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Land resources of karnataka - class-X

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Uncultivated land found largely in Shivamogga, Tumakuru, Kolar, Chikkamagaluru and _____ districts.

  1. Gadag

  2. Bagalkot

  3. Dharwad

  4. Chitradurga


Correct Option: D

Bengaluru Urban district stands at first place in respect of _____.

  1. Land use for development purposes

  2. Land use for agricultural purposes

  3. Land use for irrigation purposes

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Uncultivated land found least in Gadag, Bagalkot and _____ districts.

  1. Chitradurga

  2. Chikkamagaluru

  3. Dharwad

  4. Shivamogga


Correct Option: C

Use of land for various purposes is called _____.

  1. Land Utilisation

  2. Land purpose

  3. Land reforms

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and _____ district have less cultivable land.

  1. Mysuru

  2. Hassan

  3. Mandya

  4. Kodagu


Correct Option: D

Proper utilisation of land is the foundation for _____ development.

  1. Social

  2. Religious

  3. Cultural

  4. Economic


Correct Option: D

Land use for development purposes is less in _____ district.

  1. Raichur

  2. Bidar

  3. Ballari

  4. Shivamogga


Correct Option: B

Which district has the largest forest area?

  1. Chikkamagaluru

  2. Bengaluru

  3. Raichur

  4. Uttara Kannada


Correct Option: D

Which district in Karnataka has the largest area under cultivable land?

  1. Shimoga

  2. Gulbarga

  3. Bagalkot

  4. Ballari


Correct Option: B

Which district has the least net area sown?

  1. Belagavi

  2. Vijaypura

  3. Bengaluru

  4. Uttar Kannada


Correct Option: C

_____ is the backbone of Karnataka's economy.

  1. Sericulture

  2. Horticulture

  3. Agriculture

  4. Industries


Correct Option: C

Crops grown by using water from canals, tanks or wells is called _____. 

  1. Subsistence

  2. Dry farming

  3. Mixed farming

  4. Irrigation


Correct Option: D

There is very little fallow land in ______ district.

  1. Raichur

  2. Belagavi

  3. Kodagu

  4. Koppal


Correct Option: C

Agriculture provides food for the people and _____ to industries.

  1. Raw material

  2. Food

  3. Employment

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which district in Karnataka has the largest area under fallow land?

  1. Uttar Kannada

  2. Chikkamagaluru

  3. Chikkaballapur

  4. Kalaburagi


Correct Option: D

Nearly _____ of the people in Karnataka are dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. 

  1. 41.6%

  2. 61.4%

  3. 46.1%

  4. 64.1%


Correct Option: B

_____ land can be reclaimed and utilised for agriculture.

  1. Fertile land

  2. Barren land

  3. Fallow land

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Fallow lands are those land left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year.

Land which has not been cultivated for more than two to three years is called _____.

  1. Fertile land

  2. Fallow land

  3. Uncultivated land

  4. Barren land


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Fallow lands are those lands left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year.

Paddy and _____ are the main crops grown under irrigation in Karnataka.

  1. Ragi

  2. Jowar

  3. Sugarcane

  4. Oil seeds


Correct Option: C

Cultivation of crops which depend on rain is called _____.

  1. Mixed farming

  2. Dry farming

  3. Irrigation

  4. Shifting cultivation


Correct Option: B

Cultivation of paddy requires _____.

  1. Barren land

  2. Sandy soil

  3. High rainfall and high temperature

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Under high temperature, high humidity with sufficient rainfall and irrigation facilities, rice can be grown in any type of soil.

Which is a very important food crop of Karnataka?

  1. Pulses

  2. Cotton

  3. Rubber

  4. Paddy


Correct Option: D

What is the staple food of the people of Karnataka?

  1. Bajri

  2. Jowar

  3. Rice

  4. Millets


Correct Option: C

Which type of farming gaining popularity nowadays?

  1. Subsistence farming

  2. Mixed farming

  3. Commercial farming

  4. Plantation farming


Correct Option: B

The crops grown by the farmers for home consumption and not for market is called _____.

