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MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Agriculture

Question : Jhumming in Brazil is called:
(a) Ladang
(b) Masole
(c) Roca
(d) None of these
Answer : C
 
Question : Ragi is very rich in:
(a) Zinc
(b) Iodine
(c) Iron
(d) Phosphorous
Answer : C
 
Question : Agriculture contributes ______ to the national income of India.
(a) 33%
(b) 22%
(c) 40%
(d) none of these
Answer : D
 
Question : Which of the following is the staple food crop of a majority of the people in India?
(a) Jowar
(b) Bajra
(c) Wheat
(d) Rice
Answer : D
 
Question : Which out of the following is a Zaid crop?
(a) Moong
(b) Mustard
(c) Urad
(d) Watermelon
Answer : D
 
Question : The crops grown in Rabi season are:
(a) wheat, peas, barley and mustard
(b) rice, jute, maize, soyabean
(c) pulses, melons, vegetables
(d) sugarcane and tobacco
Answer : A
 
Question : Which type of agriculture practice is famous in North- Eastern states like Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland?
(a) Jhumming
(b) Slash and burn farming
(c) Commercial farming
(d) Subsistence farming
Answer : A
 
Question : In which moths the kharif crops are harvested?
(a) April-June
(b) September-October
(c) January-February
(d) June-July
Answer : B 
 
Question : Aus, aman and boro are types of which crop?
(a) Maize
(b) Paddy
(c) Jowar
(d) Bajra
Answer : B
 
Question : Which of the following was the main focus of our First Five Year plan?
(a) Cost of food grains
(b) Land reforms
(c) Industrialisation
(d) Globalisation
Answer : B
 
Question : Which of the following is being used in making gunny bags, mats, ropes, yarn, carpets and other artefacts?
(a) Jute (b) Cotton
(c) Fibre (d) None of these
Answer : A
 
Question : Tick the characteristics of commercial farming.
(a) Plots of land are fragmented.
(b) Transport and communication plays an important role.
(c) The yield is usually low.
(d) The pressure of population is high on land.
Answer : B

Question :  What part of Total population of India is engaged in agriculture activities:
(a) 2/3
(b) 1/3
(c) 2/5
(d) 1/4
Answer : A

Question : Which one of following is not Agro-based industry:
(a) Cement Industry
(b) Jute Industry
(c) Cotton textile Industry
(d) Sugar Industry
Answer : A

Question : It’s type of Agriculture where farmers clear a patch of and produce rereads and other food crops to sustain that family that is:
(a) Commercial farming
(b) Extensive farming
(c) Modern farming
(d) Slash and burn farming
Answer : D

Question : Agriculture where a single crop is grown on large area:
(a) Shifting Agriculture
(b) Plantation agriculture
(c) Horticulture
(d) Extensive Agriculture
Answer : B

Question : Which one of the following is ‘Kharif’ crop:
(a) Wheat
(b) Mustered
(c) Maize
(d) None of these
Answer : C

Question : Maximum consumption of natural rubber is made of –
(a) Auto tyres & tubes
(b) Footwear
(c) Beats and hoses
(d) Dipped goods
Answer : A

Question : India is the larger producer as well as the consumer of the world?
(a) Wheat
(b) Maize
(c) Pulses
(d) Millets
Answer : C 

Question : __________ is recognised as a powerful supplement in inventing new hybrid varieties of seeds. 
(a) imports
(b) globalization
(c) genetic engineering
(d) green revolution
Answer : C
Explanation: Genetic engineering is recognised as a powerful supplement in inventing new hybrid varieties of seeds.
 
Question : Which of the following attracted the Britishers to India? 
(a) spices
(b) groundnut
(c) Cotton belts
(d) rubber
Answer : C
Explanation: During the British period cotton belts of India attracted the British and ultimately cotton was exported to Britain as a raw material for their textile industries.
 

Fill In The Blank  

DIRECTION : Complete the following statements with appropriate word(s).
 
Question :  India has three cropping seasons: ______ , ______ and ______ .
Answer : rabi, kharif, zaid
 
Question :  Millets are also called ______ .
Answer : Coarse grains 
 
Question :  ______ is a name given to ‘slash and burn’ agriculture in North-Eastern States of India.
Answer :  Jhumming
 
 

True/False  

DIRECTION : Read each of the following statements and write if it is true or false.
 
Question : Agriculture is an age-old and a primary economic activity.
Answer : True
 
Question : Crops grown between March and June are known as ‘Zaid’ crops.
Answer : False 
 
Question : Coffee plantations are located in Odisha, Bengal and Bihar. 
Answer : False 
 

Assertion and Reasoning Based Questions

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.
 
Question : Assertion : Agriculture is not an old economic activity.
Reason : Farming varies from subsistence to commercial type.
Answer : (d) Both assertion and reason are false.
Cultivation methods have changed significantly depending upon the characteristics of physical, environmental and technological methods. Agriculture is definitely an old economic activity in India. Thus, both reason and assertion are false.
 
