14000+ MCQs World Geography (Agriculture Geography)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 14/09/2026
1. The most dominant feature of intensive subsistence agriculture is
2. Which of the following practices can be called as eco-friendly?
I. Using HYV seeds
II. Organic farming
III. Water harvesting
IV. Extensive agriculture
3. Best quality cotton is produced in Africa in which of the following river valleys?
4. The crop maize (corn) was first domesticated in which of the following countries?
5. Shifting cultivation is known as ……… in Central America.
6. 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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7. Growing only one crop, season after season is termed as
8. 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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9. The country which is the largest silk producer in the world is
10. 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?
11. 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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12. One of the disadvantages with intercropping is that
13. Assertion (A) Cooperative societies help the farmers in processing their produce at cheaper rates. Reason (R) Cooperative farming originated in Russia in 16th century.
14. The advantages of strip cropping include which of the following?
15. Which of the following is not a characteristic of commercial grain cultivation?
16. The world’s major commercial fishing grounds are located in
17. Which of the following is a primary activity?
18. 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.
19. Growing two crops in the same agricultural field one after the other in the same year is termed as
20. Which of the following region mainly produces rice crop?
21. Which among the following is the largest rice producer of the world?
22. Which of the following is the chief characteristic of ‘mixed farming’?
23. Which of the following countries has the maximum production of milk per cow?
24. 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.
25. Shifting cultivation, or slash and burn agriculture is practised in which of the regions?
26. Dairy farming is practised near urban and industrial regions because
27. Nomadic herding is practised in which among the following regions?
28. Which one of the following terms describes the practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land?
29. Which one of the following activities is not a secondary sector activity?
30. Assertion (A) The number of pastoral nomads have been increasing in the world. Reason (R) Pastoral nomadism is subsistence in nature.
31. 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?
32. Rice grows best in which of the following conditions?
33. Which one of the following is not a type of commercial agriculture?
34. In which one of the following countries cooperative farming was the most successful experiment?
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. Assertion (A) Shifting cultivation produces low volume of crops with simple tools. Reason (R) Shifting cultivation is primitive form of agriculture.
37. Intensive agriculture is related to which of the following?
38. The largest maize producer of the world is
39. 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.
40. Which one of the following is not correct about organic farming?
41. Assertion (A) Jhumming significantly reduces soil fertility. Reason (R) Number of tribes practising shifting cultivation are reducing.
42. 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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43. Most of the world’s citrus fruit production takes place in
44. In which of the following types of agriculture is the farming of citrus fruit very important?
45. Nomadic herding forms which of the following types of agriculture?
46. 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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47. 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.
48. Which of the following regions practise mixed farming?
49. Monocropping results in which of the following problems in agricultural fields?
50. The movement of Nomadic Herdsmen from plains to mountains and vice-versa is known as