Class 08 Social Science Geography Agriculture CBSE Questions & Answers

Class 8 · Social Science Geography Agriculture

This is Social Science class 08 Social Science Geography Agriculture CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
Agriculture or farming can be looked at as a system. Which one among the following is not an important output of agriculture
  • A
    Wool
  • B
    Dairy products
  • C
    Ploughing
    Correct
  • D
    Poultry products
2
The word agriculture is derived from the Latin words ager or agri and Culture meaning Cultivation . What does the word agri literally mean?
  • A
    Natural resource
  • B
    Soil
    Correct
  • C
    Seeds
  • D
    Product
3
Analyse the following and identify which one among the following can be treated as Inputs to the agriculture system.
Question 3 figure 1
  • A
    All of the above
  • B
    Machinery, Seeds,Chemicals
    Correct
  • C
    Ploughing, Sowing, Spraying
  • D
    Crops
4
Mention the processing part of the agriculture system
Question 4 figure 1
  • A
    All of the above
  • B
    Crops
  • C
    Ploughing, Sowing, Spraying
    Correct
  • D
    Machinery, Seeds,Chemicals
5
Which one from the following list is not a Physical Input to the agriculture system.
  • A
    Machinery
  • B
    Rainfall
    Correct
  • C
    Chemicals
  • D
    Labour
6
From the following list of inputs, mention the one that is not a natural input in the agriculture system.
  • A
    Sunshine
  • B
    Fertile soil
  • C
    Earthworms which loosen the soil
  • D
    Pesticides
    Correct
7
Name the type of farming practiced to meet the needs of the farmer?s family i.e.
  • A
    Subsistence Farming
    Correct
  • B
    Commercial Farming
  • C
    Mixed Farming
  • D
    Plantation agriculture
8
Fill up the missing blank after analyzing the given image :
Question 8 figure 1
  • A
    Primeval Subsistence
  • B
    Original Subsistence
  • C
    Intensive Subsistence
    Correct
  • D
    Traditional Subsistence
9
Which one of the following best describes intensive subsistence agriculture?
  • A
    The farmer cultivates a small plot of land using simple tools and more labour.
    Correct
  • B
    Herdsmen move from place to place with their animals for fodder and water along defined routes.
  • C
    A plot of land is cleared by felling the trees and burning them in thickly populated forested areas.
  • D
    Crops are grown and animals are reared for sale in market.
10
A few statements with respect to Intensive Subsistence agriculture are given below. Pick out the one that is not applicable.
  • A
    Rice is the main crop
  • B
    This cultivation is prevalent in the thickly populated areas of the monsoon regions of south , south east and east Asia.
  • C
    A plot of land is cleared by a group of people after felling the trees and burning them in thickly populated forested areas.
    Correct
  • D
    Climate with large number of days with sunshine and fertile soils permit growing of more than one crop annually on the same plot
11
Shifting cultivation refers to :
  • A
    The land is used for growing food and fodder crops and rearing livestock as practiced in Europe, Argentina etc.
  • B
    Herdsmen move from place to place with their animals for fodder and water along defined routes.
  • C
    A plot of land is cleared by felling the trees and ash mixed with soil and crops grown till the soil loses fertility and later the cultivator moves to a new fertile land .
    Correct
  • D
    The farmer cultivates a small plot of land using simple tools and more labour.
12
This type of farming is practiced in the arid and semi-arid regions of Sahara, Central Asia, and Rajasthan etc. Herdsmen move from place to place with their animals for fodder and water along defined routes due to climatic constraints and terrain. Which type of farming is being referred to ?
  • A
    Plantation agriculture
  • B
    Nomadic Farming
    Correct
  • C
    Commercial Farming
  • D
    Shifting Cultivation
13
Name the type of farming followed from the given image
Question 13 figure 1
  • A
    Shifting Cultivation
  • B
    Commercial Farming
  • C
    Nomadic Farming
    Correct
  • D
    Plantation agriculture
14
Name the animal that is not reared by the nomadic herders as these animals provided milk, meat, wool etc.
  • A
    Mongoose
    Correct
  • B
    Yak
  • C
    Camel
  • D
    Sheep
15
The main motive of this type of cultivation is profit .Large area of land and a huge amount of capital is used for cultivation with latest technological advancement . Name the type of farming from the given list.
  • A
    Shifting Cultivation
  • B
    Commercial Farming
    Correct
  • C
    Subsistence Farming
  • D
    Nomadic farming