Question : Assertion : Biochemical inputs and irrigation are used for obtaining higher production.
Reason : Doses of biochemical input are used to grow crops rapidly.
Answer : (a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
High doses of biochemical inputs and irrigation are used for obtaining higher production to meet the growing demands of the people. The farmers continue to take maximum output from the limited land.
 
Question : Assertion : apple food crop in India is rice and requires less rain.
Reason : Our country is the fourth largest producer of rice in the world.
Answer :  (c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
It is the staple food crop of a majority of the people in India. Our country is the second largest producer of rice in the world after China. Cultivation of rice requires annual rainfall above 100 cm . In the areas of less rainfall, it grows with the help of irrigation.
 
Question : Assertion : Tea cultivation, is a labour - intensive industry.
Reason : Cultivation can be done throughout the year .Tea bushes require warm and moist frost- free climate.
Answer :  (b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
The tea plant grows well in tropical and sub-tropical climates endowed with deep and fertile well- drained soil, rich in humus and organic matter. It is consumed on large basis in India being an important beverage crop.
 

Very Short Questions for Class 10 Social Science Agriculture

Question : By which name is specialized cultivation of fruits and vegetables known?
Answer : Horticulture. 
 
Question : Which is the leading coffee producer state in India?
Answer : Karnataka. 
 
Question : In which country the ‘slash and burn’ agriculture is known as ‘Roca’ ? 
Answer : Brazil. 
 
Question : Which crop is grown with the onset monsoons and are harvested in the month of September and October?
Answer :  Kharif.
 
Question : Name some rabi crops. 
Answer : Wheat, barley, peas, gram and mustard.  
 
Question : Name some rabi crops. 
Answer :  Wheat, barley, peas, gram and mustard, sunflower, rapeseed, linseed. 
 
Question : India is the largest producer as well as consumer of which agricultural product in the world?
Answer :  India is the largest producer as well as consumer of Pulses in the world. Pulses account for around 20 per cent of the area under food grains and contribute around 7-10 per cent of the total food grains production in the country. 

Question : Write the name of cash crops?
Answer : Cotton, Jute, Sugar cane.

Question : What do you mean by white revolution?
Answer : Maixmum production of Milk

Question : Name the two beverage crops produce in India?
Answer : Tea and Coffee.

Question : What is the other name of operation flood?
Answer : White revolution.

Question : The main producer of groundnut in India is?
Answer : Madhya Pradesh.

Question : Wheat is related to which type of crops ?
Answer : Rabi crops .

Question : In which types of soil does maize grow well?
Answer : Old Alluvial Soil (Banger Soil)

Question : Name the two example of plantation agriculture?
Answer : Tea and Coffee.

Question : What is the other name of package technology?
Answer : Green revolution.

 

Short Questions for Class 10 Social Science Agriculture  

Question : What are three cropping seasons of India? Explain any one in brief.
Answer : India has three cropping seasons:-
(1) Rabi (2) Kharif and (3) Zaid
(1) Rabi crops:- Sown in winter from October to December. - Harvest in summer from April to June. - Main crop-wheat, barley, peas, gram, mustard
(2) Kharif crop:- Grown with the onset of monsoon in different parts of the country. - Harvest in September-October. - Maize, jawar, bajra, cotton, Soya been
(3) Zaid crops:- Sown between rabbi and kharif seasons. Crops: Watermelon, Muskmelon, cucumber, fodder etc.

Question : Discuss three main impacts of globalization on Indian agriculture.
Answer : 1.Indian agricultural products are not able to compete with the developed countries.
2.Bad condition of marginal and small farmers
3.Caused land degradation due to overuse of chemicals.

Question : What are three cropping seasons of India? Explain any one in brief.
Answer :  India has three cropping seasons:-
(1) Rabi
(2) Kharif and
(3) Zaid
(1) Rabi crops: - Shown in winter from October to December.
- Harvest in summer from April to June.
- Main crop-wheat, barley, peas, gram, mustard
(2) Kharif crop:
- Grown with the onset of monsoon in different parts of the country.
- Harnest in September-October.
- Maize jawar , bajra ,cotton, Soya been
(3) Zaid crops:
-sown between rabbi and kharif seasons.
Crops: watermelon, Muskmelon, cucumber, fodder etc. 

Question :“Discovery and use of iron brought a radical change in human life” prove it with three examples.
Answer : a) Revolution in agriculture-different type of tools invented like axe, hook, plough etc.
b) Revolution in industry-different tools and machines like spinning.
c) Revolution in transportation- bullock-cart, ships, boats etc. 

Question : “Dense and efficient network of transport is a prerequisite for local and national development”. Analyse the statement.
Answer :  a. The pace of development of country depends upon the production of goods and services as well as their movement over space. Therefore efficient means of transport are pre-requisite for national development.
b. Today, the world has been converted into a large village with the help of efficient an d fast moving transport system.
c. The trades from local to international levels have added to the vitality of our economy with the help of dense and efficient network of transport in the country. It has enriched our life and added substantially to growing amenities and facilities for the comforts of life.
 
