Land Resources and Agriculture MCQ Class 12 Chapter-3 Book-India-People and Economy

 

The land which cannot be made cultivable with the help of prevailing technology is called:

A.  Fertile land

B.  Barren or waste land 

C.  Ancient fallow land 

D.  None of these

The land which is owned by the Gram Panchayat or the Government and a small portion of it is in private ownership is called:

A.  Wasteland 

B.  Cultivable wasteland 

C.  Permanent grazing area

D.  None of these

The land which remains uncultivated for the last five years but can be improved by technology is called:

A.  Cultivable wasteland 

B.  Wasteland 

C.  Permanent grazing area

D.  Area under forests 

The land which remains uncultivated for one agricultural year or less is called:

A.  Present fallow land 

B.  Fertile land 

C.  Barren land 

D.  Area under forests

Cultivable land that remains uncultivated for more than one year but less than five years is called:

A.  Present fallow land

B.  Ancient fallow land

C.  Net sown area 

D.  Area under forests

The land on which crops are grown and harvested is called:

A.  Net sown area 

B.  Area under forests 

C.  Barren land 

D.  Ancient fallow land

Which of the following is not a variety of coffee?

A.  Arabica

B.  Robusta

C.  Liverica 

D.  Boro

Which of the following is an example of a Rabi crop?

A.  Chickpea 

B.  Mustard 

C.  Jute 

D.  Both a and b

Watermelon, cucumber and vegetables are examples of what?

A.  Rabi crop

B.  Kharif crop 

C.  zaid crop

D.  None of these

Which of the following is an example of Kharif crop?

A.  Mustard 

B.  Chickpea 

C.  Barley

D.  Cotton

Which of the following is not a category of land use?

A.  Fallow land

B.  Marginal land

C.  Net sown area 

D.  Cultivable wasteland

Which of the following crops is not sown in dry agriculture?

A.  Ragi 

B.  Peanuts

C.  Jowar 

D.  Sugarcane

In which of the following countries high productivity varieties of wheat and rice have been developed?

A.  Japan and Australia

B.  Mexico and the Philippines

C.  America and Japan 

D.  Mexico and Singapore

Which of the following is the reason for the increase in the proportion of forests in the last 40 years?

A. Extensive and efficient afforestation efforts 

B.  Increase in area under community forests

C. Increase in the notified area set aside for forest enhancement 

D.  Better participation of people in forest area management

India's rank in the world in the production of food grains is:

A. One

B. Two

C.    Third ​ 

D.  Seventh

Which of the following states is leading in the production of wheat?

A.  Uttar Pradesh 

B.    Himachal Pradesh 

C.  Mizoram 

D.  None of these

In the production of which of the following crops India ranks first in the world?

A.  Wheat 

B.  Pulses 

C.  Sugarcane

D.    Rice ​

The major rice producing state is:

A.    Rajasthan ​ 

B.    Gujarat ​ 

C.    West Bengal

D.  Kerala

Which of the following is the major producer of groundnut?

A.    Manipur ​ 

B.  Kerala

C.  Gujarat 

D.  Uttar Pradesh

Which of the following states is the major producer of jute?

A.  Andhra Pradesh

B.  Madhya Pradesh

C.    Himachal Pradesh

D.  West Bengal

Which of the following states is the major producer of mustard?

A.  Odisha 

B.    Rajasthan ​ 

C.    Himachal Pradesh 

D.  None of these

Which of the following states is the major producer of sugarcane?

A.    Rajasthan ​ 

B.  Uttar Pradesh

C.  Karnataka

D.  Maharashtra

What type of agriculture is coffee farming?

A.  Extensive commercial grain agriculture

B.  Plantation agriculture

C.  Both A and B 

D.  none of these

Tea cultivation in India started in ___?

A.  In the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam 

B.  Banaras in Uttar Pradesh 

C.  Jodhpur in Rajasthan 

D.  None of these

The major rice producing state is:

A.    Rajasthan ​ 

B.    Gujarat ​ 

C.    West Bengal

D.  Kerala

The varieties of rice found in West Bengal are:

A.  Dew 

B.  peace 

C.  Boro 

D.  ALL OF THE ABOVE

Which crops are grown in wetland agriculture?

A.  Jute

B.  Sugarcane 

C.    Both a and b 

D.  None of these

What type of agriculture is done in areas with less than 50 cm rainfall or in areas without water irrigation?

A.  Dry agriculture

B.  Wet agriculture

C.  modern agriculture

D.  Traditional agriculture

Which of the following are the features of Green Revolution?

A.  Increase in production

B.  Development of means of irrigation 

C.  Use of fertilizers and pesticides

D.  ALL OF THE ABOVE

Which of the following is not an example of coarse grains?

A.  Jowar 

B.  Millet 

C.  Wheat 

D.  Ragi

From which country did wheat and rice varieties become available in the mid-1960s?

A.  Mexico 

B.    Philippines ​

C.    Japan

D.  Both a and b