Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 13 — Chapter 13: The Story of Indian Farming
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is used to plough land traditionally? [1]
(A) Bullock-drawn ploughs
(B) Tractors only
(C) Nothing
(D) Machines only
2. What natural fertiliser is commonly used? [1]
(A) Cow dung
(B) Only chemical fertiliser
(C) Nothing
(D) Plastic waste
3. What practice helps maintain soil fertility? [1]
(A) Crop rotation
(B) Ignoring soil health
(C) Using only chemicals
(D) Avoiding all farming
4. What does traditional farming rely heavily on? [1]
(A) Manual labour
(B) Only machines
(C) No labour at all
(D) Only robots
5. What irrigation methods are traditionally used? [1]
(A) Wells and canals
(B) Only modern sprinklers
(C) No irrigation at all
(D) Only rain, never other methods
6. What is an advantage of traditional farming? [1]
(A) It's often environmentally friendly
(B) It uses no resources
(C) It's always faster
(D) It requires no effort
7. What is a disadvantage of traditional farming? [1]
(A) It can produce lower yields
(B) It's always more efficient
(C) It has no disadvantages
(D) It requires no water
8. What do many farmers do today? [1]
(A) Combine traditional and modern methods
(B) Only use traditional methods
(C) Only use modern methods
(D) Avoid farming
9. What was the Green Revolution? [1]
(A) A movement that modernised Indian agriculture
(B) A type of festival
(C) A type of war
(D) A type of dance
10. When did the Green Revolution begin? [1]
(A) The 1960s
(B) The 1800s
(C) The 2000s
(D) The 1900s
11. What did the Green Revolution introduce? [1]
(A) High-yielding seeds, fertilisers and irrigation
(B) Only traditional tools
(C) Nothing new
(D) Only manual labour
12. What has modern machinery replaced? [1]
(A) Much manual labour
(B) All farming entirely
(C) Nothing
(D) Only irrigation
13. What is soil testing an example of? [1]
(A) A scientific farming method
(B) A traditional method only
(C) Nothing useful
(D) A type of machinery
14. What does precision farming help reduce? [1]
(A) Waste of water and fertiliser
(B) Crop yields
(C) Farmer income
(D) Nothing
15. What concern has modernisation raised? [1]
(A) Environmental impact and costs for small farmers
(B) No concerns at all
(C) Only benefits, no concerns
(D) Reduced food production
16. What did modernisation significantly increase? [1]
(A) Food production
(B) Only farmer costs
(C) Nothing
(D) Only environmental harm