Practice Questions of Geography class 10th (Resources and Development AND Agriculture)

Contemporary India -II

Chapter-1 

Resources and  Development

1. Correct and rewrite.

Laterite soil is ideal for growing cotton and is also known as cotton soil.

2. Complete the following table with appropriate answer.

3. The Alluvial soil consists of various proportions of sand, ......... and ........ .

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4. In the given questions, two statements are given Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A) Black soils are black in colour and are also known as regur soils.

Reason (R) Black soils are made up of lava flows.

Codes

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.

5. What is primary reason for maintaining forests?

a) For enjoying the tree shade in summer.

b) To provide wood for the paper industry.

c) For maintaining an ecological balance

d) Beautiful the countryside.

6. Khadar is found close to which of the following features?

a) Rivers.

b) Coastlines

c) Hills

d) Forests

7. Which of the following factors is responsible for the land degradation in India?

a) Deforestation 

b) Wind Erosion

c) Erosion by water

d) All of these

8. Rural land not available for cultivation is called........ .

a) Fallow land

b) Barren or Waste Land

c) Net sown area

d)  Gross Cropped Area

9. Identify the type of soil through the following features.

• It is found in the Deccan trap region.

• It is made up of lava flows

• It covers the plateau areas of Maharashtra, Malwa, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh etc.

10. What method of controlling soil erosion is used in dry areas?

11. In what document was the concept of sustainable development discussed for the first time?

12. Which parts of forest soils are highly fertile?

13. Differentiate between strip cropping and shelter belts.

14. Differentiate between Alluvial and Black soil.

15. How is gross cropped area different from net sown area?

16. What are international resources?

17. What are abiotic resources?

18. Give the importance of soil. Explain any three factors responsible for soil formation.

19. Explain any four human activities which are mainly responsible for land degradation in India.

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20. Four features are marked by numbers in the given outline map of India. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked on the map.

i. A major soil type

ii. Soil type that is formed where the rainfall is low

iii. Soil type found mainly in hill slopes

iv. Soil type which is typical of the Deccan trap

Chapter -3 

Agriculture

1. Change in the production i.e. from cereals to high value crops may be termed as......... .

2. Complete the following table.

3. Correct and rewrite

Aus, Aman and Boro are types of sugarcane crop.

4. In the given question, two statements are given Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A) Cotton growth is good in the drier parts of the Deccan Plateau.

Reason (R) Deccan plateau has black soil cover.

Codes

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.

5. In which one of the following crops India is the second largest producer in the world?

a) Just

b) Tea

c) Coffee

d) Rubber

6. Rearing of silkworms for the production of silk is called....... .

a) Horticulture

b) Sericulture

c) Pisciculture

d) Agriculture

7. Which one of the following crops is an example of plantation farming?

a) Rubber

b) Wheat

c) Rice

d) Tomato

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8. Hoe, Dao and Digging sticks are associated with .. . . . . . ..

a) Intensive subsistence farming

b) Primitive subsistence farming

c) Horticulture

d) Commercial farming

9. What was the main focus of the First Five Year Plan?

a) Land Reforms

b) Industries

c) Agriculture

d) All of these

10. Write one main feature of plantation agriculture.

11. What is a major disadvantages of Jhumming cultivation?

12. How much annual rainfall is required for growing the sugarcane crop?

13. Give a reason for jute not being favoured by manufacturers for making packing material.

14. Give a reason for not reducing import duties on agricultural products.

15. Name three crops which are grown in commercial farming.

16. Name some primitive agricultural farming practices followed in South-East Asia.

17. Which states in India witnessed a successful Green Revolution?

18. Describe the geographical conditions required for the growth of rice.

19. Explain the institutional reforms carried out by the government to improve agricultural production in India.

20. Locate andl label the following items on the given map with appropriate symbols.

i. Tea producing regions.

ii. Coffee producing regions

iii. Major wheat producing states.

iv. Major sugarcane producing state

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