Agriculture is one of the most important chapters in Class 10 Geography because it explains the base of India’s economy, food supply, and rural livelihoods. It helps students understand cropping patterns, major crops, agricultural seasons, and the factors that influence farming in India, all of which are frequently asked in board examinations.
This chapter is also important because many questions in CBSE board exams are concept-based and map-related, requiring clear understanding of crop distribution, climatic conditions, and commercial and subsistence farming. A strong grasp of this chapter helps in solving MCQs, assertion-reason questions, and case-based questions accurately.
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Q1. Which of the following is the most important occupation in India?
Mining
Agriculture
Manufacturing
Fishing
Q2. Which of the following is a feature of primitive subsistence farming?
Use of modern machinery and high inputs
Production mainly for sale in markets
Dependence on family labour and low output
Large-scale export of crops
Q3. Which crop is sown in the kharif season?
Wheat
Gram
Rice
Mustard
Q4. Which of the following is a rabi crop?
Maize
Wheat
Cotton
Paddy
Q5. Which crop needs a temperature of about and high humidity?
Wheat
Rice
Gram
Barley
Q6. Which state is the largest producer of rice in India?
Punjab
West Bengal
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Q7. Which state is the largest producer of wheat in India?
Uttar Pradesh
Kerala
Odisha
Assam
Q8. Which crop is known as a coarse grain?
Rice
Wheat
Millet
Sugarcane
Q9. Which of the following is a major millets crop?
Jute
Bajra
Tea
Cotton
Q10. Which crop is also known as the “golden fibre”?
Cotton
Jute
Tea
Sugarcane
Q11. Which state is the largest producer of jute in India?
Assam
West Bengal
Bihar
Madhya Pradesh
Q12. Which crop is a fibre crop used mainly for making textiles?
Sugarcane
Cotton
Rice
Barley
Q13. Which of the following is a commercial crop?
Rice grown only for family use
Wheat grown for sale in market
Gram grown in kitchen garden
Millet grown on small plot for home use
Q14. Tea cultivation requires which of the following conditions?
Low temperature and desert climate
Warm and humid climate with fertile soil
Heavy snowfall and short summer
Very low rainfall and sandy soil
Q15. Which crop is mainly grown on black soil?
Wheat
Sugarcane
Cotton
Tea
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