Subject – SST (Geography)
Class – X
Chapter – 4: Agriculture
Worksheet
S.No Questions Marks
Analyse the main feature of plantation farming. (CBSE 2020)
a) Mixed farming on small plots
1 b) A single crop grown on a large area 1
c) Subsistence farming with family labour
d) Seasonal crop rotation with pulses
Judge the correct category of Gram in cropping pattern. (CBSE 2021)
a) Kharif crop
2 b) Zaid crop 1
c) Rabi crop
d) Plantation crop
Evaluate the classification of Pulses in crop types. (CBSE 2022)
a) Millets
3 b) Jawar 1
c) Leguminous crop
d) Sesamum
Assess the staple crop of India that requires high temperature (above 25°C), high
humidity and annual rainfall above 100 cm. (CBSE 2023)
a) Wheat
4 1
b) Maize
c) Rice
d) Cotton
Appraise the soil and climatic requirement of Cotton in India. (CBSE 2023)
a) Heavy rainfall, sandy soil, cool climate
5 b) High temperature, black soil, light rainfall or irrigation 1
c) Frost-prone areas, loamy soil, moderate temperature
d) High humidity, laterite soil, annual rainfall above 200 cm
Differentiate the farming type where cultivation is practised with primitive tools and
family/community labour. (CBSE 2024)
a) Commercial farming
6 1
b) Primitive subsistence farming
c) Intensive subsistence farming
d) Plantation farming
Critically examine the kharif crop that has become important even in Punjab and
Haryana due to irrigation facilities. (CBSE 2025)
a) Wheat
7 1
b) Paddy
c) Maize
d) Sugarcane
, S.No Questions Marks
Identify the incorrect statement about Indian agriculture. (CBSE 2020)
a) It is a primary activity producing food, fibre, raw materials.
8 b) Two-thirds of India’s population depends on agriculture. 1
c) India is completely dependent on imports for food grains.
d) Agriculture shares a significant part of India’s GDP.
Detect the incorrect statement regarding wheat cultivation. (CBSE 2021)
a) Wheat requires cool growing season and bright sunshine at harvest.
9 b) Ganga-Satluj plains are leading producers. 1
c) Black soil of Deccan is most suitable for wheat.
d) Irrigation supports wheat cultivation in Punjab and Haryana.
Locate the incorrect statement related to pulses. (CBSE 2022)
a) Pulses fix nitrogen into the soil naturally.
10 b) India is the largest producer and consumer of pulses. 1
c) Pulses require heavy rainfall and high humidity conditions.
d) Major pulses include tur, urad, moong, masur, gram.
Examine the incorrect statement about sugarcane crop. (CBSE 2024)
a) India is the second largest producer after Brazil.
11 b) Sugarcane requires hot and humid climate. 1
c) It grows well in frost-prone regions.
d) It is the main raw material for jaggery and khandsari.
Judge the incorrect statement about maize. (CBSE 2025)
a) Maize is used both as food and fodder.
12 b) Maize is a kharif crop requiring moderate temperature and rainfall. 1
c) Rabi maize is grown with irrigation in Bihar.
d) Maize is a plantation crop cultivated in Assam.
Assertion (A): Rice is the staple food crop of a majority of Indians.
Reason (R): Rice requires low temperature and scanty rainfall. (CBSE 2020)
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
13 1
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
Assertion (A): Wheat is grown in the Ganga-Satluj plains and north-western India.
Reason (R): Wheat requires high temperature and heavy rainfall throughout the year.
(CBSE 2021)
14 a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A 1
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
Assertion (A): Pulses are grown in rotation with other crops.
Reason (R): Pulses fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil, enhancing fertility. (CBSE
2022)
15 a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A 1
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
Class – X
Chapter – 4: Agriculture
Worksheet
S.No Questions Marks
Analyse the main feature of plantation farming. (CBSE 2020)
a) Mixed farming on small plots
1 b) A single crop grown on a large area 1
c) Subsistence farming with family labour
d) Seasonal crop rotation with pulses
Judge the correct category of Gram in cropping pattern. (CBSE 2021)
a) Kharif crop
2 b) Zaid crop 1
c) Rabi crop
d) Plantation crop
Evaluate the classification of Pulses in crop types. (CBSE 2022)
a) Millets
3 b) Jawar 1
c) Leguminous crop
d) Sesamum
Assess the staple crop of India that requires high temperature (above 25°C), high
humidity and annual rainfall above 100 cm. (CBSE 2023)
a) Wheat
4 1
b) Maize
c) Rice
d) Cotton
Appraise the soil and climatic requirement of Cotton in India. (CBSE 2023)
a) Heavy rainfall, sandy soil, cool climate
5 b) High temperature, black soil, light rainfall or irrigation 1
c) Frost-prone areas, loamy soil, moderate temperature
d) High humidity, laterite soil, annual rainfall above 200 cm
Differentiate the farming type where cultivation is practised with primitive tools and
family/community labour. (CBSE 2024)
a) Commercial farming
6 1
b) Primitive subsistence farming
c) Intensive subsistence farming
d) Plantation farming
Critically examine the kharif crop that has become important even in Punjab and
Haryana due to irrigation facilities. (CBSE 2025)
a) Wheat
7 1
b) Paddy
c) Maize
d) Sugarcane
, S.No Questions Marks
Identify the incorrect statement about Indian agriculture. (CBSE 2020)
a) It is a primary activity producing food, fibre, raw materials.
8 b) Two-thirds of India’s population depends on agriculture. 1
c) India is completely dependent on imports for food grains.
d) Agriculture shares a significant part of India’s GDP.
Detect the incorrect statement regarding wheat cultivation. (CBSE 2021)
a) Wheat requires cool growing season and bright sunshine at harvest.
9 b) Ganga-Satluj plains are leading producers. 1
c) Black soil of Deccan is most suitable for wheat.
d) Irrigation supports wheat cultivation in Punjab and Haryana.
Locate the incorrect statement related to pulses. (CBSE 2022)
a) Pulses fix nitrogen into the soil naturally.
10 b) India is the largest producer and consumer of pulses. 1
c) Pulses require heavy rainfall and high humidity conditions.
d) Major pulses include tur, urad, moong, masur, gram.
Examine the incorrect statement about sugarcane crop. (CBSE 2024)
a) India is the second largest producer after Brazil.
11 b) Sugarcane requires hot and humid climate. 1
c) It grows well in frost-prone regions.
d) It is the main raw material for jaggery and khandsari.
Judge the incorrect statement about maize. (CBSE 2025)
a) Maize is used both as food and fodder.
12 b) Maize is a kharif crop requiring moderate temperature and rainfall. 1
c) Rabi maize is grown with irrigation in Bihar.
d) Maize is a plantation crop cultivated in Assam.
Assertion (A): Rice is the staple food crop of a majority of Indians.
Reason (R): Rice requires low temperature and scanty rainfall. (CBSE 2020)
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
13 1
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
Assertion (A): Wheat is grown in the Ganga-Satluj plains and north-western India.
Reason (R): Wheat requires high temperature and heavy rainfall throughout the year.
(CBSE 2021)
14 a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A 1
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
Assertion (A): Pulses are grown in rotation with other crops.
Reason (R): Pulses fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil, enhancing fertility. (CBSE
2022)
15 a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A 1
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
