Choose the correct option:
1. Which of the following is not fixed capital?
(a) Agricultural land
(b) Tubewell
(c) Fertilisers and pesticides
(d) Farm machinery
► (c) Fertilisers and pesticides
2. Which among the following states was first to try out the modern farming methods in India?
(a) Haryana
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Bihar
(d) Odisha
► (a) Haryana
3. What percentage of total land area is cultivated by Medium and Large farmers?
(a) 36 %
(b) 50 %
(c) 85 %
(d) 64 %
► (d) 64 %
4. Which Kharif crop is used for cattle feed?
(a) Sugarcane
(b) Potato
(c) Jowar and bajra
(d) Wheat
► (c) Jowar and bajra
5. The standard unit of measuring agricultural land is:
(a) Km2
(b) Bigha
(c) Guinea
(d) Hectare
► (d) Hectare
6. Which of the following crops is grown in Palampur during Kharif
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Jowar
(d) Sugarcane
► (c) Jowar
7. Green Revolution is related to:
(a) Milk Production
(b) Grain production
(c) Fish production
(d) None of the above
► (b) Grain production
8. 'Operation Flood' is related to :
(a) Control flood
(b) Produce fish
(c) Milk production
(d) Grain production
► (c) Milk production
9. What was the concept of white revolution is associated with?
(a) food crops
(b) milk
(c) cotton
(d) pesticides
► (b) milk
10. Which is the most abundant factor of production in India?
(a) Land
(b) Capital
(c) Labour
(d) Tools and machines
► (c) Labour
11. Money in hand is an example of
(a) Human capital
(b) Fixed capital
(c) Working capital
(d) Physical capital
► (c) Working capital
12. Which of the following statements is not true about small-scale manufacturing in villages?
(a) Farmers engage in it to supplement their income
(b) Farmers take help of their family members
(c) The production is done mostly at home
(d) Farmers produce articles for their own use
► (d) Farmers produce articles for their own use
13. Which one is a natural resource?
(a) Labour
(b) Raw materials
(c) Mineral
(d) None of the above
► (c) Mineral
14. Which of the following is a modern farming method?
(a) Multiple cropping
(b) Use of HYV seeds
(c) Use of chemical fertilisers
(d) Both (b) and (c)
► (d) Both (b) and (c)
15. Which product is sold by Mishri Lal traders in Shahapur
(a) Jaggery
(b) Cotton Textile
(c) Machine Tools
(d) Fertilisers
► (a) Jaggery
16. HYV seeds stands for
(a) Heavy yielding variety seeds
(b) High yielding variety seeds
(c) Half yielding variety seeds
(d) None of the above
► (b) High yielding variety seeds
17. Scope of farming activity is limited in Palampur due to
(a) fixed amount of land
(b) lack of irrigation
(c) lack of labour
(d) none of the above
► (a) fixed amount of land
18. What is done to surplus wheat in Palampur?
(a) Sold in the market
(b) Destroyed
(c) Given in charity
(d) Stocked by self
► (a) Sold in the market
19. High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds are developed in
(a) Research institutes
(b) Factories
(c) Krishak Bharati Cooperatives
(d) None of the above
► (a) Research institutes
20. What is the source of capital for the large farmers?
(a) Banks and own savings
(b) Money lenders and relatives
(c) Banks and money lenders
(d) Poor farmers
► (a) Banks and own savings
21. Which one of the following is a rabi crop?
(a) Cotton
(b) Millets
(c) Gram
(d) Rice
► (c) Gram
22. Which of the following terms is used for measuring the crop produced on a given piece of land during a single year?
(a) Yield
(b) Productivity
(c) Cultivation
(d) Output
► (a) Yield
23. 'Bigha' and 'Guintha' are:
(a) the type of village house
(b) the types of Hybrid seeds
(c) the measuring units of grain
(d) the measuring units of land area in village
► (d) the measuring units of land area in village
24. Which of the following is grown in the rainy season?
(a) Jowar and Bajra
(b) Wheat
(c) Soybean
(d) All of the above
► (a) Jowar and Bajra
25. Where do most of the small farmers borrow money to arrange for the capital in Palampur?
(a) Banks
(b) Co-operative Societies
(c) Village money lenders
(d) Friends and relatives
► (c) Village money lenders
Question 1.
‘Bigha’ and ‘Guintha’ are
(a) the type of village house
(b) the type of hybrid seeds
(c) the measuring units of grain
(d) the measuring units of land area in village
Answer
Answer: (d) the measuring units of land area in village
Question 2.
