CBSE Class 10 Social Science Agriculture Important Questions Set B

Objective Type Questions

Question. How much population of India is engaged in agriculture ?
(a) \( 1/2 \)
(b) \( 1/3 \)
(c) \( 2/3 \)
(d) \( 3/4 \)
Answer: (c)

Question. Primitive subsistence farming is also known as :
(a) Jhumming
(b) Terrace Farming
(c) Step Farming
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)

Question. By what name jhumming is known in Jharkhand ?
(a) Bewar
(b) Dahiya
(c) Podu
(d) Kuruwa
Answer: (d)

Question. Jhumming is known as Conuco in :
(a) Brazil
(b) Venezuela
(c) Mexico
(d) Central Africa
Answer: (b)

Question. Land productivity in primitive subsistence farming is:
(a) Low
(b) High
(c) Normal
(d) Very high
Answer: (a)

Question. Choose the correctly matched pair about the Primitive Cultivation in India from the following options:
(a) Dahiya-Madhya Pradesh
(b) Kumari-Jharkhand
(c) Khil-Andhra Pradesh
(d) Koman-Karnataka
Answer: (a)

Question. Intensive subsistence farming is practiced in areas of :
(a) High population
(b) No population
(c) Less population
(d) Very less population
Answer: (a)

Question. Rice is a commercial crop of which state ?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Punjab and Haryana
(d) Orissa
Answer: (c)

Question. Which is the most important plantation crop grown in Karnataka ?
(a) Tea
(b) Coffee
(c) Rice
(d) Banana
Answer: (b)

Question. Rabi crops are sown in :
(a) Summer
(b) Winter
(c) Monsoon
(d) Autumn
Answer: (b)

Question. Kharif crops are harvested in the month of :
(a) September-October
(b) July-August
(c) November-December
(d) January-February
Answer: (a)

Question. The important kharif crops grown during this season are paddy (rice), maize, jowar, bajara, tur, moong, urad, cotton, jute, groundnut and soyabean. (True/False)
Answer: True

Question. Some of the major rice growing areas are Assam, West Bengal, Coastal region of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Maharashtra along with Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. (True/False)
Answer: True

Question. In states like Assam, West Bengal and Odisha, three crops of paddy are grown in a year. (True/False)
Answer: True

Question. Rice crop requires low temperature and very high humidity level of \( 90\% \) with annual rainfall around \( 80\text{--}90 \text{ cm} \). (True/False)
Answer: False

Question. Wheat requires cool growing season and a bright sunshine at the time of ripening. (True/False)
Answer: True

Question. Match the following.
Column A |                       Column B
1. Low yielding |           (D) Shifting Agriculture
2. High yielding |          (E) Subsistence Agriculture
3. Coffee cultivation |   (A) Nilgiri hills
4. Tea cultivation |        (C) West Bengal
5. Jowar |                     (B) Jowar
Answer: 1. (D), 2. (E), 3. (A), 4. (C), 5. (B)

Question. Which country was the second largest producer after China of the above crop (Cotton)?
(A) Japan
(B) USA
(C) India
(D) Myanmar
Answer: (C)

Question. Barley: Rabi crop, cotton: Kharif, _________ zaid crop.
(a) Wheat
(b) Mustard
(c) Soya bean
(d) Cucumber
Answer: (d)

Question. Intensive subsistence forming is practised in areas _____________ .
Answer: where population pressure on land is high.

Question. ________is the largest producer of raw jute and jute goods and stands at second place as an exporter after Bangladesh. 
Answer: India.

Question. Wheat : Punjab, Sugarcane: Uttar Pradesh, __________ Tamil Nadu.
Answer: Coffee.

Question. Bewar : Madhya Pradesh, Koman : Odisha, Kuruwa : __________ .
Answer: Jharkhand.

Question. Cotton : __________, Tea : Plantation, Rice : Food.
Answer: Fiber.

Question. In India, there are different types of farming which involves.
Answer: Primitive subsistence farming, Intensive subsistence farming and commercial farming.

Question. Rank the following States in terms of wheat production :
i. Madhya Pradesh
ii. Uttar Pradesh
iii. Punjab
iv. Haryana
Options :
(A) (i)-(ii)-(iii)-(iv)
(B) (iii)-(ii)-(i)-(iv)
(C) (ii)-(iii)-(i)-(iv)
(D) (iv)-(ii)-(iii)-(i)
Answer: (C)

Question. Complete the following table with regards to wheat and its cultivation.
Crop name: Wheat | Rainfall required (in cm): (A)–? | Found in: Punjab | Type of crop: (B)–?
Answer: (A) \( 50 \text{ to } 75 \text{ cm} \), (B) Rabi

Question. Identify the crop with the help of the following features:
• Arabica variety grown in India.
• Crop grown in Western Ghats.
Answer: Coffee.

Question. Identify the crop with the help of the following features:
• Staple food crop of India.
• Above \( 100 \text{ cm} \) rainfall is required.
• It is a Kharif crop.
Answer: Rice. (Note: The OCR says Answer: Wheat, but the features describe Rice).

Question. Identify the crop with the help of the following features:
• It is a tropical as well as subtropical crop.
• It grows well in hot and humid climate.
• It required rainfall between \( 75 \text{ cm} \text{ and } 100 \text{ cm} \).
Answer: Sugarcane.

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question. What is Sericulture?
OR
Name two cotton producing states of India.
Answer: Rearing of silkworms for the production of silk fibre is known as Sericulture. OR Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Question. What is the position of India, in the world, in terms of sugarcane production ?
Answer: The position of India is second in the world, in terms of sugarcane production.

Question. What is agriculture ?
Answer: The art and science of cultivating soil, raising crops and rearing livestock including animal husbandry and forestry is called agriculture.

Question. In which states ‘Jhumming’ is practiced ?
Answer: Jhumming is practiced in north-eastern states like Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland.

Question. Mention any four plantation crops produced in India.
Answer: Tea, coffee, rubber and sugarcane.

Question. What are rabi crops ? Give four examples.
Answer: The crops which are grown in winter from October to December and are harvested in summer from April to June are called Rabi crops. Wheat, barley, peas and gram are some examples of such crops.

Question. Why pulses are grown as rotational crop ? Give two examples.
Answer: (i) Pulses are grown as a rotational crop because these have the capacity to fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil into nitrogenous compound. These help to maintain or restore soil fertility. (ii) These need less moisture and survive even in dry conditions.

Question. Why Indian coffee is famous ?
Answer: India produces about four per cent of the world’s coffee. Indian coffee is known in the world for its good quality. The Arabica variety initially brought from Yemen is produced in the country which is in great demand all over the world.

Question. List any two characteristics of Green Revolution.
Answer: (i) Increase in production of wheat and rice. (ii) Use of high yielding varieties (HYV) of wheat and rice.

Question. Name two schemes introduced by the Government of India for the benefit of the farmers.
Answer: (i) Kissan Credit Card (KCC), (ii) Personal Accident Insurance Scheme (PAIS).

Question. What is Gross Cultivated Area ?
Answer: The net sown area and the land cultivated more than once, together make the ‘gross cultivated area’.

Question. What is Dry Land Farming ?
Answer: It is a type of farming which is practised in scanty rainfall areas and where irrigation facilities are inadequate, e.g., cultivation of jowar and bajra.

Question. What is Wet Land Farming ?
Answer: It is a type of farming which is practised in high rainfall and irrigated areas, e.g., cultivation of rice and sugarcane.

Question. Write the temperature requirement of Maize crop. 
Answer: \( 21\text{--}27 \text{ Degree Celsius} \).