Agriculture

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Why are manures and fertilizers used in fields?

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We get our food items from plants and animals. do you agree?

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What is a person called who sells meat.

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Define 1. Draught breeds 2. Dual purpose breeds 3. Dairy breeds

Q. What is fodder

Q. What are the advantages and disadvantages of inter cropping?

Q. The process of evaporation of water from leaves is known as.

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A farmer grows maize crop in a field year after year. He finds that the yield becomes
low. Give one possible reason for it.

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How do farmers grow food in the world?

Q. Linseed is a rabi crop.

1. False
2. True

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The increase in foodgrain production after the introduction of improved varieties of crops is often referred to as:

1. White Revolution

2. Green Revolution

3. Blue Revolution

4. Yellow Revolution

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Crop improvement includes:

1. Higher yield

2. Desirable agronomic traits

3. Wider adaptability

4. All the above

Q. Which of these is a 'Winter season' crop?

1. Cotton
2. Wheat
3. Groundnut
4. Paddy

Q. Broilers are reared for getting

1. meat
2. eggs
3. leather

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Which of the following statement is not true for manures?

1. Manures make the soil porous

2. Manures increase the number of friendly microbes

3. Manures contain more nutrients than chemical fertilizers

4. Manures are organic in nature

Q. Channa is a winter crop that will be harvested in the month of April. So, this is an example of _________ crop.

1. Kharif
2. Zaid
3. Rabi

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Suppose instead of water we poured ink to plant did the colour of the stem will change?

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A majority of India's population is directly dependent upon agriculture.

1. True

2. False

Q. Question 21
List out some useful traits in improved crop?

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what is genetic manipulation ? how is it useful in agricultural practises explain in easy words.

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Question 30
Cultivation practices and crop yield are related to environmental condition. Explain.

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Define crops and what are they cultivated for? What are kharif crops and rabi crops? Write two examples for each? [5 MARKS]

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How does organic farming help to conserve ecosystems?

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Question 49
Complete the crossword puzzle




Across
1. Oil yielding plant (9)
3. Crop grown in winter season (4)
5. Fixed by Rhizobium (8)
9. Common honey bee (4)

Downward
2. Animal feed (6)
4. A micronutrient (5)
6. Unwanted plant in crop fields (4)
7. An exotic breed of chicken(7)
8. Bottom feeders in fish pond(7)
10. A marine fish (4)

Q. What is the significance of adding green manure to the soil?

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Nutritional diet of poultry birds includes.

1. cereals, oil cakes, milk cakes, green vegetables

2. millets, proteins, oil cakes only

3. cereals, millets, proteins, oil cakes, green vegetables

4. proteins, oil cakes, cereals only

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What are the results of crop variety management?

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What is pasturage?

Q. Which of the following is/are the desired characteristic(s) for which crop improvement is practiced?

1. Higher yield
2. Improved quality
3. Disease resistance
4. Response to fertilisers

Q. Which among the following methods are used to increase the crop productivity?

1. Choosing better quality of seeds and crops.
2. Protecting crops from weeds, pests and diseases.
3. Using high dosage of chemical fertilisers.
4. Using high yield management methods.