UPSC World Geography – Chapter 1: Types of Agriculture and Agricultural Regions of the World (22 MCQs)

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UPSC World Geography – Chapter 1: Types of Agriculture and Agricultural Regions of the World (22 MCQs) – 22 questions, subject: Geography. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

"Milpa" is the name given to shifting cultivation in:

Correct Answer: B [Mexico and Central America]

Explanation:

Milpa is the NCERT name for slash-and-burn shifting cultivation in Mexico and Central America.

2.  

The Pampas are temperate grasslands of:

Correct Answer: D [Argentina]

Explanation:

The Pampas are the temperate grasslands of Argentina, a major region of extensive wheat farming and ranching.

3.  

Viticulture is a speciality of which type of agriculture?

Correct Answer: D [Mediterranean agriculture]

Explanation:

NCERT calls viticulture, grape growing for wine, a speciality of the Mediterranean region with dry summers and rainy winters.

4.  

The Isolated State (1826), which explained the location of agricultural land use in rings around a city, was written by:

Correct Answer: C [Johann Heinrich von Thünen]

Explanation:

Johann Heinrich von Thünen published The Isolated State in 1826, showing land-use rings around a central market.

5.  

"Truck farming" refers to:

Correct Answer: C [market gardening where the distance to the market is what a truck can cover overnight]

Explanation:

Truck farms specialise in vegetables, and their distance from the market is what a truck can cover overnight.

6.  

"Ladang" is a form of shifting cultivation practised in:

Correct Answer: B [Indonesia]

Explanation:

Ladang is the local name for shifting cultivation in Indonesia (and Malaysia).

7.  

Intensive subsistence agriculture dominated by wet paddy is typical of:

Correct Answer: A [monsoon Asia]

Explanation:

Wet-paddy intensive subsistence farming suits the heat, monsoon rain and dense population of monsoon Asia.

8.  

The kolkhoz was a form of:

Correct Answer: A [collective farm in the former Soviet Union]

Explanation:

The kolkhoz was the collective farm of the Soviet Union, based on social ownership of land and means of production.

9.  

Which of the following regions does NOT have a Mediterranean type of climate and agriculture?

Correct Answer: C [The Pampas of Argentina]

Explanation:

temperate grassland.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. Dairy farming is usually located near urban and industrial centres.
2. Extensive grain farming gives high output per worker.
3. Plantation agriculture was first developed in temperate Europe.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Dairy farms lie near urban markets and extensive grain farming gives high output per worker; plantations began in tropical colonies.

11.  

Assertion (A): Dairy and vegetable farms tend to be located close to large cities.

Reason (R): Their products are perishable and must reach the market quickly.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

as in von Thünen's first ring.

12.  

Transhumance refers to:

Correct Answer: A [seasonal movement of herders between mountain and valley pastures]

Explanation:

Transhumance is the seasonal movement of herders and animals between mountain pastures in summer and valleys in winter.

13.  

Which of the following countries is best known for cooperative farming?

Correct Answer: D [Denmark]

Explanation:

Denmark is the classic example of successful cooperative farming, especially in dairying, as NCERT notes.

14.  

Commercial livestock ranching is practised on a large scale in:

Correct Answer: C [Uruguay]

Explanation:

Uruguay, like Argentina, New Zealand, Australia and the USA, has large commercial livestock ranches.

15.  

In von Thünen's model, the ring nearest to the city is used for:

Correct Answer: D [market gardening and dairying]

Explanation:

Perishable vegetables and milk must reach the market quickly, so they occupy von Thünen's innermost ring.

16.  

People engaged in primary activities are called:

Correct Answer: D [red-collar workers]

Explanation:

NCERT calls primary-sector workers red-collar workers because of the outdoor nature of their work.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. von Thünen's The Isolated State
2. Whittlesey's classification of agricultural regions
3. The term "Green Revolution" coined
4. Collectivisation of farms in the USSR

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [1-4-2-3]

Explanation:

1826, 1929, 1936, 1968.

18.  

Which of the following is a crop typical of plantation agriculture?

Correct Answer: D [Rubber]

Explanation:

Rubber is a tropical tree crop grown on large plantation estates, as in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

19.  

Intensive subsistence agriculture dominated by crops other than paddy is found mainly where:

Correct Answer: A [rainfall is lower, as in northern China and Manchuria]

Explanation:

Where rainfall is too low for paddy, wheat, soybean, barley and sorghum dominate intensive subsistence farming.

20.  

"Roca" is a local name for shifting cultivation in:

Correct Answer: B [Brazil]

Explanation:

Roca is the local name for shifting cultivation in Brazil.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2012

Which of the following is the chief characteristic of 'mixed farming'?

Correct Answer: C [Rearing of animals and cultivation of crops together.]

Explanation:

crops and livestock on the same farm.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2001

The high density of population in Nile valley and Islands of Java is primarily due to:

Correct Answer: A [intensive agriculture]

Explanation:

fertile alluvial and volcanic soils support intensive farming of every bit of land.

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