Agriculture (Chapter-4)

Q.2   Name the major agricultural types and explain any one of them.

Long Answer Type Questions

Q.1   Compare the agricultural development of developed and developing countries with the help of case study of farms from USA and India.

Q.8   Write about nomadic herding  

Q.7   What are the reasons for higher producing of wheat in the USA ? 

Q.6   Differentiate between

          (i) Subsistence farming and commercial farming

          (ii) Extensive farming and intensive farming

Q.5   Write in brief about commercial grain farming

Q.4   Mention the climate conditions and types of soils required for wheat and cotton

Q.3   Name the beverage crops. Discuss the climatic conditions required for

their growth.

Q.2   What is plantation agriculture ?

Short Answer Type Questions

Q.1   What is shifting cultivation ? what are its disadvantages ?

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Q.1   What is sericulture ?

Q.2   Name the supplementary forms of farming

Q.3   What climate conditions are required in tea plantation ?

Q.4   What is agriculture ?                                               

Q.5   Name the factors influencing agriculture ?

Q.6   What is commercial farming ?

Q.7   What is mixed farming ?

Q.8   Name three major rice producing countries ?

Chose The Correct Answer

Q.1   Which one is called the 'golden fibre' in India?

          (A) Jute              (B) Flax

          (C) Polyester     (D) None of these

Q.2   Which country is the largest producer of tea in the world?

          (A) China          (B) India

          (C) Sri Lanka    (D) None

Q.3   Which country produces the best quality of cotton in the world?

          (A) India            (B) USA

          (C) Egypt          (D) None

Q.4   Which is the main crop grown in the Prairies of USA?

          (A) Corn            (B) Cotton

          (C) Fruit            (D) None

Q.5   Which of the following is not a cereal crop?

          (A) Jower          (B) Gram

          (C) Maize          (D) None

Q.6   Which is the largest consumer of coffee in the world?

          (A) Brazil          (B) USA

          (C) Russia         (D) None

Q.7   Horticulture means

          (A) Growing of fruits and vegetables

          (B) Primitive farming

          (C) Growing of wheat

          (D) Growing of coffee

Q.8   The term Golden fibre is often used for

          (A) Tea              (B) Cotton

          (C) Jute              (D) Synthesis

Q.9   Leading producer of coffee

          (A) Brazil           (B) India

          (C) Russia          (D) China

Q.10 Coarse grains are also called

          (A) Maize          (B) Rice

          (C) Wheat          (D) Millets

Q.11 Type of farming to meet family needs

          (A) Commercial gram farming

          (B) Subsistence farming

          (C) Mixed framing

          (D) Plantation

Q.12 Rearing of animals for sale

          (A) Nomadic herding

          (B) Shifting

      (C) Intensive farming 

      (D) Commercial farming

Q.13 Growing grapes for wines

          (A) Viticulture (B) Sericulture

          (C) Pisciculture (D) Horticulture

Q.14 Requires 210 frost – free days for growth

          (A) Rice             (B) Wheat

          (C) Maize          (D) Cotton

Q.15 Cultivation, involving slash and burn

          (A) Shifting cultivation

         (B) Nomadic herding

          (C) Mixed farming     

          (D) Plantation

Q.16 Also called Golden Fibre

          (A) Jute              (B) Coffee

          (C) Tea              (D) Cotton

Q.17 When crops are combined with livestock the type of farming is known as  

          (A) Mixed farming

          (B) Commercial grain farming

          (C) Nomadic hereding

          (D) Intensive farming

Q.18 Which country is the largest producer and seller of maize

          (A) China          (B) The USA

          (C) Russia         (D) Canada

Q.19 The crop requires moderate temperature and rainfall during growing season and sunshine at the time of harvesting

          (A) Wheat         (B) Rice

          (C) Maize          (D) Millet

Q.20 More labour is required In

          (A) Shifting cultivation       

          (B) Horticulture

          (C) Plantation  

          (D) Nomadic

Q.21 Commercial grain farming is not common in  

          (A) Asia                       (B) Europe

          (C) North America     (D) South America

Give Reason For The Following

Q.1   Rice is widely grown in the thickly populated areas

Q.2   Cheap labour is needed for growing cotton crop

Q.3   Millets grow in those areas which are less suitable for rice and wheat

Q.4   Wheat is widely grown in the temperate grasslands

Q.5   Give the suitable climatic and soil conditions required for the cultivation of following crops: Rice, Wheat, Maize, Millets, Cotton, Jute, Tea and Coffee

State True Or False

Q.1   About 10 per cent of total land surface of the earth is arable land

Q.2   The birthplace of maize or corn is the Nile Valley in Africa

Q.3   Millets grow well in semi-arid, less fertile sandy soils.

Q.4   In India, wheat is a kharif and rice is a rabi crop.

Q.5   The Prairies in USA enjoy hot and humid climate throughout the year

Learn These Terms

1.      Cereals : Food crops including wheat, rice, maize, etc.

2.      Food security : When all people, at all times, have access  to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their needs

3.      Millets : Coarse food grains, such as jowar, bajra, ragi, sorghum etc.

4.      Emigrants : Persons leaving their own country to enter a new country

For fun.

Solve the crossword puzzle with the help of given clues.

Distinguish between the following.

(i) Primary activities and tertiary activities

(ii) Subsistence farming and intensive farming

Give reasons.

(i) In India agriculture is a primary activity.

(ii) Different crops are grown in different regions.

Tick the correct answer.

(i) Horticulture means

(ii) Golden fibre refers to

(iii) Leading producer of coffee

Answer the following questions.

(i) What is agriculture?

(ii) Name the factors influencing agriculture.

(iii) What is shifting cultivation? What are its disadvantages?

(iv) What is plantation agriculture?

(v) Name the fibre crops and name the climatic conditions required for their growth.