Crop Production and Management

Question 1. Rhizobium bacteria fix atmospheric.

(a) nitrogen (b) oxygen (c) carbon dioxide (d) hydrogen
Question 2. The supply of water to crops at different intervals is called
(a) watering (b) irrigation (c) harvesting (d) none of these
Question 3. The sources of irrigation are:
(a) wells (b) dams (c) canals (d) all of these
Question 4. The chemicals used to control weeds are called:
(a) pesticides (b) insecticides (c) weedicides (d) all of these
Question 5. Harvesting is a task of:
(a) cutting of crop after it is-mature (b) cutting of crop before it is mature
(c) separating of grain seeds from chaff (d) none of these
Question 6. Winnowing is a method of separating:
(a) soil from chaff (b) qrain from chaff (c) soil from grain (d) none of these
Question 7. At home to store grains we use:
(a) wet neem leaves (b) dried neem leaves (c) dried mango leaves (d) dried peepal leaves
Question 8. The plant roots containing nitrogen fixing bacteria are:
(a) maize (b) potato (c) pea (d) onion
Question 9. A combined harvester and thresher is called:
(a) combo (b) combine (c) harvester-thresher (d) none of these
Question 10. Before storing, the grains are properly dried in the:
(a) sun (b) air (c) fan (d) none of these
Question 11. Which one of the following provide us manure:
(a) dog (b) cattle (c) frog (d) birds
Question 12. The process of separating grains from chaff is known as:
(a) threshing (b) harvesting (c) winnowing (d) transplantation
Question 13. The process of cleaning grains from chaff is known as:
(a) freshing (b) harvesting (c) winnowing (d) transplantation
Question 14. Growing of legume crop in between wheat crops is called:
(a) crop improvement (b) crop rotation (c) mixed cropping (d) none of these
Question 15. Agriculture can be defined as:
(a) art of growing vegetables (b) art of growing fruits (c) art of growing flowers (d) all of these
Question 16. Pesticides are used to destroy:
(a) pests (b) weeds (c) crops (d) none of these
Question 17._________is an organic matter.
(a) manure (b) fertilizer (c) weedicide (d) pesticide
Question 18. 'Silos' are used to:
(a) grow crops in the fields (b) protect grains from pests like rats and insects
(c) storage damaged grains. (d) none of these
Question 19. What is the effect of weeding?
(a) It does not affect the yields (c) It helps in growth of crops by increasing the yield
(b) It affects the growth of crops by reducing the yield (d) None of the above
Question 20. Which of the following can make their own food:
(a) humans (b) animals (c) plants (d) all of these
Question 21. Which of the following body function is carried out by the energy from the food:
(a) digestion (b) respiration (c) excretion (d) all of these
Question 22. The plants of the same kind grown and cultivated at one place on a large scale is called:
(a) crop (b) pulses (c) cereals (d) none of these
Question 23. The science of agriculture includes:
(a) management of plants. (b) management of animals.
(c) management of plants and animals. (d) management of humans
Question 24. The crops which are sown in the rainy season are called:
(a) kharif crops (b) rabi crops (c) zayed crops (d) none of these
Question 25. The crops grown in the winter season are called:
(a) kharif crops (b) rabi crops (c) zaid crops (d) none of these
Question 26. Big pieces of soil are called:
(a) stones (b) crumbs (c) sand (d) none-of these
Question 27. The loosened soil helps in the growth of:
(a) earthworms (b) microbes (c) plants (d) all of these
Question 28. The process of loosening and turning of the soil is called:
(a) sowing (b) tilling or ploughing (c) levelling (d) none of these
Question 29. The levelling of soil is done with the help of a:
(a) leveller (b) plough (c) hoe (d) cultivator
Question 30. Weeds are defined as:
(a) useful plants present in the field (b) undesirable pests present in the field
(c) plants that cannot be used at all (d) undesirable plants present in the field
Question 31. The tool used for removing weeds is:
(a) plough (b) leveller (c) hoe (d) none of these
Question 32. Paddy is grown in:
(a) winter season (b) rainy season (c) summer season (d) all of the above
Question 33. Good, healthy seeds when put in water then they:
(a) sink (b) float (c) can't say (d) none of these
Question 34. Transplantation is done, in the case of:
(a) maize (b) wheat (c) paddy (d) none of these
Question 35. Which of the following is not a fertiliser:
(a) urea (b) cow-dung (c) potash (d) super phosphate
Question 36. Fertilisers are produced in:
(a) fields (b) wells (c) factories (d) none of these
Question 37. Which of the following produces manures:
(a) cattle dung. (b) human-waste (c) plant residue (d) all of these
Question 38. Which of the following quality of soil is improved by manures:
(a) water retaining capacity (b) toll (c) nutrients (d) all of these
Question 39. Rhizobium bacteria is present in the nodules of the roots:
(a) wheat (b) leguminous plants (c) maize (d) onion
Question 40. Which of the following is not true about tilling:
(a) It improves air circulation in the soil (b) It helps in loosening the soil
(c) It helps in losing moisture (d) It is also called ploughing
Match the Column-A with Column-B:
Question 1. Column-A Column-B
(a) Agriculture (i) are adopted to provide food to our growing population.
