Chapter 1: Agriculture - Geography Mcqs for Grade 6 - Set 1

1)   The second step in the process of growing rice is

a. sowing
b. transplanting
c. preparing the main field
d. ploughing the field
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ANSWER: ploughing the field

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2)   The Congo Basin is located in

a. Asia
b. South America
c. North America
d. Africa
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ANSWER: Africa

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3)   The first step in the process of growing rice is

a. preparing the main field
b. ploughing the field
c. sowing
d. transplanting
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ANSWER: preparing the main field

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4)   The kind of farming in which crops are grown is classified as

a. fuchsia farming
b. tundra farming
c. arable farming
d. pastoral farming
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ANSWER: arable farming

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5)   The subsistence agriculture includes

a. growing the crops
b. raising the animals
c. making of irrigation canals
d. both a and b
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ANSWER: both a and b

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6)   The word 'paddy' is used to describe

a. dry wheat
b. wet wheat
c. wet rice
d. dry rice
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ANSWER: wet rice

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7)   The animals and crops are raised in the countries located in

a. temperate climate zones
b. monsoon climate zones
c. hot desert zone
d. tropical climate zones
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ANSWER: temperate climate zones

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8)   The kind of farming in which animals are raised is classified as

a. arable farming
b. pastoral farming
c. fuchsia farming
d. tundra farming
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ANSWER: pastoral farming

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9)   The process of crop growing in which plants are kept in multi-storey structures in troughs instead of soil is classified as

a. aquaponics
b. hydroponics
c. aeroponics
d. geoponics
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ANSWER: hydroponics

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10)   The business of raising animals and growing of crops is classified as

a. agriculture
b. farming
c. forestation
d. afforestation
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ANSWER: agriculture

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