NCERT Book Class 10th Geography MCQ
Chapter 4 : Agriculture
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. Which of the following is a kharif crop?
a) Wheat
b) Mustard
c) Rice
d) Barley
Answer: c) Rice
2. Which state is the largest producer of bajra in India?
a) Rajasthan
b) Maharashtra
c) Gujarat
d) Haryana
Answer: a) Rajasthan
3. The ‘slash and burn’ agriculture is known as ‘Bewar’ in which Indian state?
a) Odisha
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Kerala
Answer: b) Madhya Pradesh
4. Which of the following is a rabi crop?
a) Cotton
b) Maize
c) Gram
d) Jowar
Answer: c) Gram
5. Which crop is known as the ‘golden fiber’?
a) Cotton
b) Jute
c) Hemp
d) Silk
Answer: b) Jute
6. Which state is the largest producer of tea in India?
a) Kerala
b) Assam
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Karnataka
Answer: b) Assam
7. The Green Revolution was most successful in which of the following crops?
a) Pulses
b) Oilseeds
c) Wheat and Rice
d) Sugarcane
Answer: c) Wheat and Rice
8. Which type of farming is practiced to meet the needs of the farmer’s family?
a) Commercial farming
b) Subsistence farming
c) Plantation farming
d) Mixed farming
Answer: b) Subsistence farming
9. Which of the following is not a kharif crop?
a) Soybean
b) Groundnut
c) Peas
d) Paddy
Answer: c) Peas
10. Which state is the largest producer of rubber in India?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: c) Kerala
11. Which crop requires a cool growing season and bright sunshine at ripening?
a) Rice
b) Wheat
c) Maize
d) Bajra
Answer: b) Wheat
12. What is the main characteristic of plantation agriculture?
a) Small landholdings
b) Use of family labor
c) Large-scale production for market
d) Mixed cropping
Answer: c) Large-scale production for market
13. Which of the following crops is grown in the Zaid season?
a) Watermelon
b) Mustard
c) Wheat
d) Soybean
Answer: a) Watermelon
14. Which state is the largest producer of sugarcane in India?
a) Punjab
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Karnataka
Answer: b) Uttar Pradesh
15. The largest coffee-producing state in India is:
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: c) Karnataka
16. Which of the following is a leguminous crop?
a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Pulses
d) Maize
Answer: c) Pulses
17. Which type of soil is best suited for cotton cultivation?
a) Black soil
b) Alluvial soil
c) Red soil
d) Laterite soil
Answer: a) Black soil
18. The ‘Bhoodan-Gramdan’ movement was initiated by:
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Vinoba Bhave
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Sardar Patel
Answer: b) Vinoba Bhave
19. Which of the following is not a millet?
a) Jowar
b) Bajra
c) Ragi
d) Maize
Answer: d) Maize
20. Which state is the largest producer of jute in India?
a) Bihar
b) West Bengal
c) Assam
d) Odisha
Answer: b) West Bengal
21. Which of the following is a feature of primitive subsistence farming?
a) Use of modern machinery
b) Monoculture
c) Dependence on monsoon
d) High productivity
Answer: c) Dependence on monsoon
22. Which crop is grown in the winter season and harvested in summer?
a) Rice
b) Wheat
c) Maize
d) Groundnut
Answer: b) Wheat
23. Which of the following is a cash crop?
a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Tea
d) Bajra
Answer: c) Tea
24. The ‘White Revolution’ is associated with:
a) Cotton
b) Milk
c) Fish
d) Wheat
Answer: b) Milk
25. Which of the following is not a method of soil conservation?
a) Contour ploughing
b) Deforestation
c) Strip cropping
d) Terrace farming
Answer: b) Deforestation
26. Which state is the largest producer of pulses in India?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Maharashtra
