Harvesting

Q. _____ is a process of collecting ripe crops from the field.

1. Ploughing
2. Irrigation
3. Harvesting
4. Sowing

Q. A person who grows crops and manages them for a living is called:

1. doctor
2. farmer
3. painter
4. barber

Q. Which of the following crops can be stored for a long time after harvesting?

1. Wheat
2. Corn
3. Rice
4. Sugarcane

Q. All the following festivals are associated with harvest season in India except _____.

1. Bihu
2. Baisakhi
3. Dussehra
4. Pongal

Q. Harvesting is a process involving the cutting of:

1. crops before they mature
2. crops after they mature
3. weeds before they mature
4. weeds after they mature

Q.

The given image depicts some harvest festivals. Which states do these festivals belong to?

1. (i) Assam, (ii) Chattisgarh, (iii) Punjab

2. (i) Assam, (ii) Punjab, (iii) Maharashtra

3. (i) West Bengal, (ii) Punjab, (iii) Maharashtra

4. (i) Assam, (ii) Punjab, (iii) Kerala

Q. The cutting of crop after it is mature is called harvesting. State true or false.

1. True
2. False

Q. Question 4
The term used for the process of separation of grains from the chaff is called

(a) sieving
(b) threshing
(c) winnowing
(d) hand picking

Q. Mature crops are cut off close to the ground in a process known as _________.

1. winnowing
2. irrigation
3. harvesting
4. sowing

Q. Choose the option(s) which is/are true.

1. Winnowing is the process of separating grain from chaff.
2. Fodder cannot be recovered by the process of winnowing.
3. Threshing is loosening of grain from chaff.
4. Traditional methods do not include threshing.