Agriculture MCQ in English Class 10th Geography Book-Contemporary India Chapter-4 Chapter Wise MCQ

 

What percentage of population in India is engaged in agriculture?

A. One fourth 

B. Two thirds

C. One  third

D. Three fourth 

What type of crop is mustard?

A. Pulses 

B. Oilseeds

C. Beverage Crop

D. Fibre crops

By what name is the cut burning system known in the North Eastern states? 

A. Valre 

B. Deepa 

C. Jhoom

D. Pondu

What are the three crop seasons of India?

A. Rabi 

B. Kharif 

C. Zayed

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

What type of farming is done in zaid season?

A. Watermelon ​ 

B. Melon 

C. Cucumbers Vegetables 

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE 

How much time does it take to prepare the sugarcane crop?

A. 1 year

B. 2 years 

C. 6 months one 

D. 1 month 

Which country is the second largest rice producer after China?

A. Japan ​ 

B. Korea ​ 

C. India ​

D. Russia

In what type of area is rice grown?

A. North Eastern Plains

B. Coastal area

C. Delta region 

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

Which is the second important food crop of India?

A. Rice ​ 

B. Wheat 

C. Millet 

D. Maize

What types of nutrients are found in Ragi? 

A. Iron 

B. Calcium

C. Micronutrients 

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

Which is the third important food crop of the country in terms of area and production? 

A. Jowar

B. Millet

C. Ragi 

D. Maize 

Major states growing the market?

A. Rajasthan ​ 

B. Uttar Pradesh 

C. Maharashtra ​ 

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE 

Main sugarcane producing states?

A. Telangana 

B. Punjab 

C. Haryana

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

On what percentage of area oilseed crops are grown? 

A. 10% 

B. 11% 

C. 12%

D. 13%

Which of the following is an oilseed crop?

A. Wheat 

B. Maize

C. Millet 

D. Soybean

Which are the main producing states of peanuts? 

A. Gujarat 

B. Rajasthan ​ 

C. Tamil Nadu 

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE 

Tea is an example of which type of agriculture?

A. Carton combustion system 

B. Commercial Agriculture 

C. Plantation Agriculture 

D. Intensive subsistence agriculture 

Main tea producing states?

A. Hills of Jalpaiguri district 

B. Darjeeling 

C. Assam 

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

In 2015, which country is the second largest tea producing country in the world after China?

A. India ​ 

B. Sri Lanka 

C. Japan ​ 

D. America

 In which state of India is terrace farming prevalent?

A. Bihar 

B. Punjab

C. Haryana 

D. Uttarakhand

In which season is zaid crop produced? 

A. Heat

B. Rain 

C. Basant 

D. Cold 

Which of the following is not a coarse cereal crop? 

A. Jowar 

B. Millet 

C. Sugarcane

D. Ragi 

Which of the following is not a pulse crop?

A. Chickpea 

B. Millet

C. Black gram 

D. lentil

Which state of India holds the first place in the production of mustard?

A. Uttar Pradesh 

B. Bihar 

C. Rajasthan ​

D. Jharkhand 

Which of the following is a beverage crop?

A. Tobacco ​ 

B. Chickpea 

C. Peanuts 

D. Coffee 

Which of the following is a Kharif crop?

A. Barley

B. Peas

C. Millet

D. Mustard 

Kharif crops are grown in:

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 are harvested in summer

D. None of the above

Which of the following is known as golden fibre?

A. Cotton

B. Jute

C. Cannabis

D. Silk

What is the rearing of silkworms for the production of silk called?

A. Gardening

B. Fisheries

C. Silk production

D. Agriculture

 Which of the following countries is the largest producer of oilseeds?

A. China ​

B. Brazil ​

C. India ​

D. Yemen

The main food grain crop of Kharif season is:

A. Mustard

B. Pulses

C. Rice ​

D. Wheat

Where was coffee cultivation first started?

A. Himalayas

B. Aravalli Hills

C. Garo Hills

D. Baba Budan Hills

What type of soil does corn grow well in?

A. Black

B. Light loam

C. Old alluvium

D. None of these

Which of the following crops is the main source of Jaggery, Khandsari and Gur?

A. Arhar

B. Coconut

C. Linseed

D. Sugarcane

The 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

Coffee cultivation is confined to which of the following hills?

A. Nilgiri 

B. Aravalli

C. Shivalik

D. None of these

There are two main wheat producing areas:

A. Ganga-Sutlej Plain and Deccan Trap

B. North-eastern part and eastern coastal plains

C. Deccan plateau and Konkan coast

D. None of the above

Which of the following statements is not correct for pulses?

