Geography : Chapter 4 : Agriculture


Q1. Which type of agriculture is practised on small landholdings using simple tools ? āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āϏāρāϜ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋ āϏ⧰⧁ āϜāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Commercial farming (b) Subsistence farming (c) Plantation farming (d) Intensive farming
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Subsistence farming
Note: It is practised to meet family needs. āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻĒā§‚ā§°āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋāĻ• āĻœā§€ā§ąāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q2. Which of the following is a Kharif crop ? āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻ–ā§°āĻŋāĻĢ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ ?
(a) Wheat (b) Mustard (c) Rice (d) Gram
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Rice
Note: Kharif crops grow in rainy season. āĻ–ā§°āĻŋāĻĢ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖā§° āĻ‹āϤ⧁āϤ āϖ⧇āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q3. Black soil is best suited for which crop ? āĻ•’āϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āωāĻĒāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€ ?
(a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Cotton (d) Jute
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Cotton
Note: Black soil retains moisture. āĻ•’āϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āϧ⧰āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤


Q4. Which is a beverage crop ? āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?
(a) Jute (b) Sugarcane (c) Tea (d) Wheat
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Tea
Note: Tea is used for making beverages. āϚāĻžāĻš āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q5. Which crop needs high temperature and heavy rainfall ? āωāĻšā§āϚ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?
(a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Millet (d) Pulses
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Rice
Note: Rice grows in hot and wet climate. āϧāĻžāύ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āϜāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϤ āĻ­āĻžāϞāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Short Answer Questions (2–3 Marks)


Q1. What is Agriculture ? āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ ?
Note: Agriculture is the cultivation of crops and rearing of animals. āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒāĻļ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϞāύāĻ• āĻāϕ⧇āϞāϗ⧇ āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q2. Name the types of farming practised in India. āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤāϤ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžā§°āϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻžāĨ¤
Note:



  1. Primitive Subsistence Farming : āφāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻœā§€ā§ąāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋ

  2. Intensive Subsistence Farming : āϘāύ āĻœā§€ā§ąāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋ

  3. Commercial Farming : āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻœā§āϝāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋ

  4. Plantation Farming : āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāϚāĻž āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋ


Q3. What are Rabi crops ? Give two examples. ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋ ? āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤


Note: Rabi crops are grown in winter. Examples: Wheat, Mustard. ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻļā§€āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞāϤ āϖ⧇āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: āĻ—āĻšā§āρ, āϏ⧰āĻŋāώāĻžāĨ¤


Q4. Mention two problems of Indian agriculture. āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋā§° āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻžāĨ¤


Note:



  1. Small landholdings : āϏ⧰⧁ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āϜāĻŽāĻŋ

  2. Dependence on monsoon :  āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§°āϤāĻž


Long Answer Questions (5 Marks)


Q1. Explain the cropping seasons of India. āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ‹āϤ⧁āϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


Note:



  1. Kharif Season: Sown in June–July, harvested in Sept–Oct (Rice, Cotton) : āĻ–ā§°āĻŋāĻĢ āĻ‹āϤ⧁: āϜ⧁āύ–āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχāϤ āĻŦā§‹ā§ąāĻž, āϛ⧇āĻĒā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦā§°–āĻ…āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§‹āĻŦā§°āϤ āĻ•āĻžāϟāύāĻŋ (āϧāĻžāύ, āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻš)

  2. Rabi Season: Sown in Oct–Dec, harvested in April–June (Wheat, Mustard) : ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻ‹āϤ⧁: āĻ…āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§‹āĻŦā§°–āĻĄāĻŋāĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦā§°āϤ āĻŦā§‹ā§ąāĻž, āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ–āϜ⧁āύāϤ āĻ•āĻžāϟāύāĻŋ (āĻ—āĻšā§āρ, āϏ⧰āĻŋāώāĻž)

  3. Zaid Season: Short season between Rabi & Kharif (Watermelon) : āϜāĻžāχāĻĻ āĻ‹āϤ⧁: ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ–ā§°āĻŋāĻĢā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜ⧰ āϏ⧰⧁ āĻ‹āϤ⧁ (āϤ⧰āĻŽā§āϜ)


Q2. Describe the importance of agriculture in India. āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤāϤ āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋā§° āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


Note: 
• Provides employment : āĻœā§€ā§ąāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāύ āϕ⧰⧇
• Supplies food : āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāύ āϧ⧰⧇
• Supports industries : āωāĻĻā§āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻ• āĻ•āĻžāρāϚāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϞ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧ
• Increases national income : ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āφāϝāĻŧ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇


Case-Study Based Question


Case: A farmer grows wheat using irrigation and HYV seeds and sells surplus in the market. āĻĒā§ā§°āϏāĻ‚āĻ—: āĻāϜāύ āĻ•ā§ƒāώāϕ⧇ āϜāϞāϏāĻŋāĻžā§āϚāύ āφ⧰⧁ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻŦā§€āϜ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻ—āĻšā§āρ āϖ⧇āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


(a) Type of farming? / āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžā§° ?
Ans: Commercial farming / āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻœā§āϝāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋ


(b) Crop & season? / āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ‹āϤ⧁ ?
Ans: Wheat – Rabi crop / āĻ—āĻšā§āρ – ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ


(c) One advantage? / āĻāϟāĻž āϞāĻžāĻ­ ?
Ans: High production / āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ


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Chapter 4: Agriculture – MCQs (20)


Q1. Agriculture refers to - āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ -
(a) Mining activities (b) Manufacturing goods (c) Cultivation of crops (d) Trade


Ans: (c) Cultivation of crops
Explanation: Agriculture mainly involves growing crops and rearing animals. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋāϤ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒāĻļ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q2. Which type of farming is practised to meet family needs ? āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻĒā§‚ā§°āĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?
(a) Commercial farming (b) Subsistence farming (c) Plantation farming (d) Extensive farming


Ans: (b) Subsistence farming
Explanation: Produce is used for self-consumption. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q3. Which of the following is a Kharif crop ? āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻ–ā§°āĻŋāĻĢ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ ?
(a) Wheat (b) Gram (c) Rice (d) Mustard


Ans: (c) Rice
Explanation: Kharif crops are grown in the rainy season. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ–ā§°āĻŋāĻĢ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖā§° āĻ‹āϤ⧁āϤ āϖ⧇āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q4. Rabi crops are sown in - ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Summer (b) Rainy season (c) Winter (d) Spring


Ans: (c) Winter
Explanation: Rabi crops are sown in winter and harvested in summer. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻļā§€āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞāϤ āĻŦā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q5. Which soil is best for cotton cultivation ? āĻ•āĻĒāĻžāĻš āϖ⧇āϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āωāĻĒāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€ ?
(a) Alluvial soil (b) Red soil (c) Black soil (d) Laterite soil


Ans: (c) Black soil
Explanation: Black soil retains moisture, ideal for cotton. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ•’āϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āϧ⧰āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤


Q6. Which is a plantation crop ? āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāϚāĻž āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ ?
(a) Rice (b) Wheat (c) Tea (d) Maize


Ans: (c) Tea
Explanation: Plantation crops are grown on large estates. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāϚāĻž āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āϖ⧇āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q7. Zaid crops are grown - āϜāĻžāχāĻĻ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϖ⧇āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Winter only (b) Rainy season only  c) Between Rabi and Kharif (d) Throughout the year


Ans: (c) Between Rabi and Kharif
Explanation: Zaid crops grow in the short summer season. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϜāĻžāχāĻĻ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āϏ⧰⧁ āĻ—ā§ā§°ā§€āĻˇā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻžāϞāϤ āϖ⧇āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q8. Which crop requires high temperature and heavy rainfall ? āωāĻšā§āϚ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?
(a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Millet (d) Pulses


