MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Agriculture Class 10 Social Science

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Chapter 4 Agriculture MCQ Questions

Please refer to the following Chapter 4 Agriculture MCQ Questions Class 10 Social Science with solutions for all important topics in the chapter.

MCQ Questions Answers for Chapter 4 Agriculture Class 10 Social Science

Question. Which one of the following is announced by the government in support of a crop?
(a) Maximum support price
(b) Minimum support price
(c) Moderate support price
(d) Influential support price

Question. Primitive subsistence farming is also known as:
(a) Mixed farming
(b) Cooperative farming
(c) Slash and burn agriculture
(d) Commercial farming

Question. Plantation agriculture is a type of:
(a) Subsistence farming
(b) Commercial farming
(c) Mixed farming
(d) None of the above

Question. Which of the following is not correct about plantation farming?
(a) In this type of farming, a single crop is grown on a large area.
(b) The plantation has an interface of agriculture and industry.
(c) Plantations cover large tracts of land called estates.
(d) Farmers clear a patch of land by felling trees and burning them, to produce cereals and other food crops.

Question. Which of the following are plantation crops?
(a) Rice and maize
(b) Wheat and pulses
(c) Tea, coffee, banana and sugarcane
(d) None of the above

Question. The three major cropping seasons of India are:
(a) Aus, Aman and Boro
(b) Rabi, Kharif and Zaid
(c) Baisakh, Paus and Chait
(d) None of the above

Question. Rabi crops are:
(a) sown in winter and harvested in summer
(b) sown during rainy season and harvested in winter
(c) sown in summer and harvested in winter
(d) None of the above

Question. Kharif crops are grown:
(a) with the onset of monsoon and harvested in September-October
(b) with the onset of winter and harvested in summer
(c) with onset of Autumn and harvested in summer
(d) None of the above

Question. The main food crop of Kharif season is:
(a) Mustard
(b) Pulses
(c) Rice
(d) Wheat

Question. The main food crop of Rabi season is:
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Maize
(d) Jowar

Question. A short season between the rabi and kharif season is known as:
(a) Aus
(b) Boro
(c) Zaid
(d) None of the above

Question. Important non-food crops of our country are:
(a) Tea and coffee
(b) Millets and pulses
(c) Cotton and jute
(d) None of the above

Question. Which is the main food crop of the eastern and southern part of the country?
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Maize
(d) Sugarcane

Question. The two main wheat growing regions are:
(a) The Ganga-Sutlej plains and the Deccan Trap
(b) North-eastern part and eastern-coastal plains
(c) Deccan plateau and Konkan coast
(d) None of the above

Question. Wheat requires annual rainfall between:
(a) 50 and 75 cm
(b) about 200 cm
(c) 200 and 300 cm
(d) less than 20 cm

Question. The third most important food crop of our country is:
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Jowar
(d) Ragi

Question. Which State is the largest producer of bajra?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Haryana

Question. Which is the right condition for the growth of maize?
(a) Temperature between 21°C to 27°C and old alluvial soil
(b) Temperature below 17°C and shallow black soil
(c) Temperature of 25°C and 200 cm of rainfall
(d) None of the above

Question. Which of the following crops is a major source of protein in a vegetarian diet?
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Pulses
(d) Oilseeds

Question. Which one of the following is not true for pulses?
(a) Pulses are grown in both rabi and kharif season
(b) Pulses are leguminous crops
(c) They are grown in rotation with other crops
(d) Pulses require intensive irrigation facilities

Question. Which is the ideal condition for the growth of sugarcane?
(a) Temperature of 21°C to 27°C and an annual rainfall between 75 cm and 100 cm
(b) Temperature below 17°C and 50 to 75 cm rainfall
(c) Temperature of 25°C and 200 cm of rainfall
(d) none of the above

Question. What percentage of our cropped area is covered by oilseeds?
(a) 21
(b) 12
(c) 2
(d) 4

Question. Which of the following conditions can spoil tea crop?
(a) Frequent showers evenly distributed over the year
(b) Frost free climate
(c) Deep fertile well drained soil
(d) Clayey soil which has high water holding capacity

Question. Coffee cultivation was first introduced in:
(a) Himalayas
(b) Aravalli Hills
(c) Garo Hills
(d) Baba Budan Hills

Question. Which of the following crops is an important raw material for automobile industry?
(a) Pulses
(b) Ragi
(c) Rubber
(d) None of the above

