Sat. Sep 28th, 2024

Class XII (Fundamentals of Human Geography)

  1. Which of the following countries scores highest in the human development index

    Options:
    1. Norway
    2. Iceland
    3. Finland
    4. India

    Option: A

  2. Countries showing on the world map have a common characteristic. Identify that

    Options:
    1. Equal literacy rate
    2. Negative growth rate of population
    3. Annual growth rate of population more than 3 per cent
    4. None of these

    Option: B

  3. In which one of the following types of agriculture, all the products are consumed locally

    Options:
    1. Mediterranean Agriculture
    2. Plantation Agriculture
    3. Subsistence agriculture
    4. Commercial Farming

    Option: C

  4. Primitive subsistence agriculture is also known as

    Options:
    1. Shifting cultivation
    2. Plantation Agriculture
    3. Intensive agriculture
    4. None of these

    Option: A

  5. In the North eastern states of India, shifting cultivation is known as

    Options:
    1. Ladang
    2. Ray
    3. Milpa
    4. Jhuming

    Option: D

  6. Ladang is the name of shifting cultivation in

    Options:
    1. Indonesia
    2. Mexico
    3. Australia
    4. China

    Option: A

  7. In central America and Mexico, shifting cultivation is called

    Options:
    1. Ray
    2. Milpa
    3. Kumari
    4. Podu

    Option: B

  8. Plantation agriculture was introduced by

    Options:
    1. The Europeans
    2. The American
    3. The Indians
    4. The Africans

    Option: A

  9. Which of the following crops is NOT a plantation crop

    Options:
    1. Bananas
    2. Rubber
    3. Pineapples
    4. Barley

    Option: D

  10. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic features of plantation farming

    Options:
    1. Large capital investment
    2. Scientific methods of cultivation
    3. Single crop specialisation
    4. Intercropping

    Option: D

  11. Which of the following established cocoa and coffee plantations in west Africa

    Options:
    1. The American
    2. The French
    3. The Indians
    4. None of these

    Option: B

  12. Which of the following set up large tea gardens in India and Sri Lanka

    Options:
    1. The French
    2. The Britishers
    3. The Africans
    4. The Spanish

    Option: B

  13. Rubber plantations in Malaysia is established by

    Options:
    1. The Africans
    2. The Spanish
    3. The French
    4. The Britishers

    Option: D

  14. Which of the following planted sugarcane and banana in West Indies

    Options:
    1. The Britishers
    2. The French
    3. The Indians
    4. None of these

    Option: A

  15. Agriculture of coffee on large scale in Brazil is known as

    Options:
    1. Fazendas
    2. Selvas
    3. Pampas
    4. Campos

    Option: A

  16. The Steppes in Eurasia, The Prairies in America, the Pampas of Argentina, the Velds of South Africa, the Australian Downs and the Canterbury Plains of New Zealand are the temperate grasslands. These areas are known for which one of the following types of agriculture?

    Options:
    1. Extensive Commercial Grain Farming
    2. Shifting Cultivation
    3. Plantation Agriculture
    4. Intensive Agriculture

    Option: A

  17. Read the following statements about Shifting cultivation

    1. It also called slash and burn agriculture
    2. It is done with very primitive tools such as sticks and hoes
    3. It is practised in densely populated areas

    Which of the above statements is/are correct?

    Options:
    1. Only 1 and 2
    2. Only 1
    3. Only 2
    4. All of the above

    Option: A

  18. Following are the characteristics of the Intensive Subsistence Agriculture

    1. It is done largely in densely populated regions of monsoon Asia
    2. Land holdings are very small due to the high density of population
    3. The yield per unit area is high but per labour productivity is low

    Which of the above characteristics is/are true?

    Options:
    1. Only 1
    2. Only 2 and 3
    3. Only 1 and 2
    4. All of the above

    Option: D

  19. Read the following statements about Extensive Commercial Grain Cultivation

    1. It is practised in the interior parts of semi-arid lands of the mid latitudes
    2. Wheat is the principal crop
    3. There is low yield per acre but high yield per person

    Which of the above characteristics is/are true?

    Options:
    1. Only 1
    2. Only 2 and 3
    3. Only 1 and 2
    4. All of the above

    Option: D

  20. In which of the following types of farming, equal emphasis is laid on crop cultivation and animal husbandry

    Options:
    1. Dairy Farming
    2. Intensive Agriculture
    3. Extensive Commercial Grain Farming
    4. Mixed Farming

    Option: D