Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (ICSE) · Geography
Chapter: Chapter 12 — Chapter 12: Agriculture in India
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What conditions does rice need? [1]
(A) High temperature and abundant rainfall
(B) Cool, dry conditions
(C) No water at all
(D) Only cold climates
2. Which state is a major rice producer? [1]
(A) West Bengal
(B) Only Rajasthan
(C) Only Ladakh
(D) Only Gujarat, exclusively
3. What conditions does wheat need? [1]
(A) Cooler climate and moderate rainfall
(B) Very hot, wet conditions
(C) No specific conditions
(D) Only desert conditions
4. Which state is a major wheat producer? [1]
(A) Punjab
(B) Only Kerala
(C) Only Assam
(D) Only Tamil Nadu, exclusively
5. What are cash crops? [1]
(A) Crops grown for commercial sale
(B) Crops grown only for personal use
(C) Crops that need no care
(D) Crops with no economic value
6. What is an example of a cash crop? [1]
(A) Cotton
(B) Only rice
(C) Only wheat
(D) Only vegetables
7. What modern techniques increased productivity? [1]
(A) Irrigation, fertilisers, high-yield seeds
(B) Only traditional methods
(C) No techniques help
(D) Ignoring modern methods
8. Why study Indian agriculture? [1]
(A) It's central to India's economy
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests
9. What conditions does rice need? [1]
(A) High temperature and abundant rainfall
(B) Cool, dry conditions
(C) No water at all
(D) Only cold climates
10. Which state is a major rice producer? [1]
(A) West Bengal
(B) Only Rajasthan
(C) Only Ladakh
(D) Only Gujarat, exclusively
11. What conditions does wheat need? [1]
(A) Cooler climate and moderate rainfall
(B) Very hot, wet conditions
(C) No specific conditions
(D) Only desert conditions
12. Which state is a major wheat producer? [1]
(A) Punjab
(B) Only Kerala
(C) Only Assam
(D) Only Tamil Nadu, exclusively
13. What are cash crops? [1]
(A) Crops grown for commercial sale
(B) Crops grown only for personal use
(C) Crops that need no care
(D) Crops with no economic value
14. What is an example of a cash crop? [1]
(A) Cotton
(B) Only rice
(C) Only wheat
(D) Only vegetables
15. What modern techniques increased productivity? [1]
(A) Irrigation, fertilisers, high-yield seeds
(B) Only traditional methods
(C) No techniques help
(D) Ignoring modern methods
16. Why study Indian agriculture? [1]
(A) It's central to India's economy
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests