MCQs-The Story of Indian Farming-Class 7-Social Science

Full Multiple Choice Questions for  chapter 1-The Story of Indian Farming in class 7 for Subject Social Science

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Section A: Multiple Choice Questions:

1. The word 'Agriculture' is derived from which language?

a) Greek

b) Latin

c) Sanskrit

d) Arabic

Answer: b) Latin 

2. What does the Latin word 'Agri' mean?

a) Water

b) Cultivation

c) Field

d) Seed

Answer: c) Field 

3. Which cropping season in India coincides with the southwest monsoon (June to September)?

a) Rabi

b) Zaid

c) Kharif

d) Harvest

Answer: c) Kharif 

4. Which of the following is a major Rabi crop?

a) Rice

b) Wheat

c) Watermelon

d) Cotton

Answer: b) Wheat 

5. The 'Zaid' season is known for growing which type of crops?

a) Winter grains

b) Monsoon cereals

c) Summer fruits and vegetables

d) Heavy spices

Answer: c) Summer fruits and vegetables 

6. Which state in India became the world’s first 100 per cent organic state?

a) Punjab

b) Kerala

c) Sikkim

d) Odisha

Answer: c) Sikkim 

7. Who is considered the architect of the Green Revolution in India?

a) M.S. Swaminathan

b) Verghese Kurien

c) Homi Bhabha

d) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Answer: a) M.S. Swaminathan 

8. Black soil is also known as:

a) Brick earth

b) Cotton soil

c) Sandy soil

d) Alpine soil

Answer: b) Cotton soil 

9. Which soil is formed by the weathering of volcanic rocks and holds a lot of moisture?

a) Red soil

b) Alluvial soil

c) Black soil

d) Laterite soil

Answer: c) Black soil 

10. What is 'Humus'?

a) A type of chemical fertilizer

b) Dark organic matter formed by decomposed plants and animals

c) A traditional irrigation tool

d) A type of hybrid seed

Answer: b) Dark organic matter formed by decomposed plants and animals 

11. Which ancient text contains sections on agriculture, including seed preparation and payment to farmers?

a) Ramayana

b) Mahabharata

c) Arthashastra

d) Panchatantra

Answer: c) Arthashastra 

12. In which part of India is 'Bamboo drip irrigation' traditionally practiced?

a) Western Ghats

b) Northeastern India

c) Northern Plains

d) Deccan Plateau

Answer: b) Northeastern India 

13. What is the method of growing plants in nutrient-rich water solutions without soil called?

a) Terrace farming

b) Hydroponics

c) Sericulture

d) Pisciculture

Answer: b) Hydroponics 

14. Which soil type is formed by silt deposits brought by rivers?

a) Alluvial soil

b) Red soil

c) Desert soil

d) Laterite soil

Answer: a) Alluvial soil 

15. 'Phad' is a community-based irrigation system found in which state?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Maharashtra

c) West Bengal

d) Rajasthan

Answer: b) Maharashtra 

16. Approximately what percentage of India's working population is engaged in agriculture (2022-2023)?

a) 25%

b) 46%

c) 75%

d) 90%

Answer: b) 46% 

17. The process of ploughing along the natural curves of a slope to prevent soil erosion is called:

a) Crop rotation

b) Contour ploughing

c) Mulching

d) Threshing

Answer: b) Contour ploughing 

18. Which revolution introduced High-Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds and chemical fertilizers to India?

a) White Revolution

b) Blue Revolution

c) Green Revolution

d) Industrial Revolution

Answer: c) Green Revolution 

19. What gives Red soil its reddish color?

a) Presence of iron

b) Presence of copper

c) High clay content

d) Volcanic ash

Answer: a) Presence of iron 

20. Which of the following is a Kharif crop?

a) Barley

b) Peas

c) Rice

d) Gram

Answer: c) Rice 

21. What is 'Panchagavya'?

a) A tool for harvesting

b) A fermented mixture of five cow products used as biofertilizer

c) A type of irrigation canal

d) A variety of wheat

Answer: b) A fermented mixture of five cow products used as biofertilizer 

22. Which ancient Indian technique uses a mix of honey, ghee, and lard to treat cut sugarcane before planting?

a) Grafting

b) Seed smearing

c) Threshing

d) Winnowing

Answer: b) Seed smearing (as described in Arthashastra) 

23. 'Gokrishi' refers to a farming method that relies on:

a) Heavy machinery

b) Cows and bullocks

c) Chemical pesticides

d) Drones

Answer: b) Cows and bullocks 

24. The 'Kull', 'Kund', and 'Ahar' are traditional names for:

a) Soil types

b) Water structures/Irrigation systems

c) Seed varieties

d) Farming festivals

Answer: b) Water structures/Irrigation systems 

25. Which government scheme provides crop insurance to farmers?

a) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

b) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

c) Make in India

d) Digital India

Answer: b) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana 

26. What is the main disadvantage of the Green Revolution mentioned in the text?

a) Decrease in food production

b) Long-term soil impoverishment and groundwater depletion

c) It is too slow

d) It requires too much manual labor

Answer: b) Long-term soil impoverishment and groundwater depletion 

27. 'Terrace farming' is primarily practiced in which type of region?