Question : What are the growing conditions required for the main staple food crop of India? Mention the main growing regions. 
Answer : Growing conditions required for rice:
a. High temperature (above 25°C). It is a Kharif crop.
b. High humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm.
Main growing regions: Northern plains, northeastern India, Coastal areas, deltaic plains and river valleys.
 
Question : Explain any two geographical conditions required for the cultivation of pulses. Name any two important pulses producing states. 
or
Why the pulses are mostly grown in rotation with other crops? Name any two major pulse producing states?
Answer : Pulses are mostly grown in rotation with other crops because:
a. Pulses need less moisture and survive even in dry conditions.
b. Being leguminous crops, all these crops Major pulse producing states are : Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.  
 
 
Question : Why are some pulses known as leguminous crop? Why are they grown in rotation with other crops? 
Answer :  i. A legume is a plant or its fruit or seed in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae).
Maximum pulses are known as leguminous crops.
ii. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for their grain seed called pulse, for livestock forage and silage, and as soil-enhancing green manure. Well-known legumes include alfalfa, clover, peas, beans, chickpeas, lentils, lupin bean, mesquite, carob, soybeans, peanuts and tamarind.
iii. Pulses helps in fixation of nitrogen.
iv. Pulses are grown in rotation with other crops as they help in restoring soil fertility by using nitrogen from the air.
v. A pulse crop saves energy by producing nitrogen for itself and reducing the nitrogen requirement for subsequent crops. It also requires less energy to grow because there is no energy used to apply fertilizer. Overall, producing pulses
requires only about half the energy of a cereal crop like wheat or barley. 
 

Long Questions for Class 10 Social Science Agriculture 

Question : Name the major Horticulture Crops of India and also write their areas of cultivation. 
Answer : i. Horticulture is the science and art of growing (plants) - fruits, vegetables, flowers,
ii. The diversity of physiographic, climatic and soil characteristics enables India to grow a large variety of horticultural crops. India is one of the world’s largest producers of vegetables.
iii. National Horticulture Board (NHB) was set up by Government of India in April 1984. The main objectives of the NHB are to improve integrated development of Horticulture industry.
iv. Major Horticulture Crops of India are mangoes, oranges, bananas, litchi, Guava, pineapple, grapes, apple, pears, walnuts, cashew nuts. Different crops grow in different parts of India like
v. Mangoes: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
vi. Oranges: Nagpur and Cherapunji (Meghalaya)
vii. Bananas: Kerala, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu.
viii. Litchi and Guava: Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
ix. Pineapple: Meghalaya
x. Grapes: Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.
xi. Apples, Pears, Apricots and Walnuts: Jammu and Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh.
xii. Cashew nut: Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
 
Question : Mention the major crops that come under millets. State the geographical conditions required for their cultivation along with the areas where they are grown. 
Answer :  a. Jowar, bajra and ragi are the important millets grown in India. These are known as coarse grains. They have very high nutritional value. Ragi is very rich in iron, calcium, other micronutrients and roughage.
i. Jowar is the third most important food crop with respect to area and production.
ii. It is a rain-fed crop mostly grown in the moist areas which hardly needs irrigation. It thrives well at a temperature between 25°C and 32°C and it requires rainfall about 40 cm annually.
iii. Maharashtra is the largest producer of jowar followed by Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
b. i. Bajra grows well on sandy soils and shallow black soil.
ii. The ideal temperature for its growth is 25°-30°C and is grown in areas of 40-50 cm of annual rainfall.
iii. Rajasthan is the largest producer of bajra followed by Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Haryana.
c. i. Ragi is a crop of dry regions and grows well on red, black, sandy, loamy and shallow black soils.
ii. Ragi is suited for cultivation in areas with annual rainfall of 700-1200 mm. It grows well in altitudes of 1000-2000 m with an average temperature of 27 ºC.
iii. Karnataka is the largest producer of ragi followed by Tamil Nadu. Apart from these states, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh are also important for the production of ragi. 

Question : ‘India is an agricultural country' Comment.
Or Why is agricultural development a precondition for our national prosperity?
Or What is the importance of agriculture in India?
Answer : 1) India is an agricultural country. Nearly two-third of its population depends directly on agriculture
for its livelihood.
2) Agriculture is the mainstay of India's economy. It accounts for 26 % of the Gross Domestic Product.
3) Agriculture provides 10 % of our total exports and a source of fodder for animals.
4) Its share in providing employment and livelihood to the population is 63 per cent in 2001.

Question : Define the term agriculture.
Answer : The term agriculture is derived from two Latin words 'ager' meaning land and 'culture' meaning cultivation. Agriculture thus means land cultivation. However, it includes animal husbandry, forestry,horticulture and pisciculture.

Question : State any two reasons for the change in the methods of cultivation.
Answer : i. Change in the physical environment
ii. Change in the technological know-how
iii. Change in the socio cultural practices. (Explain)

Question : Differentiate between net sown area and gross cropped area.
Answer :1) The total land cultivated in a year is called net sown area. The net sown area and the land in the
net sown area cultivated more than once together make gross cultivated area.
2) The net sown area in India at the present is 143 million hectares. It is about 46.6 % of the total geographical area.

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