14000+ MCQs World Geography (Agriculture Geography)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/10/2026
1. Shifting cultivation is known as ……… in Central America.
2. Which one of the following is not correct about organic farming?
3. Dairy farming is practised in which of the following regions?
4. Assertion (A) Crop rotation helps in pest control. Reason (R) Crop rotation helps in maintaining soil fertility.
5. Assertion (A) Dairy farming and livestock ranching are highly efficient forms of agriculture. Reason (R) Dairy farming involves high expenditure on cattle breeding, veterinary services etc.
6. Growing two crops in the same agricultural field one after the other in the same year is termed as
7. Plantation agriculture is practised mainly in which of the following regions?
8. Which of the following is true regarding agriculture?
I. Agriculture is the most widely adopted occupation of the world.
II. In developing countries, agriculture is a major contributor to GDP and employment.
III. Agriculture developed only during medieval times.
9. 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.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
10. Which of the following soils is most suitable for rice cultivation?
11. Which one of the following terms describes the practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land?
12. 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.
13. Rice grows best in which of the following conditions?
14. 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.
15. Horticulture is widely farmed in
16. 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.
17. Consider the following statements and choose the one which is correct.
I. The vegetation on land is cleared by fire in Jhumming.
II. There is loss of soil fertility due to shifting cultivation.
18. The average temperature required for maize to grow is
19. Which of the following term describes fish farming?
20. In which one of the following countries cooperative farming was the most successful experiment?
22. The world’s major commercial fishing grounds are located in
23. Which among the following is the largest rice producer of the world?
24. 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.
25. Shifting cultivation, or slash and burn agriculture is practised in which of the regions?
26. Spring wheat is grown in which of the following regions?
27. Which of the following is/are the characteristics of plantation agriculture?
28. 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.
29. Assertion (A) In Kazakhstan, transhumance is practiced. Reason (R) There is a seasonal shifting of snowline in the mountains.
30. The primary crop in extensive commercial grain farming is
31. Dairy farming is practised near urban and industrial regions because
32. Cattle ranching is practised in which of the following regions?
33. Intensive subsistence agriculture is practised mainly in which of the following regions?
34. The largest maize producer of the world is
35. The movement of Nomadic Herdsmen from plains to mountains and vice-versa is known as
36. Sericulture is a rearing practice of
37. Under which of the following types of agriculture, food crops for self-consumption are grown?
38. Which of the following are major fish of Southern Europe and Mediterranean Sea?
39. Assertion (A) In commercial grain farming, the cultivation is highly mechanised. Reason (R) Commercial grain farming is export oriented.
40. 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?
41. The American cotton textile industry moved from New England to the Southern states because
42. Cotton requires how many frost free days to grow?
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. In tropical regions of Africa, the most important livestock reared by Nomadic Herdsmen is
45. The most important feature of Mediterranean agriculture is
46. Which of the following is the chief characteristic of ‘mixed farming’?
47. Jute is obtained from which part of the plant?
48. Nomadic herding forms which of the following types of agriculture?
49. 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.
50. 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.