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Indian Geography MCQs – 6 (Agriculture in India)

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1. Which of the following is not a primary economic activity ?

(a)  Agriculture

(b) Fishing

(c) Gathering forest residue 

(d) Baking of bread

Correct Answer:  (d) Baking of bread 

Types of economic activities:

  • Primary activities:
    • Include all those activities related to the extraction and use of natural resources.
    • Examples – Agriculture, fishing, mining and gathering etc.
  • Secondary activities:
    • Processing of natural resources extracted in the Primary activities.
    • Examples – Manufacturing of steel,  Manufacturing of cars, baking of bread and weaving of cloth etc.
  • Tertiary activities:
    • Provide support to the primary and secondary sectors through various services.
    • Examples – Trade, transport, banking, insurance and advertising

2. Agriculture comes among which of the following activities ? 

(a) Primary activities

(b) Secondary activities

(c) Tertiary activities

(d) Quaternary Activities

Correct Answer:  (a) Primary activities

  •  Agriculture is a primary activity. 
  • It includes growing crops, fruits, vegetables, flowers and rearing of livestock. 
  • Agricultural and allied activities employ over two-thirds of India’s population.
  • It is important for the nation’s food security.

3. Which of the following activities is known as Pisciculture ?

(a) Breeding of fish

(b) Rearing of silkworms

(c) Cultivation of grapes

(d) None of the above

Correct Answer:  (a) Breeding of fish

  •  Breeding of fish in a pond or lake is known as Pisciculture.
  • It is generally done for commercial purposes.

4. Growing vegetables, flowers and fruits for commercial use is known as ?

(a) Sericulture 

(b) Pisciculture 

(c) Viticulture 

(d) Horticulture

Correct Answer:  (d) Horticulture 

  • Sericulture – Rearing of silkworms
  • Pisciculture – Breeding of fish
  • Viticulture – Cultivation of grapes
  • Horticulture – Growing vegetables, flowers and fruits for commercial use

5. Which of the following is NOT a feature of Subsistence farming ?

(a) It is mainly practiced to meet the needs of large corporates

(b) Use of low levels of technology

(c) Generally uses household labor

(d) Output is small

Correct Answer:  (a) It is mainly practiced to meet the needs of large corporates

Feature of Subsistence farming in India:

  • Mainly practiced to meet the needs of the farmer’s family. 
  • Use of low levels of technology
  • Household labor
  • Small output
  • Types of Subsistence farming:
    1. Intensive subsistence:
      • Growing of more than one crop annually on the same plot
    2. Primitive subsistence:
      • Shifting cultivation
      • Nomadic Herding

6. Consider the following statements regarding Shifting cultivation:

  1. It is also known as ‘Slash and Burn’ agriculture.
  2. In India, It is mainly practiced in the northeast region.
  3. In North east India, it is known as Jhumm cultivation.
  4. This type of agriculture is not done anywhere else in the world except India.

Select the correct statements:

(a) 1, 2 & 3 only

(b) 1, 2 & 4 only

(c) 3 & 4 only

(d) All of the above

Correct Answer:  (a) 1, 2 & 3 only

  • Shifting cultivation:
    • In this type of agriculture, A plot of land is cleared by felling the trees and burning them. After clearing the land, crops are grown repeatedly in the same area.  After the soil loses its fertility, the land is abandoned and the cultivator moves to a new plot. 
    • In India, It is mainly practiced in northeast India.
    • Also known as ‘slash and burn’ agriculture
    • It is practiced in different parts of the world with different names.
    • Different names of shifting cultivation:
      • Jhumming – North-East India 
      • Milpa -Mexico 
      • Roca – Brazil
      • Ladang – Malaysia

7. Which among the following is NOT a Cropping season in India ?

(a) Rabi

(b) Kharif

(c) Zaid

(d) Kal Baisakhi

Correct Answer:  (d) Kal Baisakhi

India has three cropping seasons as following:

Rabi:

  • Sown in winter from October to December
  • Harvested in summer from April to June. 
  • Important rabi crops – Wheat, barley, peas, gram and mustard
  • States from the north and northwestern parts such as Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh are the major producers of rabi crops.

Kharif:

  • Grown with the onset of monsoon
  • Harvested in September-October
  • Important Kharif crops – Paddy, maize, jowar, bajra, tur(Arhar), moong, urad, cotton, jute, groundnut and soybeans.
  • Major producers of kharif crops –  Assam, West Bengal, coastal regions of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

Zaid:

  • Grown in between the rabi and the kharif seasons
  • Important crops – Watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber and other vegetables

8. Which among the following crop seasons starts with the onset of monsoon ?

(a) Rabi

(b) Kharif

(c) Zaid

(d) None of the above

Correct Answer:  (b) Kharif

Features of Kharif Season:

  • Grown with the onset of monsoon
  • Harvested in September-October
  • Important Kharif crops – Paddy, maize, jowar, bajra, tur(Arhar), moong, urad, cotton, jute, groundnut and soybeans.
  • Major producers of kharif crops –  Assam, West Bengal, coastal regions of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

9. Crops of which among the following seasons are benefited from western disturbances ?

(a) Rabi

(b) Kharif

(c) Zaid

(d) None of the above

Correct Answer:  (a) Rabi

Features of Rabi season:

  • Sown in winter from October to December
  • Harvested in summer from April to June. 
  • Important rabi crops – Wheat, barley, peas, gram and mustard
  • States from the north and northwestern parts such as Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh are the major producers of rabi crops.
  • In the north and northwest parts of India, the precipitation caused by western disturbances helps in the growth of rabi crops.

10. Vegetables are generally grown in which among the following crop seasons ?

(a) Rabi

(b) Kharif

(c) Zaid

(d) None of the above

Correct Answer:  (c) Zaid

Features of the Zaid season.

  • Grown in between the rabi and the kharif seasons
  • Important crops – Watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber and other vegetables

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