Objective Questions:

These are the Questions of ‘Agriculture’ asked in Pre-boards and previous years boards.

Q.1 Identify the crop with the help of following features.

• Grows only in tropical region
• Require rainfall more than 200 cm
• Require alluvial and laterite soil

a. Rubber

b. Maize

c. Wheat

d. Cotton

Answer: a. Rubber

Q.2 Identify the soil with the help of given clues.

• It is acidic in nature.
• It is rich in iron.
• It is found in Hills summits of Eastern, Western Ghats and Assam Hills.

a. Black Soil

b. Alluvial Soil

c. Red Soil

d. Laterite Soil

Answer: d. Laterite Soil

Q.3 Which of the crops are also famous as leguminous crops?

a. Fruits

b. Vegetables

c. Pulses

d. All of these.

Answer: c. Pulses

Q.4 Which of the following oil seeds in India is grown in both Rabi and Kharif seasons?

a Castor seed

b. Groundnut

c. Coconut

d. Mustard

Answer: a Castor seed

Q.5 Identify the crop-

• It is a Kharif crop that requires a temperature between 21°C to 27°C.
• It grows well in alluvial soil.
• In some states it is grown as a Rabi crop.

Select the appropriate option from the following.

a. Millet

b. Wheat

c. Sugarcane

d. Maize

Answer: d. Maize

Q.6 In which of the following states is the terrace cultivation not practiced?

a. Punjab

b. Haryana

c. Uttaranchal

d. Maharashtra

Answer: b. Haryana

Q.7 Match the following:

a. A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-I

b. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

c. A-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III

d. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II

Answer: d. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II

Q.8 What is common between primitive subsistence farming and intensive subsistence farming:

a. Both require the use of modern machinery.

b. Both are done on large land holdings.

c. Both require large amounts of credit.

d. Both are labor intensive

Answer: d. Both are labor intensive

Q.9 In which of the following states is overgrazing responsible for land degradation?

a. Jharkhand and Odisha

b. Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

c. Punjab and Haryana

d. Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Answer: b. Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

Q.10 What type of climate is required for sugarcane?

a. Dry and hot

b. Hot and wet

c. Cold and dry

d. Cold and wet

Answer: b. Hot and wet

Q.11 Primitive subsistence farming mainly depends on:

a. HYV seeds

b. Irrigation canals

c. Monsoon and natural fertility of soil

d. Tractors and machines

Answer: c. Monsoon and natural fertility of soil

Q.12 Slash-and-burn farming in north-eastern India is locally known as:

a. Bewar

b. Penda

c. Jhumming

d. Khil

Answer: c. Jhumming

Q.13 Which of the following correctly matches the local name of slash-and-burn agriculture with its region?

Answer: b. Bewar → Madhya Pradesh

Q.14 Identify the crop:

• Accounts for about half of the oilseeds produced in India
• A kharif crop
• Gujarat is the largest producer
  a. Mustard
  b. Groundnut
  c. Sesamum
  d. Linseed

Answer: b. Groundnut

Q.15 Jowar is the ______ most important food crop in India by area and production.
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth

Answer: c. Third

Q.16 The leading sugarcane-producing state of India is:
a. Maharashtra
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Punjab

Answer: b. Uttar Pradesh

Q.17 Identify the crop:

• Tropical as well as subtropical crop
• Requires 21°C to 27°C temperature
• Main source of sugar, gur, khandsari and molasses
  a. Tea
  b. Sugarcane
  c. Groundnut
  d. Maize

Answer: b. Sugarcane

Q.18 Which states made rice cultivation possible in areas of low rainfall through irrigation?

a. Punjab and Haryana
b. Assam and West Bengal
c. Kerala and Tamil Nadu
d. Bihar and Jharkhand

Q.19 Identify the crop:

• Known as a coarse grain but rich in iron and calcium
• Grows well in red, black, sandy, loamy and shallow black soils

a. Bajra
b. Ragi
c. Jowar
d. Maize

Answer: b. Ragi

Q.20 Which of the following pulses does not help in restoring soil fertility by fixing nitrogen?
a. Moong
b. Masur
c. Gram

d. Arhar (Tur)

Answer: d. Arhar (Tur)

Q.21 Identify the crop:

– Kharif crop used as food and fodder
– Requires 21°C to 27°C temperature
– Grows well in old alluvial soil
a. Wheat
b. Maize
c. Jowar
d. Gram

Answer: b. Maize

Q.22 Who was declared the spiritual heir of Mahatma Gandhi?
a. Vinoba Bhave
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Rajendra Prasad
d. Sardar Patel

Answer: a. Vinoba Bhave

Q.23 Identify the crop:

• Known as the “golden fibre”

• Needs fertile floodplain soil renewed yearly

• Used for making gunny bags and mats
a. Cotton
b. Jute
c. Hemp
d. Silk

Answer: b. Jute

Q.24 Which of the following is a major source of protein in a vegetarian diet?
a. Oilseeds
b. Pulses
c. Jute
d. Millets

Answer: b. Pulses

Q.25 Which one of the following is a rabi crop? (NCERT)

a. Rice

b. Millets

c. Gram

d. Cotton

Answer: c. Gram

Q.26 Which of the following is a leguminous crop? (NCERT)

a. Pulses

b. Millets

c. Jowar

d. Sesamum

Answer: a. Pulses