CBSE Class 10 Social Science Geography MCQs Set 01

Social Science Objective Questions and Answers: Geography

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Question 1: The Golden Revolution is related to
(a) food grain production
(b) milk production
(c) honey and horticulture production
(d) fish production
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Answer: (c) honey and horticulture production

Explanation:
1. The Golden Revolution (1991–2003) refers to growth in horticulture and honey production.

Question 2: Jhum is a type of which of the following?
(a) The name of a river
(b) A Folk dance
(c) The type of cultivation
(d) A tribe in the North-East of India
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Answer: (c) The type of cultivation

Explanation:
1. Jhum cultivation is practiced by the tribal groups in the northeastern states of India.

Question 3: Agricultural Commodities are graded with :
(a) ISI
(b) Eco-products
(c) AGMARK
(d) Green Product Ans: (¢) After allowing a discount of 20%, a radio is available for = 1200. Its marked price was : (a) % 1500 (b) X 1800 (c) 1400 (d) ¥ 1550 " 100
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Answer: (a) ISI

Explanation:
1. Agricultural commodities are graded with AGMARK.

Question 4: Rabi crops are sown in
(a) October to December (winter)
(b) June to July
(c) April to June
(d) January to March
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Answer: (a) October to December (winter)

Explanation:
1. Rabi crops are sown in winter and harvested in March-April.

Question 5: Which of the following is a Zaid crop?
(a) Watermelon
(b) Wheat
(c) Paddy
(d) Mustard
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Answer: (a) Watermelon

Explanation:
1. Zaid crops are grown in the short summer between Rabi and Kharif.

Question 6: The three cropping seasons of India are Rabi, Kharif and
(a) Zaid
(b) Perennial
(c) Winter
(d) Monsoon
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Answer: (a) Zaid

Explanation:
1. Zaid is a short summer season.

Question 7: Mustard is a
(a) Rabi crop
(b) Kharif crop
(c) Zaid crop
(d) Cash crop only
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Answer: (a) Rabi crop

Explanation:
1. It is sown in October-November.

Question 8: The Food Corporation of India procures foodgrains to give price support to farmers and to
(a) Build public stocks
(b) Export
(c) Make bio-fuel
(d) Pay wages
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Answer: (a) Build public stocks

Explanation:
1. It is the nodal agency.

Question 9: 'Operation Flood' refers to
(a) increase in the production of milk
(b) increase in the production of poultry products
(c) controlling floods
(d) increasing the production of agricultural crops
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Answer: (a) increase in the production of milk

Explanation:
1. Operation Flood (from 1970) by the NDDB created a national milk grid and made India the largest milk producer.

Question 10: The Blue Revolution is related with
(a) Fish production
(b) Food grain production
(c) Oilseed production
(d) Milk production
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Answer: (a) Fish production

Explanation:
1. The Blue Revolution refers to increased fish production (fisheries and aquaculture).

Question 11: The programme of ‘Operation Flood’ was concentrated on
(a) increasing irrigation facilities.
(b) flood control.
(c) increasing the milk production.
(d) increasing food grains production.
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Answer: (c) increasing the milk production.

Explanation:
1. Operation Flood (from 1970), led by Verghese Kurien, aimed at increasing milk production (White Revolution).

Question 12: Which one among the following cattle breed produces highest amount of milk?
(a) Brown Swiss
(b) Holstein
(c) Dutch belted
(d) Blaarkop
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Answer: (b) Holstein

Explanation:
1. The Holstein-Friesian is the world's highest milk-yielding cattle breed.

Question 13: Rearing and maintenance of honey- bees and hives for honey is called _____.
(a) sericulture
(b) apiculture
(c) pisciculture
(d) floriculture
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Answer: (b) apiculture

Explanation:
1. Rearing and maintenance of honey- bees and hives for honey is called apiculture.

Question 14: Amul is a success story of cooperatives in milk and milk products from _____, which brought in the White Revolution in the country.
(a) Delhi
(b) Karnataka
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
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Answer: (d) Gujarat

Explanation:
1. Amul was formed as a State cooperative brand at Anand, Gujarat in 1946. It brought in the ‘White Revolution’ which made India the world’s largest producer of milk.

Question 15: What is the cultivation of fish, shellfish and aquatic plants called?
(a) Ranching
(b) Sericulture
(c) Apiculture
(d) Aquaculture
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Answer: (d) Aquaculture

Explanation:
1. Aquaculture is the cultivation of aquatic organisms—fish, shellfish and aquatic plants.

Question 16: Which country is the ‘World’s largest producer of milk’?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) Brazil
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Answer: (a) India

Explanation:
1. According to the FAO, India is the world’s largest milk producer, with 22% of global production, followed by the US, China, Pakistan and Brazil.

Question 17: In terms of area, India ranks in the world
(a) seventh
(b) fifth
(c) sixth
(d) eighth
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Answer: (a) seventh

Explanation:
1. India is the seventh largest country.

Question 18: Yarlung Zangbo is the name of which river?
(a) Brahmaputra
(b) Ganga
(c) Narmada
(d) Mahanadi
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Answer: (a) Brahmaputra

Explanation:
1. The Brahmaputra is called the Yarlung Tsangpo (Zangbo) in Tibet.

Question 19: Which of the following is a commercial crop in India?
(a) Mustard
(b) Tobacco
(c) Jute
(d) All of these
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Answer: (d) All of these

Explanation:
1. Mustard, tobacco and jute are all grown mainly for sale, i.e. commercial (cash) crops.

