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VIII/Ch-1/Science worksheet

MCQ
1.Which of the following branch of agriculture deals with the cultivation of fruits ,vegetables
and ornamental plants?
a ) Horticulture b) Agronomy
c) Sericulture d) Pisciculture.

2. The method of growing two or more crops in the same field at the same time is known as-
a) Crop Rotation b) Mixed cropping
c) Hybridisation d) Emasculation

3. After crop rotation the soil becomes rich in-


a) Calcium b) Phosphorus
c) Sodium d) Nitrogen

Answer in one word:


1.Practice of growing different crops in succession on the same field so that the productive
capacity of the soil can be preserved.
2.The practice of rearing and management of plants and domesticated animals.
3. This natural method for the improvement of the field in which no crop is cultivated for one or
more seasons.
4. The traditional method where seeds are scattered on the field by hand.
Fill in the blanks.
1.The breeding, rearing and caring of livestock is called_______.

2.By the process of_______anthers of one variety of plants are removed to prevent self fertilisation.

3.___________ is a machine which can do both harvesting and threshing.


4.Products of biological origin known as_______ can be used to control pests.

Write scientific reason:

1.Drip irrigation is better method of irrigation as compared to traditional method.


2.Levelling of soil is necessary before sowing.
Very short Answer Question:
1.What is sowing? Write any two methods of sowing seeds.
2.What are rabi crops? Write two examples.
3.Write two advantages of the process of transplantation.
Long Answer Questions:
1.What do you mean by field fallow? How does it help in the improvement of soil?
Write any one method better than this method for soil improvement.
2.Explain how soil gets affected by the continuous plantation of crops like wheat and rice in a field?
How can it be replenished?
Activity based Question.
1.With the help of an activity explain how would you differentiate between healthy and unhealthy seeds.
2. Arrange the following practices in the correct order as they appear in the sugarcane crop production.
Sending crop to sugar factory , Irrigation, Harvesting, Sowing, Preparation of soil, Storage of food grains,
ploughing the field, Manuring.
3. A student lists the following agricultural practices for crop production:
Irrigation, Removal of weeds, Preparation of soil, Storage of food grains, sowing,
Adding manures and fertilizers.
Which agricultural practice is missing from the above list?

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