Assignment of Ch- Agriculture

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           Assignment of Ch-Agriculture

(A)MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (1 marks)

1. Which of the following is the most important

occupation of the people of India?

(a) Food gathering (b) Agriculture

c) Manufacturing (d) Services

2. Which of the following types of economic

activity is agriculture?

(a) Primary activity (b) Secondary activity

(c) Tertiary activity (d) All the above

3. What is Primitive Subsistence Farming

known as in north-eastern states like Assam,

Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland?

(a) Horticulture (b) Penda

(c) Jhumming (d) Milpa

4. Which of the following types of farming is

practised in areas with high population

pressure on land?

(a) Primitive Subsistence Farming

(b) Intensive Subsistence Farming

(c) Commercial Farming

(d) Plantations

5. Which of the following is the principal crop

grown in areas of Intensive Subsistence

Farming?

(a) Yams and Sweet Potato (b) Wheat

(c) Rice (d) Cotton

6. Which of the following has been an important

factor in the successful growth of rabi crops

like wheat?

(a) Monsoon rainfall throughout the year

(b) Huge population pressure in these areas

(c) Success of Green Revolution in the states

growing rabi crops

(d) Good transport network in the states

growing rabi crops

7. Which of the following crops is produced

during zaid cropping season?

(a) Sugarcane (b) Muskmelon

(c) Groundnut (d) Moong

8. Which of the following is an annual crop?

(a) Sugarcane (b) Cotton

(c) Jute (d) Cucumber

9. Which of the following are known as coarse

grains?

(a) Wheat and Rice

(b) Millets—Jowar, bajra and ragi

(c) Pulses—urad, arhar, gram

(d) Oilseeds

10. Which of the following crops is used both as a

food and as a fodder?

(a) Jowar (b) Wheat

(c) Maize (d) Tea

11. India is the largest producer as well as the

consumer of which of the following crops?

(a) Rice (b) Millets

(c) Pulses (d) Oilseeds

12. Which of the following crops is the main

source of jaggery, khandsari and molasses?

(a) Arhar (b) Coconut

(c) Linseed (d) Sugarcane

13. Which of the following is a kharif crop and

accounts for about half of the major oilseeds

produced in the country?

(a) Mustard (b) Coconut

(c) Groundnut (d) Soyabean

14. Which of the following group of crops are

known as beverage crops?

(a) Castor seed and Sunflower

(b) Peas and Gram (c) Cotton and Jute

(d) Tea and Coffee

15. Tea cultivation is an example of which of the

following types of agriculture?

(a) Horticulture (b) Plantation

(c) Beverage cultivation

(d) Intensive agriculture

16. Why is tea processed within tea gardens?

(a) To restore its freshness

(b) Because it is a perishable product

(c) To bring down the cost of production

(d) Because cheap labour is available there

17. Indian coffee is known throughout the world

due to which of the following reasons?

(a) India is the leading producer of coffee

(b) Indian coffee is very cheap

(c) Indian coffee is of good quality

(d) Coffee was produced first in India

18. Which of the following are known as

horticulture crops?

(a) Tea and coffee (b) Cotton and Jute

(c) Rubber and Tobacco

(d) Fruits and Vegetables

19. India is believed to be the original home of

which of the following fibre crops?

(a) Cotton (b) Jute(c) Hemp (d) Silk

20. White Revolution involves improvement in

the production of which of the following

products?

(a) Cotton (b) Wheat

(c) Maize (d) Milk

(B).SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (3 marks)

1. Define agriculture. Why have cultivation methods

changed significantly over years?

2. What is plantation farming? What are its main

characteristics? Name some plantation crops.

3. What are millets? Why are millets very important

food crop in India?

4. Why are some pulses known as leguminous crop?

Why are they grown in rotation with other crops?

Name the major pulses grown in India and the

states leading in their production.

5. Define sericulture and horticulture. What is India’s

position in production of horticulture crops?

6. Why is subsistence agriculture still practised in

certain parts of the country? Give four reasons.

7. Differentiate between the kharif and rabi crops.

8. Compare the geographical conditions, required

of the two major cereal crops in India, rice and

wheat. Give one major area where they are grown.

9. What are the soil type, climatic conditions and

rainfall conditions required for the cultivation of

tea? Write two states of India where tea grows.

10. Explain any four 19th institutional reforms carried

out by the government to improve agricultural

production in India.

11. What geographical conditions are required for the

cultivation of sugarcane? Name two largest

producing states of sugarcane.

12. Describe the geographical conditions required for

production rubber and maize.

(C). LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (5 marks)

1. Which type of farming is also known as ‘slash

and burn’ agriculture? Why? Name some areas

of India where it is practised. What is the main

disadvantage of this type of farming?

2. Distinguish between Intensive Subsistence

Farming and Commercial Farming.

3. Describe the geographical conditions for growth

of cotton. Name the major areas of its production.

4.Why is West Bengal the leading producer of Jute,

the second important fibre crop of India?

5. How have technological reforms and institutional

reforms been able to improve the condition of

Indian agriculture? Explain with suitable

Examples.

6.Which is the staple crop in the north and northwestern

part of India? Describe the temperature,

rainfall and soil conditions required for its growth.

Name the major areas of its production.