NTSE Sample Questions based on AGRICULTURE (Class VIII)

Q.1. Agriculture includes ;
(i) The science and art of cultivation on the soil, raising crops.
(ii) Commercial rearing of silk worms.
(iii) Breeding of fish and rearing of livestock.
(iv) Growing vegetables, flowers and fruits for commercial use.
(A) Only (i)            (B) Only (i) and (ii)             (C) (i), (ii) and (iii) only        (D) All of the above

Q.2. Match the following
(a) Intensive Subsistence Agriculture              (i) Crops are grown and animals are reared for sale in market.
(b) Nomadic Herding                                    (ii) Single crop of tea, coffee, sugarcane, cashew, rubber,                                                                          banana and cotton are grown.
(c) Plantations                                               (iii) Is prevalent in the thickly populated areas of the monsoon
                                                                          regions of South, Southeast and East Asia.
(d) Shifting Cultivation                                   (iv) Herdsmen move from place to place with their animals for
                                                                         fodder and water, along defined routes.
(e) Commercial farming                                 (v) Is also known as 'slash and burn' agriculture

(A) a-(iii), b-(iv), c-(ii), d-(v), e-(i)                      (B) a-(iii), b-(iv), c-(i), d-(v), e-(ii)
(C) a-(iv), b-(iii), c-(i), d-(ii), e-(v)                      (D) a-(ii), b-(iv), c-(v), d-(iii), e-(i)

Q.3. Which of the following is/are correct as far as Shifting Cultivation is considered -
(i) Practiced in the areas of heavy rainfall and quick regeneration of vegetation.
(ii) Is practiced in the thickly forested areas of Amazon basin, tropical Africa, parts of Southeast Asia and Northeast India.
(iii) Crops are grown and animals are reared for sale in market.
(iv) Also known as 'slash and burn' agriculture.
(A) Only (i)            (B) Only (i) and (ii)             (C) (i), (ii) and (iii) only        (D) All of the above

Q.4.  Match the following
(a) Rice                                          (i) Can be grown on less fertile and sandy soil
(b) Wheat                                      (ii) Grows best on Black and Alluvial soil
(c) Cotton                                      (iii) Thrives best in well drained loamy soil
(d) Tea                                           (iv) Grows best in Alluvial clayey soil, which can retain water
(e) Millets                                       (v) Needs well-drained loamy soils and gentle slopes.


(A) a-(iii), b-(ii), c-(v), d-(i), e-(iv)                      (B) a-(ii), b-(v), c-(i), d-(iv), e-(iii)
(C) a-(iv), b-(iii), c-(ii), d-(v), e-(i)                      (D) a-(v), b-(iv), c-(iii), d-(ii), e-(i)

Q.5. Identify the crop according to the characteristics given below -
(i) Requires moderate temperature, rainfall and lots of sunshine.
(ii) Needs well drained fertile soils.
(iii) Is grown in North America, Brazil, China, Russia, Canada, India and Mexico.
(A) Wheat             (B) Cotton                (C) Maize                        (D)Jute

Q.6. Identify the type of farming according to the features given below -
(i) Organic manure and natural pesticides are used instead of chemicals.
(ii) No genetic modification is done to increase the yield of the crop.
(A) Commercial Farming                                     (B) Organic Farming
(C) Mixed Farming                                             (D) Subsistence Farming

Q.7. Identify the crop according to the features given -
(i) Grows well on alluvial soil and requires high temperature.
(ii) Requires heavy rainfall and humid climate.
(iii) Grown in tropical areas
(iv) India and Bangladesh are the leading producers.
(A) Rice                         (B) Maize                    (C) Cotton                     (D) Jute  

Q.8. Agricultural development can be achieved by -
(i) Increasing the cropped area
(ii) Increasing the number of crops grown
(iii) By improving the irrigation facilities
(iv) Use of fertilisers and high yielding variety of seeds
(A) All of the above      (B) (i), (ii) & (iii) only    (C) (i), (ii) & (iv) only      (D) (i) & (iv) only

Q.9. Developing countries with large population usually practice
(A) Intensive agriculture                                      (B) Commercial Grain Farming
(C) Shifting Cultivation                                        (D) Nomadic Herding

Q.10. Go through the following characterstic features
(i) A typical farm size, about 250 hectares
(ii) Before growing crop, making it sure that soil and water resources meet the needs of the crop.
(iii) Having a computer linked to the satellite which gives a precise picture of the field.
(iv) Use of tractors, seed drills, leveler, combined harvester and thresher to perform various agricultural operations
These are the characterstic features of -
(A) An Indian Farm house                                  (B) An American Farm house
(C) Both of the above                                         (D) None of the above



ANSWER  - Q.1.-(D), Q.2.-(A), Q.3.-(D), Q.4.-(C), Q.5.-(C),
                     Q.6.-(B), Q.7.-(C), Q.8.-(A), Q.9.-(A), Q.10-(B)