Class 12 Geography Part 2 Chapter 5 MCQ Land Resources and Agriculture

Updated on November 3, 2022
by Tiwari Academy

NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Geography Part 2 Chapter 5 MCQ Land Resources and Agriculture updated for session 2024-25. All the multiple choice questions of 12th Geography unit III chapter 5 of part 2 India People and Economy are given here to help the students during the exams.

Class 12 Geography Part 2 Chapter 5 MCQ

How much irrigated land India lost to Pakistan after partition?
[A] One third
[B] Two third
[C] Half
[D] Three fourth
Answer:
[A] One third

Class 12 Geography Part 2 Chapter 5 MCQ with Answers

For which of the following things humans do not use the land as resource?

[A]. Residence

[B]. Production

[C]. Population control

[D]. Recreation

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Desert lands and ravines will fall under which land use category?

[A]. Forests

[B]. Barren and wastelands

[C]. CPR

[D]. Culturable wasteland

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Buildings, shops and industries come under which land use category?

[A]. Culturable wasteland

[B]. Non-agricultural land

[C]. Grazing lands

[D]. Other than current fallow

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The land which is left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural land is

[A]. Current fallow

[B]. Fallow other than current fallow

[C]. Barren land

[D]. Culturable wasteland

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What does alkalization, salinisation and water-logging do to soil?
[A] Affects soil fertility
[B] Improves soil fertility
[C] Kills pesticides
[D] All of the above
Answer:
[A] Affects soil fertility

In which sector youth do not get employment throughout the year?
[A] Tertiary
[B] Primary
[C] Secondary
[D] Both [B] and [C]
Answer:
[B] Primary

Class 12 Geography Part 2 Chapter 5 Multiple Choice Questions

Which activity influences the land-use in a region?

[A]. Political activity

[B]. Geographical activity

[C]. Social activity

[D]. Economic activity

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Net sown area is

[A]. Total cultivated area in rural sector

[B]. The physical extent of land on which crops are sown

[C]. Total fertile area

[D]. Net irrigation land

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Which of the following land has shown an increase in last four decades in India?

[A]. Non agricultural land

[B]. Area under forest

[C]. Current fallow land

[D]. All of the above

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Which of the following land has shown a decrease in last four decades in India?

[A]. Fallow lands

[B]. Current fallow lands

[C]. Area under pastures

[D]. Both [A] and [C]

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Which crop was introduced in baba budan hills?
[A] Maize
[B] Tea
[C] Rice
[D] Coffee
Answer:
[D] Coffee

In which decade HYV seeds were introduced in India?
[A] Fifties
[B] Sixties
[C] Seventies
[D] Forties
Answer:
[B] Sixties

Class 12 Geography Part 2 Chapter 5 Important MCQs

Pasture lands, village water bodies and public spaces are examples of

[A]. Rural regions

[B]. Common property resources

[C]. Culturable wasteland

[D]. Administrative area

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Q10

Which of the following is not a cropping season of India?

[A]. Rabi

[B]. Zaid

[C]. Kharif

[D]. Kharifa

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Q11

April to June is the cropping season of

[A]. Rabi

[B]. Kharif

[C]. Zaid

[D]. None of the above

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Q12

Which type of crop are Boro, Aman and Aus?

[A]. Maize

[B]. Rice

[C]. Wheat

[D]. Sugarcane

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Which one of the following crops is not cultivated under dryland farming?
[A] Jowar
[B] Groundnut
[C] Sugarcane
[D] Ragi
Answer:
[C] Sugarcane

Which one of the following price is announced by the government in support of a crop?
[A] Minimum support price
[B] Maximum support price
[C] Average support price
[D] Free value
Answer:
[A] Minimum support price