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CHAPTER 3
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Agriculture
1. Which one of the following is a rabi crop? 5. What is the other name of Jhumming?
(a) Rice (a) Shifting Cultivation
(b) Millets (b) Slash and Burn Agriculture
(c) Gram (c) Milpa
(d) Cotton (d) All of these
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2. In which of the countries, the ‘slash and burn’ 6. Rubber grows well along the coast of ...........
agriculture is known as ‘Roca’ ? (a) Karnataka
(a) Brazil (b) Kerala
(b) Indonesia (c) Tamil Nadu
(c) Central Africa (d) None of these
(d) All of the above
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7. In which state of India slash and burn is called

3. In which country, slash and burn agriculture is Jhumming?
known as “Milpa”? (a) Assam
(a) Venezuela (b) Manipur
(b) Brazil (c) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Central America (d) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Mexico and Central America
8. ____ is a primary activity, which produces most of

4. Milpa and Ladang are different names for___. the food that we consume.
(a) shifting cultivation. (a) Agriculture
(b) mixed farming (b) sericulture
(c) truck farming (c) apiculture
(d) plantation agriculture (d) lac culture
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9. The Agriculture that is practiced on small patches (b) Primitive Subsistence Farming
of land with the help of primitive tools like hoe, dao (c) Intensive Subsistence Farming
and digging sticks is _____. (d) Commercial Farming
(a) Shifting Agriculture
(b) Primitive Subsistence Farming
(c) Intensive Subsistence Farming Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm113
(d) Commercial Farming
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm109 14. In which of the following states of India is intensive

subsistence farming largely practiced?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Punjab
10. ____ farming practice depends on monsoon, (c) Gujarat
natural fertility of the soil and sustainability of other (d) Rajasthan
environmental conditions.
(a) Shifting
(b) Primitive Subsistence Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm114
(c) Intensive Subsistence
(d) Commercial
15. In which system of agriculture are high doses of
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm110 fertilizers and pesticides used?
(a) Intensive agriculture
(b) Extensive agriculture
(c) Jhooming
11. It is a type of agriculture where farmers clear a (d) plantations
patch of land and produce food crops to sustain their
family. Choose correct option.
(a) Regular farming Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm115
(b) Clear farming
(c) Slash and burn farming
(d) None of these
16. The ____ has led to division of land among
successive generations and rendered the size of land
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm111 holding uneconomical.
(a) right of extractive
(b) right of acquired
(c) right of earned
12. Another name for shifting agriculture in north- (d) right of inheritance
eastern states like Assam is ___.
(a) Kuruwa
(b) Kumari Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm116
(c) Bewar
(d) Jhumming
17. High yielding variety of seeds and use of chemical
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm112 fertilisers are widely found in _____.
(a) shifting cultivation
(b) sedentary intensive farming
(c) Commercial farming
13. Which type of farming is practised in areas with high (d) mixed farming
population pressure on land?
(a) Shifting Farming

18. Rice is a ____ crop in Haryana and Punjab, but in Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm121
Odisha, it is a ____ crop.
(a) commercial, subsistence
(b) subsistence, commercial
(c) domestic, commercial 22. The plantation has an interface of ____ and
____.
(d) subsistence,domestic
(a) Industry, human
(b) Agriculture, Farmer
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm118 (c) Agriculture, Industry
(d) Industry, Farmer
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19. What type of climate is required for sugarcane ?

(a) Dry and hot
(b) Hot and wet
(c) Cold and dry 24. Which of the following state is the largest producer
(d) Cold and wet of tea in India?
(a) Karnataka
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm119 (b) Assam
(c) West Bengal
(d) Tamil Nadu
20. Which one of the following oilseed in India is grown

in both Rabi and Kharif seasons?
(a) Groundnut
(b) Coconut
(c) Castor seed 25. ____ is the largest producer of coffee in India.
(d) Mustard (a) Assam
(b) West Bengal
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm120 (c) Karnataka
(d) All of these
21. ____ is also a type of commercial farming.In this

type of farming, a single crop is grown on a large
area.
(a) Bewar
26. A well developed network of _______connecting
(b) Khil the plantation areas, processing industries and
(c) Jhumming markets plays an important role in the development
(d) Plantation of plantations.
(a) transport and communication

(b) Climate 31. Over the years, cultivation methods have changed
(c) production significantly depending upon the characteristics of
(d) Irrigation ……
(a) Type of crop
(b) technological know-how
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm126 (c) Type of season
(d) Government intervention
27. How many cropping seasons in India? Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm131

(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6 32. What has been the main dependency of primitive
farming?
(a) monsoon
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm127 (b) labour
(c) suitability of other environment
(d) technical
28. ____crops are sown in winter from October to
December and harvested in summer from April to Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm132
June.
(a) Rabi
(b) Zaid
(c) Kharif 33. What are the features of primitive subsistence
(d) All of these agriculture?
(a) Large amount of labour
(b) When the soil fertility decreases, the farmers
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm128 shift and clear a fresh patch of land
(c) Use of canals
(d) Use of fertilisers
29. Barley, grams, mustard and peas are examples of
____. Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm133
(a) Rabi crop
(b) Zaid crop
(c) Kharif crop
(d) Plantation crop 34. Intensive Subsistence Farming is ….farming.
(a) Machine based
(b) labour intensive
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm129 (c) Crop rotation
(d) Soil consistent
30. How much of India’s population is engaged in Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm134

Agricultural activities
(a) Two third
(b) Half
(c) One third 35. Why is there enormous pressure on agricultural land?
(d) Almost all (a) Overpopulation
(b) Small scale farmers are not able to earn livelihood
(c) Due to the law of inheritance and division of
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm130 land.

(d) Farmers of less land holdings are not able to 40. Select the crop grown during the Kharif season.
afford the right techniques (a) Barley
(b) Gram
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm135 (c) Rice
(d) pea
36. Which state is known for growing Rabi crops?

(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Odisha 41. Select the important wheat growing state.
(d) Punjab (a) West Bengal
(b) Odisha
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm136 (c) Punjab
(d) Maharashtra
37. Availability of ______ during winter months

due to the western temperate cyclones helps in the
success of Rabi crops.
(a) Sunlight
42. Select the crop grown in the Zaid season.
(b) Precipitation (a) cucumber
(c) Frost (b) Urad
(d) Winds (c) Bajra
(d) Maize
38. Green Revolution was most successful in ____.for

growing rabi crops.
43. In Assam, West Bengal and Odisha, how many crops
(a) Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
of paddy are grown in a year?
(b) Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra (a) 2
(c) Punjab and Tamilnadu (b) 3
(d) Haryana and kerala (c) 1
(d) 4
39. When are Kharif crops harvested?