  1. Mixed farming

  2. Commercial farming

  3. Shifting cultivation

  4. Subsistence farming


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Subsistence agriculture is self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families. The output is mostly for local requirements with little or no surplus for trade. 

Paddy is a _____ crop.

  1. Tropical

  2. Sub-tropical

  3. Arctic

  4. Polar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rice is a crop of tropical climate. However, it is also grown successfully in humid to sub-humid regions under subtropical and temperate climate. 

What is the total area under paddy cultivation in Karnataka?

  1. 28.2%

  2. 38.2%

  3. 43.2%

  4. 47.2%


Correct Option: A

From the following, pick the odd one out.

  1. Paddy

  2. Pulses

  3. Millets

  4. Cotton


Correct Option: D

The cultivation of a few annual crops on large estates for the purpose of money is called _____.

  1. Subsistence farming

  2. Irrigation farming

  3. Plantation farming

  4. Commercial farming


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Plantation farming is an extensive commercial system is characterized by cultivation of a single cash crop in plantations of estates on a large scale. 

Crops that are grown not for the domestic market but also for the international market come under _____.

  1. Plantation farming

  2. Shifting cultivation

  3. Commercial farming

  4. Mixed farming


Correct Option: C

Transplanting method is adopted to grow paddy in Karnataka's _____ region.

  1. Plains

  2. Plateaus

  3. Malnad

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which among the following region of Karnataka is famous for paddy cultivation?

  1. North maidans

  2. Malnad

  3. Coastal districts

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Which district in Karnataka stands first in paddy production?

  1. Bengaluru

  2. Chamarajanagar

  3. Raichur

  4. Tumakuru


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Raichur district is known for its paddy fields and its rice is of extremely superior quality. Raichur has numerous rice mills which export high quality rice to different countries.

The yield and quality of paddy is better in _____ districts.

  1. Non-irrigated 

  2. Irrigated 

  3. Dry 

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Jowar is the staple food of the people of _____ Karnataka.

  1. South

  2. North

  3. West

  4. East


Correct Option: B

Paddy is a _____ crop.

  1. Rabi

  2. Kharif

  3. Zaid

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Common kharif crops are rice (paddy), millets, maize.

Nearly _____ of paddy is sown during June-August months.

  1. 50%

  2. 60%

  3. 70%

  4. 80%


Correct Option: C

Which method is used to grow paddy in Karnataka's Malnad region?

  1. Broadcasting method

  2. Transplanting method

  3. Japanese method

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In broadcasting method, seeds are sown by hand and this method is suitable in areas where the soil is not fertile and lands are dry. This requires minimum labour and inputs. This method produces very less yield when compared to other sowing methods.

Which position Karnataka holds in jowar production?

  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third

  4. Fourth


Correct Option: B

The total area under jowar cultivation is _____ of the cultivable area in Karnataka.

  1. 20%

  2. 23%

  3. 26%

  4. 29%


Correct Option: C

In _____ jowar primarily grown for cattle feed.

  1. North Karnataka

  2. South Karnataka

  3. Central Karnataka

  4. Malnad Karnataka


Correct Option: B

Ragi is an important _____ crop.

  1. Kharif

  2. Rabi

  3. Zaid

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Mixed black, _____ and _____ soil are suitable for the production of jowar.

  1. Red, alluvial

  2. Laterite, alluvial

  3. Sandy, alluvial

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Jowar is a tropical crop requiring _____ rainfall.

  1. Very high

  2. Heavy

  3. Moderate

  4. Low


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Jowar requires a moderate rainfall between 30 and 65 cm. It is a popular crop of dry farming regions. 

Which is the third most important food grain of Karnataka?

  1. Paddy

  2. Jowar

  3. Ragi

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

_____ is a very nutritive food grain.

  1. Rice

  2. Jowar

  3. Ragi

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

The crop of jowar mostly depends on the _____.

  1. North-east monsoon

  2. South-west monsoon

  3. Retreating monsoon

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

At which position Karnataka stands in Ragi production?

  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third

  4. Fourth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Karnataka stands first in production of Ragi.

Which crop can withstand very severe droughts?