a) Deserts

b) Coastal plains

c) Hilly slopes

d) River banks

Answer: c) Hilly slopes 

28. What is 'Apiculture'?

a) Rearing of silkworms

b) Rearing of fish

c) Beekeeping

d) Growing grapes

Answer: c) Beekeeping 

29. Which crop is mentioned as a 'Zaid' crop?

a) Watermelon

b) Wheat

c) Maize

d) Mustard

Answer: a) Watermelon 

30. What is 'Intercropping'?

a) Growing only one crop year after year

b) Growing two or more different crops simultaneously

c) Leaving the land fallow

d) Cutting down trees for farming

Answer: b) Growing two or more different crops simultaneously 

31. The ancient site 'Mehrgarh' shows evidence of the cultivation of which crops in the 7th millennium BCE?

a) Rice and corn

b) Barley and millets

c) Potato and tomato

d) Coffee and tea

Answer: b) Barley and millets 

32. Drip irrigation is also known as:

a) Flood irrigation

b) Trickle irrigation

c) Canal irrigation

d) Sprinkler irrigation

Answer: b) Trickle irrigation 

33. What is 'mulching'?

a) A method to prevent soil erosion

b) A method of harvesting

c) A type of seed

d) A machine for threshing

Answer: a) A method to prevent soil erosion (traditional method mentioned) 

34. In rural areas, what percentage of agricultural workers are women?

a) Less than 20%

b) About 50%

c) More than 75%

d) 10%

Answer: c) More than 75% 

35. Which soil becomes hard in hot weather and is used to make bricks?

a) Alluvial soil

b) Laterite soil

c) Alpine soil

d) Black soil

Answer: b) Laterite soil 

Section B: True or False:

1. True/False: The Northeast monsoon brings rain to India from June to September.

   Answer: False (The Southwest monsoon is June-Sept; Northeast is Oct-Dec) 

2. True/False: Rabi crops are known as winter crops.

   Answer: True 

3. True/False: Red soil is very fertile and holds moisture well.

   Answer: False (Red soil is not very fertile) 

4. True/False: The Green Revolution made India self-sufficient in food grains.

   Answer: True 

5. True/False: Rice is a major crop of the Kharif season.

   Answer: True 

6. True/False: Sprinkler irrigation wastes more water than flood irrigation.

   Answer: False (Sprinklers help use water more efficiently) 

7. True/False: In ancient India, seed drills were unknown.

   Answer: False (The Indian seed drill is an ingenious invention of ancient farmers) 

8. True/False: Hydroponics requires soil to grow plants.

   Answer: False (It uses nutrient-rich water solutions) 

9. True/False: A hectare is larger than an acre.

   Answer: True (1 hectare = 10,000 sq meters; 1 acre = ~4,047 sq meters) 

10. True/False: Crop rotation involves growing the same crop in the same field every season.

    Answer: False (It involves growing different types of crops to prevent nutrient loss)

Section C: Fill in the Blanks:

1. The term _______ broadly includes farming, animal husbandry, forestry, and horticulture.

   Answer: Agriculture 

2. _______ soil is formed by the breakdown of volcanic rocks and is ideal for growing cotton.

   Answer: Black 

3. The three main cropping seasons in India are Kharif, Rabi, and _______.

   Answer: Zaid 

4. _______ is the organic matter formed by the decomposition of plant and animal matter in the soil.

   Answer: Humus 

5. The system of irrigation where water drips slowly directly to the roots is called _______ irrigation.

   Answer: Drip (or Trickle) 

6. _______ is the practice of raising fish.

   Answer: Pisciculture 

7. The average landholding size for an Indian farmer is approximately three-fourths of a _______.

   Answer: Hectare 

8. _______ is a fine-grained sediment brought by rivers that makes alluvial soil very fertile.

   Answer: Silt 

9. _______ ploughing involves ploughing along the natural curves of a hill slope to prevent soil erosion.

   Answer: Contour 

10. The _______ revolution in the 1960s introduced high-yielding varieties of seeds to India.

    Answer: Green 

Section D: Assertion and Reason Questions:

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.

1. Assertion (A): Kharif crops are sown at the beginning of the monsoon season.

Reason (R): Kharif crops like rice require a lot of water which is provided by the heavy rains.

Answer: a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

2. Assertion (A): Farmers in North India cannot grow crops during the dry season between monsoons without irrigation.

Reason (R): North India does not receive the Northeast monsoon which brings rain to the south and east.

Answer: a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 

3. Assertion (A): The Green Revolution is considered entirely flawless with no negative impacts.

Reason (R): It helped India achieve self-sufficiency in food grains like wheat and rice.

Answer: d) A is false but R is true. (The Green Revolution had negative impacts like soil impoverishment) 

4. Assertion (A): Terrace farming is commonly practiced on hill slopes.

Reason (R): Cutting steps into the hillside creates flat land for agriculture and slows down soil erosion.

Answer: a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 

5. Assertion (A): Red soil appears red in color.

Reason (R): It contains a high amount of humus and organic matter.

Answer: c) A is true but R is false. (Red soil is red because of iron, not humus) 

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Chapter 1-The Story of Indian Farming - CLICK HERE

Chapter 2 - India and Her Neighbours - CLICK HERE

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Chapter 4 -Turning tides: 11th and 12th Centuries - CLICK HERE

Chapter 5 - India: A Home to Many- CLICK HERE

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