Agriculture quiz

Agriculture is a:

Shifting cultivation is known in North-East India as:

Rearing of silkworms for silk is called:

Which crop is called the golden fibre?

Which of these is a plantation crop?

The leading producer of coffee in the world is:

Which crop needs high temperature, high humidity and plenty of rainfall?

Millets such as jowar, bajra and ragi can grow on:

Commercial grain farming is practised mainly in:

Growing of grapes is called:

Name two types of subsistence farming. (2 marks)

What is nomadic herding? Name two regions where it is practised. (2 marks)

What are the climatic requirements for growing wheat? (2 marks)

Why is tea grown on hill slopes? (2 marks)

Name the soil and climate needed for cotton. (2 marks)

What is intensive subsistence agriculture? Where is it practised? (2 marks)

Name two leading producers of jute in the world. (2 marks)

What is horticulture? Give one example. (2 marks)

Why is maize called a food and fodder crop? Name two of its leading producers. (2 marks)

Name two inputs and two outputs of a dairy farm. (2 marks)

A farmer harvests 4,500 kg of rice from 1.5 hectares. Find the yield per hectare. If he sells 80% of the harvest at Rs 22 per kg, how much does he earn? (3 marks)

The production of a crop in a district rose from 40,000 tonnes in 2010 to 52,000 tonnes in 2020. Find the percentage increase. (3 marks)

A plantation of 50 hectares has 1,200 tea bushes per hectare. Each bush yields 0.5 kg of tea leaves in a picking round. Find the total tea leaves picked in one round. (3 marks)

In a village of 1,200 hectares, 720 hectares are arable, 240 hectares are forest and the rest is under settlements and roads. Find the percentage of each type of land use. (3 marks)

A farmer spends Rs 18,000 on seeds, Rs 12,000 on fertilisers, Rs 15,000 on labour and Rs 5,000 on irrigation. His crop sells for Rs 65,000. Find his total input cost, profit and the profit as a percentage of cost. (3 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In a hilly forested area, a tribal community clears a patch of land by cutting and burning trees. They mix the ash with the soil and grow maize and millets. After two or three years, they move to a new patch. (i) Name this type of farming. (ii) Why do they move to a new patch? (iii) Give two harmful effects of this practice. (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. A farmer in the Indo-Gangetic plain grows rice in the rainy season and wheat in winter on his small plot. His family members do most of the work, using simple tools and some animal power. The produce is mostly eaten by the family. (i) What type of farming is this? (ii) Why is it called intensive? (iii) How is it different from commercial farming? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In Assam, large estates grow tea bushes on gentle slopes. Many workers pluck leaves, which are processed in factories on the estate and sent to markets in India and abroad. (i) What type of farming is this? (ii) Why does tea need gentle slopes and good rainfall? (iii) Why are factories located near the estates? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. A farmer in the USA owns about 300 hectares. He uses tractors, harvesters and computers that monitor soil and weather. He stores grain in silos and sells it to traders. (i) What type of farming is this? (ii) Give two ways in which technology helps him. (iii) How is his farm different from a small farm in India? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In the deserts of Rajasthan and the high pastures of Jammu and Kashmir, some communities move with their sheep, camels, goats and yaks in search of pasture and water. (i) What is this practice called? (ii) Name two products they get from their animals. (iii) Why do they keep moving? (5 marks)

Draw a flowchart showing the classification of farming into subsistence and commercial types, with their sub-types. Explain each sub-type with one example region. (6 marks)

On an outline map of the world, mark two leading producers of rice, wheat, cotton and tea. Describe the climate and soil needed by any two of these crops. (6 marks)

Draw a labelled flowchart of a farm system for a wheat farm. Explain the inputs, operations and outputs involved. (6 marks)

Draw a comparative chart of a farm in India and a farm in the USA, comparing size, machinery, inputs, yields and marketing. Explain why such differences exist. (6 marks)

On an outline map of India, mark the main areas of rice, wheat, cotton, jute and tea cultivation. Explain how climate and soil determine where each crop is grown. (6 marks)