14000+ MCQs World Geography (Agriculture Geography)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 29/01/2026
1. The average temperature required for maize to grow is
2. Consider the following statements about strip cropping.
I. Strip cropping reduces weed growth.
II. With strip cropping, a number of crops can be grown simultaneously.
III. Competition between crops is reduced with strip cropping.
Which of these above statement/s is/are correct?
3. Assertion (A) Agriculture in monsoon Asia is characterised by the predominance of food crop cultivation. Reason (R) Farming in Monsoon Asia is mainly meant for subsistence purpose.
4. Plantation agriculture is practised mainly in which of the following regions?
5. One of the disadvantages with intercropping is that
6. Assertion (A) Shifting cultivation produces low volume of crops with simple tools. Reason (R) Shifting cultivation is primitive form of agriculture.
7. The primary crop in extensive commercial grain farming is
8. Assertion (A) Crop rotation helps in pest control. Reason (R) Crop rotation helps in maintaining soil fertility.
9. The greatest share of fisheries comes from
10. What are the advantages of fertigation in agriculture?
I. Controlling the alkalinity of irrigation water is possible.
II. Efficient application of Rock Phosphate and all other phosphatic fertilisers is possible.
III. Increased availability of nutrients to plants is possible.
IV. Reduction in the leaching of chemical nutrients is possible.
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11. Which of the following soils is most suitable for rice cultivation?
12. Dairy farming is practised near urban and industrial regions because
13. Mediterranean agriculture is practised in which of the following regions?
14. Assertion (A) Zero tillage agriculture involves no digging and stirring of the soil. Reason (R) Soil erosion reduces with zero tillage farming.
15. Consider the following statements regarding intensive subsistence agriculture.
I. Landholdings are small.
II. There is higher population pressure on land.
III. Manure is not used at all.
IV. Labour productivity is low.
16. The country which is the largest silk producer in the world is
17. The advantages of strip cropping include which of the following?
18. The main animals used in ranches are
19. Monocropping results in which of the following problems in agricultural fields?
20. Largest producer of wheat in the world is
21. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.
I. Relay cropping involves planting another crop in the same field without harvesting the first.
II. It helps in avoiding the competition between main crop and the other crops.
III. Relay cropping improves soil fertility.
22. What is the main crop grown in regions of intensive subsistence farming dominated by paddy?
23. The reasons for underdevelopment of fishing industry in tropics are
I. Tropical fish are oily, and so less popular as food.
II. Continental shelves are almost absent.
III. The different species are usually mixed and shoals of same species are rare.
IV. The tropical fishing industry is less mechanised.
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24. Which of the following is true regarding dairy farming?
25. Horticulture is widely farmed in
26. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct regarding viticulture?
I. Viticulture is practised in Mediterranean region.
II. Viticulture is practised on the Persian shores of Caspian sea.
27. Which one of the following activities is not a secondary sector activity?
28. Best quality cotton is produced in Africa in which of the following river valleys?
29. Which of the following is/are true regarding plantation agriculture?
I. Plantations were introduced by colonialists in their colonies.
II. Plantation farming is practised on large estates.
III. It requires a good transport system.
30. Which of the following are correct?
I. Cod is a pelagic fish.
II. Toba in Ise Bay, Japan is renowned for its pearl industry.
III. Stavanger, Norway specialises in canning of a fish-brisling.
IV. Norway’s fishing industry shifts to Lotofen Island from Bergen in autumn.
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31. Intensive agriculture is related to which of the following?
32. Cattle ranching is practised in which of the following regions?
33. The factors that encourage fishing industries are
I. Long continental shelves.
II. Meeting of warm and cold ocean currents.
III. Little availability of agricultural land.
IV. Indented coastline.
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34. Which of the following practices can be called as eco-friendly?
I. Using HYV seeds
II. Organic farming
III. Water harvesting
IV. Extensive agriculture
35. Most of the world’s citrus fruit production takes place in
36. Which one of the following is not correct about organic farming?
37. Assertion (A) For crop selection to be successful, the combination of crops should complement each other. Reason (R) Strip cropping avoids many of the disadvantages of intercropping.
38. The American cotton textile industry moved from New England to the Southern states because
39. Assertion (A) Fish farming has led to over fishing in wild fisheries. Reason (R) The total demand for fisheries has increased considerably.
40. Growing only one crop, season after season is termed as
41. The movement of Nomadic Herdsmen from plains to mountains and vice-versa is known as
42. Statement I Plantation farming has mostly been practised in humid tropics. Statement II The soil of humid tropics is highly fertile.
43. Assertion (A) The most profitable animal from commercial viewpoint is sheep in animal ranching. Reason (R) Animal ranching is practised for obtaining mutton, wool, hide etc.
44. Cotton requires how many frost free days to grow?
45. Which of the following is the chief characteristic of ‘mixed farming’?
46. The most dominant feature of intensive subsistence agriculture is
47. Shifting cultivation is known as ……… in Central America.
48. Salinisation occurs when the irrigation water accumulated in the soil evaporates, leaving behind salts and minerals. What are the effects of salinisation on the irrigated land?
49. Shifting cultivation is known by which of the following terms in Indonesia and Malaysia?
50. Which of the following describes cooperative farming?