(a) September-October
44. How long does sugarcane take to grow?
(b) December- January (a) Almost 4 months
(c) June-July (b) Almost 6 months
(d) April- May (c) Almost 1 year
(d) Almost 3 months

45. India is the ………..largest producer of rice in the (c) 75 and 90

world. (d) 90 and 100
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm145 50. Which among the following is growing over Ganga-
Satluj plains in the north-west and black soil region ?
(a) Ragi
(b) Wheat
46. Rice requires high humidity with …….cm annual (c) Rice
rainfall? (d) Maize
(a) Above 100 cm
(b) Below 100 cm
(c) Above 75 cm
(d) Above 60 cm
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm146 51. ____ is grown in the plains of north and north-
eastern India, coastal areas and the deltaic regions.
(a) Ragi
(b) Wheat
47. How has it become possible to grow rice in areas of (c) Rice
less rainfall such as Punjab, Haryana and western (d) Maize
Uttar Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan?
(a) availability of cheap labour
(b) development of canals irrigation and tube-wells Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm151
(c) fertile soil
(d) development of the transport network
52. Which crops come under the classification of millets?
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm147 (a) Peas and maize
(b) Mustard and soybean
(c) Urad and moong
(d) Jowar and bajra
48. What kind of weather conditions are favourable for
the growth of Wheat?
(a) cool growing season and a bright sunshine Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm152
(b) Hot wet weather
(c) Monsoon
(d) Dry hot weather 53. Millets have high nutritional value and are rich in
…...
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm148 (a) Iron, calcium
(b) Minerals
(c) Phosphate
(d) Proteins
49. Wheat needs ___ to ___ cm of annual rainfall
which should be evenly distributed over the growing
season. Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm153
(a) 80 and 100
(b) 50 and 75

54. Jowar is the……….most important food crop with 59. India is the ……………...largest producer as well as
respect to area and production. the consumer of pulses in the world.
(a) First (a) First
(b) Second (b) Second
(c) Third (c) Third
(d) fourth (d) Fourth
55. Jowar is a rain-fed crop mostly grown in the moist 60. Which crop needs manual labour from sowing to
areas which needs ……... irrigation. harvesting?
(a) High (a) Watermelon
(b) Medium (b) Sugarcane
(c) Less (c) Maize
(d) No (d) Bajra
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61. Which of the following crops is a major source of
(a) sandy soils and shallow black soil
protein in a vegetarian diet?
(b) alluvial clayey soil (a) Wheat
(c) well-drained loamy (b) Rice
(d) all of these (c) Pulses
(d) Oilseeds
58. Which crop is used both for food and fodder?

(a) Jowar
62. The important crop that helps to restore soil fertility
(b) Maize by nitrogen fixation and is also a good source of
(c) Bajra protein is:
(d) Wheat (a) Cereals
(b) Pulses
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm158 (c) Vegetables
(d) Fruits

Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm162 (b) maharashtra

(c) Andhra pradesh
(d) Gujarat
63. Which crop the tropical as well as subtropical crop

and Brazil is the largest producer Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm167
(a) wheat
(b) oil seeds
(c) ragi
68. In rape seed production India was ___ largest
(d) Sugarcane producer in the world after Canada and China in
2008.
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm163 (a) first
(b) second
(c) third
(d) fourth
64. Select the tropical crop which needs hot humid
climate and temperature between 21 to 27 celceius.
(a) wheat Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm168
(b) Sugarcane
(c) bajra
(d) ragi 69. Different oil seeds are grown covering approximately
____ per cent of the total cropped area of the
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm164 country.
(a) 12
(b) 34
(c) 48
65. Which crop provide the raw material for jaggery and (d) 60
molasses?
(a) wheat
(b) ragi Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm169
(c) sugarcane
(d) oil seeds
70. Which crops are also used as raw material in the
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm165 production of soap cosmetics and ointments?
(a) pulses
(b) Millets
(c) oilseeds
66. In 2008 India was the _____ largest producer of (d) all of these
groundnut in the world after china.
(a) first
(b) second Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm170
(c) third
(d) fourth
71. Which is khariff crop account for about half of the
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm166 major oilseeds produced in the country?
(a) Groundnut
(b) Linseed
(c) mustard
67. The largest groundnut producing state in India is (d) all of these
______.
(a) Tamil nadu

Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm171 (c) Expensive and unskilled

(d) cheap and unskilled
72. ___ is a kharif crop in north and rabi crop in south Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm176
India.
(a) groundnut
(b) rice
77. Why is tea processed within tea gardens?
(c) cotton (a) To restore its freshness
(d) sesamum (b) it is a perishable product
(c) to bring down the cost of production
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm172 (d) cheap labour is available there
73. Which crop is both rabi and kharif crop?
(a) Groundnut
(b) Coconut
78. In 2008 India produced ____ percent of the world
(c) Castor seed coffee production.
(d) Mustard (a) 3.2
(b) 10.6
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm173 (c) 20.8
(d) 40.2
74. Tea cultivation is an example of ____ agriculture. Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm178

(a) Plantation
(c) Jhumming 79. The Arabica, a variety of coffee is initially brought
(d) Intensive Subsistence Farming from ----------------- is produced now in India.
(a) portugal
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm174 (b) Greece
(c) France
(d) Yemen
75. Tea is an important beverage crop introduced in

India initially by the ____. Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm179
(a) portuguese
(b) British
(c) french 80. Select the two beverage crops produced in India.
(d) german (a) Tea and Grapes
(b) Tea and Coffee
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm175 (c) Corn and Rice
(d) None of these
76. Tea cultivation or industry requires high amounts of Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm180

____________ labour.
(a) Expensive and skilled
(b) cheap and skilled
81. Among the different types of coffee, ____ coffee is

considered to be the best. 86. Which state of India is known for its mangoes?
(a) Robusta (a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) liberian (b) Himachal pradesh
(c) Arabica (c) Nagpur
(d) columbiana (d) Meghalaya
82. Which crop is introduced in Baba Budan hills? 87. Which place in India is famous for its Oranges and is
(a) coffee plant called Orange city?
(b) Tea plant (a) Bikaner
(c) cotton plant (b) Surat
(d) wheat plant (c) Jaipur
(d) Nagpur
83. Which plantation crop and its cultivation is confined

in the Nilgiri in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamilnadu? 88. Which state is famous for bananas?
(a) tea (a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) coffee (b) Maharashtra
(c) rubber (c) Tamil Nadu
(d) all of these (d) All of these
84. Which of the following the second largest producer 89. India produces about ___ percent of the world’s
of fruits in world? vegetables.
(a) India (a) 25
(b) China (b) 10
(c) Spain (c) 31
(d) Mexico (d) 13
85. .....is a producer of tropical as well as temperate 90. What is an equatorial crop but under special
fruits. conditions it is grown in tropical and subtropical
(a) France areas?
(b) India (a) cotton
(c) Brazil (b) Rubber
(d) Japan (c) jute
(d) all of these

Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm190 (d) hemp
91. Which of the following is largest consumer of rubber
produced ?
(a) Latex foam
96. Which of the following is the fibre crop?
(b) Auto industries (a) rice
(c) Plastic (b) jute
(d) Toys industries (c) ragi
(d) rubber
92. Rubber requires

(a) Moist and humid climate
97. Silk is obtained from the
(b) Temperature above 25°C (a) cocoons
(c) Rain fall of more than 200cm (b) eggs
(d) All of these (c) larva
(d) none of these
93. Rubber plants are mostly found in ___.