A. Pulses are grown in both Rabi and Kharif seasons.

B. Pulses are leguminous crops.

C. They are grown in rotation with other crops.

D. Pulses require intensive irrigation facilities.

Arabica variety of coffee was first brought to India from which of the following countries?

A. Yemen 

B. Vietnam ​

C. Japan ​

D. Korea

Which of the following is not a food crop

A. Rice ​

B. Wheat

C. Cotton ​

D. Maize

In which of the following states of India, rice is considered a commercial crop?

A. West Bengal

B. Orissa

C. Bihar

D. Punjab 

What is the primitive subsistence farming practiced in the north-eastern states like Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland called?

A. Gardening

B. Penda

C. Jhoom 

D. Milpa

Which of the following are plantation crops?

A. Rice and Maize

B. Wheat and pulses

C. Tea, coffee, banana and sugarcane

D. None of these

Melon grows

A. In Rabi season

B. In Kharif season

C. In summer season 

D. In all three seasons

India is the leading producer and exporter of which of the following beverage crops in the world?

A. Coffee

B. Pulses

C. Tea ​ 

D. Yogurt

Which of the following is the most important occupation of the people of India?

A. Food collection

B. Agriculture 

C. Manufacturing ​

D. Services ​

India has three major cropping seasons:

A. Aus, Aman and Boro

B. Rabi, Kharif and Zaid

C. Baisakh, Paush and Chait

D. None of the above

Which one of the following pulses does not help in restoring soil fertility.

A. Moong

B. Chickpea

C. Peas

D. Arhar

Which of the following crops are grown with the onset of monsoon and harvested in the month of September and October?

A. Rabi

B. Kharif

C. Zadi

D. None of the above

Which of the following crops is produced during Zaid crop season?

A. Sugarcane

B. Muskmelon

C. Peanuts

D. Green gram

Rabi crops are- 

A. sown in winter and harvested in summer

B. sown in rainy season and harvested in winter

C. sown in summer and harvested in winter

D. None of the above

The second largest producer of groundnut is

A. Gujarat

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Tamil Nadu

D. Kerala

What type of soil does corn grow well in?

A. Black

B. Light loam

C. Old alluvium

D. None of these

Which one of the following is not a fibre crop?

A. Cotton

B. Rubber

C. Jute

D. Cannabis

Which of the following is an example of plantation agriculture? 

A. Jute

B. Wheat

C. Tea ​

D. Oilseeds

Which condition is right for the growth of maize?

A. Temperature between 21 °C to 27 °C and old alluvial soil

B. Temperature below 17 °C and shallow black soil

C. 25 °C temperature and 200 cm rainfall

D. None of the above

Which is an important Rabi crop?

A. Paddy

B. Watermelon

C. Wheat 

D. Maize

Cultivation of fruits and vegetables is called:

A. Flower cultivation

B. Silk production

C. Gardening ​

D. Agriculture

Which one of the following is a fibre crop?

A. Rubber ​

B. Jute 

C. Tomato

D. Coffee

What are the ideal conditions for the growth of sugarcane?

A. Temperature of 21°C to 27°C and annual rainfall between 75 cm and 100 cm 

B. Temperature below 17°C and 50 to 75 cm rainfall

C. 25°C temperature and 200 cm rainfall

D. None of the above

Which of the following conditions can spoil the tea crop?

A. consistent rainfall evenly distributed throughout the year

B. Frost free climate

C. Deep fertile well drained soil

D. Clay soil which has high water holding capacity

'Slash and burn agriculture' is:

A. Shifting agriculture 

B. Intensive agriculture

C. Commercial Agriculture

D. None of these

Which of the following is a Rabi crop?

A. Rice ​

B. Millet

C. Chickpea

D. Cotton

Which one of the following is the major crop grown in intensive subsistence farming areas?

A. Yam and sweet potato

B. Wheat

C. Rice ​

D. Cotton

Which of the following economic activity is agriculture?

A. Primary activity

B. Secondary activity

C. Tertiary activity

D. All of the above

Which country produces the most fruits and vegetables in the world?  

A. China ​ 

B. France ​ 

C. India ​ 

D. Germany

What is obtained from silk cocoon?

A. Thread

B. Cotton 

C. Silk

D. None of these

In which state is the slash and burn system of agriculture called Deepa? 

A. Tripura 

B. Meghalaya ​ 

C. Assam 

D. Andaman Nicobar Islands 

Which revolution is called the revolution brought about in milk?

A. Green Revolution 

B. Blue Revolution 

C. White Revolution

D. None of these

Jhum, Deepa, Pondu etc are the names of which agriculture?

A. Commercial agriculture intensive 

B. Livelihood Agriculture 

C. Cutting and burning system Agriculture 

D. None of these

What is silkworm rearing called?

A. Seri culture

B. Animal husbandry 

C. PC culture 

D. Tissue culture