d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: a) Madhya Pradesh
27. What is the main objective of the ‘Operation Flood’ program?
a) Increase wheat production
b) Increase milk production
c) Increase fish production
d) Increase jute production
Answer: b) Increase milk production
28. Which of the following is a Rabi crop?
a) Cotton
b) Mustard
c) Maize
d) Jowar
Answer: b) Mustard
29. The largest tea-producing country in the world is:
a) India
b) China
c) Sri Lanka
d) Kenya
Answer: b) China
30. Which of the following is not a plantation crop?
a) Tea
b) Coffee
c) Rubber
d) Bajra
Answer: d) Bajra
31. Which state is the largest producer of groundnut in India?
a) Gujarat
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Karnataka
Answer: a) Gujarat
32. Which of the following is a Zaid crop?
a) Wheat
b) Cucumber
c) Rice
d) Mustard
Answer: b) Cucumber
33. The ‘Blue Revolution’ is related to:
a) Poultry
b) Fisheries
c) Dairy
d) Horticulture
Answer: b) Fisheries
34. Which of the following is a kharif crop?
a) Barley
b) Gram
c) Soybean
d) Mustard
Answer: c) Soybean
35. Which state is the largest producer of rice in India?
a) Punjab
b) West Bengal
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Haryana
Answer: b) West Bengal
36. The ‘Golden Revolution’ is associated with:
a) Oilseeds
b) Fruits & Honey
c) Cotton
d) Jute
Answer: b) Fruits & Honey
37. Which of the following is not a cereal crop?
a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Maize
d) Gram
Answer: d) Gram
38. Which state is the largest producer of wheat in India?
a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: c) Uttar Pradesh
39. Which of the following is a feature of commercial farming?
a) Low capital investment
b) Small landholdings
c) Use of modern inputs
d) Production for self-consumption
Answer: c) Use of modern inputs
40. Which crop is grown in the rainy season (June-September)?
a) Wheat
b) Mustard
c) Rice
d) Barley
Answer: c) Rice
41. Which state is the largest producer of maize in India?
a) Karnataka
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: a) Karnataka
42. Which of the following is not a kharif crop?
a) Cotton
b) Groundnut
c) Bajra
d) Barley
Answer: d) Barley
43. Which state is the largest producer of soyabean in India?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Maharashtra
d) Gujarat
Answer: a) Madhya Pradesh
44. Which of the following is a Rabi crop?
a) Jowar
b) Bajra
c) Mustard
d) Maize
Answer: c) Mustard
45. Which crop requires a frost-free growing period of about 200 days?
a) Wheat
b) Cotton
c) Rice
d) Tea
Answer: b) Cotton
46. Which state is the largest producer of spices in India?
a) Kerala
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: b) Andhra Pradesh
47. Which of the following is not a method of sustainable agriculture?
a) Crop rotation
b) Overuse of chemical fertilizers
c) Organic farming
d) Mixed cropping
Answer: b) Overuse of chemical fertilizers
48. Which state is the largest producer of fruits in India?
a) Maharashtra
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Karnataka
Answer: a) Maharashtra
49. Which of the following is a kharif crop?
a) Barley
b) Gram
c) Tur (Arhar)
d) Mustard
Answer: c) Tur (Arhar)
50. The ‘Evergreen Revolution’ was proposed by:
a) M.S. Swaminathan
b) Norman Borlaug
c) Verghese Kurien
d) C. Subramaniam
Answer: a) M.S. Swaminathan
51. Which of the following is a major oilseed crop in India?
a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Groundnut
d) Tea
Answer: c) Groundnut
52. The ‘Jhumming’ agriculture is practiced in which region of India?
a) Punjab
b) North-East India
c) Gujarat
d) Kerala
Answer: b) North-East India
53. Which of the following crops is grown under plantation agriculture?
a) Bajra
b) Coffee
c) Mustard
d) Barley
Answer: b) Coffee
54. Which state is the largest producer of sunflower in India?
a) Karnataka
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: a) Karnataka
55. Which of the following is a characteristic of intensive subsistence farming?
a) Large landholdings
b) High use of fertilizers and irrigation
c) Low population pressure
d) Dependence on monsoons
Answer: b) High use of fertilizers and irrigation
56. Which crop is known as the “poor man’s meat”?
a) Rice
b) Wheat
c) Pulses
d) Maize
Answer: c) Pulses
57. Which of the following is a Rabi crop?
a) Cotton
b) Jowar
c) Peas
d) Soybean
Answer: c) Peas
58. Which state is the largest producer of tobacco in India?
a) Gujarat
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Bihar
Answer: b) Andhra Pradesh
59. The ‘Punjab-Haryana Plain’ is famous for the cultivation of which crop?
a) Rice
b) Wheat
c) Sugarcane
d) Tea
Answer: b) Wheat
60. Which of the following is a Kharif crop?
a) Mustard
b) Barley
c) Urad (Black Gram)
d) Gram
Answer: c) Urad (Black Gram)
61. Which state is the largest producer of safflower in India?
a) Maharashtra
b) Karnataka
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Answer: a) Maharashtra
62. Which of the following is a feature of commercial grain farming?
a) Small landholdings
b) Low use of machinery
c) Production mainly for the market
d) Dependence on family labor
Answer: c) Production mainly for the market
63. Which crop requires well-drained loamy soil and moderate rainfall?
a) Tea
b) Cotton
c) Wheat
d) Jute
Answer: c) Wheat
64. Which state is the largest producer of linseed in India?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Bihar
Answer: a) Madhya Pradesh
65. The ‘Yellow Revolution’ is associated with:
a) Oilseeds
b) Milk
c) Fish
d) Wheat
Answer: a) Oilseeds
66. Which agricultural practice involves growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same field?
a) Crop rotation
b) Mixed cropping
c) Plantation farming
d) Terrace farming
Answer: b) Mixed cropping
67. The ‘Bhoodan Movement’ aimed to:
a) Increase irrigation facilities
b) Redistribute land to landless farmers
c) Promote organic farming
d) Develop cooperative societies
Answer: b) Redistribute land to landless farmers
68. Which crop requires black cotton soil and 210 frost-free days?
a) Jute
b) Cotton
c) Tea
d) Sugarcane
Answer: b) Cotton
69. The ‘Rabi cropping season’ in India typically occurs between:
a) April – June
b) October – March
c) June – September
d) July – December
Answer: b) October – March
70. Which state is India’s largest producer of silk?
a) Karnataka
b) West Bengal
c) Jammu & Kashmir
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: a) Karnataka
71. What is the primary objective of the ‘Evergreen Revolution’?
a) Increasing food production sustainably
b) Expanding desert agriculture
c) Promoting GM crops exclusively
d) Reducing irrigation dependence
Answer: a) Increasing food production sustainably
72. Which of these is NOT a millet crop?
a) Ragi
b) Jowar
c) Bajra
d) Masoor
Answer: d) Masoor
73. The largest coffee-producing region in India is:
a) Malabar Coast
b) Chota Nagpur Plateau
c) Western Ghats
d) Eastern Himalayas
Answer: c) Western Ghats
74. Which irrigation method is most water-efficient?
a) Canal irrigation
b) Drip irrigation
c) Flood irrigation
d) Sprinkler system
Answer: b) Drip irrigation
75. The ‘Kharif season’ is associated with:
a) Winter rains
b) Southwest monsoon
c) Retreating monsoon
d) Northeast monsoon
Answer: b) Southwest monsoon