14000+ MCQs World Geography (Agriculture Geography)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 16/03/2026
1. What is/are the advantage/advantages of zero tillage in agriculture?
I. Sowing of wheat is possible without burning the residue of previous crop.
II. Without the need for nursery of rice saplings, direct planting of paddy seeds in the wet soil is possible.
III. Carbon sequestration in the soil is possible.
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2. Dairy farming is practised in which of the following regions?
3. Which among the following is the largest rice producer of the world?
4. Which of the following regions is described as the Wheat Bowl region of the world?
5. 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.
6. Assertion (A) In commercial grain farming, the cultivation is highly mechanised. Reason (R) Commercial grain farming is export oriented.
7. The most dominant feature of intensive subsistence agriculture is
8. Nomadic herding is practised in which among the following regions?
9. Assertion (A) Crop rotation helps in pest control. Reason (R) Crop rotation helps in maintaining soil fertility.
10. Which of the following soils is most suitable for rice cultivation?
11. Consider the following statements about commercial grain farming.
I. Two types of wheat are grown under commercial grain farming.
II. The produce is used for export purposes.
III. It requires higher investments in machinery.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
12. Which one of the following activities is not a secondary sector activity?
13. Assertion (A) The number of pastoral nomads have been increasing in the world. Reason (R) Pastoral nomadism is subsistence in nature.
14. The advantages of strip cropping include which of the following?
15. Which of the following is the chief characteristic of ‘mixed farming’?
16. Which one of the following is not correct about organic farming?
17. The most important feature of Mediterranean agriculture is
18. Dairy farming is practised near urban and industrial regions because
19. 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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20. The main animals used in ranches are
21. The country which is the largest silk producer in the world is
22. 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.
23. Horticulture is widely farmed in
24. Mediterranean agriculture is practised in which of the following regions?
25. Spring wheat is grown in which of the following regions?
26. Which one of the following is not a type of commercial agriculture?
27. Shifting cultivation is known by which of the following terms in Indonesia and Malaysia?
28. Cotton requires how many frost free days to grow?
29. Assertion (A) Mixed farming reduces the risk of farming for small and marginal farmers. Reason (R) Mixed farming involves animal rearing as well as crop production.
30. Statement I Plantation farming has mostly been practised in humid tropics. Statement II The soil of humid tropics is highly fertile.
31. Which one of the following is not a type of commercial agriculture?
32. Intensive subsistence agriculture is practised mainly in which of the following regions?
34. Rice grows best in which of the following conditions?
35. In which of the following types of agriculture is the farming of citrus fruit very important?
36. Which of the following practices can help in water conservation in agriculture?
I. Reduced or zero tillage of the land.
II. Applying gypsum before irrigating the field.
III. Allowing crop residue to remain in the field.
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37. Which one of the following types of cultivation was developed by European colonists?
38. The world’s major commercial fishing grounds are located in
39. Assertion (A) In Kazakhstan, transhumance is practiced. Reason (R) There is a seasonal shifting of snowline in the mountains.
40. 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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41. Which of the following describes cooperative farming?
42. 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?
43. Which of the following region mainly produces rice crop?
44. Jute is obtained from which part of the plant?
45. Norman Borlaug was given the Nobel Prize in which field?
46. Largest producer of wheat in the world is
47. 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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48. Which of the following term describes fish farming?
49. Assertion (A) Nomadic herding is practised in large belt of arid and semi-arid regions of North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. Reason (R) Herds and flocks graze mainly on natural vegetation.
50. The American cotton textile industry moved from New England to the Southern states because