Crops

Q.

Give reasons for the following statements.

1. In India, agriculture is the primary activity.
2. Different crops are grown in different regions.

Q.

Tick the correct answer.

(i) Horticulture means

(a) Growing of fruits and vegetables

(b) Primitive farming

(c) Growing of wheat

(ii) Golden fibre refers to

(a) Tea

(b) Cotton

(c) Jute

(iii) Leading producer of coffee

(a) Brazil

(b) India

(c) Russia

Q. What is the cultivation of grapes called?

1. Horticulture
2. Sericulture
3. Agriculture
4. Viticulture

Q. Rice grows well in and soil, which can retain water.

1. alluvial
2. red
3. loamy
4. clayey

Q. _____________ is the type of farming in which manure and natural pesticides are used instead of chemicals.

1. Organic farming
2. Commercial farming
3. Shifting cultivation
4. Substance farming

Q. Name any four plantation crops of India.

Q.

Distinguish between the following.

(i) Primary activities and tertiary activities

(ii) Subsistence farming and intensive farming

Q. Which among the following is known as coarse grain?

1. Millet
2. Tea
3. Wheat
4. Coffee

Q.

Soil required for wheat cultivation is?

Q. Name the type of farming practiced to meet the needs of a farmer's family.

1. Commercial farming
2. Mixed farming
3. Plantation agriculture
4. Subsistence farming

Q. Which among the following are fibre crops?

1. Millets and Maize
2. Jute and cotton
3. Tea and Coffee
4. Rice and Wheat

Q.

Give 4 differences between subsistence farming and commercial farming.

Q. Distinguish between the followings.
Subsistence farming and intenstive farming.

Q.

Define Fibre Crops. Give examples.

Q. Name the fibre crops and discuss the climatic conditions required for their growth.

Q. Which among the following is not a crop grown in shifting cultivation?

1. Maize
2. Yam
3. Potato and cassava
4. Rice

Q. Which crop is also known as the 'Golden Fibre'?

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

Q. _________ is the staple diet of the people in the tropical and sub-tropical regions.

1. Rice
2. Bajra
3. Fish
4. Chicken

Q. What are the geographical requirements for the growth of cotton and jute?

Q. Breeding of fish in specially constructed tanks and ponds is known as_______________.

1. pisciculture
2. horticulture
3. agriculture
4. sericulture

Q. Wheat is grown in ________ season in India.

1. summer
2. winter
3. spring
4. autum

Q. Nomadic herding is generally not practised in __________.

1. coastal regions
2. arid regions
3. semi arid regions
4. None of the above

Q. The third most important food crop of our country is _______.

1. Rice
2. Wheat
3. Jowar
4. Ragi

Q. Wheat grows well in well-drained, soil.

1. loamy
2. red
3. yellow
4. clayey

Q. Which type of farming is practiced to meet the needs of the farmer’s family?

1. Subsistence farming
2. Commercial farming
3. Plantation farming
4. Shifting farming

Q. Pick the term given to land on which crops are grown.

1. Barren
2. Pasture
3. Meadow
4. Arable

Q.

define various factor that influence the agriculuture of a region?

Q. _________ is the staple diet of the people in the tropical and sub-tropical regions.

1. Rice
2. Bajra
3. Fish
4. Chicken

Q. Select the correct statements related to farm mechanisation in India, using the code given below:
1. Average of farm mechanisation in the country is below 50 per cent in comparison to 90 per cent in the developed countries.
2. Farm mechanisation has resulted in generating employment to rural youth and artisans.

1. Both 1 and 2
2. Only 1
3. Only 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q. The crops can be ruined if the monsoon brings required amount of rain.

1. True
2. False