Class 12 Primary Activities Mock Test (CBSE)

Topics in Primary Activities

• Hunting and gathering
• Pastoralism: nomadic and commercial
• Agriculture
• Subsistence agriculture
• Plantation agriculture
• Extensive commercial grain cultivation
• Mixed farming
• Dairy farming
• Mediterranean agriculture
• Market gardening and horticulture
• Co-operative and collective farming
• Mining

Primary Activities practice questions with answers

1. Q1Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which one of the following regions is well known for Mediterranean agriculture?

   1. (a)Siberian Plains
   2. (b)Central Chile
   3. (c)Amazon Basin
   4. (d)Prairies of North America
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   1. Correct option: (b) Central Chile+1

   Answer: (b)
2. Q2Multiple choice·1 mark
   In which of the following regions is primitive subsistence agriculture known by the name 'Milpa'?

   1. (a)Brazil
   2. (b)Indonesia
   3. (c)Mexico and Central America
   4. (d)Malaysia
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   1. Correct option: (c) Mexico and Central America+1

   Answer: (c)
3. Q3Short answer·2 marks
   State any two distinct features of plantation agriculture.
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   1. First feature, any one of: large estates (plantations); single-crop specialisation (e.g. tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, banana); large capital investment; managerial and technical support; scientific methods of cultivation; cheap labour; a good transport system linking estates to factories and markets; production mainly for export; or any other valid feature.+1
   2. Second feature, a different one from the same list.+1

   Answer: Any two of: large estates; single-crop specialisation; large capital investment; managerial and technical support; scientific methods of cultivation; cheap labour; good transport links to factories and markets; export orientation.
4. Q4Short answer·2 marks
   Explain any two characteristic features of plantation agriculture.
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   1. First feature explained, any one of: large estates (plantations); single-crop specialisation (e.g. tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, banana); large capital investment; managerial and technical support; scientific methods of cultivation; cheap labour; a good transport system linking estates to factories and markets; production mainly for export; or any other valid feature.+1
   2. Second feature explained, a different one from the same list.+1

   Answer: Any two of: large estates; single-crop specialisation; large capital investment; managerial and technical support; scientific methods of cultivation; cheap labour; good transport links to factories and markets; export orientation.

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