Crop Production and Management

____________ crops are grown in summer season.

• Kharif

• Rabi

Big pieces of soil present in the field that need to be crushed are known as______________.

• Rocks

• Crumbs

• Nuggets

The cutting of crop after it matures is called ______________.

• Threshing

• Winnowing

• Sowing

• Harvesting

Large scale storage of grains is done in __________&____________.

• Silos

• Granaries

• Buckets

• Tanks

People living in the coastal areas consume ______________ as a major part of their diet.

• Rice

• Wheat

Science of practicing farming is called ______________.

• Agriculture

• Cropping

• Pisciculture

• Horticulture

Match the following and choose the correct option.

• p – (i), q – (ii), r – (iii), s – (iv)

• p – (ii), q – (iii), r – (i), s – (iv)

• p – (ii), q – (i), r – (iv), s – (iii)

• p – (i), q – (ii), r – (iv), s – (iii)

Choose the ODD one out.

• Wheat

• Pea

• Gram

• Cotton

Which of the following statements are true about the harmful effects of weeds on crop plants?

(i) They affect plant growth

(ii) They help crop to grow healthy.

(iii) They interfere in harvesting.

(iv) They compete with plants for space, light, water and nutrients.

• (i), (ii) and (iii)

• (ii), (iii) and (iv)

• (i), (iii) and (iv)

• All of the above

Which statement among the following is INCORRECT regarding the fertilizers?

• Fertilizers are rich in plant nutrients

• Fertilizers are produced in factories

• Fertilizers are natural substances

• Fertilizers do not provide any humus to the soil