Crop Production and Management

Do plants need Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium?

• No
• Yes

What does NPK stand for?

• Nutrients, Pancakes, Kittens
• Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium
• Nitrogen, Potassium, Phosphorus

Can manure be used as fertilizer?

• No
• Yes

Do crops need fertilizer?

• True
• False

Harvesting is a process of

• separating grains from stalk
• preparing soil for sowing seeds
• collecting ripened crops from the field
• removing undesired plants from the crop field

Threshing is a process of

• Separating grains from the stalk
•  preparing soil for sowing seeds
• collecting crops from the field
• removing undesired plants from the crop field

In order to obtain a higher yield, farmers must undertake various agricultural practices. Which is the first step in this process?

• Addition of manure
• Preparation of soil
• Harvesting
• Irrigation 

Which of the following statements about the tilling of soil is incorrect?

•  It helps in aerating the soil.
•  It helps in increasing the fertility of the soil.
• It helps in increasing the water content of the soil.
•  It helps in the growth of helpful microbes in the soil.

Tilling helps in loosening the soil, which promotes growth of and in the soil.The information in which alternative completes the given statement?

• earthworms, microbes
• microbes, rodents 
• rodents, insects
• insects, earthworms

A seed drill helps in  _____i____ and _____ii______ . The information in which alternative completes the given statement?

• sowing seeds at a uniform distance, harvesting the produce
• sowing seeds at a uniform distance, saving time
• saving time, spreading manure
• harvesting the produce, spreading manure