Multiple choice questions

 

Q1) Which of the following is grown in the rainy season? 
a) Jowar and bajra 

(b) Wheat

(c) Soyabean

(d) Rice 

Ans. (a) 

Q.2. The minimum wages for a farm labourer set by the government is 

(a) Rs. 50

(b) Rs. 60 

(c) Rs. 70

(d) Rs. 80 

Ans. (b) 

Q.3. What is the main production activity in Palampur village? 

(a) Farming 

(b) Animal husbandry 

(c) Transport 

(d) Small-scale manufacturing 

Q.4. Land under cultivation (in million hectares) in India in the year 2000 was 

(a) 120 

(b) 130

(c) 140

(d) 150 

Ans. (c) 

Q.5. Which area in India has a low level of irrigation? 

(a) Deccan plateau

(b) Coastal regions

(c) Riverine plains

(d) Both (a) and (b) 

Ans. (a) 

Q.6. Which of the following is a modern farming method? 

(a) Multiple cropping

(b) Use of HYV seeds 

(c) Use of chemical fertilisers

(d) Both (b) and (c) 

Ans. (d) 

Q.7. Production of pulses (in million tonnes) in India during 2000-01 was 

(a) 10

(b) 11

(c) 14

(d) 12 

Ans. (b) 

Q.8. High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds are developed in 

(a) Research institutes

(b) Factories 

(c) Krishak Bharati Cooperatives 

(d) None of the above 

Ans. (a) 

Q.9. The concept of White Revolution is associated with 

(a) food crops

(b) milk  

(c) cotton

(d) pesticides 

Ans. (b) 

Q.10. Who is a person who puts together land, labour and capital? 

(a) Moneylender

(b) Entrepreneur 

(c) Zamindar

(d) Manager 

Ans. (b) 

Q.11. Scope of farming activity is limited in Palampur due to 

(a) fixed amount of land

(b) lack of irrigation 

(c) lack of labour

(d) none of the above 

Ans. (a) 

Q.12. What is done to surplus wheat in Palampur? 

(a) Sold in the market

(b) Destroyed

(c) Stocked by self

(d) Given in charity 

Ans. (a) 

Q.13. Consumption of chemical fertilisers is highest in which state of India? 

(a) Punjab

(b) Haryana

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Himachal Pardesh 

Ans. (a) 

Q.14. People of Palampur sell milk in the near by large village named [2010 (T-1)] 

(a) Pitampura

(b) Siliguri

(c) Shahpur

(d) Raiganj 

Ans. (d) 

Q.15. Where do most of the small farmers borrow money to arrange for the capital in 

(a) less than 40%

(b) less than 30%  

(c) less than 60%

(d) less than 70% 

Ans. (a) 

Q.16. Which one among the following is not fixed capital? 

(a) Machines 

(b) Buildings

(c) Tools

(d) Raw materials 

Ans. (d)  

Q.17. Why do the farmers of Palampur follow multiple cropping? Choose the correct answer. 

(a) Because the water consumption is less in this method 

(b) Because this method consumes less chemical fertilisers 

(c) Because this method doesn

(d) Because this method is the most common way of increasing production

Ans. (d)  

Q.17. Which of the following transformed the system of irrigation in Palampur?[2010 (T-1)] 

(a) Tubewells

(b) Persian wheel 

(c) Rainwater harvesting

(d) None of these 

Ans. (a) 

Q.18. How many families lives in Village Palampur? [2010 (T-1)] 

(a) 150

(b) 250

(c) 350

(d) 450 

Ans. (c) 

Q.19. Which one among the following is a non-farm activity? [2010 (T-1)] 

(a) Multiple croppping

(b) Crop rotation 

(c) Dairy farming

(d) Modern farming 

Ans. (c) 

Q.20. Which one of the following is not an effect of the modern farming? [2010 (T-1)] 

(a) Soil degradation 

(b) Deforestation 

(c) Decrease in groundwater

(d) Water pollution 

Ans. (d) 

Q.21. Marginal farmers are those : [2010 (T-1)] 

(a) who use modern methods for farming 

(b) who practice crop rotation for farming 

(c) who did not have sufficient land for farming 

(b) raw materials and money in hand 

(d) fixed deposits in financial institutions 

Q.22. Multiple Cropping refers to : 

(a) cultivation of wheat and rice 

(b) cultivation of two crops in alternate rows 

(c) cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year 

(d) cultivating crops and rearing animals on the same farm 

Q.23. The use of high yields with combinations of HYV (High Yielding Varieties) seeds, irrigation, chemical fertilisers, pesticides etc. refers to : 

(a) modern cropping 

(b) mixed cropping 

(c) multiple cropping 

(d) mega cropping 

Ans. (c) 

Q.24. Finance raised to operate a business is the : 

(a) labour 

(b) enterprise

(c) land

(d) capital 

Ans. (d) 

Q.25. 'Bigha' and Guintha' are : [2010 (T-1)] 

(a) the type of village house

(b) the types of Hybrid seeds 

(c) the measuring units of grain

(d) the measuring units of land area in village 

Ans. (d) 

Q.26. At present, what is the percentage of the people who are engaged in the rural areas in Non-farming activities : [2010 (T-1)] 

(a) 14%

(b) 24%

(c) 34%

(d) 44% 

Ans. (b) 

Q.27. Which sector includes Agriculture and Animal Husbandry? [2010 (T-1)] 

(a) Primary Sector 

(b) Secondary Sector 

(c) Tertiary Sector

(d) None of these 

Ans. (a) 

Q.28. Which one of the following terms is used for measuring crop produced on a given piece of land during a single season? [2010 (T-1)] 

(a) Yield

(b) Productivity

(c) Cultivation

(d) Output 

Ans. (a)