10th Social Science Units-03 Geography Creative One Mark Question and Answers Part-02

10th Social Science Units-03 Geography Creative One Mark Question and Answers Part-02

01. __________ is the uppermost layer of the land surface.

a) Water
b) Lava
c) Soil
d) Core

Ans: c) Soil







02. The Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) was set up in __________.

a) 1950
b) 1951
c) 1952
d) 1953

Ans: d) 1953

03. The soils of India is divided into __________ major groups.

a) Eight
b) Ten
c) Twelve
d) Fifteen

Ans: a) Eight

04. Watering of agricultural plants through artificial means is called __________.


a) Penetration
b) Purification
c) Irrigation
d) Sedimentation

Ans: c) Irrigation

05. The second most important source of irrigation in our country is __________ irrigation.

a) Well
b) Canal
c) Tank
d) Tube well

Ans: b) Canal

06. About 60% percent of the canal irrigated area falls in the __________ of India.


a) Peninsular Plateau
b) Northern Plains
c) Desert region
d) Coastal region

Ans: b) Northern Plains

07. __________ irrigation is widely practiced in the areas where groundwater is sufficient.

a) Canal
b) Tank
c) Open well
d) Tube well

Ans: c) Open well

08. Irrigation by __________ is very old system in India.

a) Canal
b) Tank
c) Open well
d) Tube well

Ans: b) Tank

09. The tank irrigation is popular in __________ India.

a) Peninsular
b) Northern
c) Eastern India
d) Western India

Ans: a) Peninsular

10. In the Peninsular India, __________ State is benefited maximum by the tank irrigation.

a) Karnataka
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Odisha
Ans: c) Tamil Nadu



11. Drip system is used to water like drops at the __________ of plants.

a) Roots
b) Stems
c) Leaves
d) Flowers

Ans: a) Roots

12. Multipurpose River Valley Project is a scientific management of __________ resources in our country.

a) Soil
b) Heat
c) Natural
d) Water

Ans: d) Water

13. The river __________ is also called as ‘Sorrow of Bihar’.

a) Kosi
b) Ganga
c) Cauvery
d) Sindhu

Ans: a) Kosi

14. In India, __________ employs more than 50 percent of the population of the country.

a) Railway Department
b) Postal Department
c) Banking sector
d) Agriculture

Ans: d) Agriculture

15. In __________ farming, agricultural land holding is small.

a) Intensive
b) Shifting
c) Subsistence
d) Mixed

Ans: c) Subsistence