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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not correct about plantation farming?
In this type of farming, a single crop is grown on a large area.
The plantation has an interface of agriculture and industry.
Plantations cover large tracts of land called estates.
Farmers clear a patch of land by felling trees and burning them, to produce cereals and other food crops.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are plantation crops?
Rice and maize
Wheat and pulses
Tea, coffee, banana and sugarcane
None of the above
- 3. Multiple Choice
The three major cropping seasons of India are:
Aus, Aman and Boro
Rabi, Kharif and Zaid
Baisakh, Paus and Chait
None of the above
- 4. Multiple Choice
Rabi crops are:
sown in winter and harvested in summer
sown during rainy season and harvested in winter
sown in summer and harvested in winter
None of the above
- 5. Multiple Choice
Kharif crops are grown:
with the onset of monsoon and harvested in September-October
with the onset of winter and harvested in summer
with the onset of Autumn and harvested in summer
None of the above
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which is the main food crop of the eastern and southern part of the country?
Rice
Wheat
Maize
Sugarcane
- 7. Multiple Choice
The two main wheat-growing regions are:
North-eastern part and eastern-coastal plains
The Ganga-Sutlej plains and the Deccan Trap
Deccan plateau and Konkan coast
None of the above
- 8. Multiple Choice
Wheat requires annual rainfall between:
50 and 75 cm
about 200 cm
200 and 300 cm
less than 20 cm
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which State is the largest producer of bajra?
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Haryana
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which is the right condition for the growth of maize?
Temperature between 21 °C to 27°C and old alluvial soil
Temperature below 17°C and shallow black soil
Temperature of 25°C and 200 cm of rainfall
None of the above
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following crops is a major source of protein in a vegetarian diet?
Wheat
Rice
Pulses
Oilseeds
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which one of the following is not true for pulses?
Pulses are grown in both rabi and kharif season
Pulses are leguminous crops
They are grown in rotation with other crops
Pulses require intensive irrigation facilities
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which is the ideal condition for the growth of sugarcane?
Temperature of 21°C to 27°C and an annual rainfall between 75 cm and 100 cm
Temperature below 17°C and 50 to 75 cm rainfall
Temperature of 25°C and 200 cm of rainfall
none of the above
- 14. Multiple Choice
Rearing of silk worms for the production of silk fibre is known as:
Aquaculture
Apeculture
Sericulture
Pisciculture
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is known as golden fibre?
Cotton
Jute
Hemp
Silk
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which one of the following describes a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown on a large area?
Shifting agriculture
Plantation agriculture
Horticulture
Intensive agriculture
- 17. Multiple Choice
Primitive subsistence farming is also known as:
Mixed farming
Cooperative farming
Slash and burn agriculture
Commercial farming
- 18. Multiple Choice
Plantation agriculture is a type of:
Subsistence farming
Commercial farming
Mixed farming
None of the above
- 19. Multiple Choice
The main food crop of Kharif season is:
Mustard
Pulses
Rice
Wheat
- 20. Multiple Choice
The main food crop of Rabi season is:
Rice
Jowar
Maize
Wheat
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