Objective Type Questions with Answers from Agriculture Class 10

 MCQ.

1.           Which of the following are plantation crops?
(a) Rice and maize
(b) Wheat and pulses
(c) Tea, coffee, banana and sugarcane
(d) None of the above

 

2.         The three major cropping seasons of India are:
(a) Aus, Aman and Boro
(b) Rabi, Kharif and Zaid
(c) Baisakh, Paus and Chait
(d) None of the above

 

3.         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

 

4.         Kharif crops are grown:

(a) with the onset of monsoon and harvested in September-October
(b) with the onset of winter and harvested in summer
(c) with onset of Autumn and harvested in summer
(d) None of the above

 

5.         The main food crop of Kharif season is:

(a) Mustard
(b) Pulses
(c) Rice
(d) Wheat

 

6.         The main food crop of Rabi season is:

(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Maize
(d) Jowar

7.         Which of the following is not correct about plantation farming?

(a) In this type of farming, a single crop is grown on a large area

(b) The plantation has an interface of agriculture and industry.

(c) Plantations cover large tracts of land called estates.
(d) Farmers clear a patch of land by felling trees and burning them, to produce cereals and other food crops

 

 

 

 

8.         A short season between the rabi and kharif season is known as:

(a) Aus
(b) Boro
(c) Zaid

9.          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

 

10.       Which is the main food crop of the eastern and southern part of the country?
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Maize
(d) Sugarcane

 

11.       The two main wheat growing regions are:
(a) The Ganga-Sutlej plains and the Deccan Trap
(b) North-eastern part and eastern-coastal plains
(c) Deccan plateau and Konkan coast
(d) None of the above

 

12.       Wheat requires annual rainfall between:
(a) 50 and 75 cm
(b) about 200 cm
(c) 200 and 300 cm
(d) less than 20 cm

 

13.       The third most important food crop of our country is:
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Jowar
(d) Ragi

 

14.       Which State is the largest producer of bajra?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Haryana

 

15.       Which is the right condition 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) Temperature of 25°C and 200 cm of rainfall
(d) None of the above

 

16.       Which of the following crops is a major source of protein in a vegetarian diet?
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Pulses
(d) Oilseeds

 

17.       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 require intensive irrigation facilities

 

18.       Which is the ideal condition for the growth of sugarcane?
(a) Temperature of 21°C to 27°C and an annual rainfall between 75 cm and 100 cm
(b) Temperature below 17°C and 50 to 75 cm rainfall
(c) Temperature of 25°C and 200 cm of rainfall
(d) none of the above

 

19.       What percentage of our cropped area is covered by oilseeds?
(a) 21
(b) 12
(c) 2
(d) 4

 

20.       Which of the following conditions can spoil tea crop?
(a) Frequent showers evenly distributed over the year
(b) Frost free climate
(c) Deep fertile well drained soil
(d) Clayey soil which has high water holding capacity

 

21.       Coffee cultivation was first introduced in:
(a) Himalayas
(b) Aravalli Hills
(c) Garo Hills
(d) Baba Budan Hills

 

22.       Which of the following crops is an important raw material for automobile industry?
(a) Pulses
(b) Ragi
(c) Rubber
(d) None of the above

 

23.       Rearing of silkworms for the production of silk fibre is known as:
(a) Sericulture
(b) Aquaculture
(c) Apeculture
(d) Pisciculture

 

24.       Which of the following is known as golden fibre?
(a) Cotton
(b) Jute
(c) Hemp
(d) Silk

 

25.       Which one of the following describes a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown on a large area?
(a) Shifting agriculture
(b) Plantation agriculture
(c) Horticulture
(d) Intensive agriculture

 

26.       Which one of the following is a rabi crop?
(a) Rice
(b) Millets
(c) Gram
(d) Cotton

 

27.       Which one of the following is a leguminous j crop?
(a) Pulses
(b) Jawar
(c) Millets
(d) Sesamum

 

28.       Which one of the following is announced by the government in support of a crop?
(a) Maximum support price
(b) Minimum support price
(c) Moderate support price
(d) Influential support price

 

29.       Primitive subsistence farming is also known as:
(a) Mixed farming
(b) Cooperative farming
(c) Slash and bum agriculture
(d) Commercial farming

 

30.       Plantation agriculture is a type of:
(a) Subsistence farming
(b) Commercial farming
(c) Mixed farming
(d) None of the above

