indian agriculture & animal husbandry section 10 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Assertion (A):
The dry zone of India has a predominantly agrarian economy.
Reason (R):
It has a large potential for a second Green Revolution.

a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

b) (A) is true, but (R) is false

c) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

d) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Question : 2

Which one of the following is cultivated by transplanting seedlings?

a) Maize

b) Onion

c) Sorghum

d) Soyabean

Question : 3

Which of the following is a major producer of cashewnut?

a) Goa

b) Kerala

c) Maharashtra

d) Karnataka

Question : 4

The first Sugar Mill in India was set up in 1903 at

a) Pratapgarh

b) Mawana

c) Pratappur

d) Balrampur

Question : 5

Which of the following are responsible for the decrease of per capita holding of cultivated land in India?

1. Low per capita income.
2. Rapid rate of increase of population
3. Practice of dividing land equally among the heirs.
4. Use of traditional techniques of ploughing.

a) 1 and 2

b) 1 and 4

c) 2 and 3

d) 2, 3 and 4

Question : 6

Which of the following is odd on the basis of crops?

a) Paddy

b) Maize

c) Jowar

d) Wheat