(a) Karnataka and Kerala
98. Which of the following is known as the process of
(b) Karnataka and Madhya pradesh rearing silkworm?
(c) Haryana and Maharashtra (a) agriculture
(d) Andhra pradesh and Kerala (b) sericulture
(c) pisciculture
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm193 (d) apiculture
94. Which crop is known as Golden fibre?
(a) Jute
(b) Cotton 99. Which of the following country is believed to be the
(c) Hemp original home of cotton plant ?
(d) Natural Silk (a) India
(b) Pakistan
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm194 (c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
95. Which fibre crop is obtained from cocoons of the

silkworms fed on green leaves? *
(a) Jute
(b) Silk 100. How many months does cotton mature?
(c) Cotton (a) 6 to 8

(b) 12 to 14 Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm204

(c) 2 to 3
(d) 9 to 12
105. What percentage of India’s population is dependent

Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm200 on agriculture?
(a) less than 50 %
(b) more than 60 %
(c) less than 40 %
101. ____ crop requires high temperature, light rainfall
or irrigation and bright sunshine for its growth. (d) more than 85 %
(a) Cotton
(b) Apple Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm205
(c) Coconut
(d) Jute
106. Who made the first five-year plan in India?

Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm201 (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mahatma gandhi
(c) Rajendra prasad
102. Jute grows well on well-drained ___soils in the (d) Sarvepalli radhakrishnan
flood plains where soils are renewed every year.
______temperature is required during the time Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm206
of growth.
(a) fertile, low
(b) fertile, high
(c) infertile, low 107. _____ was the main focus of our First Five Year
(d) infertile, high Plan
(a) Land reform
(b) Land degradation
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm202 (c) Land acquisition
(d) Land dispute
103. Which of the following is losing market to synthetic Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm207

fibres particularly nylon due to the high cost
involved?
(a) Acrylic
(b) Polyester 108. Package technology refers to____ introduced in
(c) Jute agriculture.
(d) Hemp (a) White Revolution
(b) Green Revolution
(c) Blue Revolution
(d) Revolution
104. Which of the following is used to make carpets and
gunny bags?
(a) Polyester
(b) Cotton 109. ____ is the program that led to “White Revolution.”
(c) Jute (a) Operation Flood.
(d) Silk (b) Operation blue star

(c) Operation red dawn (b) Programme Accident Insurance Scheme

(d) Operation white star (c) Personal Accident Insurance Scheme
(d) Personal Accident Income Scheme
110. What was initiated in 1980s and 1990s?

(a) A comprehensive land development programme 115. Kissan Credit Card (KCC), Personal Accident
(b) Operation Flood. Insurance Scheme (PAIS) are some schemes
(c) White Revolution introduced by the ____ for the benefit of the
(d) Green Revolution ____.
(a) The Government of Kerala, farmers
(b) Government of India, farmers
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm210 (c) The Government of Rajasthan, government
(d) The Government of MP, government
111. When was a comprehensive land development Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm215

Programme initiated?
(a) In the 1960s and 1970s
(b) In the 1980s and 1990s,
(c) In the 1970s and 1980s, 116. In India, Agriculture share in the Gross Domestic
(d) In the 1990s and 2000s Product (GDP) has registered a declining trend from
___onwards.
(a) 1947
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm211 (b) 1951
(c) 1965
(d) 1972
112. Who launched KCC in India?
(a) The Government of Kerala Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm216
(b) The Government of India
(c) The Government of MP
(d) The Government of Rajasthan
117. ___ industry in Manchester and Liverpool flourished
due to the availability of good quality product from
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm212 India.
(a) Jute
(b) Cotton
(c) Rubber
113. What is full form of KCC?
(d) Coffee
(a) Kisan Common Card
(b) Kisan Credit Card
(c) Krishak Credit Card Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm217
(d) Kisan commercial Card
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm213 118. The Champaran peasant movement was launched in

___.
(a) 1910-12.
(b) 1917-18.
114. What is full form of PAIS? (c) 1930-32.
(a) Personal Admission Insurance Scheme

(d) 1927-28. (d) Evergreen
119. Who was the Champaran movement against? 123. Which one of the following is helpful in inventing
(a) Wheat planters, new hybrid varieties of seeds?
(b) The indigo planters (a) Genetic Engineering
(c) Rice planters (b) Green revolution
(d) Above all (c) White revolution
(d) Scientific Research
120. Why were the farmer forced to grow indigo on their

land ? 124. Which agriculture is much in vogue today with
(a) it was necessary for the textile industries which reference to agriculture?
were located in Kolkata. (a) Green revolution
(b) it was necessary for the paper industries which (b) Use of pesticides
were located in Kolkata. (c) Organic farming
(c) it was necessary for the textile industries which (d) Chemical based farming
were located in Britain.
(d) it was necessary for the paper industries which
were located in Britain Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm224
125. Indian farmers should diversify their cropping
pattern from ____ to ___ crops
(a) cereals, low-value
121. Under Globalization, our agricultural products are (b) high-value, cereals
not able to compete with the developed countries (c) cereals, high-value
because of the ___.
(d) low-value, cereals
(a) highly subsidized agriculture in those countries.
(b) high quality products in these countries.
(c) high export duties Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm225
(d) lack of awareness
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm221 126. Which plant is used for bio diesel production?
(a) Jatropha
(b) Jojoba
(c) Palm
122. In today’s world _____ revolution in the key
(d) All of these
word for revolution in agriculture production. It is
based on genetic engineering. Genetic engineering
is recognised as a powerful supplement in inventing Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm226
new hybrids varieties of seed.
(a) Gene
(b) Green
(c) White

127. Jatropha and Jojoba are -----. 132. Single-cropping for commercial purpose in large
(a) Tree crops grooves areas of land is called ...........
(b) Commercial crops (a) Plantation farming
(c) All season fruits (b) Subsistence farming
(d) Bio-diesel crops (c) Horticulture
(d) Sedentary intensive farming
128. In Indian agriculture, the period from July to

