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Uttarakhand Board Class 10 Agriculture — practice questions

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Approximately what fraction of India's population is engaged in agricultural activities, As per your syllabus, ?Read the answer and worked solution →Slash-and-burn cultivation, where forests are cleared by burning to grow crops, is known in north-east India as:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of the following is a Kharif crop?Read the answer and worked solution →India is the second-largest producer in the world of which staple crop?Read the answer and worked solution →The cropping season for crops grown in the period between Rabi and Kharif harvest (March-July) is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these crops is grown as a beverage crop in India alongside tea?Read the answer and worked solution →Bhoodan-Gramdan, the movement to redistribute land voluntarily, was led by:Read the answer and worked solution →Which oilseed accounts for about half of the major oilseeds produced in the country?Read the answer and worked solution →Pulses like tur, urad, moong, masur and gram occupy what percentage of India's gross cropped area?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a leading rubber-producing state in India?Read the answer and worked solution →India's first attempt at land-tenure reform after Independence was the abolition of:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these crops requires temperature between 21°C-27°C and annual rainfall of 75-100 cm?Read the answer and worked solution →Operation Flood is associated with which Indian agricultural development?Read the answer and worked solution →India is the largest producer and consumer of which crop in the world?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Indian state ranks first in the production of black soils' principal crop — cotton?Read the answer and worked solution →The technology mission for oilseeds, launched in 1986 to make India self-sufficient in edible oils, contributed to which 'revolution'?Read the answer and worked solution →Pop only the monsoon sown cropsRead the answer and worked solution →

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Approximately what fraction of India's population is engaged in agricultural activities, As per your syllabus, ?

  1. One-third
  2. One-half
  3. Nine-tenths
  4. Two-thirds
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Correct answer: D. Two-thirds

1. syllabus opens with the statement on Indian agriculture's labour share. 2. Two-thirds of India's population is engaged in agricultural activities. 3. Agriculture is classified as a primary activity producing most of our food. _Source: syllabus Geography Contemporary India - II, Ch 4 "Agriculture", §Intro ¶1_

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Slash-and-burn cultivation, where forests are cleared by burning to grow crops, is known in north-east India as:

  1. Jhumming
  2. Milpa
  3. Roca
  4. Konuko (typical)
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Correct answer: A. Jhumming

1. Your syllabus lists regional names for shifting cultivation across the world. 2. In India's north-east the practice is called Jhumming. 3. Milpa is Mexico, Roca is Brazil, Konuko is Venezuela. _Source: syllabus Geography Contemporary India - II, Ch 4 "Agriculture", §Primitive Subsistence ¶2_

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Which of the following is a Kharif crop?

  1. Wheat
  2. Rice
  3. Mustard
  4. Barley
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Correct answer: B. Rice

1. Kharif crops are sown with monsoon onset (June-July) and harvested in September-October. 2. Rice, maize, jowar, bajra, cotton, jute, groundnut are major Kharif crops. 3. Wheat, mustard and barley are Rabi crops sown in winter. _Source: syllabus Geography Contemporary India - II, Ch 4 "Agriculture", §Cropping Pattern ¶2_

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