Agriculture is one of the most important sectors of the Indian economy and plays a vital role in providing food, raw materials, and employment. In Class 10 Geography, the chapter Agriculture covers types of farming, major crops, cropping patterns, and agricultural development in India.
Agriculture Class 10 MCQ
1. Identify the crop with the help of the following information
- It is a crop which is used both as food and fodder.
- It is a kharif crop which requires temperature between 21°C to 27°C.
- It grows well in old alluvial soil.
- Use of modern inputs have contributed to the increasing production of this crop.
A. Wheat
B. Maize
C. Rice
D. Sugarcane
2. Choose the correctly matched pair about the crops and the areas they are grown in:
A. Groundnut- Assam
B. Tea- Gujarat
C. Coffee- Karnataka
D. Sugarcane – Chhattisgarh
3. Imagine you are travelling from Delhi to Chandigarh to attend a wedding, by road in January. Which of the following crops will you notice prominently in the fields during the journey?
(A) Paddy
(B) Maize
(C) Wheat
(D) Jowar
4. A farmer is planning to grow cotton crops in a high temperature area with light rainfall and frost-free days. Which of the following soils is suitable for it?
(A) Black soil
(B) Laterite soil
(C) Alluvial soil
(D) Yellow soil
5. Identify the fibre crop with the help of the following information:
- It is known as Golden fibre.
- It is extensively cultivated in Odisha and parts of Meghalaya.
(A) Jute
(B) Cotton
(C) Silk
(D) Linen
8. Read the given statements and choose the correct option with regard to Rabi cropping season from the following:
I. Rabi crops are sown in winter.
II. Sown from October to December and harvested from April to June.
III. Important crops are Maize, Cotton, Jute.
IV. Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh are important for the production of wheat.
Options:
(a) I, III and IV
(b) II, III and IV
(c) I, II and IV
(d) I, II and III
7. Read the following features of plantation agriculture and choose the correct option:
I. A single crop is grown on a large area.
II. It is capital intensive farming.
III. It is practised in areas of high population pressure on land.
IV. Food grain crops are the major crops of this type of farming.
Options:
(A) Only I and II are correct.
(B) Only II and III are correct.
(C) Only III and IV are correct.
(D) Only I and IV are correct.
8. Identify the crop with the help of the given information.
· India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of this crop.
· This crop provides the major source of protein in a vegetarian diet.
· This crop needs less moisture and survives even in dry conditions.
· This crop is mostly grown in rotation with other crops.
Options:
(a) Wheat
(b) Bajra
(c) Pulses
(d) Rice
9. Identify the crop with the help of the following information and choose the correct option:
· This is the second most important Cereal Crop.
· This is a Rabi crop.
· It requires a cool growing season and bright sunshine at the time of ripening.
· It requires 50 to 75 cm annual rainfall.
Options:
(A) Wheat
(B) Maize
(C) Rice
(D) Sugarcane
10. There are two statements given as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): Agriculture and industry move hand in hand.
Reason (R): Industrial development is a precondition for eradication of unemployment and poverty from the country.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
11. Which one of the following crops is grown in the large area?
A. Shifting Agriculture
B. Plantation Agriculture
C. Horticulture
D. Intensive Agriculture
Explanation: Plantation agriculture involves growing only a single crop like tea, coffee, rubber, banana and sugarcane.
12. Which one of the following is known as a rabi crop?
A. Rice
B. Gram
C. Millets
D. Cotton
Explanation: Rabi crops are planted in winter (Oct–Dec) and harvested in summer (Apr–Jun), like gram, wheat, barley, peas, and mustard. Rice and millets are kharif crops.
13. Which one of the following is known as a leguminous crop?
A. Pulses
B. Jowar
C. Millets
D. Sesamum
Explanation: The pulses like tur, urad, moong, masur, and gram are leguminous crops that fix nitrogen in the soil and improve fertility.
14. Which of the following crops is grown in Aus, Aman, and Boro—in Assam, West Bengal, and Odisha?
A. Wheat
B. Rice
C. Maize
D. Sugarcane
Explanation: The rice is grown in these areas because of the favourable rainfall and irrigation facilities.
15. Which of the following millet is rich in iron, calcium, and micronutrients?
A. Jowar
B. Bajra
C. Ragi
D. Maize
Explanation: Ragi is highly nutritious, rich in iron and calcium, and grows well in dry regions on red, black, sandy, and loamy soils.
16. Which of the following crops requires a 21°C–27°C temperature and grows in old alluvial soil?
A. Wheat
B. Maize
C. Rice
D. Cotton
Explanation: Maize is a kharif crop grown in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh. It also grows in rabi season in Bihar.
17. India is the second largest producer of which of the following crops after Brazil?
A. Cotton
B. Sugarcane
C. Tea
D. Rice
Explanation: Sugarcane is a crop grown in UP, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Punjab, and Haryana.
18. Which of the following states was the largest producer of groundnut in 2019–20?
A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Maharashtra
Explanation: Groundnut is a kharif oilseed crop. Gujarat leads in production, followed by Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.
19. Which of the following beverage crops requires a warm, moist, frost-free climate and abundant cheap labour?
A. Coffee
B. Tea
C. Cocoa
D. Rubber
Explanation: Tea grows in Assam, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, and Tripura.
20. Which of the following is a variety of coffee brought from Yemen and grown in India?
A. Arabica
B. Robusta
C. Liberica
D. Excelsa
Explanation: Arabica coffee is grown in Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, especially in Baba Budan Hills.
21. Which of the following fibre crops is known as the “golden fibre”?
A. Cotton
B. Jute
C. Hemp
D. Silk
Explanation: Jute grows in floodplains of West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Odisha, and Meghalaya. It is used for gunny bags, mats, ropes, and carpets.
22. Which of the following crops requires more than 200 cm of rainfall and a temperature above 25°C?
A. Cotton
B. Rubber
C. Rice
D. Tea
Explanation: Rubber is an equatorial crop grown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Meghalaya.
23. Which of the following is an institutional reform focus of the First Five-Year Plan?
A. Green Revolution
B. Land Reform
C. White Revolution
D. Bhoodan Movement
Explanation: Land reforms included abolition of zamindari, consolidation of holdings, and redistribution of land.
24. Which of the following freedom fighters initiated the Bhoodan–Gramdan movement, also called the “Bloodless Revolution”?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Vinoba Bhave
C. Ram Manohar Lohia
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation: Vinoba Bhave, Gandhi’s spiritual heir, persuaded landlords to donate land to the landless.
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