October is called ........... 133. Which one of the following crop is grown in Zaid
(a) Rabi season season?
(b) Kharif season (a) Rice
(c) Slack season (b) Wheat
(d) Pre-kharif season (c) Millets
(d) Cucumber
129. The crops grown after the monsoon season are called
........... 134. Which one of the following is a ‘Rabi’ crop?
(a) Rabi (a) Cotton
(b) Seasonal (b) Maize
(c) Kharif (c) Arhar
(d) Annual (d) Mustard
130. Which of the following is not a Kharif crop? 135. Barley, grams, mustard and peas are examples of
(a) Sugarcane ...........
(b) Rice (a) Kharif crop
(c) Cotton (b) Rabi crop
(d) Wheat (c) Zaid crop
(d) Plantation crop
131. Which one of the following is not a plantation crop

in India? 136. Kharif crops are grown during the ...........
(a) Coconut (a) Rainy season
(b) Cotton (b) Summer
(c) Tea (c) Winter
(d) Rubber (d) None of these

137. Which of the following is a Rabi crop? Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm241

(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Cotton
142. It’s a type of agriculture where farmers clear a patch
(d) Jowar and bajra
of land and produce food crops to sustain their family
(a) Regular farming
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm237 (b) Slash and burn farming
(c) Clear farming
(d) None of these
138. Which one of the following is not a cropping season?
(a) Winter Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm242
(b) Kharif
(c) Rabi
(d) Zaid
143. The food crop benefited by winter rain in North
India is.
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm238 (a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Maze
(d) Soyabean
139. The Agriculture that is practiced on small patches
of land with the help of primitive tools like hoe, dao
and digging sticks is ............ Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm243
(a) Shifting Agriculture
(c) Intensive Subsistence Farming
144. Soyabeans are rich in ............
(d) Commercial Farming
(a) Vitamin A
(b) Proteins
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm239 (c) Minerals
(d) Carbohydrates
140. When a farmer produces just enough to sustain his Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm244
family, it is called ...........
(a) Subsistence agriculture
(b) Commercial agriculture
(c) Pastral farming 145. For the production of wheat there should be .............
(a) Cool and wet climate its growing period but hot
(d) Truck farming
climate during the ripening period.
(b) Sufficient heat but very little rainfall.
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm240 (c) Sufficient heat and heavy rainfall.
(d) Hot climate during the growing period but cool
climate during the ripening period.
141. Subsistence farming is practised to meet the needs of
.......... family. Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm245
(a) Contractor’s
(b) Jagirdar’s
(c) Owner’s
146. The main foodgrain of India is ...........
(d) Farmers
(a) Rice

(b) Wheat 151. Which cereal occupies the largest cropped area?
(c) Sugarcane (a) Wheat
(d) Maize (b) Maize
(c) Jowar
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm246 (d) Rice
147. The largest irrigation area in India is occupied by-
(a) Cotton
(b) Rice 152. Some one travels from Kolkata to Delhi through the
(c) Wheat Gangetic plain, he would notice that the cultivation
(d) Sugarcane of wheat ...........
(a) Decreases
(b) Increases
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm247 (c) First decreases and then increases
(d) First increases and then decreases
148. Which of the following is a tropical monsoon crop? Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm252

(a) Jowar
(b) Chillies
(c) Rice
(d) Ragi
Don’t take printout of this file because solution
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full solutions of all MCQs in print form.
149. Which agricultural commodity of India gives largest
export value? Purchase Hard Book
(a) Tea
(b) Basmati rice
(c) Spices 153. Which of the following is the main Rabi crop of
(d) Cotton Punjab?
(a) Rice
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm249 (b) Maize
(c) Wheat
(d) Groundnut
150. IR 20 and Ratna are two important varieties of

........... Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm253
(a) Paddy
(b) Jowar
(c) Bajra 154. Wheat is the important crop in ...........
(d) Wheat (a) Pampas of South America.
(b) Velds of Africa.
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm250 (c) Downs of Australia.
(d) Prairies of North America.

Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm254 (c) Millets

(d) Cereals
155. Which is the main crop in the north and the north Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm259
western parts of the country?
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
160. Which one of the following is a leguminous crop?
(c) Maize (a) Pulses
(d) Bajra (b) Millets
(c) Jowar
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm255 (d) Sesamum
156. Which of the following states is the largest producer
of wheat in India?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
161. In respect of which one of the following crops, The
(b) Assam
Green Revolution in India had limited impact?
(c) Haryana (a) Maize
(d) Uttar Pradesh (b) Wheat
(c) Rice
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm256 (d) Pulses
157. The crop that grows in drought ...........
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
162. Masur, urad and tur are varieties of ...........
(c) Jute (a) Rice
(d) Millets (b) Coffee
(c) Pulses
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm257 (d) Wheat
158. The country which stands first in wheat production
is ...........
(a) India
163. Which of the following is a major pulse producing
(b) U.S.A.
state?
(c) Russia (a) Kerala
(d) China (b) Goa
(c) Madhya Pradesh
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm258 (d) Punjab
159. Jowar, bajra and ragi are included in which category?
(a) Pulses
(b) Wheat
164. Which of the following term is used for inferior

grains? 169. A hot and wet climate is favourable for growing

(a) Pulses which of the following crops?
(b) Millets (a) Rice
(c) Cereals (b) Wheat
(d) Fodder (c) Jowar
(d) Ragi
165. In the agricultural resources, cereals comprise of

........... 170. In rice production, India stands at .......... position
(a) rubber, oil seeds, groundnut in the world.
(b) cotton, jute, hemp (a) Second
(c) tea, coffee, cocoa (b) Seventh
(d) rice, wheat, millets (c) Eleventh
(d) Eighteenth
166. The Govt. of India has decided to increase the export

of cashew nuts. Which of the following is not a major 171. If it rains only for two months which of the following
cashew nut growing State? will yield maximum crop per hectare?
(a) Goa (a) Short term crops
(b) Maharashtra (b) Long term crops
(c) Kerals (c) Pulses
(d) Uttar Pradesh (d) Millets
167. Choose the odd one out. 172. Which one of the following is a leguminous crop?
(a) Rice (a) Millets
(b) Moong (b) Jowar
(c) Soybean (c) Pulses
(d) Urad (d) Seasamum
168. ..........% of the pulses grown in Madhya Prades. 173. Which type of crop is able to fix nitrogen from air?
(a) 45 (a) Legume
(b) 55 (b) Rice
(c) 40 (c) Tuber
(d) 23 (d) Potato

174. The important crop that helps to restore soil fertility (d) Bangladesh
by nitrogen fixation and is also a good source of
protein is ...........
(a) Cereals Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm278
(b) Pulses
(c) Vegetables
(d) Fruits 179. Which of the following states does not produce any
significant quantity of rice?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
175. Rice cultivation requires ...........
(a) High temperature, high humidity and annual
rainfall above 100 cm. Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm279
(b) Low temperature, low humidity and less rainfall.
(c) Moderate temperature, high humidity and
annual rainfall more than 200 cm. 180. Which of the following is the staple food crop of the
(d) High temperature, zero humidity and no rainfall majority of Indian people?
(a) Maize
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm275 (b) Jowar
(c) Rice
(d) Wheat
176. Which is not food crop from the following?

