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Crop Production and Management - 1

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A farmer has sown a crop in the month of July. Which of the following can be the possible crop sown by the farmer?

  1. Wheat

  2. Pea

  3. Mustard

  4. Rice


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rice is a crop which is sown in rainy season, i.e. from June to September, as it is a kharif crop. The other three crops are rabi crops and are sown in winter season.

In a field, a farmer grows legumes as fodder in one season and wheat in the next season. What is this practice called?

  1. Hybridisation

  2. Crop rotation

  3. Manuring

  4. Composting


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Crop rotation is a method of replenishing soil with nutrients. This can be done by growing different crops alternately.

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the usefulness of ploughing?

  1. It reduces the population of pests in the soil.

  2. It brings nutrients to the top layer of the soil.

  3. It promotes the growth of useful microbes in the soil.

  4. It helps in aerating the soil.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ploughing does not reduce the population of pests in the soil. The other statements are correct.

Which of the following is not a traditional method of irrigation?

  1. Moat

  2. Sprinkler system

  3. Dhekli

  4. Rahat


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sprinkler system is a modern method of irrigation.

Which of the following organisms increase the soil fertility?

  1. White ants

  2. Rats

  3. Earthworms

  4. Leeches


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Earthworms increase the soil fertility.

Which method is adopted by farmers with small holdings of land to separate grains from chaff?

  1. Threshing

  2. Harvesting

  3. Winnowing

  4. Cutting


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Farmers with small holdings of land separate grains from chaff by the method called winnowing.

Which of the following plant's leaves have an insecticidal property and are used to mix with grains to keep pests away?

  1. Leaves of a turmeric plant

  2. Leaves of a neem plant

  3. Leaves of a mustard plant

  4. Leaves of a paddy plant


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Leaves of a neem plant are used to mix with grains to keep insects away, because of their insecticidal property.

If a farmer observes weeds in his cultivated crops, then which of the following can help him to kill them?

  1. DDT

  2. Urea

  3. 2,4-D

  4. Super phosphate


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

2,4-D is a weedicide that can kill unwanted plants (weeds) growing in the field.

Which of the following methods of irrigation do you think is the best for a farmer growing fruit plants and trees?

  1. Sprinkler system

  2. Drip system

  3. Lever system

  4. Pulley system


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Drip system will be the best method to be adopted for watering fruit plants, gardens and trees. This system provides water to plants drop by drop and water is not wasted at all. Sprinkler system is best for sandy soil. Lever system and pulley system, being traditional methods, are less efficient. 

Which of the following crops requires a lot of water to grow?

  1. Wheat

  2. Gram

  3. Pea

  4. Paddy


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Wheat, gram and pea need low temperatures for their growth whereas paddy requires the presence of large amount of water. Therefore, paddy is grown in a rainy season.

Which of the following activities is not involved in agricultural practices?

  1. Preparation of soil

  2. Adding manure and fertilisers

  3. Selling grains in a market

  4. Harvesting


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Agricultural practices are the processes adopted in the field such as preparing the soil, adding nutrients for the growth of crops and cutting down the crop i.e. harvesting, whereas selling grains in a market does not involve any field process and is thus not an agricultural practice. 

Which of the following tools is used for removing weeds?

  1. Cultivator

  2. Khurpi

  3. Sickle

  4. Plough


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cultivator, sickle and plough are the tools used for the preparation of soil whereas khurpi helps in the removal of weeds and is adopted as a manual method of removing weeds.

Which of the following is not a harvest festival?

  1. Pongal

  2. Baisakhi

  3. Nabanya

  4. Pushkar


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pushkar is a camel fair in Rajasthan.

Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the use of fertilisers?

  1. Fertilisers are inorganic salts prepared in factories.

  2. Excessive use of fertilisers makes the soil less fertile.

  3. Fertilisers have become a source of water pollution.

  4. Fertilisers provide a lot of humus to soil.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Fertilisers do not provide humus to soil. The rest of the statements are true regarding fertilisers.

In which of the following methods are the seeds scattered by hands?

  1. Transplantation

  2. Broadcasting

  3. Drilling

  4. Manuring


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Broadcasting is a method of seeding that involves scattering of seeds by hand or mechanically over a relatively large area.

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