(b) animal husbandry (ii) practice of farming and cultivating of crop plants.
(c) Agricultural implements (iii) the rearing dnd caring of animals to obtain food on large scale.
(d) Agricultural practices (iv) tools and machinery used for agricultural practices.
Question 2. Column-A Column-B
(a) Levelling (i) watering the crop plants.
(b) Broadcasting (ii) cutting and gathering of crops.
(c) Compost (iii) the process of making soil surface even and smooth.
(d) Irrigation (iv) the method of sowing seeds manually by hand in the field.
(e) Harvesting (v) inorganic nutrients formed by the decomposition of organic matters
by microorganisms under a covered pit.
Question 3. Column-A Column-B
(a) Rabi (i) Microbes
(b) Kharif (ii) 2,4-D
(c) Nitrogen fixing bacteria (iii) Wheat
(d) Soil (iv) Pea
(e) Weedicide (v) Maize
State whether the following statements are True or False:
Question 1. Earth worm is a friend of the fanner.
Question 2. Crop rotation helps to increase the fertility of soil.
Question 3. Kharif crops need more water than rabi crops.
Question 4. The function of manures and fertiliser are different.
Question 5. Paddy requires a lot of water.
Question 6. Crop can be damaged by excess supply of water.
Question 7. Manures are very rich in plant nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
Question 8. In sprinkler system, the water falls drop by drop just at the position of the roots.
Question 9. The removal of husk from grains is called threshing.
Question 10. Weedicides make the weeds grow well.
Question 11. Canals, wells and rains are the sources of water for irrigation.
Question 12. Humans settled down to live in one place only after they learnt to grow crops.
Question 13. Supply of water to crops at one time is called irrigation.
Question 14. We get cod liver oil from fish which is rich in vitamin-D.
Question 15. Fertilisers are prepared in the fields.
Fill in the blanks:
Question 1. The growing of same kind of plants is called ______
Question 2. Levelling of soil is done by ________
Question 3. Large scale storing of grains is done in _______
Question 4. Manure is an ______ wastes. substance obtained from the decomposition of plant or animal
Question 5. The process of loosening and turning of the soil is called _______ or _________
Question 6. Plough contains a strong triangular iron strip called __________
Question 7. The crops grown in the winter season are called ________ crops.
Question 8. Ploughing helps to ________ the soil.
Question 9. Hoe is a tool used for removing ________
Question 10. The chemicals used to kill weeds are called ________
Question 11. Seed drill is used for _________
Question 12. The bacteria present in grain plant is ________
Question 13. A fertiliser is an __________ salt.
Question 14. Manures provides a lot of ______ to the soil.
Question 15. Manures ______ the water holding capacity of the soil.
Question 16. Unwanted plants which grow along with the main crop are called ______
Question 17. The machine used for cutting and threshing of crops are called _______
Question 18. The rearing and caring of animal to obtain food on large scale is called ________
Question 19. Watering the crop plants is called
Question 20. The bacteria present in the nodules of the roots of leguminous plants fix atmospheric ______
Question 21. The cutting of crop after it is mature is called ________
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