Crops

Q.

Which of the following is the largest producer of bajra followed by Rajasthan?

1. Karnataka

2. Madhya Pradesh

3. Maharashtra

4. Punjab

Q. Amazon Basin is located in :

1. Asia
2. North America
3. Africa
4. South America

Q. Farmers who practise subsistence farming depend on _____ for water for their crops.

1. irrigation channels
2. monsoon rains
3. snowfall
4. desert storms

Q. Choose the correct statement(s) about the difference between food crops and cash crops.

1. Food crops can be directly consumed.
2. Cash crops should not be processed before use.
3. Food crops are grown for consumption.
4. Cash crops are grown for sale.

Q.

What are the temperate grasslands of South Africa called?

Q. Most of the world's ___ production comes from the temperate grasslands such as Prairies of North America.

1. rice
2. cotton
3. wheat
4. jute

Q.

The Amazon River Basin Lies Between The _________________. (A) Guiana Highlands And Andes Mountains.(B) The Guiana Highlands And The Patagonian Plateau. (C) The Guiana Highlands And The Brazilian Highlands. (D) Brazilian Highlands And The Patagonian Plateau.

Q. _____ is/are the most important product/products that come from agriculture.

1. Food crops
2. Eggs
3. Meat
4. Timber

Q. The ___ staple cotton is of the finest quality.

1. small
2. long
3. short
4. medium

Q. _____ is called 'the golden fibre'.

1. Indigo
2. Jute
3. Wheat
4. Cotton

Q. The first step in growing rice is _______.

1. preparing the main field
2. ploughing the field
3. sowing
4. transplanting

Q. The second step in growing rice is _______.

1. ploughing the field
2. preparing the main field
3. sowing
4. transplanting

Q. Which of the following conditions are essential for the cultivation of wheat?

1. Moderate temperature and rainfall
2. Loamy soil
3. Alluvial and clayey soil
4. Bright sunshine during harvest

Q.

Crops produced for immediate sale for earning are called __________ crops.

Q.

Cotton industry fall under which of the following categories _______________.

1. small scale industry
2. cottage industry
3. large scale industry
4. none of these

Q. The best suited conditions for growing rice are

1. tropical
2. subtropical
3. hot desert
4. cold desert

Q. Joe, a farmer in Argentina, grew wheat on temperate grasslands. What are these temperate grasslands known as in Argentina?

1. Prairies
2. Pampas
3. Steppes
4. Downs

Q. Rakesh incurred huge profit after cultivating rice in his land. Choose the correct statement(s) about rice as an important food crop.

1. Rice is one of the world's most important food crops.
2. Rice cannot be grown in tropical and sub-tropical regions.
3. Rice grows well in cold and dry regions.
4. Most suitable region for growing rice includes deltas and river valleys.

Q. Sarthak, an estate owner from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, consulted the cooperative society about which crop to grow in his estate to gain profit. The cooperative society asked him to cultivate sugarcane. What are the possible reasons for suggesting this?

1. Sugarcane is a non-plantation crop.
2. Sugarcane grows well in tropical regions.
3. Juice from sugarcane is processed to produce sugar.
4. Sugarcane requires less water than paddy crops.

Q. Identify the cash crops.

1. Millets
2. Tea
3. Jute
4. Wheat

Q. Subsistence farming is when farmers produce crops for their own family.

1. False
2. True

Q. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
Growing one crop on a large agricultural field at the same time is called __________.

Q. Give examples of a sector in which workers are underemployed in India.