Agriculture: Class 10 Important Questions with Answers

16 MCQs

1. 'Podu' is the name of slash and burn in
   (a) Odisha (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Jharkhand (d) Madhya Pradesh
2. 'Milpa' is practised in
   (a) Brazil (b) Indonesia (c) Mexico and Central America (d) Vietnam
3. Rice is commercial in Punjab but subsistence in
   (a) Haryana (b) Odisha (c) Gujarat (d) Rajasthan
4. Aus, Aman and Boro are crops of
   (a) wheat (b) jute (c) paddy (d) tea
5. Which is a zaid crop?
   (a) mustard (b) watermelon (c) jowar (d) gram
6. Rabi crops are helped by
   (a) retreating monsoon (b) western temperate cyclones (c) loo (d) mango showers
7. Wheat needs annual rainfall of
   (a) 50–75 cm (b) 75–100 cm (c) above 100 cm (d) above 200 cm
8. The third most important food crop by area and production is
   (a) maize (b) jowar (c) bajra (d) ragi
9. Pulse that does not fix nitrogen
   (a) moong (b) urad (c) arhar (d) gram
10. India is second after Brazil in
    (a) tea (b) sugarcane (c) rice (d) cotton
11. Largest groundnut producer (2019-20)
    (a) Rajasthan (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Gujarat (d) Andhra Pradesh
12. Arabica coffee was first grown on the
    (a) Nilgiri (b) Baba Budan Hills (c) Cardamom Hills (d) Garo Hills
13. Rubber needs rainfall of
    (a) 50–75 cm (b) 100 cm (c) more than 200 cm (d) 75–100 cm
14. Cotton needs ___ frost-free days.
    (a) 120 (b) 180 (c) 210 (d) 300
15. The 'golden fibre' is
    (a) cotton (b) jute (c) hemp (d) silk
16. Bhoodan began at
    (a) Wardha (b) Pochampally (c) Sabarmati (d) Champaran

1 (b) · 2 (c) · 3 (b) · 4 (c) · 5 (b) · 6 (b) · 7 (a) · 8 (b) · 9 (c) · 10 (b) · 11 (c) · 12 (b) · 13 (c) · 14 (c) · 15 (b) · 16 (b)

Assertion–Reason (4)

(a) Both true, R explains A. (b) Both true, R does not explain A. (c) A true, R false. (d) A false, R true.

1. A: Pulses are grown in rotation with other crops. R: Most pulses fix nitrogen from the air and restore soil fertility.
2. A: Productivity is low in slash and burn farming. R: Farmers use HYV seeds and fertilisers.
3. A: Tea is processed within the garden. R: This restores its freshness.
4. A: The Green Revolution spread development evenly across India. R: It used package technology.

Key: 1 (a) · 2 (c) · 3 (a) · 4 (d)