Agriculture — Class 10 MCQs with Answers
Class 10 CBSE Geography · Chapter 4
70 practice questions · 23 Easy · 26 Medium · 21 Hard · Updated
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Practise the most important Class 10 CBSE Geography questions from Chapter 4, "Agriculture". You get 7 timed quizzes made from 70 NCERT-based MCQs, with answers and explanations. The questions are split into 23 Easy, 26 Medium and 21 Hard. Warm up on the basics, then move on to the exam-level questions that top scorers in CBSE Board exams get right.
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Agriculture — important questions & MCQs with answers (Class 10 Geography)
6 solved questions from this chapter's difficulty levels, each with its answer and explanation. Tap an option to check yourself.
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- Q1 of 6Easy
When are kharif crops grown in India?
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Answer: With the onset of monsoon
Explanation: Kharif crops are grown with the onset of monsoon in different parts of the country and are harvested in September–October; rabi crops are sown in winter and zaid crops in the short summer season.
- Q2 of 6Easy
Rice is the staple food crop of a majority of Indians. Which condition does it require?
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Answer: High temperature (above 25°C) and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm
Explanation: Rice is a kharif crop needing high heat, high humidity and abundant water; canal/tubewell irrigation supports it where rainfall is lower.
- Q3 of 6Medium
Intensive subsistence farming is practised in:
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Answer: Densely populated parts of India
Explanation: Small holdings, high labour, high inputs.
- Q4 of 6Medium
Under the comprehensive land development programme, provision was made for crop insurance. Against which risks does the chapter say crops were insured?
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Answer: Drought, flood, cyclone, fire and disease
Explanation: The chapter says the comprehensive land development programme of the 1980s and 1990s made provision for crop insurance against drought, flood, cyclone, fire and disease.
- Q5 of 6Hard
Which of the following statements about tea cultivation in India is NOT correct?
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Answer: Tea bushes need a cold climate with frost during the winter months
Explanation: Tea bushes require a warm and moist frost-free climate all through the year; the other three statements are given in the chapter.
- Q6 of 6Hard
Read the passage and answer the question. Different oilseeds cover about 12 per cent of the total cropped area of India. Groundnut is a kharif crop and accounts for about half of the major oilseeds produced. Linseed and mustard are rabi crops, while castor seed is grown both as a rabi and a kharif crop. A farmer wants to grow only rabi oilseeds on his land. Based on the passage and the chapter, which pair can he choose?
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Answer: Linseed and mustard
Explanation: Linseed and mustard are rabi crops; groundnut is a kharif crop, and soyabean is listed in the chapter among the kharif crops.
Agriculture notes: key concepts (Class 10 Geography)
Covers India's agriculture: types of farming (subsistence, commercial and plantation), the three cropping seasons (rabi, kharif, zaid), and major crops—rice, wheat, millets, pulses, sugarcane, tea, coffee, cotton and jute. It also explains the Green Revolution, MSP and institutional reforms.
| Season | When | Crops |
|---|---|---|
| Rabi | Sown in winter (October–December); harvested April–June | Wheat, barley, peas, gram, mustard |
| Kharif | Sown with the onset of monsoon; harvested September–October | Paddy, maize, cotton |
| Zaid | Short summer season between rabi and kharif | Watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, fodder |
| Type | Land and labour | Inputs | Where or example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive subsistence | Small plots; family or community labour | Primitive tools; no fertilisers; depends on monsoon | Jhumming in the north-east |
| Intensive subsistence | Small holdings; labour-intensive | Heavy biochemical inputs and irrigation | Densely populated regions |
| Commercial | Farming for the market | HYV seeds, fertilisers, pesticides, machinery | Rice in Punjab and Haryana |
| Plantation | One crop over a large area; migrant labourers | Capital-intensive | Tea, coffee, rubber |
| Crop | Type | Needs |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | Kharif | Above 25°C, high humidity, rainfall above 100 cm (or irrigation) |
| Wheat | Rabi | Cool growing season, bright sunshine at ripening, 50 to 75 cm rainfall |
| Cotton | Kharif fibre | Black soil of the Deccan, high temperature, light rain, 210 frost-free days |
| Jute | 'Golden fibre' | Well-drained fertile flood-plain soils renewed every year |
| Tea | Plantation | Warm, moist, frost-free all year; frequent, evenly spread showers |
| Rubber | Plantation | Moist, humid equatorial climate; rainfall above 200 cm, above 25°C |
- After IndependenceFirst Five Year Plan, with land reform as its main focus
- 1960s–1970sGreen Revolution (package technology) and White Revolution (Operation Flood)
- 1980s–1990sComprehensive land development programme: crop insurance, Grameen banks
- Primitive Subsistence Farming
- Slash-and-burn ('jhumming') farming on small plots with simple tools and family labour, depending on the monsoon and natural fertility.
