Below multiple choice questions are based on Chapter 3, “Agriculture,” from the NCERT book. You can solve these 30 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with 4 closely related options for each. In the end, you will find 10 questions of fill in the blanks type. You can print this page or download it as PDF. Some of the questions might be confusing while others challenging. Do not worry, you might get answer for all the questions from your NCERT book. Happy solving.
MCQ Questions and Answers for Class 8 Geography Chapter 3 Agriculture
1. What is the main purpose of agriculture?
a) Producing raw materials
b) Cultivation of soil and rearing livestock
c) Industrial development
d) Urbanization
Answer:
b) Cultivation of soil and rearing livestock
2. What type of farming is practiced to meet the farmer’s family needs?
a) Commercial farming
b) Subsistence farming
c) Intensive farming
d) Extensive farming
Answer:
b) Subsistence farming
3. Which crop is known as a staple diet in tropical and subtropical regions?
a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Maize
d) Millets
Answer:
b) Rice
4. What is required for the cultivation of wheat?
a) High temperature and high humidity
b) Moderate temperature and rainfall
c) Heavy rainfall and high humidity
d) Low temperature and low humidity
Answer:
b) Moderate temperature and rainfall
5. In which type of farming are coffee and tea grown?
a) Plantation agriculture
b) Mixed farming
c) Grain farming
d) Horticulture
Answer:
a) Plantation agriculture
6. What is the primary requirement for the cultivation of maize?
a) Low temperature and low rainfall
b) High temperature and moderate rainfall
c) Moderate temperature and high rainfall
d) High temperature and high rainfall
Answer:
b) High temperature and moderate rainfall
7. Which type of soil is best suited for cotton cultivation?
a) Black soil
b) Alluvial soil
c) Red soil
d) Laterite soil
Answer:
a) Black soil
8. Which country is the leading producer of jute?
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) China
d) Brazil
Answer:
a) India
9. What is the key feature of shifting cultivation?
a) Use of chemical fertilizers
b) Clearing land by burning forests
c) Growing multiple crops in a year
d) Use of high-yielding varieties
Answer:
b) Clearing land by burning forests
10. What is a significant characteristic of intensive subsistence agriculture?
a) Large farms with machinery
b) Small plots with high labor input
c) Focused on cash crops
d) Low labor input per hectare
Answer:
b) Small plots with high labor input
11. Which farming method is known for breeding fish in tanks and ponds?
a) Pisciculture
b) Sericulture
c) Viticulture
d) Aquaculture
Answer:
a) Pisciculture
12. What is the main crop grown in intensive subsistence agriculture?
a) Maize
b) Rice
c) Wheat
d) Soybean
Answer:
b) Rice
13. What climate conditions are ideal for tea cultivation?
a) Warm and wet climate
b) Cool and dry climate
c) High temperature and low humidity
d) Low temperature and high humidity
Answer:
a) Warm and wet climate
14. Which type of farming involves growing food and fodder crops along with rearing livestock?
a) Plantation farming
b) Mixed farming
c) Commercial grain farming
d) Subsistence farming
Answer:
b) Mixed farming
15. What type of soil is best suited for cotton cultivation?
a) Black soil
b) Alluvial soil
c) Red soil
d) Laterite soil
Answer:
a) Black soil
16. Which practice is commonly associated with ‘slash and burn’ agriculture?
a) Plantation farming
b) Shifting cultivation
c) Mixed farming
d) Intensive farming
Answer:
b) Shifting cultivation
17. What is the main feature of nomadic herding?
a) Stationary livestock farming
b) Use of advanced machinery
c) Movement with animals for fodder and water
d) Intensive crop cultivation
Answer:
c) Movement with animals for fodder and water
18. Which type of farming typically involves large areas and the use of machinery?
a) Subsistence farming
b) Intensive farming
c) Commercial farming
d) Organic farming
Answer:
c) Commercial farming
19. Which crop is commonly associated with commercial grain farming?
a) Rice
b) Wheat
c) Jute
d) Coffee
Answer:
b) Wheat
20. Which of these is not a characteristic of mixed farming?
a) Growing food and fodder crops
b) Rearing livestock
c) Specializing in one type of crop
d) Balancing crop production and animal husbandry
Answer:
c) Specializing in one type of crop
21. In which type of farming is a single crop grown on a large area?
a) Plantation farming
b) Mixed farming
c) Intensive farming
d) Subsistence farming
Answer:
a) Plantation farming
22. Which crop is a major staple in tropical and subtropical regions and requires high temperature and humidity?
a) Wheat
b) Barley
c) Rice
d) Maize
Answer:
c) Rice
23. What is the main crop in intensive subsistence agriculture?
a) Wheat
b) Maize
c) Rice
d) Cotton
Answer:
c) Rice
24. Which of the following is not a major coffee producing country?
a) Brazil
b) India
c) Russia
d) Colombia
Answer:
c) Russia
25. What climate conditions are ideal for tea cultivation?
a) Warm and wet climate
b) Cold and dry climate
c) High temperature and low humidity
d) Low temperature and high humidity
Answer:
a) Warm and wet climate
26. What is ‘Sericulture’?
a) Rearing of fish
b) Cultivation of grapes
c) Commercial rearing of silk worms
d) Growing of fruits and vegetables
Answer:
c) Commercial rearing of silk worms
27. Which of these is not a method of sustainable farming?
a) Use of chemical fertilizers
b) Organic farming
c) Crop rotation
d) Mixed cropping
Answer:
a) Use of chemical fertilizers
28. What is the primary focus of ‘Pisciculture’?
a) Breeding of silk worms
b) Breeding of fish in tanks and ponds
c) Cultivation of grapes
d) Growing of vegetables
Answer:
b) Breeding of fish in tanks and ponds
29. Which country is the leading producer of jute?
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) China
d) Brazil
Answer:
a) India
30. What is the main characteristic of ‘Horticulture’?
a) Growing grains on a large scale
b) Rearing of livestock
c) Cultivation of fruits, vegetables, and flowers
d) Commercial production of silk
Answer:
c) Cultivation of fruits, vegetables, and flowers
Class 8 Geography Chapter 3 Fill in the Blanks with Answers – Agriculture
1. The word agriculture is derived from Latin words ‘ager’ or ‘agri’ meaning ___ and ‘culture’ meaning ___.
Answer:
soil, cultivation
2. ___ farming is practiced to meet the needs of the farmer’s family.
Answer:
Subsistence
3. Shifting cultivation is also known as ‘___ and ___’ agriculture.
Answer:
slash, burn
4. In commercial farming, crops are grown and animals are reared for sale in ___.
Answer:
market
5. Rice is a major food crop of the world and is the staple diet of the ___ and ___ regions.
Answer:
tropical, subtropical
6. Wheat requires ___ temperature and ___ during the growing season.
Answer:
moderate, rainfall
7. ___ requires warm and wet climate and well-drained loamy soil.
Answer:
Coffee
8. ___ is a beverage crop grown on plantations and requires a cool climate and well-distributed high rainfall.
Answer:
Tea
9. ___ farming includes growing food and fodder crops and rearing livestock.
Answer:
Mixed
10. In ___ agriculture, the farmer cultivates a small plot of land using simple tools and more labor.
Answer:
intensive subsistence