(a) Rice Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm280
(b) Tea
(c) Maize
(d) Barley 181. .......... is the country which produces and exports the
largest quantity of pulses in the world.
(a) Pakistan
(b) India
(c) USA
(d) China
177. Which one of the following crops is rich in iron and
calcium?
(a) Barley Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm281
(b) Rice
(c) Ragi
(d) Wheat 182. Which one of the following sets of conditions is
necessary for a good cultivation of wheat?
(a) Moderate temperature and moderate rainfall
(b) High temperature and heavy rainfall
(c) High temperature and moderate rainfall
(d) Low temperature and low rainfall
178. Which one of the following countries is the largest
producer of rice in the world?
(a) China Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm282
(b) Japan
(c) Philippines

183. Which state leads in the production of pulses? 188. Which among the following is a cash crop?
(a) Orissa (a) Jowar
(b) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bajra
(c) Maharashtra (c) Ragi
(d) Uttar Pradesh (d) Oil seeds
184. _______ is the largest producer of coffee in India. 189. Sugarcane crop grows well in the areas with a rainfall
(a) Karnataka of ...........
(b) Tamilnadu (a) 100-150 cm
(c) Kerala (b) 75-100 cm
(d) Telangna (c) 150-200 cm
(d) 200 cm and above
185. The State which is the largest producer of tea in

India is ........... 190. Which one of the following is the leading producer
(a) Assam of oilseeds?
(b) West Bengal (a) Gujarat
(c) Tamil Nadu (b) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Kerala (c) Punjab
(d) Rajasthan
186. Tea is grown mainly ...........

(a) In marshy lands 191. What kind of soil is required for sugarcane crop
(b) On fertile plain lands production?
(c) On slopes of hills (a) Sandy soil
(d) On river banks (b) Laterite and rocky soil
(c) Deep, well-drained fertile soil
(d) Barren land
187. For the cultivation of sugarcane .......... soil is suitable.
(a) Black
(b) Red 192. The edible oil commonly used in India for preparation
(c) Laterite of toilet soap is ...........
(a) Linseed oil
(d) Sandy, loamy and red soil
(b) Mustard oil
(c) Soyabean oil
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm287 (d) Coconut oil

Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm292 (b) Hot and wet

(c) Cold and dry
(d) Cold and wet
193. Sugarcane requires a .......... climate with an average

temperature of 24 degree Celsius ............ Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm297
(a) Wet; in summer
(b) Dry; in summer
(c) Hot and humid; throughout the year
198. Which state is the Second largest producer of Tea
(d) None of these after Assam?
(a) Karnataka
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm293 (b) West Bengal
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh
194. The largest producer of oilseeds in the world is

........... Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm298
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) India
199. Which one of the following regions are famous for
(d) Russia coffee and tea plantations?
(a) Shimla
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm294 (b) Mount abu
(c) Coorg
(d) Srinagar
195. The soil which is suitable for the cultivation of

plantation crops such as coffee and tea is ........... Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm299
(a) Alluvial soil
(b) Black soil
(c) Laterite soil
200. Which one of the following cities is known for the
(d) Red soil coffee and tea plantations?
(a) Shimla
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm295 (b) Mount abu
(c) Ooty
(d) Srinagar
196. Sugarcane crop grows well in the areas with a rainfall

of ........... Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm300
(a) 100-150 cm
(b) 75-100 cm
(c) 150-200 cm
201. Severe .......... damages the tea crop.
(d) 200 cm and above (a) Rain
(b) Cold
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm296 (c) Frosts
(d) Fog
197. What type of climate is required for sugarcane ? Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm301

(a) Dry and hot

202. Which of the following soils is suitable for cultivation (c) Thailand
of tea? (d) Brazil
(a) Red soil
(b) Black soil
(c) Alluvial soil
(d) Laterite soil
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm302 207. The largest producer of tea in the world is

(a) USA
(b) Brazil
(c) China
203. Tea is abundantly grown in ........... (d) England
(a) Maharashtra and Gujarat
(b) Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
(c) Assam and West Bengal
(d) Assam and Uttar Pradesh
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm303 208. Rubber is produced in ...........

(a) Intensive subsistence farming
(b) Plantation farming
(c) Mixed farming
204. Where is India’s most prized tea grown? (d) Sedentary agriculture
(a) Nilgiris
(b) Munnar
(c) Jorhat
(d) Darjeeling
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205. Consider the following statements and select the
correct answer using the code given below: To Purchase hard book click below or
1. West Bengal is the leading producer of tea in whatsapp at 8905629969.
India. Purchase Hard Book
2. A tea plantation needs more than 200 cm of
rainfall.
(a) Only 1 is correct
(b) Only 2 is correct 209. Rubber plants are mostly found in ...........
(c) Both 1 and 2 are correct (a) Karnataka and Kerala
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 are correct (b) Kerala and Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm305 (d) Haryana and Maharashtra
206. Which country is the largest producer of rubber in
the world?
(a) Malaysia 210. Which one of the following has the highest production
(b) Sri Lanka

of coffee? 215. Jute fibre is obtained from which part of the Jute
(a) Andhra Pradesh ...........
(b) Karnataka (a) Root
(c) Kerala (b) Stem
(d) Tamil Nadu (c) Leaf
(d) Fruit
211. Which one of the following oilseed in India is grown

in both Rabi and Kharif seasons? 216. Which type of soil is ideal for the cultivation of jute?
(a) Groundnut (a) Black soil
(b) Coconut (b) Red soil
(c) Castor seed (c) Alluvial soil
(d) Mustard (d) Laterite soil
212. Cotton is a ........... crop. 217. Jute requires ...........

(a) Food (a) Moist climate
(b) Cash (b) Much rain
(c) Plantation (c) Hot climate
(d) Dry (d) None of these
213. For growing cotton .......... soil is ideal. 218. Which crop is known as the golden fibre?
(a) Black (a) Cotton
(b) Red (b) Flax
(c) Laterite (c) Jute
(d) Sandy (d) Esparto
214. Which one of the following soils is most suitable for 219. Which among the following is the largest cotton
the cultivation of cotton in India? producing country ?
(a) Red soil (a) Russia
(b) Laterite soil (b) U.S.A.
(c) Alluvial soil (c) India
(d) Regur soil (d) Egypt