Finance raised to operate a business is called
(a) labour
(b) enterprise
(c) land
(d) capital
Answer
Answer: (d) capital
Question 3.
Minimum wages for a farm labourer set by the government is
(a) ₹80
(b) ₹90
(c) ₹115
(d) ₹120
Answer
Answer: (c) ₹115
Question 4.
The Green Revolution introduced the farmers to
(a) cultivation of wheat and rice
(b) cultivation of green vegetables
(c) cultivation of sugar cane
(d) cultivation of forests
Answer
Answer: (a) cultivation of wheat and rice
Question 5.
The small farmers constitute about _________ per cent of total farmers in
India.
(a) 50
(b) 60
(c) 70
(d) 80
Answer
Answer: (d) 80
Question 6.
The new ways of farming need
(a) less land
(b) more capital
(c) machinery
(d) all of the above
Answer
Answer: (d) all of the above
Question 7.
The most abundant factor of production is
(a) labour
(b) land
(c) machinery
(d) all of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) labour
Question 8.
Multiple Cropping refers to :
(a) Cultivation of wheat and rice
(b) cultivation of two crops in alternate rows
(c) cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year
(d) cultivating crops and rearing animals on the same farm
Answer
Answer: (c) cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year
Question 9.
Working capital stands for :
(a) Tools, machines and buildings
(b) raw materials and money in hand
(c) total share capital
(d) fixed deposits in financial institutions
Answer
Answer: (b) raw materials and money in hand
Question 10.
Which one of the following is not an effect of the modern farming?
(a) Soil degradation
(b) Deforestation
(c) Decrease in groundwater
(d) Water pollution
Answer
Answer: (d) Water pollution
Question 11.
How many families lives in Village Palampur?
(a) 150
(b) 250
(c) 350
(d) 450
Answer
Answer: (d) 450
Question 12.
Where do most of the small farmers borrow money to arrange for the capital in
Palampur?
(a) Banks
(b) Co-operative Societies
(c) Village money lenders
(d) Friends and relatives
Answer
Answer: (c) Village money lenders
Question 13.
‘Operation Flood’ is related to :
(a) control flood
(b) produce fish
(c) milk production
(d) grain production
Answer
Answer: (c) milk production
Question 14.
Consumption of chemical fertilisers is highest in which state of India?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Himachal Pardesh
Answer
Answer: (a) Punjab
Question 15.
Scope of farming activity is limited in Palampur due to
(a) Fixed amount of land
(b) lack of irrigation
(c) lack of labour
(d) none of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Fixed amount of land
Question 16.
Who is a person who puts together land, labour and capital?
(a) Moneylender
(b) Entrepreneur
(c) Zamindar
(d) Manager
Answer
Answer: (b) Entrepreneur
Question 17.
High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds are developed in
(a) Research institutes
(b) Factories
(c) Krishak Bharati Cooperatives
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Research institutes
Question 18.
Which Kharif crop is used for cattle feed?
(a) Sugarcane
(b) Potato
(c) Jowar and bajra
(d) Wheat
Answer
Answer: (c) Jowar and bajra
Question 19.
Which of the following is a modern farming method?
(a) Multiple cropping
(b) Use of HYV seeds
(c) Use of chemical fertilisers
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Answer
Answer: (d) Both (b) and (c)
Question 20.
Which area in India has a low level of irrigation?
(a) Deccan plateau
(b) Coastal regions
(c) Riverine plains
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer
Answer: (a) Deccan plateau
Question 21.
Multiple cropping means growing
(a) only two crops
(b) only three crops
(c) upto four crops
(d) more than one crop
Answer
Answer: (d) more than one crop
Question 22.
HYV seeds stands for
(a) Heavy yielding variety seeds
(b) High yielding variety seeds
(c) Half yielding variety seeds
(d) None
Answer
Answer: (b) High yielding variety seeds
Question 23.
The minimum wages for a farm labourer set by the government is
(a) Rs. 50
(b) Rs. 60
(c) Rs. 70
(d) Rs. 80
Answer
Answer: (b) Rs. 60
Question 24.
Which of the following is fixed capital?
(a) Tools and machines
(b) Fertilisers and pesticides
(c) Soil
(d) Seeds
Answer
Answer: (a) Tools and machines
Question 25.
Which of the following is grown in the rainy season?
(a) Jowar and bajra
(b) Wheat
(c) Soyabean
(d) Rice
Answer
Answer: (a) Jowar and bajra
