Agriculture CDS Questions

CDS Indian Geography

Agriculture MCQ Questions


7.
One of the major problems of shifting cultivation is that:
A.
It requires very large capital investment
B.
It uses excessive chemical fertilisers
C.
It depends entirely on irrigation
D.
The cycle of jhum becomes shorter due to loss of soil fertility
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ANSWER :
D. The cycle of jhum becomes shorter due to loss of soil fertility
8.
Subsistence agriculture is one in which the produce is:
A.
Used only as industrial raw material
B.
Mostly consumed by the farming household locally
C.
Sold only in international markets
D.
Entirely exported to other countries
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ANSWER :
B. Mostly consumed by the farming household locally
9.
Intensive subsistence agriculture is largely found in the densely populated regions of:
A.
Monsoon Asia
B.
North America
C.
Western Europe
D.
Australia
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ANSWER :
A. Monsoon Asia
10.
In intensive subsistence agriculture dominated by wet paddy cultivation, the typical characteristic is:
A.
Single-crop commercial specialisation
B.
High yield per unit area but low per labour productivity
C.
High yield per labour but low yield per unit area
D.
Extensive use of machinery
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ANSWER :
B. High yield per unit area but low per labour productivity
11.
Plantation agriculture was introduced in tropical colonies by:
A.
The Europeans
B.
Asian traders
C.
Indigenous Americans
D.
Local tribal communities
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ANSWER :
A. The Europeans
12.
Which one of the following is NOT a plantation crop?
A.
Sugarcane
B.
Rubber
C.
Wheat
D.
Coffee
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ANSWER :
C. Wheat