  1. Paddy

  2. Jowar

  3. Rice

  4. Ragi


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Ragi is a crop which can withstand and severe drought conditions.

Which district stands first in the production of Jowar in Karnataka?

  1. Ramnagar

  2. Vijayapura

  3. Bengaluru

  4. Kolar


Correct Option: B

Sandy loamy soil and _____ are suitable for the cultivation of sugarcane.

  1. Black soil

  2. Red soil

  3. Laterite soil

  4. Alluvial soil


Correct Option: B

Jowar is the main crop of _____.

  1. North Karnataka

  2. South Karnataka

  3. East Karnataka

  4. West Karnataka


Correct Option: A

What is the ranking of Karnataka in sugarcane production?

  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third

  4. Fourth


Correct Option: D

Which district of Karnataka is a leading producer of Ragi?

  1. Mandya

  2. Bengaluru

  3. Tumakuru

  4. Hassan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Karnataka is the leading producer of ragi in the country.
  • Tumakuru, Kolar, Bangalore, Chitradurga, Hassan and Mysore districts are the main producers which to­gether provide 85% of the total area and 80 per cent of its output in the state. 

Which is the leading district of sugarcane production in Karnataka?

  1. Belagavi

  2. Uttara Kannada

  3. Dakshina Kannada

  4. Udupi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Sugarcane is largely grown in the districts of Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bidar, Mandya, Gulbarga and Bijapur.
  • Though Mandya is described as the sugar bowl of Karnatakadistrict has lost this status in the recent years with Belgaum overtaking it in sugar production.

Ragi is a traditional crop of _____ province.

  1. Hyderabad

  2. Madras

  3. Old Mysore

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Ragi is grown on _____ of the total cultivable land in Karnataka.

  1. 12%

  2. 14%

  3. 16%

  4. 18%


Correct Option: B

Which is the most important commercial and industrial crop of Karnataka?

  1. Rice

  2. Cotton

  3. Sugarcane

  4. Tobacco


Correct Option: C

The botanical name of sugar is _____.

  1. Sorghum Vulgare

  2. Eleusine Coracana

  3. Saccharum Officinarum

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The botanical name of sugar is Saccharum officinarum.

Where the Ragi growing areas are concentrated in Karnataka?

  1. Malnad region

  2. Coastal plains

  3. Northern maidan

  4. Southern maidan


Correct Option: D

Tobacco contains an intoxicating substance called _____.

  1. Nicotine

  2. Sugar

  3. Fibre

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Karnataka grows _____ tobacco which is of highest quality and is in great demand in the global market.

  1. Virginia

  2. Beedi

  3. Chewing

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Sugarcane is a _____ crop.

  1. Tropical

  2. Sub-tropical

  3. Cash

  4. Fibre


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The sugar cane is a tropical crop and its yields are affected by temperature, relative humidity and solar radiation.

Cotton is a _____ crop.

  1. Kharif

  2. Rabi

  3. Zaid

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Cotton is a kharif crop.
  • It is sown at the onset of the monsoon.

Who introduced tobacco in India?

  1. Dutch

  2. British

  3. French

  4. Portuguese


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Tobacco was first brought to India by Portuguese merchants 400 years ago.
  • Currently, India is the second largest producer of tobacco in the world.

Which crop earns valuable foreign exchange for Karnataka?

  1. Sugarcane

  2. Tobacco

  3. Cotton

  4. Paddy


Correct Option: B

Which district ranks first in cotton production?

  1. Haveri

  2. Vijayapura

  3. Koppal

  4. Chitradurga


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • In Karnataka, the highest area under cotton is in Haveri district followed by Dharwad and Mysore districts.

Dharwad district ranks _____ in cotton production in Karnataka.

  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third

  4. Fourth


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • In Karnataka, the highest area under cotton is in Haveri district followed by Dharwad and Mysore districts.

Tobacco is presently a major _____ crop in Karnataka.

  1. Plantation

  2. Commercial

  3. Food

  4. Oilseeds


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Tobacco, a rain-fed commercial crop, is mainly grown for exports. Farmers can produce more and earn more money as well from a lesser area.

