Class X
Social Science
Question Bank
Geography
Agriculture
Multiple Choice Based Questions
Choose the correct option:
Question 1.
Which one of the following is not a food crop?
(a) Rice
(b) wheat
(c) Cotton
(d) Maize
Question 2.
Muskmelon grows in_____
(a) rabi season
(b) kharif season
(c) zaid season
(d) all the three seasons
Question 3.
Which among the following take almost a year to grow.?
(a) Rice
(b) Sugarcane
(c) Maize
(d) Bajra
Question 4.
Which one of the following pulses does not help in restoring soil
fertility?
(a) Moong
(b) Gram
(c) Peas
(d) Arhar
Question 5.
The second largest producer of groundnut is_____.
(a) Gujarat
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala
Question 6.
Which of the following is known as golden fibre?
(a) Cotton
(b) Jute
(c) Hemp
(d) Silk
Question 7.
Rearing of silk worms for the production of silk fibre is known
as:
(a) Sericulture
(b) Aquaculture
(c) Apiculture
(d) Pisciculture
Question 8.
Coffee cultivation was first introduced in____
(a) Himalayas
(b) Aravalli Hills
(c) Garo Hills
(d) Baba Budan Hills
Question 9.
What percentage of our cropped area is covered by oilseeds?
(a) 21
(b) 12
(c) 2
(d) 4
Question 10.
Which one of the following is not true for pulses?
(a) Pulses are grown in both rabi and kharif season
(b) Pulses are leguminous crops
(c) They are grown in rotation with other crops
(d) Pulses are fodder crops
Question 11.
Which country is the largest producer of fruits and vegetables in
the world?
(a) Canada
(b) USA
(c) Pakistan
(d) India
Question 12.
Arabica variety of coffee was initially brought to India from
which of the following countries?
(a) Yemen
(b) Vietnam
(c) Japan
(d) Korea
Question 13.
Which one of the following is the example of plantation
agriculture?
(a) Jute
(b) Wheat
(c) Tea
(d) Oilseeds
Question 14.
Which country is the largest producer of oilseeds in the world?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) USA
(d) Pakistan
Question 15.
In which type of soil does maize grow well?
(a) Black
(b) red
(c) Old alluvial
(d) None of these
Question16.
Rabi crops are:
(a) sown in winter and harvested in summer
(b) sown during rainy season and harvested in winter
(c) sown in summer and harvested in winter
(d) None of the above
Question 17.
If rice is a commercial crop in Haryana and Punjab, in which
state it is subsistence crop?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Odisha
(d) Rajasthan
Question 18.
When are Kharif crops harvested?
(a) September-October
(b) December- January
(c) June-July
(d) April- May
Question 19.
In Assam, West Bengal and Odisha, how many crops of paddy
are grown in a year?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 4
Question 20.
Use of biological agents and processes for beneficial purposes is
known as
a) Biotechnology
b) Green Revolution
c) White Revolution
d) none of these
Assertion and Reason
[Link] the question given below, there
are two statements marked as Assertion
(A) and Reason (R). Read the statements
and chose the correct option:
Assertion: Tea bushes require warm and
moist Frost free climate all through the
year.
Reason: Frequent showers evenly
distributed over the year ensure
continuous growth of tender leaves.
Options:
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
Q2. Assertion: India is an agriculturally
important country.
Reason: Two -third of its population is
engaged in agricultural activities.
Options:
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
Q3. Assertion: Intensive subsistence
farming is practised in areas of high
population pressure on land.
Reason: It is also a type of commercial
farming.
Options:
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
Q4. Assertion: Under globalisation ,
particularly after 1990, the farmers in
India have been exposed to new
challenges.
Reason: Our agricultural products are
not able to compete with the developed
countries because of the highly
subsidised agriculture in those countries.
Options:
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true
Match the following items given in
Column A with those in Column B
COLUMN A COLUMN B
[Link] crops A. maize
2. fodder crops B. Wheat
[Link] grains C. pulses
[Link] crops D. millets
Choose the correct answer from the
options given below-
a.1-B 2-D 3-A 4-C
b.1-C 2-D 3-B 4-A
c.1-D 2-C 3-B 4-A
d.1-C 2-A 3-D 4-B
Match the following items given in
column A with those in column B-
COLUMN A COLUMN B
[Link] A. Venezuela
[Link] B. Indonesia
[Link] C. Mexico
4. Conuco D. Brazil
a.1-B 2-D 3-A 4-C
b.1-C 2-D 3-B 4-A
c.1-D 2-C 3-B 4-A
d.1-C 2-A 3-D 4-B
Case study based questions
Agriculture which provides livelihood for
more than 60 per cent of its population,
needs some serious technical and
institutional reforms. Thus,
collectivization, consolidation of holdings,
cooperation and abolition of zamindari,
etc. were given priority to bring about
institutional reforms in the country after
Independence. ‘Land reform’ was the main
focus of our First Five Year Plan.
The right of inheritance had
already lead to fragmentation of
land holdings necessitating
consolidation of holdings. The
laws of land reforms were enacted
but the laws of implementation
was lacking or lukewarm. The
Government of India embarked
upon introducing agricultural
reforms to improve Indian
agriculture in the 1960s and
1970s. The Green Revolution
based on the use of package
technology and the White
Revolution (Operation Flood) were
some of the strategies initiated to
improve the lot of Indian
agriculture. But this too led to the
concentration of development in
few selected areas. Therefore, in
the 1980s and 1990s, a
comprehensive land development
programme was initiated, which
included both institutional and
technical reforms. Provision for
crop insurance against drought,
flood, cyclone, fire and disease,
establishment of Grameen banks,
cooperative societies and banks
for providing loan facilities to the
farmers at lower rates of interest
were some important steps in this
direction
Answer the following MCQs on
the basis of given passage-
[Link] of small land holdings
into a bigger one is called
a. ceiling on land holding.
b. collectivisation and
consolidation of land holdings
c. cooperative farming
d. none of
[Link] reforms were given
priority in which of the following
Five Year Plans-
a. First Five Year Plan
b. Second Five Year Plan
c. Third Five Year Plan
d. Seventh Five Year Plan
[Link] flood is associated with the
production of
a. milk
b. oil seeds
c. Fish
d. coconut
[Link] has led to the decrease of the size
of land holdings in India
a. Right of Inheritance
b. Right to work
c. KCC and PAIS
d. all of these
[Link] of the following is not included in
the institutional and technical reforms
introduced in Indian agriculture?
[Link] reforms
b. Establishment of Grameen Bank
[Link] insurance
d. Minimum Support Price.
Map based questions
