Integrated Farming

Q.

Practice of culturing marine fish is known as_________.

Q.

Two kinds of sources of obtaining fish are capture fishery and culture fishery.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Give one word for the following:

Rearing and breeding of fishes for food.

Q.

Catla and Silver carp are called as __________and used in composite aquaculture.

1. Bottom feeders

2. Surface feeders

3. Middle layer feeders

4. Grass feeders

Q.

A farming technique in which cattle rearing and agriculture are done together is called integrated farming. Choose the correct option(s) regarding its features.

1. Organic farming is implemented.

2. Effective recycling of farm waste for productive purposes.

3. Economic development by cattle rearing.

4. Commercial farming

Q.

Unnikrishnan had a pond with fish. He started rearing ducks and observed that the fish yield increased eventually. Can you identify the logical reasons behind this?

1. Bird droppings act as manure for aquatic plants

2. More food in the form of aquatic plants is available to fish.

3. Small insects growing in pond become food for birds

4. Fish eat the bird droppings directly.

Q.

Identify the statement as true/false:

Mustard, berseem, peas and fenugreek are light feeders.

1. True
2. False

Q. _____ is a branch of agriculture that deals with the rearing of honey bees for commercial use.

1. Apiculture
2. Pisciculture
3. Floriculture
4. Beeculture

Q. The straw obtained from paddy cultivation is given to cattle as fooder. This is an example of:

1. Mixed farming
2. Crop rotation
3. Integrated farming
4. Hybridisation

Q.

What are the different types of methods to obtain fishes?

1. Capture fishing

2. Culture fishing

3. By using cages

4. By using bow and arrow

Q.

Farming of marine fishes is called as _________ and farming of inland fishes is called as __________ .

1. mariculture, aquaculture
2. mariculture, sericulture
3. sericulture, fish farming
4. apiculture, vermiculture

Q. Consider the following statements about weeding and identify the incorrect one.

1. Weeding is best done during tilling itself.
2. Weeding is the process of growing weed.
3. Weeding is the process of removal of weeds.
4. Weeding is usually done manually or using weedicides.

Q. Chemicals used to control weeds are known as ______.

1. pesticides
2. insecticides
3. weedicides
4. fungicides