14000+ MCQs World Geography (Agriculture Geography)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/07/2026
1. Which of the following soils is most suitable for rice cultivation?
2. 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.
3. Which of the following statement/s with regard to the Mediterranean agriculture is/are correct?
I. The Mediterranean agriculture is highly specialised commercial agriculture.
II. It is intensive subsistence agriculture dominated by wet paddy cultivation.
III. It is a primitive subsistence agriculture.
IV. Viticulture is a speciality of the Mediterranean region.
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4. In which of the following types of agriculture is the farming of citrus fruit very important?
5. 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.
6. Which of the following are the characteristics of mixed farming?
I. Mixed farms are moderate in size.
II. Animals are reared along with cattle, sheep, pigs.
III. There is high capital expenditure on farm machinery.
7. Under which of the following types of agriculture, food crops for self-consumption are grown?
8. Dairy farming is practised near urban and industrial regions because
9. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.
I. Crops change in each subsequent year under crop rotation.
II. Complementary crops are grown under crop rotation.
III. Crop rotation increases the risk of crop failure for the farmers.
10. Which of the following describes cooperative farming?
11. Which of the following region mainly produces rice crop?
12. Which one of the following is not correct about organic farming?
13. The world’s major commercial fishing grounds are located in
14. Sericulture is a rearing practice of
15. The main animals used in ranches are
16. 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.
17. The movement of Nomadic Herdsmen from plains to mountains and vice-versa is known as
18. Which of the following is not a characteristic of commercial grain cultivation?
19. Which of the following is true regarding Pastoral Nomadism?
I. Nomads are primarily dependent upon animals rather than crops for survival.
II. The selection of animals is made according to the demands of the market.
III. Nomadic herding is subsistence form of agriculture.
20. The largest jute producer of the world is
21. Largest producer of wheat in the world is
22. Assertion (A) In Kazakhstan, transhumance is practiced. Reason (R) There is a seasonal shifting of snowline in the mountains.
23. Assertion (A) Jhumming significantly reduces soil fertility. Reason (R) Number of tribes practising shifting cultivation are reducing.
24. 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?
25. The most dominant feature of intensive subsistence agriculture is
26. Which of the following practices can be called as eco-friendly?
I. Using HYV seeds
II. Organic farming
III. Water harvesting
IV. Extensive agriculture
27. Growing only one crop, season after season is termed as
28. Which of the following regions practise mixed farming?
29. Spring wheat is grown in which of the following regions?
30. The average temperature required for maize to grow is
31. Cotton requires how many frost free days to grow?
32. Assertion (A) The number of pastoral nomads have been increasing in the world. Reason (R) Pastoral nomadism is subsistence in nature.
33. Which of the following are major fish of Southern Europe and Mediterranean Sea?
34. 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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35. In the context of India, which of the following is/are considered to be practice(s) of eco-friendly agriculture?
I. Crop diversification
II. Legume intensification
III. Tensiometer use
IV. Vertical farming
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36. What is the use of biochar in farming?
I. Biochar can be used as a part of the growing medium in vertical farming.
II. When biochar is a part of the growing medium, it promotes the growth of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms.
III. When biochar is a part of the growing medium, it enables the growing medium to retain water for longer time.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
37. Cattle ranching is practised in which of the following regions?
38. Intensive agriculture is related to which of the following?
39. Consider the following statements about cooperative farming.
I. Cooperative farming helps farmer in procuring all important inputs.
II. Farmers lose their right to land ownership in cooperative farming.
III. Cooperative farming is successful in Western European countries.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
40. 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.
41. The largest maize producer of the world is
42. One of the disadvantages with intercropping is that
43. Intensive subsistence agriculture is practised mainly in which of the following regions?
44. Statement I Nomadic herding has led to soil erosion in several natural lands. Statement II There has been a significant decline in areas dominated by nomadic herdsmen.
45. The American cotton textile industry moved from New England to the Southern states because
46. Which one of the following activities is not a secondary sector activity?
47. Which of the following is a primary activity?
48. 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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49. Assertion (A) Shifting cultivation produces low volume of crops with simple tools. Reason (R) Shifting cultivation is primitive form of agriculture.
50. 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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