 

31.       Rabi Crops are harvested in the months of ____:

(a)   October to December

(b)   April to June

(c)   July to September

(d)   January to March

 

32.       Which one of the following describes a system of agriculture where a single crop is grown on a large area?

(a) Shifting Agriculture

(b) Plantation Agriculture

(c) Horticulture

(d) Intensive Agriculture

 

33.       Which one of the following is a rabi crop?

(a) Rice

(b) Gram

(c) Millets

(d) Cotton

 

34.       What part of total population of India is engaged in agriculture activities:

                 (a)   2/3

                  (b)   1/3

                  (c)   2/5

                 (d)   1/4

 

35.       Which one of the following in not an Agro-based industry:

(a)   Cement Industry

(b)   Jute Industry

(c)   Cotton textile Industry

(d)   Sugar Industry

 

36.       Which one of the following is ‘Kharif’ crop:

(a)   Wheat

(b)   Mustard

(c)   Maize

(d)   None of these

 

 

37.       Maximum consumption of natural rubber is made of:

(a)   Auto tyres & tubes

(b)   Footwear

(c)   Beats and hoses

(d)   Dipped goods

 

38.       India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of the world:

(a)   Wheat

(b)   Maize

(c)   Pulses

(d)   Millets

 

 

39.       The oilseed in India grown in both Rabi and Kharif seasons is:

(a)   Groundnut

(b)   Coconut

(c)   Castor-seed

(d)   Mustard

 

40.       Commercial farming is practiced the most in the states of:

(a)   Punjab and Haryana

(b)   Orissa and West Bengal

(c)   Rajasthan

(d)   Himachal Pradesh

 

 

Assertion and Reason:

DIRECTION: In the following questions, a statement of assertion is followed by a statement of reason. Mark the correct choice as:

a)     If Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

b)     If Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

c)     If Assertion is true but reason is false

d)     If both assertion and reason are false

 

41.       Assertion: India’s primary activity is Agriculture.

Reason: Two-thirds of its population is engaged in agricultural activities.

 

42.       Assertion: Agriculture is not an old economic activity.

Reason: Farming varies from subsistence to commercial type.

 

43.       Assertion: Crops are grown depending upon the variations in soil, climate and cultivation practices.
Reason: Crops are also grown according to availability of water.

 

44.       Assertion: Ample food crop in India is rice and requires less rain.
Reason: Our country is the fourth largest producer of rice in the world.

45.       Assertion: Tea cultivation, is a labor-intensive industry.

Reason: Cultivation can be done throughout the year. Tea bushes require a warm and moist frost-free climate.

Source based questions:

 

46.       Identify the plant shown in picture below:

a)     Mango

b)     Banana

c)     Grapes

d)     Apple

 

 

Case based:

Rinjha lived with her family in a small village at the outskirts of Diphu in Assam. She enjoys watching her family members clearing, slashing and burning a patch of land for cultivation. She often helps them in irrigating the fields with water running through a bamboo canal from the nearby spring. She loves the surroundings and wants to stay here as long as she can, but this little girl has no idea about the declining fertility of the soil and her family’s search for fresh a patch of land in the next season.

47.       Where did Rinjha live?

a)     Bihar

b)     Punjab

c)     Assam

d)     Bengal

 

48.       Where did Rinjha get water to irrigate the fields?

a)     Well

b)     Stream

c)     Spring

d)     Canal

 

49.       What is Rinjha’s family searching for next season?
(a) Source of water to irrigate the land

(b) Fresh patch of land

(c) Fertilizers

(d) Seeds

 

50.       Rinjha had no idea about what?

a)     Increase in population

b)     Declining fertility of soil

c)     Water levels going down

d)     Increase in pollution

 

Answers

1.                C                 

2.                B

3.                A

4.                A

5.                C

6.                A

7.                D

8.                C

9.                C

10.             A

11.             A

12.             A

13.             A

14.             A

15.             A

16.             C

17.             D

18.             A

19.             B

20.             D

21.             D

22.             C

23.             A

24.             B

25.             B

26.             B

27.             A

28.             B

29.             C

30.             B

31.             B

32.             B

33.             B

34.             A

35.             A

36.             C

37.             A

38.             C

39.             C

40.             A

41.             A

42.             D

43.             B

44.             C

45.             B

46.             B

47.             C

48.             C

49.             B

50.             B