Question. Rearing of silk worms for the production of silk fibre is known as:
(a) Sericulture
(b) Aquaculture
(c) Apeculture
(d) Pisciculture

Question. Which of the following is known as golden fibre?
(a) Cotton
(b) Jute
(c) Hemp
(d) Silk

Question. Which of the following is an age-old economic activity in our country?
(a) Mining
(b) Agriculture
(c) Sericulture
(d) All of these

Question. Which of the following right leads to the division of land among upcoming generations in India?
(a) The right to property
(b) The right of inheritance
(c) The right of successor
(d) None of these

Question. Which of the following price is announced by the government in support of a crop?
(a) Minimum Subsidised Prices
(b) Maximum Support Prices
(c) Minimum Support Prices
(d) Maximum Subsidised Prices

Question. The ‘slash and burn’ agriculture is known as ‘Milpa’ in which country?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Vietnam
(c) Brazil
(d) Mexico

Question. Given below are some geographical conditions required for the growth of tea crops in India except one. Find it out:
(a) Tea is a labour intensive industry
(b) It requires warm and moist frost-free climate all through the year
(c) It grows well in tropical and sub-tropical climates
(d) It is a beverage crop introduced by the Portuguese in India.

Question. Barley, peas, gram, wheat, and mustard are grown in which cropping season?
(a) Kharif season
(b) Rabi season
(c) Zaid season
(d) All of these

Question. Which of the following is a rabi crop?
(a) Rice
(b) Gram
(c) Millets
(d) Cotton

Question. Being leguminous crops, pulses help in restoring soil fertility by fixing nitrogen from the air except:
(a) Urad
(b) Arhar
(c) Moong
(d) Masur

Question. Arrange the following in the correct sequence:
(i) Sugar
(ii) Transport
(iii) Grocery Item
(iv) Sugarcane
Options:
(a) (i)—(iv)—(iii)—(ii)
(b) (iii)—(iv)—(i)—(ii)
(c) (iv)—(i)—(ii)—(iii)
(d) (iii)—(iv)—(ii)—(i)

Question. Which of the following is a leguminous crop?
(a) Pulses
(b) Jowar
(c) Millets
(d) Sesamum

Correct & Re-write / True- False

Question. The ‘right of inheritance’ leading to  the division of land among successive generations has rendered land-holding size economical.
Correct statement is as follows:

Question. The Arabica variety initially brought from Saudi Arabia is produced in the country.
Correct statement is as follows:

Question. Cotton requires high temperature, 220 frost-free days and heavy rainfall for its growth.
Correct statement is as follows:

Question. Maize is a crop which is used both as food and fodder. State whether the statement True or False.

Question. Rice a rabi crop,is grown with the withdrawal of monsoon in different parts of India. State whether the statement is True or False.

Question. India is the third largest producer of Rice after China and Pakistan. State whether the statement is True or False.

Fill in the Blanks

Question. India is the ……………….. producer of sugarcane in the world.

Question. Complete the following table with correct information for A and B:

Question. ………………… is a ‘slash and burn’ agriculture. Farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family.

Match the Following

Question. Match the following terms from column A with their meanings from column B:

Column A (Terms)	Column B (Meanings)
(a) Horticulture	(i) Grown with the onset of monsoon
(b) Sericulture	(ii) Grown in winter season
(c) Rabi Crops	(iii) Cultivation of fruits and vegetables
(d) Kharif Crops	(iv) Production of silk

Answer :

Column A (Terms)	Column B (Meanings)
(a) Horticulture	(iii) Cultivation of fruits and vegetables
(b) Sericulture	(iv) Production of silk
(c) Rabi Crops	(ii) Grown in winter season
(d) Kharif Crops	(i) Grown with the onset of monsoon

Question. Match the following crops from column A with the states these are grown in from column B:

Column A (Crops)	Column B (States)
(a) Tea	(i) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Wheat	(ii) Karnataka
(c) Coffee	(iii) Punjab
(d) Sugarcane	(iv) Assam

Answer :

Column A (Crops)	Column B (States)
(a) Tea	(iv) Assam
(b) Wheat	(iii) Punjab
(c) Coffee	(ii) Karnataka
(d) Sugarcane	(i) Uttar Pradesh

Assertion-Reason (A-R)

In each of following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is given followed by a corresponding statement of Reason (R). Select the correct answer to codes (a), (b) (c) or (d) as given below:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.