Which district of Karnataka has specialised in sugarcane cultivation from pre-independence days?

  1. Mysuru

  2. Mandya

  3. Belagavi

  4. Shivamogg


Correct Option: B

Tobacco grown in Karnataka is of a world-class quality and most of it is _____.

  1. Locally consumed

  2. Exported

  3. Used in fields

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

What is the ranking of Karnataka among tobacco growing states in India?

  1. Second

  2. Third

  3. Fourth

  4. Fifth


Correct Option: C

Karnataka grows more of medium and short staple _____.

  1. Sugarcane

  2. Tobacco

  3. Cotton

  4. Coffee


Correct Option: C

Cotton seed cake is used to _____.

  1. Feed cattle

  2. Feed humans

  3. Feed ruminants

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Cotton seed cake is made from cotton seeds after extracting oil from the cotton seeds.
  • Cotton seed cake is used for animal feed which is good source of nutrition.

Which district occupies first position in tobacco production in Karnataka?

  1. Davanagere

  2. Mysuru

  3. Gadag

  4. Tumakuru


Correct Option: B

 Which is Karnataka's famous beverage crop?

  1. Cotton

  2. Sugarcane

  3. Coffee

  4. Paddy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • The most commonly used coffee beans are Arabica and Robusta grown in the hills of Karnataka.
  • Arabica is the better variety grown in 60% of the coffee cultivation area.
  • Coffee cultivation is mainly confined to Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Muslim Fakir Baba Budan planted coffee seedlings for the first time around 1670 AD in the hills of _______.

  1. Chikkaballapur

  2. Chikkamagaluru

  3. Bengaluru

  4. Shivamogga


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Coffee was introduced into India through the Chikkamagaluru district when the first coffee crop was grown in the Baba Budan Giri Hills during 1670 AD.
  • As per records, saint Baba Budan planted the coffee beans in the hills of Chikkamagaluru.

Tobacco is used in the manufacturing of _____.

  1. Beedis

  2. Cigarettes

  3. Cigars

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • A beedi is a thin, Indian cigarette filled with tobacco flake and wrapped in a tendu leaf tied with a string at one end.
  • Tobacco has been smoked in cigarettes, with cigars, pipes and chewed.

What is the ranking of Karnataka in coffee production in India?

  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third

  4. Fourth


Correct Option: A

Organised cultivation of coffee began in Karnataka under the _____ rule.

  1. Portuguese

  2. Hyder Ali

  3. British

  4. French


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Coffee cultivation grew and thrived in India during the British rule and beyond. The Dutch began to grow coffee in the Malabar region, but a major transition happened when the British led a relentless drive to set up Arabica coffee plantations across the hilly regions in South India, where they found the climatic conditions to be apt for the crop.

In North Karnataka, jowar is the staple food crop, whereas in South Karnataka the staple food crop is _________.

  1. Maize

  2. Corn

  3. Ragi

  4. Horsegram


Correct Option: C

Coffee is mostly grown in _____ region of Karnataka.

  1. North maidan

  2. South maidan

  3. Malnad

  4. Coastal plains


Correct Option: C

Karnataka produces two types of coffee namely Coffee Arabica and Coffee _____.

  1. Augusta

  2. Robusta

  3. Victoria

  4. Virginia


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • The two well known species of coffee grown in Karnataka are the Arabica and Robusta.

The well known beedi tobacco market in Belagavi district is ________.

  1. Haliyal

  2. Gokak

  3. Nipani

  4. Khanapur


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The well known beedi tobacco market in Belagavi district is Nipani.
Nipani and its surrounding villages are known for growing high-quality tobacco since ages, which is used for manufacturing beedis.

The intoxicating substance in tobacco is _______.

  1. Caffeine

  2. Nicotine

  3. Tannin

  4. Heroin


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The intoxicating substance in tobacco is Nicotine.
Nicotine abuse is unique because the drug’s intoxicating effects are less intense than most other substances. Although it is a stimulant, nicotine doesn’t produce the high levels of energy or euphoria that drugs like cocaine do. Nicotine does, however, stimulate adrenal glands, which causes a rise in blood pressure and respiration.

