of the following physical input required in agriculture?
a) Sunshine b) Temperature c) Rainfall d) All of these
59. The crop known as coarse grain is...................
a) millet b)wheat c) rice d) maize
60. “Slash and Burn” agriculture refers to.....................
a) intensive farming b) primitive farming
c) shifting agriculture d) Plantation farming
61. Shifting cultivation is also known Milpa in which part of the world?
a) North Eat India b) Brazil c) Malaysia d) Mexico
62. In which type of farming is the land used for growing food and fodder crops and rearing
livestock?
a) Subsistence farming b) Intensive farming
c) Commercial farming d) Mixed farming
63. ...........is a type of commercial farming where single crop of tea, coffee, etc. are grown.
a) Mixed b) Plantation c) Subsistence d) Shifting
64. The word agriculture is derived from Latin words ager or agri meaning..................
a) soil b) seed c ) pesticide d) cultivation
65. Which of the following fruit is grown is viticulture?
a) Banana b) Rubber c) Grape d) Orange
66. How many frost free days are needed for the growth of cotton crop?
a) 230 b) 210 c) 180 d) 150
67. Shifting cultivation and Nomadic herding are examples of……………….farming.
a) Intensive b) Primitive subsistence c) Commercial d) Mixed
68. Which type of climate is required for coffee crop?
a) Humid and cold b) Extreme cold c) Warm and wet d) Extreme hot
69. How many Supreme Courts are there in India?
a) 25 b) 7 c) 3 d) 1
70. The common commercially grown grains are………….
a) Wheat and maize b) Wheat and rice c) Rice and maize d) Rice and Millet
71. Milpa, Roca, Ladang are the terms similar to……………….
a) Jhumming b) Nomadic c) Commercial d) None of these
72. The farming in which no genetic modification is done is…………………..
a) subsistence farming b) commercial farming
c) organic farming d) mixed farming
73. It is also known as monoculture, the single crop is grown over a large area.
a) Grain farming b) Mixed farming
c) Plantation farming d) Multiple farming
74. Seasonal migration of people with their animals is called……………..
a) Jhumming b) Transhumance c) Farmers d) Labours
75. Match the following.
A) Roca 1) Malaysia
B) Ladang 2) Mexico
C) Milpa 3) Brazil
D) Ray 4) Vietnam
a) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4 b) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 c) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 d) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2