Crop production and management CH-8

What is crop?

• When plants of same kind are cultivated on one place on a large scale

• When plants of same kind are cultivated on one place on a small scale

• When plants of different kind are cultivated on one place on a large scale

• When plants of different kind are cultivated on one place on a small scale

Kharif crops are sown in which season?

• Summer

• Winter

• Rainy

• Autumn

Rabi crops are sown in which season?

• Summer

• Spring

• Rainy

• Winter

Which of the following is not an example of the Kharif crop?

• Paddy

• Maize

• Pea

• Soyabean

Which of the following is not agriculture practice?

• Sowing

• Irrigation

• Selling of crop produce

• Storage

Plough is not used for?

• Tilling the soil

• Removing the weeds

• Adding fertilizers to the crop

• Irrigation

Fertilizers do not contain-

• Nitrogen

• Phosphorus

• Sodium

• Potassium

(a)   bacteria present in the nodules of roots of leguminous plants fix atmospheric nitrogen

Which of the following is an advantage of organic manure?

• It enhances the water holding capacity of the soil

• It increases the number of friendly microbes

• It improves the texture of the soil

• All of the above

The supply of (a)   to the crops is called irrigation