220. Which one of the following areas of India produces Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm324
largest amount of cotton?
(a) North western India and Gangetic West Bengal
(b) North western and western India
(c) Western and southern India 225. Cotton grows well in areas having temperature
between .......... and rainfall of ...........
(d) Plains of northern India
(a) 10-15° C - 20-40 cm
(b) 15-20° C - 30-60 cm
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm320 (c) 20-25° C - 40-80 cm
(d) 20-30° C - 50-100 cm
221. The highest yield of cotton per hectare is in the state Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm325
of ...........
(a) Gujarat
(b) Haryana
(c) Punjab 226. Match the following:
(d) Tamil Nadu List-I (Crops) List-II (Geographical conditions)
A. Barley 1. Hot and dry climate with
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm321 poor soil
B. Rice 2. Cool climate with poorer soil
C. Millets 3. Warm and moist climate with
222. The largest producer of oilseeds in the world is high altitude
........... D. Tea 4. Hot and moist climate with
(a) China rich soil
(b) USA
(a) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
(c) India
(b) A-3, B-4, C-1,D-2
(d) Russia
(c) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
(d) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
223. The state in which maximum cotton cloth is produced

in India is ...........
(a) Maharashtra 227. Which of the following conditions is/are essential for
tea cultivation?
(b) Gujarat
A. tropical and sub-tropical climates
(c) Tamil Nadu B. deep and fertile well-drained soi
(d) West Bangal C. cool and frost climate all through the year
(a) A, B and C
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm323 (b) A and B only
(c) B and C only
(d) A only
224. Sugarcane crop grows well in the areas with a rainfall

of ........... Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm327
(a) 100-150 cm
(b) 75-100 cm
(c) 150-200 cm 228. Which of the following are the varieties of oil seeds?
(d) 200 cm and above 1. Groundnut

2. Coconut Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

3. Cotton seed (b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and
4. Sunflower seed Reason is not the correct explanation for
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 Assertion
(b) 1, 2, 3 only (c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
(c) 2, 3, 4 only (d) Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
(d) 1, 2, 4 only
232. Assertion : India’s primary activity is Agriculture.

229. Assertion: Pulses except Tur dal are grown in rotation Reason : Two-thirds of its population is engaged in
with other crops. agricultural activities.
Reason: They are leguminous and help in restoring (a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and
the fertility of soil by fixing nitrogen from air in the Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
roots. (b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is not the correct explanation for
Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion Assertion
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and (c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
Reason is not the correct explanation for (d) Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
Assertion
(c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm332
233. Assertion : Agriculture is not an old economic
activity.
Reason : Farming varies from subsistence to
230. Assertion : The promise of Green Revolution to commercial type.
produce large amounts has brought it under major (a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and
controversies Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
Reason : It has caused land degradation due to (b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and
overuse of chemicals, drying aquifers and vanishing Reason is not the correct explanation for
biodiversity. Assertion
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and (c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and
Reason is not the correct explanation for
Assertion Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm333
234. Assertion : Plantation has an interface of agriculture
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm330 and industry.
Reason : Plantation is a type of commercial farming,
a single crop is grown on a large area.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and
231. Assertion: Mostly women are employed to harvest Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
tea leaves (b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and
Reason: Women are better pickers and can be Reason is not the correct explanation for
employed at relatively cheaper rates. Assertion

(c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm337

Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm334 238. Assertion : Pulses are not considered as a major

source of protein in a vegetarian diet.
Reason: Rice is a rabi crop and requires lot of rain
to grow.
235. Assertion: Biochemical inputs and irrigation are used (a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and
for obtaining higher production. Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
Reason: Doses of biochemical input are used to grow
crops rapidly.
Assertion
Assertion
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm335 239. Assertion : Tea cultivation, is a labour - intensive

industry.
Reason: Cultivation can be done throughout the
year .Tea bushes require warm and moist frost- free
236. Assertion: Crops are grown depending upon the climate.
variations in soil, climate and cultivation practices. (a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and
Reason : Crops are also grown according to Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
availability of water.
Assertion
Assertion (d) Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm339
240. Assertion : Organic farming is much in vogue.
Reason : In organic forming, crops are grown using
high doses to increase production.
237. Assertion : apple food crop in India is rice and (a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and
requires less rain. Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
Reason: Our country is the fourth largest producer
of rice in the world.
Assertion
Assertion

241. Identify the crop being harvested in the given picture- 243. Look at the picture below and choose one of the
major problem associated with the practice shown
in the picture-
(a) Cauliflower
(a) Contamination of soil, water and other
(b) Spinach vegetation.
(c) Tea (b) Pesticides are harmful for insects.
(d) Cotton (c) Affect the crop yield.
(d) This method is less effective.
242. Look at the picture below and identify the type of

cultivation-
244. Study the following image and select the correct
option.
The crop shown in figure is

(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Cotton
(a) Commercial farming (d) Jowar and bajra
(b) Jhumming
(c) Intersire Farming
(d) Terrace cultivator
245. Study the following image and read following

statement. (d) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
247. Slash and Burn Agriculture is known by specific

name in different states of India.
1. It is a Kharif crop and requires hot and humid

climate for cultivation.
2. Major regions of rice production are the Ganga-
Brahmaputra and Coastal areas and deltaic
regions with alluvial soil.
3. Temperature above 25C, and high humidity with
annual rainfall above 100 cm are favourable for
cultivation of this crop. Match the shaded states marked in the given map
which of the above statements are correct with codes given in the Table (Different names of
(a) 1 and 2 Slash and Burn Agriculture) and select the correct
answer using the code given below:
(b) 1 and 3 (a) A-III, B-IV; C-II; D-I
(c) 2 and 3 (b) A-III, B-II; C-IV; D-I
(d) All 1, 2 and 3 (c) A-I, B-IV; C-II; D-III
(d) A-I, B-II; C-IV; D-III
246. Match the given crops with their major producing

areas shown on the map of India.
A. Wheat 248. Identify the crop-
B. Coffee • It is a Kharif crop which requires temperature
C. Rice between 21°C to 27°C
D. Tea • It grows well in alluvial soil.
• In some states it is grown as Rabi crop.
(a) Millets
(b) Wheat
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Maize
249. Identify the crop-