Question. Assertion (A) : The Government of India buys wheat and rice from farmers at a fair price.
Reason (R) : The public sector contributes to economic development.

Assertion-Reason Questions
DIRECTION: Mark the option which is most suitable:
(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.

1. Assertion. India’s primary activity is Agriculture.
Reason. Two-thirds of its population is engaged in agricultural activities.
Ans. (a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Agriculture is the primary activity, which produces most of the food that we consume. Two-thirds of India’s population is involved in agricultural activities and earns livelihood through it.

2. Assertion. Plantation has an interface of agriculture and industry.
Reason. Plantation is a type of commercial farming, a single crop is grown on a large area.
Ans. (a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
The plantation has an interface of agriculture and industry. Plantations cover large tracts of land, using capital intensive inputs, with the help of migrant labourers. All the produce is used as raw material in respective industries.

3. Assertion. Crops are grown depending upon the variations in soil, climate and cultivation practices.
Reason. Crops are also grown according to availability of water.
Ans. (b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. Variety of food and non food crops are grown in different parts of the country depending upon the variations in soil, climate and cultivation practices. Major crops grown in India are rice, wheat, millets, pulses, tea, coffee, sugarcane, oil seeds, cotton and jute, etc

4. Assertion. Pulses are not considered as a major source of protein in a vegetarian diet.
Reason. Rice is a rabi crop and requires lot of rain to grow.
Ans. (d) Both assertion and reason are false. India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the world. Pulses are the major source of protein in a vegetarian diet. Rice is a kharif crop and requires about 100 cm of rainfall.

5. Assertion. Organic farming is much in vogue.
Reason. In organic farming, crops are grown using high doses of insecticides to increase production.
Ans. (c) Assertion is true but reason is false. Organic farming is much in vogue today because it is practiced without factory made chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides. Hence, it does not affect environment and human beings in a negative manner.

6. Assertion. Agriculture is not an old economic activity.
Reason. Farming varies from subsistence to commercial type.
Ans. (d) Both assertion and reason are false. Agriculture is definitely an old economic activity in India. Cultivation methods have changed significantly depending upon the characteristics of physical, environmental and technological methods. Thus, both reason and assertion are false.

7. Assertion. Biochemical inputs and irrigation are used for obtaining higher production.
Reason. Doses of biochemical inputs are used to grow crops rapidly.
Ans. (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.

8. Assertion. Staple foodcrop in India is rice and requires less rain.
Reason. Our country is the fourth largest producer of rice in the world.
Ans. (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.

9. 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.
Ans. (b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. The tea plant grows well in tropical and subtropical 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.

10 Assertion. Globalisation is not a new phenomenon.
Reason. It was there at the time of colonisation.
Ans. (a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

Case/Source Based Questions
1. Sustained uses of land without compatible techno-institutional changes have hindered the pace of agricultural development. Inspite of development of sources of irrigation most of the farmers in large parts of the country still depend upon monsoon and natural fertility in order to carry on their agriculture. For a growing population, this poses a serious challenge. Agriculture which provides livelihood for more than 60 per cent of its population, needs some serious technical and institutional reforms. Thus, collectivisation, consolidation of holdings, cooperation and abolition of zamindari, etc. were given priority to bring about institutional reforms in the country after Independence. ‘Land reform’ was the main focus of our First Five Year Plan. The right of inheritance had already lead to fragmentation of land holdings necessitating consolidation of holdings.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:

(i) Sustained use of land means …………… .
(a) Optimum utilization of land
(b) Underutilization of land
(c) Overutilization of land
(d) Leaving land idle for sometime 

(ii) ………… is an example of technological changes in agriculture.
(a) Availability of fertile land
(b) Availability of rainfall
(c) Availability of labour force
(d) Introduction of better quality seeds

(iii) Right to Inheritance means ……………. .
(a) Right to acquire land by the government
(b) Right to acquire land by force
(c) Right to acquire land by successive generations
(d) Right to acquire land by all villagers

(iv) Right to Inheritance has resulted in division of land holdings. (True/False)
[Ans. True

2. It is a ‘slash and burn’ agriculture. Farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family. When the soil fertility decreases, the farmers shift and clear a fresh patch of land for cultivation. This type of shifting allows Nature to replenish the fertility of the soil through natural processes; land productivity in this type of agriculture is low as the farmer does not use fertilisers or other modern inputs. It is known by different names in different parts of the country. Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:

(i) Name the type of farming which is being discussed in the passage.
(a) Primitive subsistence farming
(b) Intensive subsistence farming
(c) Commercial farming
(d) All of these

(ii) This type of farming is known as …………… in North-Eastern region.
(a) Kuruwa
(b) Jhumming
(c) Koman
(d) Khil

(iii) This type of farming is practised on …………… land.
(a) Large size
(b) Small patches of land
(c) Medium size
(d) Huge

(iv) Primitive tools are used in this type of farming.
(True/False) [Ans. True

3. Globalisation is not a new phenomenon. It was there at the time of colonisation. In the nineteenth century when European traders came to India, at that time too, Indian spices were exported to different countries of the world and farmers of south India were encouraged to grow these crops. Till today it is one of the important items of export from India. 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. Cotton textile industry in Manchester and Liverpool flourished due to the availability of good quality cotton from India. You have read about the Champaran movement which started in 1917 in Bihar. This was started because farmers of that region were forced to grow indigo on their land because it was necessary for the textile industries which were located in Britain. They were unable to grow foodgrains to sustain their families.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:
(i) Which of the following is a positive impact of globalisation on Indian farmers?
(a) Farmers have been exposed to new challenges after 1990.
(b) New techniques are adopted in farming and therefore increase in productivity.
(c) Less manpower in fields and therefore unemployment in villages.
(d) Agricultural products are not able to compete with the developed countries.

(ii) Consider the following statement about organic farming:
I. Uses genetically modified crops like Bt cotton.
II. Uses only naturally produced inputs like compost.
III. Does not use pesticides and urea.
IV. Produces vegetables rich in vitamin C and minerals.
(a) (II), (III) and (IV)
(b) (III) and (IV) only
(c) (II) and (III) only
(d) (I) and (II) only

(iii) Indian farmers should diversify their cropping pattern from cereals to high-value crops because:
(a) It will increase their income.
(b) It will reduce environmental degradation.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

(iv) Which of the following is not an example of high-value crops?
(a) Bio-diesel crops like (Jatropha and Jojoba)
(b) Medicinal herbs
(c) Rice and sugarcane
(d) Flowers and vegetables

4. Look at the picture carefully and answer the questions that follow:

(i) Name the crop shown in the picture.
(a) Rice
(b) Tea
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Coffee

(ii) Which of the following conditions is not true for cultivation of this crop?
(a) Hot and humid climate
(b) High temperature above 25ºC
(c) Annual rainfall between 75 cm to 100 cm.
(d) Irrigation is required in the regions of low rainfall.

(iii) What is India’s position in the world regarding this crop?
(a) Second largest
(b) First
(c) Fourth
(d) Seventh

(iv) Products obtained from this crop is/are
(a) Rice
(b) Jaggery
(c) Khandsari
(d) Both (b) and (c)

5. From the Table, it is clear that though the GDP growth rate is increasing over the years, it is not generating sufficient employment opportunities in the country. The growth rate in agriculture has been decelerating which is an alarming situation. Today, Indian farmers are facing a big challenge from international competition and reduction in the public investment in agriculture sector. Subsidy on fertilisers is decreased leading to increase in the cost of production. Moreover, reduction in import duties on agricultural products has proved detrimental to agriculture in the country. Farmers are withdrawing their investment from agriculture causing a downfall in the employment in agriculture.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:
(i) Which of the following measure have been taken by government to modernise Indian agriculture and improve its share in the GDP?
(a) Establishment of ICAR
(b) Setting up of Agricultural Universities
(c) Development of Advanced veterinary Services and Animal Breeding Centres.
(d) All of the above

(ii) Which of the following schemes is introduced by the Government of India for the benefits of the farmers?
(a) Kissan Credit Card (KCC)
(b) Personal Accident Insurance Scheme (PAIS)
(c) Minimum Support Price (MSP)
(d) Only (a) and (b)

(iii) Which sector is the backbone of Indian economy?
(a) Service Sector
(b) Financial Sector
(c) Tourism Sector
(d) Agriculture Sector

(iv) “Although GDP growth rate in agriculture sector is increasing over the years, it is not generating sufficient employment opportunities in Country” because—
(a) Indian farmers are facing big challenges from international competition.
(b) Subsidies on fertilisers is decreased leading to increase in the cost of production.
(c) Our government is going ahead with reduction in the public investment in agriculture sector.
(d) All of the above

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