THE INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL, DUBAI

PT2 -REVISION WORKSHEET-2024-2025

AGRICULTURE

1 Which of the following crops is a major source of protein in a vegetarian diet?

(a) Wheat 1
(b) Rice
(c) Pulses
(d) Oilseeds
2 Complete the following table with correct information with regard to the cultivation of Cotton.
Soil Type Number of Frost-free days Time to get matured
Cotton
Black Soil (A) - 210 (B)- 6 to 8 months
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3 Rearing of silkworms to produce silk fiber is known as: 1
(a) Sericulture
(b) Aquaculture
(c) Apeculture
(d) Pisciculture
4 Fill in the blank- 1
Barley: Rabi crop,
cotton: kharif,
__________________: zaid crop.
(a) Wheat
(b) Mustard
(c) Soya bean
(d) Cucumber
5 Read the information given and select the correct option. 1
This is the second most important cereal crop. It is the main food crop, in north and north-western part
of the country. This rabi crop requires a cool growing season and a bright sunshine at the time of
ripening. It requires 50 to 75 cm of annual rainfall evenly distributed over the growing season.
Analyse the physical factors given above, considering one of the following correct options.
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Maize
(d) Millets
6 Choose one of the following options that indicate the institutional development of agriculture in India. 1
(a) India’s diverse climate can be harnessed to grow a wide range of high-value crops.
(b) Indian farmers should diversify their cropping pattern from cereals to high-value crops
(c) A comprehensive land development programme was initiated in 1980s and 1990s
(d) There has been a gradual shift from cultivation of food crops to cultivation of fruits, vegetables,
oil-seeds and industrial crops.
7 Read the information given and select the correct option. 1
These are the major sources of protein in a vegetarian diet. Being leguminous crops, all these crops
except arhar help in restoring soil fertility by fixing nitrogen from the air. Therefore, these are mostly
grown in rotation with other crops.
Analyze the climatic conditions given above and choose the correct option.
(a) Sugarcane
(b) Rice
(c) Maize
(d) Pulses
8 Identify the name of the crop based on information given in the box below: 1
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 ➢ It is an equatorial crop, but under special conditions, it is also grown in tropical and sub-
tropical areas
➢ It needs rainfall of more than 200 cm. and temperatures above 25°C.
➢ It is an important industrial raw material.
(a) Jute
(b) Rubber
(c) Cotton
(d) Tea
9 A type of millet rich in iron, calcium, other micronutrients and roughage is 1
(a) Bajra
(b) Rajma
(c) Jowar
(d) Ragi
10 Agriculture is practiced on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like hoe, dao and 1
digging sticks, and family/ community labor- what type of agriculture is this?
(a) Intensive
(b) Primitive subsistence
(c) Extensive
(d) Plantation
11 Bhoodan-Gramdan movement was initiated by 1
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Vinobha Bhave
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
12 Rice is a subsistence crop in Orissa. In which of the following states, is rice commercial crop? 1
(a) West Bengal and Bihar
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Punjab and Haryana
(d) Tamil Nadu and Kerala
13 In the questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion(A) and Reason(R). 1
Read the statements and choose the correct option.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Assertion: Tea cultivation is a labor-intensive industry.
Reason: Cultivation can be done throughout the year. Tea bushes require a warm and moist frost-free
climate
14 Identify the crop with the help of the following features. 1
➢ It is a tropical as well as a subtropical crop
➢ It grows well in hot and humid climates with a temperature of 21°C to 27°C and an annual
rainfall between 75cm. and 100cm.
➢ India is the second largest producer of this crop only after Brazil

Options:
(a) Jute
(b) Oilseeds
(c) Cotton
(d) Sugarcane
15 Which among the following is a fibre crop? 1
(a)Rubber
(b)Jute
(c)Maize
(d)Coffee

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 16 Arabica variety of coffee was initially brought to India from which of the following countries? 1
(a) Yemen
(b) Vietnam
(c) Japan
(d) Korea
17 For each of the cultivation types select the correct answer : 1

(a) It is a crop which is used both as food and fodder- Maize, Coffee, Pulses
(b) Plantation – Tea, Rice, Groundnut.
(c) Horticulture – Bamboo, Bajra, Banana, Sunflower.

18 (a) Jute (Known as golden fibre) 1

(b) Cotton (Grown on black soil of Deccan)
19 Identify the scheme introduced by the Government of India for the benefit of the farmers. 1
(a) Udyogini
(b) Mudra Yojana
(c) Suraksha Bima Yojana
(d) Kisan Credit Card
Review the statements below and choose the correct option: 1
A. Both the statements are wrong.
B. Both the statements are correct.
C. Statement A is correct and B is wrong.
D. Statement A is wrong and B is correct.
20 Statement A: Intensive Subsistence Farming is practised in areas of high population pressure on land.
Statement B : Though the ‘right of inheritance’ leading to the division of land among successive
generations has rendered land-holding size uneconomical.
Both the statements are correct.
21 Statement A: In between the rabi and the kharif seasons, there is a short season during the summer
months known as the Zaid season 1
Statement B : Important crops grown during this season are paddy, maize, jowar, urad, cotton, and
soyabean.
Statement A is correct and B is wrong.
22 Say whether the following statements are True or False. 3
A. ‘Land reform’ was the main focus of our Second Five Year Plan. False
B. Primitive Subsistence Farming is jhumming in north-eastern states like Assam, Andhra
Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland. False
C. Rabi crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April
to June. True

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