• Second most important cereal crop of India.
• Is main food crop in north and north-western
(a) A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II part of country.
(b) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV • is a rabi crop.
(c) A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV • Requires 50-70 cm of annual rainfall evenly

distributed over the growing season. (c) 3, 4, 2, 1

(a) Wheat (d) 3, 4, 1, 2
(b) Maize
(c) Jowar
(d) Bajra
253. Arrange the following state (from higher to lower) as
rice production states-
1. Assam
250. Identify the agro based industry- 2. Bihar
• Also called as silk farming. 4. Uttar Pradesh
• It is the process of making silk fibres. 5. West Bengal
• It includes the raising of silk worms and then (a) 1, 2, 3, 4
processing of fibres they produce. (b) 4, 3, 2, 1
• Silkworms are feeded upon mulberry leaves. (c) 2, 1, 3, 4
(a) Agriculture (d) 3, 2, 4, 1
(b) Sericulture
(c) Apiculture
(d) Lac culture
254. Arrange the following steps of ‘Jhumming cultivation”
in correct sequence.
1. Burning the felled trees.
251. Identify the movement- 2. clear a patch of land.
• Also called as blood less revolution. 3. Fallowing.
• Was a voluntary land reform movement. 4. Planting and harvesting.
• Initiated by Vinoba Bhave. (a) 1, 2, 3, 4
• This movements attempted to persuade wealthy (b) 3, 2, 1, 4
land owners to voluntarily give a percentage of (c) 2, 1, 3, 4
their land to landless people. (d) 2, 1, 4, 3
(a) Salt Satyagraha
(b) Dandi March
(c) Bhoodan Movement
(d) Champaran Movement
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm351 255. Look at the table below carefully and answer the
question-
Sector in (%) 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Agriculture 4.2 - 0.2 1.1
252. Arrange the following steps of sericulture in the
correct sequence- Industry 5.0 5.9 7.3
1. The extraction of silk filaments from the silkworm Services 7.8 10.3 9.2
cocoons.
2. Silk filaments are woven together to form a GDP 6.6 7.2 7.6
thread. Though the GDP growth rate is increasing over the
3. The cultivation of mulberry leaves. years still the growth rate in agriculture has been
4. Rearing of silkworm on mulberry leaves. decelerating. which of the following is the most
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 significant reason of the situation-
(b) 4, 3, 2, 1 (a) Increase in import duties on agricultural
products.

(b) Reduction in the public investment in agriculture Source Based Questions 1 : Read the source given
sector. below and answer 8 questions that follow by choosing the
(c) Increase in subsidy on fertilisers. most appropriate option:
(d) Alternative employment opportunities are Sustained uses of land without compatible techno-
decreasing. institutional changes have hindered the pace of
agricultural development. Inspite of development
of sources of irrigation most of the farmers in large
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm355 parts of the country still depend upon monsoon and
natural fertility in order to carry on their agriculture.
For a growing population, this poses a serious
challenge. Agriculture which provides livelihood for
256. Complete the following table with the correct more than 60 per cent of its population, needs some
information- serious technical and institutional reforms. Thus,
collectivisation, consolidation of holdings, cooperation
Movement Started in Started in Started
and abolition of zamindari, etc. were given priority to
year state because
bring about institutional reforms in the country after
Champaran 1917 A-? B-? Independence. ‘Land reform’ was the main focus of
Movement our First Five Year Plan. The right of inheritance
(a) A-Punjab, B-Farmers of that region were forced had already lead to fragmentation of land holdings
to grow cotton on their land. necessitating consolidation of holdings. The laws of
land reforms were enacted but the implementation
(b) A-Bihar, B-Farmers of that region were forced to
was lacking or lukewarm. The Government of India
grow indigo on their land.
embarked upon introducing agricultural reforms to
(c) A-Punjab, B-Farmers of that region were forced improve Indian agriculture in the 1960s and 1970s.
to grow tea on their land. The Green Revolution based on the use of package
(d) A-Bihar, B-Farmers of that region were forced to technology and the White Revolution (Operation
grow nothing on their land. 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.
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm356 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,
257. Complete the following table with correct information-
cyclone, fire and disease, establishment of Grameen
Cropping Sowing Harvesting Crops grown banks, cooperative societies and banks for providing
seasons period period loan facilities to the farmers at lower rates of interest
Kharif Onset of September- B - ? were some important steps in this direction.
monsoon October
Rabi A-? April-June Wheat, 258. In order to tackle the various problems faced by the
barley, gram Indian agriculture especially the pressure of growing
population, various ______ and _____ reforms
(a) A -the summer months B -Paddy, maize, bajra, have been initiated.
arhar (a) political, institutional
(b) A -October- December, onset of winter. B (b) technological, institutional
-watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber (c) administrative, judicial
(c) A -October- December, onset of winter. B (d) executive, organisational
-Paddy, maize, bajra, arhar
(d) A -the summer months. B -watermelon,
muskmelon, cucumber
Which of the following is associated with Operation

flood? (d) Consolidation of land holdings.

(a) Green revolution
(b) White Revolution
(c) Gene Revolution
(d) Blood less revolution
Which of the following isn’t included in the

Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm358 comprehensive land development programme of the
1980s and 1990s ?
(a) kisan credit card
What was the main objective of the Green Revolution? (b) personal accident insurance scheme
(a) Improvement in the conditions of the farmers (c) Minimum Support Price
(b) increase in irrigated area. (d) Fragmentation of land holdings.
(c) increase in the agricultural production
(d) mechanisation of farming. Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm358
Land reform included
1. Abolition of Zamindari
2. Fragmentation of land holdings
Which of the following measures is not introduced by
3 Irrigation
the government to improve agriculture.
(a) abolition of zamindari system 4. Land ceiling
(b) consolidation of land holdings Which of the able statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(c) crop insurance
(b) 2 and 3
(d) maximum support price.
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 3 and 4
Institutional reforms are-

(a) Changes brought by State governments to
improve agriculture. Source Based Questions 2 : Read the source given
(b) Changes brought by Central government to below and answer 6 questions that follow by choosing the
improve agriculture. most appropriate option:
(c) Changes brought by both Central and State Globalisation is not a new phenomenon. It was
government from time to time to improve there at the time of colonisation. In the nineteenth
agriculture. century when European traders came to India,
(d) Green Revolution. at that time too, Indian spices were exported
to different countries of the world and farmers of
south India were encouraged to grow these crops.
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm358 Till today it is one of the important items of export
from India. During the British period cotton belts
of India attracted the British and ultimately cotton
was exported to Britain as a raw material for their
Grouping of small land holdings into a bigger one is textile industries. Under globalisation, particularly
called- after 1990, the farmers in India have been exposed to
(a) The ceiling on land holdings. new challenges. Despite being an important producer
(b) Collectivisation. of rice, cotton, rubber, tea, coffee, jute and spices
(c) Co-operation farming. our agricultural products are not able to compete
with the developed countries because of the highly

subsidised agriculture in those countries. Today, includes genetic engineering. Which of the following
Indian agriculture finds itself at the crossroads. To is recognized as genetic engineering?
make agriculture successful and profitable, proper (a) powerful supplement in inventing insecticides
thrust should be given to the improvement of the and pesticides
condition of marginal and small farmers. The green (b) powerful supplement in inventing biological
revolution promised much. But today it’s under inputs and fertilisers
controversies. It is being alleged that it has caused (c) powerful supplement in inventing new hybrid
land degradation due to overuse of chemicals, drying varieties of seeds
aquifers and vanishing biodiversity. The keyword
(d) powerful supplement in inventing organic and
today is “gene revolution”, which includes genetic
inorganic farming
engineering. In fact organic farming is much in vogue
today because it is practised without factory made
chemicals such as fertilisers and pesticides. Hence, it Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm359
does not affect environment in a negative manner.
259. The given extract throws light on _____.