Question 20: Golden fibre refers to
(a) hemp
(b) cotton
(c) jute
(d) nylon
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Answer: (c) jute

Explanation:
1. Jute is called the "golden fibre" because of its colour and value.

Question 21: Jute is mainly produced in
(a) West Bengal
(b) Punjab
(c) Gujarat
(d) Rajasthan
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Answer: (a) West Bengal

Explanation:
1. West Bengal grows most of India's jute.

Question 22: Cotton is mainly produced in Gujarat and
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Kerala
(c) Assam
(d) Bihar
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Answer: (a) Maharashtra

Explanation:
1. Gujarat and Maharashtra are leading cotton producers.

Question 23: Srinagar is situated on the banks of the river
(a) Ravi
(b) Sutlej
(c) Jhelum
(d) Chenab
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Answer: (c) Jhelum

Explanation:
1. Srinagar lies on the banks of the Jhelum river in the Kashmir valley.

Question 24: Guwahati is on the bank of which river?
(a) Ganga
(b) Barak
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Teesta
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Answer: (c) Brahmaputra

Explanation:
1. Guwahati in Assam is on the banks of the Brahmaputra.

Question 25: Which one of the following places is not located on the bank of river Ganga?
(a) Kanpur
(b) Uttarkashi
(c) Fatehpur
(d) Bhagalpur
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Answer: (c) Fatehpur

Explanation:
1. Fatehpur is not located on the bank of river Ganga. It is located on the fertile land also known as 'Doab' between Ganges and Yamuna.

Question 26: Which of the following states has the longest coastline?
(a) Goa
(b) Gujarat
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh
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Answer: (b) Gujarat

Explanation:
1. Gujarat has the longest coastline of any Indian state.

Question 27: “Kayals” are found in which among the following states of India?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
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Answer: (c) Kerala

Explanation:
1. Kayals are found in Kerala. These are the shallow lagoons or inlets of the sea that are parallel to the coastal lines.

Question 28: Which of the following states in India has the longest coastline?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Maharashtra
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Answer: (c) Gujarat

Explanation:
1. Nine states and four union territories (UTs) of India have a coastline. Gujarat has the longest coastline among states.

Question 29: The length of India‘s coastline is about
(a) 4900 kms
(b) 5700 kms
(c) 7500 kms
(d) 8300 kms
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Answer: (c) 7500 kms

Explanation:
1. The length of India's coastline is about 7500 km.

Question 30: The northern part of the west coast in India is known as
(a) Konkan coast
(b) Coromandel coast
(c) Malabar coast
(d) Godavari Coast
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Answer: (a) Konkan coast

Explanation:
1. The northern part of the west coast is known as the Konkan coast.

Question 31: The Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project is located in which state?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Haryana
(c) Punjab
(d) Uttar Pradesh
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Answer: (b) Haryana

Explanation:
1. The Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project is at Jharli in Jhajjar district, Haryana.

Question 32: Which country assisted India in establishing the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Station in Tamil Nadu?
(a) Russia
(b) Canada
(c) Germany
(d) France
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Answer: (a) Russia

Explanation:
1. Kudankulam's VVER reactors were built with Russian collaboration.

Question 33: Which among the following is the oldest oil refinery of India?
(a) Chennai
(b) Digboi
(c) Jamnagar
(d) Panipat
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Answer: (b) Digboi

Explanation:
1. Digboi refinery in Assam, commissioned in 1901, is India's oldest.

Question 34: Black revolution relates to which of the following?
(a) Self-dependence in foodgrains production
(b) Self-dependence in milk production
(c) Self-dependence in petroleum/crude oil
(d) None of these
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Answer: (c) Self-dependence in petroleum/crude oil

Explanation:
1. The 'Black Revolution' refers to raising the production of petroleum and crude oil.

Question 35: Where is Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant located?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradesh
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Answer: (b) Tamil Nadu

Explanation:
1. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is located in Tamil Nadu. It is the largest nuclear power station in India.

Question 36: Where is Kudankulam nuclear power plant?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashtra
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Answer: (c) Tamil Nadu

Explanation:
1. The Kudankulam nuclear power plant is located in Tamil Nadu. It is a Civilian Nuclear Power Plant, built by India in collaboration with Russia.

Question 37: Which of the fol lowing oilfields is situated in the North-eastern region of India?
(a) Kalol
(b) Ankaleshwar
(c) Mehsana
(d) Digboi
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Answer: (d) Digboi

Explanation:
1. The Digboi oilfield is in Assam, in north-eastern India.

Question 38: “Ankleshwar’ is known for
(a) Gold
(b) Coal
(c) Gas
(d) Oil
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Answer: (d) Oil

Explanation:
1. Ankleshwar in Gujarat is known for oil.

Question 39: The number of oil refineries working in the State of Assam is
(a) one
(b) two
(c) three
(d) four
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Answer: (d) four

Explanation:
1. Assam has four oil refineries (Digboi, Guwahati, Bongaigaon and Numaligarh).

Question 40: Where is Indira Point located?
(a) Nicobar Islands
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Kerala Coast
(d) Tamil Nadu Coast
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Answer: (a) Nicobar Islands

Explanation:
1. Indira Point, India's southernmost point, is on Great Nicobar Island in the Nicobar Islands.

Question 41: Which among the following is the southernmost point of Indian territory?
(a) Kanyakumari
(b) Indira Point
(c) Kalapani
(d) Port Blair
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Answer: (b) Indira Point

Explanation:
1. The Southernmost Point of India is INDIRA POINT in the Nicobar District of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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