- Intensive Subsistence Farming
- Labour-intensive farming on small holdings with heavy biochemical inputs and irrigation, practised in densely populated regions.
- Commercial Farming
- Farming for the market using HYV seeds, fertilisers, pesticides and machinery; plantations are a type that grow one crop over a large area.
- Cropping Seasons
- Rabi (sown Oct–Dec, harvested Apr–Jun: wheat, gram); kharif (sown with the monsoon, harvested Sep–Oct: paddy, maize, cotton); zaid (short summer season: watermelon, cucumber).
- Rice
- India's main food crop and a kharif crop; it needs high temperature (above 25°C), high humidity and over 100 cm of rainfall or irrigation.
- Wheat
- The second most important cereal and a rabi crop; needs a cool growing season and bright sunshine at ripening, grown in the Ganga-Sutlej plains.
- Millets
- Jowar, bajra and ragi are hardy, nutritious coarse grains; ragi in particular is rich in iron, calcium and other micronutrients.
- Sugarcane
- A tropical and subtropical crop and the main source of sugar, gur (jaggery), khandsari and molasses; India is a leading producer.
- Beverage Crops
- Tea and coffee are plantation crops: tea grows on well-drained hill slopes; India's Arabica coffee was first brought from Yemen.
- Fibre Crops
- Cotton grows best on the black soil of the Deccan; jute, the 'golden fibre', grows on the alluvial floodplains of West Bengal and Bihar.
- Green Revolution
- From the 1960s, the use of HYV seeds, fertilisers, irrigation and machinery that sharply raised wheat and rice output, mainly in Punjab and Haryana.
- Minimum Support Price (MSP)
- A price announced by the government before sowing to shield farmers from a price crash by guaranteeing to buy their produce.
- Institutional Reforms
- Post-independence measures: land reforms, abolition of zamindari, consolidation of holdings, collectivisation and cooperative credit.
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Agriculture — FAQs
What are the key concepts in Class 10 Geography Agriculture?+
Covers India's agriculture: types of farming (subsistence, commercial and plantation), the three cropping seasons (rabi, kharif, zaid), and major crops—rice, wheat, millets, pulses, sugarcane, tea, coffee, cotton and jute. It also explains the Green Revolution, MSP and institutional reforms. Key ideas include Primitive Subsistence Farming, Intensive Subsistence Farming, Commercial Farming, Cropping Seasons, Rice, Wheat.
What does Class 10 Geography Chapter 4 (Agriculture) cover on XamBaaz?+
It has 70 NCERT-based MCQs on "Agriculture": 23 Easy, 26 Medium and 21 Hard. Together they make 7 timed quizzes, and you never get the same set twice. Every question has an instant explanation. They help you prepare for CBSE Board exams.
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Start with the Easy quiz to check your basics, then try Medium and Hard to practise applying them. There are 7 timed quizzes on this chapter, so you can come back for a fresh set instead of one you have seen. Read each explanation, retry the questions you miss, and track your accuracy until it stays high.
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Is there negative marking in the "Agriculture" quizzes?+
Yes. The timed quizzes use exam-style marking: +4 for a right answer, −1 for a wrong one and 0 for a skip. MHT-CET and CBSE board papers have no negative marking. Our mocks for those are scored their way.
What are the important questions from Agriculture (Class 10 Geography)?+
The questions that matter most test Primitive Subsistence Farming, Intensive Subsistence Farming, Commercial Farming, Cropping Seasons, Rice, Wheat. This page shows 6 solved important MCQs with answers and explanations. Sign in to practise all 70 questions on the chapter as timed quizzes.
Is there an online quiz for Agriculture?+
Yes — Class 10 Geography Agriculture has timed online quizzes at Easy, Medium and Hard levels, with instant scoring and a worked explanation on every question. The first quiz on the chapter is free.
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Are there assertion–reason and case study questions for Agriculture (Class 10 Geography)?+
Yes. The Agriculture question bank has 5 assertion–reason questions and 5 case-based (case study) questions in the CBSE board format, alongside the regular MCQs. Each comes with the answer and a worked explanation. Sign in to practise them in timed quizzes.