(a) Globalisation and the colonisation in agriculture. In the nineteenth century when European traders
came to India, _____were exported to different
(b) Impact of globalisation on agriculture.
countries of the world.
(c) New Economic policy pertaining to agriculture. (a) Indian clothes
(d) none of these. (b) Indian spices
(c) Indian diamonds
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm359 (d) All of the above
Which of the following has been a direct disadvantage
of globalisation to the farmer?
(a) increase in global competition with the developed
countries. Cotton textile industry in Manchester and Liverpool
flourished
(b) degradation of land due to the overuse of
(a) due to the availability of good quality cotton
chemicals.
from Manchester.
(c) Increased expenditure on buying HYV seeds.
(b) due to the availability of good quality cotton
(d) all the above. from India
(c) due to the availability of good quality cotton
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm359 from Japan
(d) due to the availability of good quality cotton
from Liverpool
The method of farming done without using any type

of chemical fertiliser, urea, insecticides is known as Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm359
_______
(a) mixed farming
(b) organic farming
Source Based Questions 3 : Read the source given
(c) sustainable farming below and answer 10 questions that follow by choosing
(d) inorganic farming the most appropriate option:
Rabi crops are sown in winter from October to
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm359 December and harvested in summer from April to
June. Some of the important rabi crops are wheat,
barley, peas, gram and mustard. Though, these
crops are grown in large parts of India, states from
The key word today is “gene revolution” which the north and Northwestern parts such as Punjab,

Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, In between the two major seasons Indian farmers
Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh are important take a break during the summer season and grow
for the production of wheat and other rabi crops. _______ crops.
Availability of precipitation during winter months (a) Kharif
due to the western temperate cyclones helps in (b) Rabi
the success of these crops. However, the success of (c) zaid
the green revolution in Punjab, Haryana, western
(d) all of the above
Uttar Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan has also
been an important factor in the growth of the
above mentioned rabi crops. Kharif crops are grown Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm360
with the onset of monsoon in different parts of the
country and these are harvested in September-
October. Important crops grown during this season
are paddy, maize, jowar, bajra, tur (arhar), moong, Select the correct match-
urad, cotton, Jute, groundnut and soyabean. Some of
Column I Column II
the most important rice growing regions are Assam,
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamilnadu, Kerala X. Peas and 1. Harvested September-
and Maharashtra, particularly the (Konkan coast) Mustard October
along with Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Recently paddy Y. Arhar and 2. Harvested in April-June
has also become an important crop of Punjab and Bajra
Haryana. In states like Assam, West Bengal and
Odisha, three crops of paddy are grown in a year. 3. Harvested July - October
These are Aus, Aman and Boro.In between the rabi (a) X-3, Y-1
and the Kharif seasons there is a short season during
(b) X-1, Y-3
the summer months known as the Zaid season.
Some of the crops produced during ‘Zaid’ are the (c) X-2, Y-1
watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, vegetables and (d) X-3, Y-2
fodder crops. Sugarcane takes almost a year to grow.
260. Read the combinations showing the cropping
season(sown) and select the correct option:
X: June – July
Y: October- December Rabi crops are harvested in _______.
(a) Spring
Z: Around March
(b) Summer
(a) X-Rabi, Y-Kharif, Z-Zaid
(c) Winter
(b) X-Zaid, Y- Rabi, Z-Kharif
(d) Autumn
(c) Kharif, Y-Zaid, Z-Rabi
(d) X-Kharif, Y-Rabi, Z-Zaid
Which of the following is not a rabi crop?

(a) Wheat
The three major cropping seasons of India are
(b) Peas
(a) Aus, Aman, Boro
(c) Sugarcane
(b) Rabi, Kharif. Zaid
(d) Mustard
(c) Bhadva, Shravan, Vasant
(d) Summer. Winter, Monsoon
Availability of _____ during winter months due to

western temperate cyclones help in the success of the The tea plant grows well in tropical and sub-
Green Revolution. tropical climates endowed with deep and fertile well
(a) Sunshine -drained soil, rich in humus and organic matter.
(b) Precipitation Tea bushes require warm and moist frost -free
(c) Cold climate climate all through the year. Frequent showers
evenly distributed over the year ensure continuous
(d) Hot climate
growth of tender leaves. Tea is a labour-intensive
industry. It requires abundant, cheap and skilled
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm360 labour. Tea is processed within the tea garden; to
restore its freshness. Major tea producing states are
Assam, hills of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts.
West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Apart from
Crops grown during Rabi season are ______ and these, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya,
_______. Andhra Pradesh and Tripura are also tea – producing
(a) Tea and Coffee states in the country. In 2017 India was the second
(b) Cotton and Jute largest producer of tea after China. Indian coffee is
known in the world for its good quality. The Arabica
(c) Wheat and Peas
variety initially brought from Yemen is produced in
(d) Aus and Aman the country. This variety is in great demand all over
the world. Initially its cultivation was introduced on
Solution : www.cbse.site/ss/cm360 the Baba Budan Hills and even today its cultivation
is confined to the Nilgiris in Karnataka, Kerala and
Tamil Nadu.
Kharif crops are harvested in: 261. What is common between Tea and Coffee?
(a) September and October (a) They are Beverages
(b) June and July (b) They are plantation crops
(c) April and June (c) They grow in Hilly regions
(d) December and January (d) All of the above
Crops which are grown in states like Assam, Bengal Which of the following conditions can spoil tea crops?
and Odisha in a year. – (a) Frequent rains widespread throughout the year
(a) Rice, Wheat and Maize (b) Clayey soil which has a high-water holding
(b) Bajra, Rice and Wheat capacity
(c) Aus, Aman and Boro (c) Deep fertile well -drained soil
(d) Pulses, Cotton and Jute (d) Warm, moist and frost-free climate
Source Based Questions 4 : Read the source given India competes with ____ for its ____ of tea.
below and answer 5 questions that follow by choosing the (a) China, consumption
most appropriate option: (b) Yemen, production
Tea cultivation is an example of plantation (c) China, Production
agriculture. It is also an important beverage crop (d) Yemen, consumption
introduced in India initially by the British. Today,
most of the tea plantations are owned by Indians.

******
Taking a hint from the given picture: identify what

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(a) Sowing the tea and coffee seeds

(b) Plucking coffee beans
(c) Pruning tea bushes
(d) Plucking tea leaves.
What are the climatic conditions required for the

growth of tea?
1. Tropical and sub-tropical climate
2. Heavy rainfall ranging from 150 cm to 250 cm
3. Soil should contain good amount of lime
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 only
Tea falls in which type of Industry?

(a) Labour - intensive industry
(b) Capital - intensive industry
(c) Both (A) and (B )
(d) None of the above


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