Class 6 | Geography | Chapter 5 - Types of Crops | Question and Answer

A. Answer the questions given by choosing the most appropriate alternative.

 1. _______Crops are plants grown to be sold for profit.

 a) food

 b) cash 

c) fodder 

d) both a and b

Answer: (b) Cash

2. _______Is a cash crop.

a. Wheat

b) Cotton

c) Rice

d) Bajra

Answer: (b) Cotton

3. Coarse food grains like jowar, bajra and ragi are called______.

a) food crops 

b) cash crops 

c) millets 

d) both a and c

Answer: (d) Both a and c

4. _____Is also called the 'Golden fibre'.

a) Jute 

b) Wheat 

c) Cotton 

d) Rice

Answer: (a) Jute

5. ___________Is the largest producer of jute in the world.

a) Bangladesh 

b) China 

c) India 

d) USA

Answer: (a) Bangladesh

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. ______Cropping was implemented during the green revolution.

Answer: Multiple

2. ______ helped introduce this high yield variety of wheat.

Answer: Green Revolution

3. Advancement in poultry production in India is called_______ revolution.

Answer: Silver

4. In India________ produces 70% of the total coffee.

Answer: Karnataka

5. ______ is called the coffee pot of the world.

Answer: Brazil

C. Write (T) for the true and (F) for false.

1. Rice is a cash crop which grows well in alluvial soil.

Answer: False

2. Wheat is the staple food in north and North Western India.

Answer: True

3. The coarse cereal crops like millets are very sensitive to soil deficiencies.

Answer: False

4. Optimum soil for cotton cultivation is black soil of Deccan and Malwa plateau.

Answer: True

5. China is a second largest producer of cotton.

Answer: False

D. Differentiate between the following:

1. Cash crop and food crop  (Click here for Answer)

2. food crop and plantation crop  (Click here for Answer)

3. wheat and rice  (Click here for Answer)

4. jute and cotton (Click here for Answer)

E. Answer the questions in about 20-30 words.

1. Describe the main categories of crops with example. (Click here for Answer)

2. Describe the ideal condition for rice cultivation. (Click here for Answer)

3. What are millets where are they grown in India? (Click here for Answer)

4. What type of climate and soil is ideal for cotton cultivation? (Click here for Answer)

5. List the three main benefits of green revolution. (Click here for Answer)