10 SST – Agriculture Test 1
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1. Which of the following crops is an important plantation crop in India?
Rubber is listed among the important plantation crops cultivated in India.
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2. What are the three cropping seasons in India?
The agricultural year in India is divided into three main cropping seasons: Rabi, Kharif, and Zaid.
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3. A well-developed network of transport and communication plays an important role in the development of plantations because:
Transport networks are essential as The production is mainly for market, connecting plantation areas, processing industries, and markets.
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4. Rabi crops are sown during which period?
Rabi crops are winter crops and are sown from October to December.
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5. Which country is the second largest producer of rice in the world, following China?
India is the second largest producer of rice globally, after China.
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6. Which of the following is listed as a Rabi crop?
Among the options, Mustard is identified as a Rabi crop.
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7. What proportion of India’s population is engaged in agricultural activities?
Approximately Two-thirds of India’s population is dependent on agricultural activities for their livelihood.
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8. Which Kharif crop is grown with the onset of monsoon and requires 6 to 8 months to mature?
Tur (arhar) is noted as a Kharif crop that may require 6 to 8 months to mature.
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9. Which range of annual rainfall is required for wheat cultivation, distributed evenly over the growing season?
Wheat generally requires an annual rainfall between 50 to 75 cm.
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10. Kharif crops are generally harvested during which period?
Kharif crops, sown with the onset of monsoon, are typically harvested during September-October.
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11. In which Indian state is rice specifically mentioned as a subsistence crop, even though it is commercial in Haryana and Punjab?
Rice remains a subsistence crop for many farmers in Odisha.
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12. What is Primitive Subsistence Farming also known as due to the method used to clear land?
This method involves clearing patches of land by cutting and burning vegetation, hence it is known as ‘Slash and burn’ agriculture.
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13. The success of Rabi crops is helped by the availability of precipitation during winter months due to:
The winter precipitation crucial for Rabi crops in the North comes due to the influence of Western temperate cyclones.
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14. What are the three crops of paddy grown in a year in states like Assam, West Bengal, and Odisha?
The three successive annual paddy crops grown in these eastern states are known as Aus, Aman, and Boro.
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15. Plantation is a type of commercial farming where a single crop is grown on a large area, utilizing which resource intensively?
Plantation agriculture is highly organized and requires heavy expenditure on infrastructure, making it utilize Capital intensive inputs intensively.
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16. The main characteristic of Commercial Farming is the use of higher doses of modern inputs, such as:
Commercial farming relies heavily on modern technological inputs, including HYV seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides.
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17. Watermelon, muskmelon, and cucumber are crops produced during which short season between Rabi and Kharif?
These summer crops are grown during the short growing period known as the Zaid season.
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18. The primitive form of cultivation called ‘Bewar’ or ‘Dahiya’ is practiced in which Indian state?
This primitive form of cultivation, known locally as ‘Bewar’ or ‘Dahiya’, is practiced in Madhya Pradesh.
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19. Which farming type is characterized by being labor-intensive, using high doses of biochemical inputs and irrigation for higher production, and is practiced in areas of high population pressure on land?
This farming method, common in densely populated areas for high yields, is Intensive Subsistence Farming.
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20. In Mexico and Central America, the ‘slash and burn’ agriculture is known as:
Globally, ‘slash and burn’ agriculture is known as Milpa in Mexico and Central America.
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21. Primitive Subsistence Agriculture is typically practiced on small patches of land using which type of tools?
Primitive subsistence farming relies on simple tools like the hoe, dao, and digging sticks.
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22. Wheat requires a cool growing season and bright sunshine at the time of ripening, making it a major food crop of the:
Wheat is the main food crop of the cooler North and north-western part of the country.
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23. In the north-eastern states of India like Assam and Nagaland, the ‘slash and burn’ agriculture is known as:
The regional term for ‘slash and burn’ cultivation in the north-eastern states is Jhumming.
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24. Rice, a Kharif crop, requires a high temperature (above 25°C) and high humidity with an annual rainfall above
Rice cultivation requires high rainfall, specifically an annual amount above 100 cm.
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