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Kanachur Public School, , X STD, , Nelson Coelho, , Geography Lesson 4, Agriculture, 1.Which of the following crops are grown with the onset of monsoons and are harvested in the months, of September-October?, (a) Rabi, , (b) Kharif, , (c) Zaid, , (d) None of the above, , 2.‘Slash and burn’ agriculture is a, (a) Shifting agriculture, (b) Intensive agriculture, (c) Commercial agriculture, (d) None of these, , 3.Grouping of small land holdings into a bigger one is called, (a) ceiling on land holdings., (b) collectivisation., (c) cooperative farming., (d) consolidation of land holdings., , 4.Intensive subsistence farming is practised in area of _______., (a) high population (b) low population, (c) deserts (d) thick forests, , 1
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Kanachur Public School, , X STD, , Nelson Coelho, , 5.Which one of the following statements is incorrect as regards to commercial farming?, (a) Use of heavy doses of modern inputs., (b) Crops are grown for sale., (c) Family members are involved in growing crops., (d) Practised on large land holdings., , 6.Which one of the following is a rabi crop?, (a) Rice, , (b) Wheat, , (c) Bajra, , (d) Jowar, , 7.The largest tea producing state of India is, (a) Karnataka, , (b) Assam, , (c) Andhra Pradesh, , (d) Arunachal Pradesh, , 8.A type of millet rich in iron, calcium, other micro nutrients and roughage is __________ ., (a) Bajra (b) Rajma, (c) Jowar (d) Ragi, , 9.India is the second largest producer of sugarcane only after _____________., , 10.___________ is the Golden fibre of India., , 11.______________ is a programme introduced by the Government that has resulted in increased, production of food grains., , 2
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Kanachur Public School, , X STD, , Nelson Coelho, , 12.Kerala is the largest producer of ______________ in India., , 13.The crop grown in black soil is Rice. (True/False), , 14.Castor seed is grown both as Rabi and Kharif crop., (True/False), , 15.The main characteristic feature of commercial farming is the use of high doses of modern inputs., (True/False), , 16.Watermelon is grown during Zaid season. (True/False), , 17.Specialised cultivation of fruits and vegetables is called, (a) Agriculture, , (b) Horticulture, , (c) Sericulture, , (d) Pisciculture, , 18.Punjab and Haryana grow rice mainly due to, (a) availability of cheap labour., (b) development of canals irrigation and tubewells., (c) fertile soil., (d) development of transport network., , 19.Rabi crops are sown in, (a) Winter (b) Summer, (c) Autumn (d) Spring, 3
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Kanachur Public School, , X STD, , Nelson Coelho, , 20.The slash and burn agriculture is known as ________________ in the north–eastern states of India., , 21.India is the largest producer and consumer of ______________ in the world., , 22.Terrace cultivation leads to increase in the level of soil erosion. (True/False), , 23.Name the type of farming in which crops are grown using primitive tools., , 24.Jhumming refers to what type of cultivation?, , 25.In which season are rabi crops sown in India?, , 26.Write the names of any two millets grown in India., , 27.Name the state which is the largest producer of ragi., , 28.Name the crop which is used both as food and fodder., , 29.Sugar is the main source of which products?, , 30.Name the crop in which India is the largest producer and consumer., , 31.Mention two beverage crops grown in India., , 4
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Kanachur Public School, , X STD, , 32.Which fibre is called a ‘golden fibre’?, , 33.What is White Revolution related to?, , 5, , Nelson Coelho
