Class 10 Agriculture Mock Test (CBSE)

Topics in Agriculture

• Primitive subsistence farming
• Intensive subsistence farming
• Commercial farming
• Cropping pattern: rabi, kharif and zaid
• Major crops: rice, wheat, millets, maize, pulses
• Sugarcane and oilseeds
• Tea, coffee and horticulture crops
• Rubber and fibre crops: cotton, jute
• Land reforms and Bhoodan-Gramdan

Agriculture practice questions with answers

1. Q1Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which of the following is a defining characteristic of commercial farming as practiced in various parts of India?

   1. (a)Use of higher doses of modern inputs, such as HYV seeds, chemical fertilizers, and insecticides, for higher productivity
   2. (b)Use of lower doses of modern inputs and family labor
   3. (c)Complete reliance on monsoon rainfall with no irrigation
   4. (d)Production primarily for local village consumption
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   1. Correct option: (a) Use of higher doses of modern inputs, such as HYV seeds, chemical fertilizers, and insecticides, for higher productivity.+1

   Answer: (a)
2. Q2Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which of the following is the principal food crop of northern and north-western parts of India, grown successfully during the rabi season?

   1. (a)Rice
   2. (b)Wheat
   3. (c)Maize
   4. (d)Bajra
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   1. Correct option: (b) Wheat+1

   Answer: (b)
3. Q3Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which of the following best describes intensive subsistence farming in India?

   1. (a)Farming practiced in areas of low population pressure with large landholdings.
   2. (b)Farming where high doses of biochemical inputs and irrigation are used to obtain higher production.
   3. (c)Farming where crops are grown mainly for commercial export purposes using heavy machinery.
   4. (d)Farming primarily dependent on monsoon and natural fertility of the soil without any chemical inputs.
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   1. Correct option: (b) Farming where high doses of biochemical inputs and irrigation are used to obtain higher production.+1

   Answer: (b)
4. Q4Short answer·2 marks
   Differentiate between the Rabi and Kharif cropping seasons in India based on their sowing periods and provide one major crop example for each.
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   1. Kharif sowing period: sown with the onset of the monsoon in June-July (and harvested in September-October).+0.5
   2. Kharif example, any one of: paddy (rice); maize; jowar; bajra; tur (arhar); moong; urad; cotton; jute; groundnut; soyabean; or any other valid kharif crop.+0.5
   3. Rabi sowing period: sown in winter from October to December (and harvested in summer from April to June).+0.5
   4. Rabi example, any one of: wheat; barley; peas; gram; mustard; or any other valid rabi crop.+0.5

   Answer: Kharif: sown with the onset of the monsoon in June-July (harvested September-October), e.g. rice, maize or cotton; Rabi: sown in winter from October to December (harvested April-June), e.g. wheat, barley or gram.
5. Q5Short answer·2 marks
   Distinguish between Rabi and Kharif cropping seasons in India based on their sowing periods. Give one example of each.
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   1. Kharif sowing period: sown with the onset of the monsoon in June-July.+0.5
   2. Kharif example, any one of: paddy (rice); maize; jowar; bajra; tur (arhar); moong; urad; cotton; jute; groundnut; soyabean; or any other valid kharif crop.+0.5
   3. Rabi sowing period: sown in winter from October to December.+0.5
   4. Rabi example, any one of: wheat; barley; peas; gram; mustard; or any other valid rabi crop.+0.5

   Answer: Kharif: sown with the onset of the monsoon in June-July, e.g. rice, maize or cotton; Rabi: sown in winter from October to December, e.g. wheat, barley or gram.
6. Q6Short answer·2 marks
   Distinguish between Kharif and Rabi cropping seasons in India with respect to their sowing and harvesting periods.
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   1. Kharif sowing: with the onset of the monsoon in June-July.+0.5
   2. Kharif harvesting: in September-October.+0.5
   3. Rabi sowing: in winter from October to December.+0.5
   4. Rabi harvesting: in summer from April to June.+0.5

   Answer: Kharif: sown June-July, harvested Sept-Oct; Rabi: sown Oct-Dec, harvested Apr-June.

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