Extra 30 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with answers for Class 8 Geography, Chapter 4: Agriculture.

1. What is the primary activity in agriculture?

a) Manufacturing
b) Mining
c) Farming
d) Banking
Answer: c) Farming

2. Which type of farming depends on rainfall and natural fertility of soil?

a) Intensive farming
b) Subsistence farming
c) Shifting cultivation
d) Extensive farming
Answer: b) Subsistence farming

3. Which of the following is an example of a food crop?

a) Jute
b) Cotton
c) Wheat
d) Rubber
Answer: c) Wheat

4. Slash and burn agriculture is also known as?

a) Subsistence farming
b) Nomadic herding
c) Shifting cultivation
d) Terrace farming
Answer: c) Shifting cultivation

5. The Green Revolution is associated with the increased production of which crop?

a) Cotton
b) Wheat
c) Jute
d) Coffee
Answer: b) Wheat

6. Which of the following is a plantation crop?

a) Maize
b) Tea
c) Barley
d) Sorghum
Answer: b) Tea

7. Which type of farming uses modern inputs like HYV seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation?

a) Organic farming
b) Intensive farming
c) Extensive farming
d) Subsistence farming
Answer: b) Intensive farming

8. In which country is ‘Slash and Burn’ agriculture known as ‘Milpa’?

a) India
b) Mexico
c) Brazil
d) Indonesia
Answer: b) Mexico

9. Which crop requires high temperature and high humidity for growth?

a) Wheat
b) Cotton
c) Rice
d) Barley
Answer: c) Rice

10. Which factor does NOT affect agriculture?

a) Climate
b) Soil
c) Internet speed
d) Market demand
Answer: c) Internet speed

11. What is the main occupation of people in rural areas of India?

a) Industry
b) Agriculture
c) Tourism
d) Transport
Answer: b) Agriculture

12. Which state in India is the leading producer of wheat?

a) Kerala
b) Punjab
c) Assam
d) Maharashtra
Answer: b) Punjab

13. What is the main purpose of subsistence farming?

a) Export
b) Industrial use
c) Personal consumption
d) Trade
Answer: c) Personal consumption

14. Which type of farming is practiced in thickly forested areas?

a) Commercial farming
b) Plantation farming
c) Shifting cultivation
d) Mixed farming
Answer: c) Shifting cultivation

15. Which type of irrigation is most common in India?

a) Drip irrigation
b) Canal irrigation
c) Sprinkler irrigation
d) None of these
Answer: b) Canal irrigation

16. Which is the most commonly grown crop in India?

a) Rice
b) Tea
c) Rubber
d) Coffee
Answer: a) Rice

17. Which farming method is practiced on small land holdings using traditional tools?

a) Commercial farming
b) Intensive subsistence farming
c) Plantation farming
d) Organic farming
Answer: b) Intensive subsistence farming

18. What is another name for commercial grain farming?

a) Intensive farming
b) Extensive farming
c) Organic farming
d) Subsistence farming
Answer: b) Extensive farming

19. Which crop is known as "Golden Fiber"?

a) Wheat
b) Jute
c) Cotton
d) Rubber
Answer: b) Jute

20. Which country is the largest producer of coffee?

a) India
b) China
c) Brazil
d) Russia
Answer: c) Brazil

21. Terrace farming is commonly practiced in:

a) Deserts
b) Coastal areas
c) Hilly regions
d) Plains
Answer: c) Hilly regions

22. Which crop is grown in black soil?

a) Tea
b) Cotton
c) Rice
d) Jute
Answer: b) Cotton

23. The Rabi season in India starts in:

a) March-April
b) June-July
c) October-November
d) December-January
Answer: c) October-November

24. Which of these is NOT a plantation crop?

a) Tea
b) Coffee
c) Rubber
d) Wheat
Answer: d) Wheat

25. What is the staple food of India?

a) Rice and wheat
b) Tea and coffee
c) Cotton and jute
d) Sugarcane and maize
Answer: a) Rice and wheat

26. Which state is the largest producer of tea in India?

a) Kerala
b) Assam
c) Punjab
d) Rajasthan
Answer: b) Assam

27. The method of growing different crops in succession on the same land is called:

a) Mixed farming
b) Crop rotation
c) Terrace farming
d) Organic farming
Answer: b) Crop rotation

28. Which crop requires cold climatic conditions to grow?

a) Rice
b) Cotton
c) Wheat
d) Coffee
Answer: c) Wheat

29. Rubber is mainly grown in:

a) Rajasthan
b) Kerala
c) Punjab
d) Gujarat
Answer: b) Kerala

30. Which country leads in the production of rice?

a) India
b) USA
c) China
d) Japan
Answer: c) China