Please refer to Chapter 5 Land Resources and Agriculture MCQ Class 12 Geography with answers below. These multiple-choice questions have been prepared based on the latest NCERT book for Class 12 Geography. Students should refer to MCQ Questions for Class 12 Geography with Answers to score more marks in Grade 12 Geography exams. Students should read the chapter Land Resources and Agriculture and then attempt the following objective questions.

MCQ Questions Class 12 Geography Chapter 5 Land Resources and Agriculture

The Land Resources and Agriculture Quaternary Activities MCQ Class 12 Geography provided below covers all important topics given in this chapter. These MCQs will help you to properly prepare for exams.

Question. What is the formula of cropping intensity in percent?
a. GCA/NSAx100
b. NSA/GCAx100
c. GCA/NSAx1000
d. GCA/NSA

Question. Barani cultivation is related to:
a. Irrigated crops
b. dry farming
c. Rain fed
d. Aerophonics

Question. Current fallow land is land is land which is left uncultivated for period of :
a. More than 5 years
b. 3 to 5 years
c. 2 to 5 years
d. 1 or less than 1 year

Question. Which department is meant for measuring the geographical area of administrative units:
a. Agricultural Department
b. Forest department
c. Revenue department
d. Survey of India

Question. Which of the following is not a kharif crop?
a. Rice
b. Rapeseeds
c. Cotton
d. Maize

Question. Rabi crops are grown in during the months of:
a. June-September
b. April-June
c. October-March
d. Throughout the year

Question. Aman, Aus & Boro are types of which crop?
a. Oilseeds
b. Wheat
c. Tea
d. Rice

Question. Rice research institute of India is situated at:
a. Cuttack
b. Kolkata
c. Chennai
d. Dehradun

Question. Which one of the crops is fiber crop?
a. Sugarcane
b. Cotton
c. Tea
d. Rubber

Question. What variety of coffee India grows for international market?
a. Arabica
b. Robusta
c. Liberica
d. All of these

Question. Which type of farming is known as Slash and Burn to farm?
a. Primitive subsistence
b. Intensive subsistence
c. Plantation
d. Commerical

Question. One of the following is not a land-use category. Identify it.
a. Net Area Sown
b. Fallow land
c. Marginal land
d. Culturable Wasteland

Question. Which one of the following crops is not cultivated under dryland farming?
a. Ragi
b. Jowar
c. Groundnut
d. Sugarcane

Question. Which of these is the main type of land degradation in irrigated areas?
a. Siltation of land
b. Gully erosion
c. Salinisation of soils
d. Wind erosion

Question. What is the total production of food grains in India?
a. 70 million tonnes
b. 100 million tonnes
c. 150 million tonnes
d. 250 million tonnes

Question. Name the two countries where HYVs of rice and wheat were developed.
a. Japan and Australia
b. USA and Japan
c. Mexico and Philippines
d. Mexico and Singapore

Question. India is the leading producer of which crop in the world?
a. Jute
b. Rice
c. Tea
d. Coffee

Question. Which state is the leading producer of jowar?
a. Rajasthan
b. Punjab
c. Maharashtra
d. Haryana

Question. Which one of the following is a rabi crop?
a. Rice
b. Millets
c. Gram
d. Cotton

Question. Which of the following is NOT a common property resource in rural areas?
a. Community forests
b. Pasture lands
c. Agricultural fields of a landlord
d. Village waterbodies

Question. In India, cereals occupy how much-cropped area?
a. 34%
b. 44%
c. 54%
d. 64%

Question. What rank does India hold in terms of rice production in the world?
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth

Question. Robusta, Arabica and Liberica are varieties of :
a. Jute
b. Rubber
c. Coffee
d. Tea

Question. Identify the crop that does not grow under dryland farming.
a. Sugarcane
b. Bajara
c. Jowar
d. Ragi

Question. Which state is the largest producer of wheat in India?
a. Punjab
b. Maharashtra
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. West Bengal

Question. Which state is the largest producer of rice in India?
a. Punjab
b. Maharashtra
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. West Bengal

Question. Why has area under forests increased in the last four decades?
a. Extensive afforestation
b. Increased community forest land
c. Increase in notified area allocated for forest growth
d. Better people’s participation in forest management

Question. Cotton needs a frost-free period of
a. 100 days
b. 150 days
c. 210 days
d. 250 days

Question. Which one of the following price is announced by the government in support of a crop?
a. Maximum support price
b. Minimum support price
c. Moderate support price
d. Influential support price

Question. What rank does India hold in terms of cotton production in the world?
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth

Question. Which one of the following is a leguminous crop?
a. Pulses
b. Millets
c. Jowar
d. Sesamum

Question. How much percentage of total cropped area is occupied by the gram cultivation in India?
a. 2.8%
b. 25.2%
c. 4.9%
d. 11.7%

Question. Why has area under forests increased in the last four decades?
a. Extensive afforestation
b. Increased community forest land
c. Increase in notified area allocated for forest growth
d. Better people’s participation in forest management

Question. Which of the following is an example of Common Property Resources?
a. Park
b. Hotel
c. Self-owned house
d. Self-owned car

Question. Which state grows three crops of rice called aus, aman and boro?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Karnataka
d. West Bengal

Question. Which crop was introduced in Baba Budan Hills?
a. Tea
b. Coffee
c. Rice
d. Cotton

Question. The total stock of agricultural land resources or total cultivable land is a sum of
a. Net sown area
b. All fallow lands
c. Culturable wasteland
d. All of these

Question. In between which months kharif crops are grown?
a. June and September
b. October and March
c. April and June
d. November and January

Question. Jowar is also known as
a. Buckwheat
b. Finger Millet
c. Sorghum
d. Pearl Millet

Question. Which of the following countries is the largest producer of pulses?
a. USA
b. China
c. Nigeria
d. India

Question. What kind of cotton ‘Narma’ is?
a. Short staple
b. Medium staple
c. Long staple
d. None of these

Question. What stands for IADP?
a. Intensive Agricultural District Programme
b. Internal Agricultural Development Programme
c. Indian Agricultural Development Plan
d. Intensive Agricultural Development Plan

Question. What one of the following is the main reason due to which share of forest has shown an increase in the last forty years?
a. Extensive and efficient efforts of afforestation
b. Increase in community forest land
c. Increase in notified area allocated for forest growth
d. Better peoples’ participation in managing forest area.

Question. Which one of the following crops is not cultivated under wetland farming?
a. rice
b. jute
c. Groundnut
d. Sugarcane.

Question. How much percentage of the cereals of the world India produces?
a. About 15%
b. About 11%
c. About 32%
d. About 28%

Question. Which of the following are varieties of coffee?
a. arabika
b. robusta
c. liberica
d. all of the above

Question. Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?
a. Sri lanka
b. China
c. America
d. Brazil

Question. Cropping season of kharif crops is
a. June to September
b. October to March
c. April to June
d. none of the above.

Question. Green revolution is related to production of?
a. Milk
b. Poultry products
c. Fishery
d. Food grains