Ans: (b) Rice
Explanation: Rice grows well in hot and wet climate. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϧāĻžāύ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āϜāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϤ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q9. Which of the following is a food crop ? āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ ?
(a) Tea (b) Cotton (c) Rice (d) Rubber


Ans: (c) Rice
Explanation: Food crops are directly consumed by humans. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āĻšā§‡ āϏ⧋āϜāĻžāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q10. Farming on hill slopes by cutting steps is called - āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžā§°āϤ āϧāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Shifting farming (b) Terrace farming  (c) Mixed farming (d) Dry farming


Ans: (b) Terrace farming
Explanation: It prevents soil erosion on slopes. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāχ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧ ā§°ā§‹āϧ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


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Q11. Which crop is mainly grown in winter ? āĻļā§€āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞāϤ āϖ⧇āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?
(a) Rice (b) Cotton (c) Wheat (d) Jute


Ans: (c) Wheat
Explanation: Wheat is a major Rabi crop. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—āĻšā§āρ āĻāϟāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύ ā§°āĻŦāĻŋ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝāĨ¤


Q12. Which is a fibre crop ? āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āφāρāĻš āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ ?
(a) Tea (b) Jute (c) Rice (d) Sugarcane


Ans: (b) Jute
Explanation: Fibre crops are used for making cloth and ropes. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āφāρāĻš āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q13. Commercial farming is done mainly for - āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻœā§āϝāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋ āĻŽā§‚āϞāϤāσ āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Self use (b) Barter  (c) Market sale (d) Storage


Ans: (c) Market sale
Explanation: Crops are grown to sell in markets. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻŦāϜāĻžā§°āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°ā§€ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q14. Major problem of Indian agriculture - āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋā§° āĻāϟāĻž āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž -
(a) Large landholding  (b) Dependence on monsoon  (c) Excess rainfall  (d) Mechanization


Ans: (b) Dependence on monsoon
Explanation:Agriculture depends heavily on rainfall. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋ āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§°āĻļā§€āϞāĨ¤


Q15. Which crop is grown in Deccan black soil region ? āĻĻāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻ•’āϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϤ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āϖ⧇āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Rice (b) Cotton (c) Jute (d) Tea


Ans: (b) Cotton
Explanation: Black soil is ideal for cotton. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ•’āϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āωāĻĒāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€āĨ¤


Q16. Farming using HYV seeds and fertilizers - āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻŦā§€āϜ āφ⧰⧁ āϏāĻžā§° āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋ -
(a) Primitive farming  (b) Intensive farming  (c) Shifting farming  (d) Pastoral farming


Ans: (b) Intensive farming
Explanation: Modern inputs increase production. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āφāϧ⧁āύāĻŋāĻ• āωāĻĒāϕ⧰āϪ⧇ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q17. Beverage crop is - āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?
(a) Coffee (b) Wheat (c) Rice (d) Jute


Ans: (a) Coffee
Explanation: Beverage crops are used for drinks. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāύ āϕ⧰āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q18. Major crop of Assam - āĻ…āϏāĻŽā§° āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āϝ -
(a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Bajra (d) Cotton


Ans: (b) Rice
Explanation:Assam has suitable climate for rice. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ…āϏāĻŽā§° āϜāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āϧāĻžāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āωāĻĒāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€āĨ¤


Q19. Which is NOT a type of farming ? āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžā§° āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Subsistence  (b) Plantation  (c) Industrial   (d) Commercial


Ans: (c) Industrial
Explanation: Industrial is an economic sector, not farming type. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āωāĻĻā§āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžā§° āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q20. Agriculture belongs to which sector ? āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻ–āĻŖā§āĻĄā§° āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ ?
(a) Secondary (b) Tertiary (c) Primary (d) Quaternary


Ans: (c) Primary
Explanation: Primary sector uses natural resources. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻ–āĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§°āĻļā§€āϞāĨ¤