CBSE BOARD CLASS VIII SUBJECT - GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 4 - AGRICULTURE QUIZ

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Class 8 Geography Chapter 4 Agriculture
20 Questions
What is cultivation of grapes called’?
a) Sericulture b) Viticulture
c) Floriculture d) Horiculture
The important inputs like seeds, fertilisers, machinery
etc form a system called as?
a) Barter system b) Water system
c) Farm system d) All of these
Type of farming to meet family needs is known as:
a) Subsistense b) Mixed
c) Organic d) None of these
Which of these is not commercial farming?
a) Commercial Grain b) Mixed
c) Organic d) Plantation
Rubber plantation is famous in:
a) Sri Lanka b) Brazil
c) Malaysia d) USA

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______ is a plantation grown in tropical regions of the
world.
a) Rubber b) Silk
c) Millet d) Jute
Mixed farming is practised in _______.
a) New Zealand b) Zambia
c) Egypt d) Belarus
______ is one of the crops grown under commercial
farming.
a) potato b) onion
c) Wheat d) Tomato
Shifting Cultivation is primarily practised in the
regions where ________ takes place.
a) tsunami b) heavy rainfall
c) dry weather d) cutting of trees
Across the globe, more than ___% of people are
engaged in agriculture
a) 25 b) 40
c) 50 d) 30
Around ___ of Indian population depends on
agriculture.
a) 2/3 b) 1/5
c) 3/2 d) 4/5

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Arable land is
a) land where crops are grown. b) land where trees are cut.
c) land which is cleared for agriculture d) land where mining takes place.
Cultivation of grapes is defined as
a) Horticulture b) Viticulture
c) Sericulture d) Agriculture
Fishing is an example of
a) Primary activity b) Secondary activity
c) Tertiary activity d) Agriculture activity
The word ‘agriculture’ has been derived from Latin
word
a) ageri b) ager
c) agri d) agar

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Seeds are one of _____ of agriculture.
a) process b) output
c) input d) labour
Roca is an agricultural practices followed in
a) Brazil b) Indonesia
c) China d) Malaysia
Nomadic Herding is practised in which of the
following states
a) Rajasthan b) Tamilnadu
c) Kerala d) Telangana
In the USA, _____ is grown excessively.
a) Millet b) Wheat
c) Rice d) Maize
In India, wheat is grown during ____ season.
a) Spring b) Autumn
c) Winter d) Summer

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Answer Key
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2. c
3. a
4. c
5. c
6. a
7. a
8. c
9. b
10. c
11. a
12. a
13. b
14. a
15. b
16. c
17. a
18. a
19. b
20. c