Ragi is not cultivated in _________.

  1. Mysurur

  2. Hassan

  3. Mandya

  4. Dakshina Kannada


Correct Option: D

What is the share of Karnataka in coffee produced in India?

  1. 50%

  2. 60%

  3. 70%

  4. 80%


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Karnataka is the indisputable leader and produces more than 70% of the total coffee produced in the country.

In the production of coffee ___________ district stands first in the state.

  1. Chikkamagaluru

  2. Kodagu

  3. Hassan

  4. Udupi


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In the production of coffee Kodagu district stands first in the state.

Karnataka is the largest coffee production state in the country, accounts for nearly 71 per cent. Chikmagalur, Kodagu and Hassan districts of Karnataka are major coffee producer regions of the state.

Where in Karnataka coffee is largely grown?

  1. Kodagu

  2. Mysuru

  3. Bengaluru

  4. Bidar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Kodagu is well-known for coffee cultivation in Karnataka.

Karnataka's ___ is an important marketing centre for tobacco.

  1. Bijapur

  2. Belgaum

  3. Gulbarga

  4. Nippani


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Nippani is an important marketing centre for tobacco. It is located in Belagavi district of Karnataka. High-quality tobacco is grown in Nippani and its surrounding villages.

_________ district is the largest producer of sugarcane in Karnataka.

  1. Mandya

  2. Kalaburgi

  3. Mysuru

  4. Bengaluru


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mandya district is the largest producer of sugarcane in Karnataka.
Sugarcane is grown in 16 districts of the state. Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamrajnagar and Bidar are the major sugarcane producing districts.

Karnataka produces ________ % of the country's coffee production.

  1. 65

  2. 75

  3. 70

  4. 72


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Karnataka's coffee production accounts for over 70 per cent of India's. But now, rain has damaged plantations in the coffee-producing regions of Kodagu and Chikmagaluru. Karnataka accounts for over 70 per cent of the coffee produced in the country.

Land reforms refers to __________.

  1. reforms regarding ownership of land

  2. reforms regarding use of land

  3. reform in governments' role

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Land reforms refers to reforms regarding ownership of land.
Land reform (also agrarian reform, though that can have a broader meaning) involves the changing of laws, regulations or customs regarding land ownership. Land reform may consist of a government-initiated or government-backed property redistribution, generally of agricultural land

__________ district has the largest net sown area in Karnataka.

  1. Mysurur

  2. Gulbarga

  3. Bengaluru

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gulbarga district has the largest net sown area (8.8%) in Karnataka followed by Bijapur (8.3%) and Belgaum (8.0%) and lowest in Bangalore (U) (0.5%).

__________ district stands first in Karnataka in the production of paddy.

  1. Koppal

  2. Kalaburgi

  3. Belagavi

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Koppal district stands first in Karnataka in the production of paddy. Rice is grown in Karnataka in 27 districts. Out of which 14 districts are under high productivity group (yield more than 2,500 Kg/ha).

Land reforms programme in India has aimed at

  1. Fragmentation of holdings

  2. Subdivision of holdings

  3. Consolidation of holdings

  4. Collection of holdings


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Land reforms programme in India has aimed at Consolidation of holdings.
The foremost important objective of land reforms in India is to make provision for more rational use of scarce land resources. It can be done by changing the conditions of holdings, ceilings on land holdings. This helps cultivation process in a most economical manner without any wastage of land, labour and capital.

To overcome the problems of farmers, the Government of Karnataka has launched the programme called ______.

  1. Food for work

  2. Raita mitra

  3. Twenty point programme

  4. Ceiling on land holding


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Considering the importance of the need to provide effective extension services to the farmers, Raita Mitra Yojane, a demand-driven Agricultural Extension System was initiated in Karnataka state in 2001, replacing the earlier extension system by establishing agricultural extension centres at hobli/sub-block level called Raitha Samparka Kendras (RSKs). These Kendras are intended to provide technical information on crop selection, crop production, and crop protection related know-how, market and weather information etc., to the farmers.
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