Q 1 – The process of loosening the soil is called
(a) tilling
(b) harvesting
(c) spraying
(d) weeding
Ans – (a) tilling
Q 2 –Rhizobium bacteria fix atmospheric
(a) nitrogen
(c) carbon dioxide
(b) oxygen
(d) hydrogen
Ans. (a) nitrogen
Nitrogen of atmosphere is fixed by rhizobium bacteria
Q 3 –The branch of science that deals with growing plants and raising livestock for human use is
(a) agriculture
(b) horticulture
(c) pisciculture
(d) animal husbandry
Ans – (a) agriculture
Q 4 –The supply of water to crops at different intervals is called
(a) watering
(b) irrigation
(c) harvesting
(d) none of these
Ans. (b) irrigation
The supply of water to crops at different intervals is called irrigation.
Q 5 – Which is pesticides?
(a) 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
(b) Malathion
(c) Metolachlor
(d) Chloroform
Ans – (b) Malathion
Q 6 –Products obtained from the crops are called
(a) yield
(b) produce
(c) crop
(d) fertilisers
Ans – (b) produce
Q 7 –The sources of irrigation are:
(a) wells
(b) damr
(c) canals
(d) all of these
Ans. (d) all of these
The sources of irrigation are wells, dams and canals.
Q 8 – Seed drill is used for
(a) harvesting
(b) cleaning the seed
(c) sowing
(d) weeding
Ans- (c) sowing
Q 9 –The chemicals used to control weeds are called:
(a) pesticides
(b) insecticides
(c) weedicides
(d) all of these
Ans. (c) weedicides
The chemicals used to control weeds are called weedicides.
Q 10 –The practice of growing two or more dissimilar crops in the same field one after another is
(a) crop-rotation
(b) tilling
(c) plantation
(d) weeding
Ans – (a) crop rotation
Q 11 – Rabi crop is harvested in
(a) January
(b) March
(c) October
(d) September
Ans – (b) March
Q 12 –Harvesting is a task of:
(a) cutting of crop after it is-mature
(c) separating of grain seeds from chaff
(b) cutting of crop before it is mature
(d) none of these
Ans. (a) cutting of crop after it is-mature
Harvesting is a task of cutting of crop after it is mature.
Q 13 – The ideal months for harvesting kharif crop are
(a) June/July
(b) August/September
(c) September/October
(d) November/December
Ans – (c) September/October
Q 14 –Winnowing is a method of separating:
(a) soil from chaff
(b) grain from chaff
(c) soil from grain
(d) none of these
Ans. (b) grain from chaff
Winnowing is a method of separating grain from chaff.
Q 15 – Maize grow well during
(a) June
(b) January
(c) April
(d) September
Ans – (a) June
Q 16 –At home to store grains we use:
(a) wet neem leaves
(b) dried neem leaves
(c) dried mango leaves
(d) dried peepal leaves
Ans. (b) dried neem leaves
Dried neem leaves are used to store grains at home
Q 17 – Which of the following is an example of rabi crop?
(a) Potato
(b) Onion
(c) Jute
(d) Pulses
Ans – (a) Potato
Q 18 –The plant roots containing nitrogen fixing bacteria are:
(a) maize
(b) potato
(c) pea
(d) onion
Ans. (c) pea
The roots of pea plantcontain nitrogen fixing bacteria because it is a leguminous
Q 19 – Levelling of soil helps to prevent
(a) soil erosion
(b) cultivation
(c) sowing
(d) drought
Ans – (a) soil erosion
Q 20 –A combined harvester and thresher is called:
(a) combo
(b) combine
(c) harvester-thresher
(d) none of these
Ans. (b) combine
Combine is a combined harvester and thresher.
Q 21 – The agricultural instrument used for the removal of weed is
(a) sickle
(b) khurpi
(c) seed drill
(d) plough
Ans – (b) khurpi
Q 22 – Which of the following is not a Kharif crop?
(a) Paddy
(b) Maize
(c) Groundnut
(d) Peas
Ans – (d) Peas
Q 23 –Before storing, the grains are properly dried in the:
(a) sun
(b) air
(c) fan
(d) none of these
Ans. (a) sun
The grains are properly dried in the sun before storing.
Q 24 –Transplantation of seedling is done in
(a) coffee
(b) cocoa
(c) rice
(d) mango
Ans – (c) rice
Q 25 –Name the ideal months for the harvesting of rabi crops.
(a) March/April
(b) June to July
(c) July to August
(d) September to October
Ans – (a) March/April
Q 26 –Which one of the following provide us manure:
(a) dog
(b) cattle
(c) frog
(d) birds
Ans. (b) cattle
Cattle provide us manure in the form of dung.
Q 27 –Which of the following are agricultural implements?
(a) Seed drills
(b) Silos
(c) Harrow
(d) All of these
Ans – (d) All of these
Q 28–The process of separating grains from chaff is known as:
(a) threshing
(b) harvesting
(c) winnowing
(d) transplantation
Ans. (a) threshing
Threshing is the process of separating grains from chaff.
Q 29 – Compost is a
(a) manure
(b) fertiliser
(c) pesticide
(d) weedicide
Ans – (a) manure
Q 30 –BHC (Benzene hexachloride) is a
(a) weedicide
(b) fertiliser
(c) fungicide
(d) pesticides
Ans – (d) pesticides
Q 31 –The process of cleaning grains from chaff is known as:
(a) freshing
(b) harvesting
(c) winnowing
(d) transplantation
Ans. (c) winnowing
Winnowing is the process of separating grains from chaff.
Q 32 – Which of the following is not provided to the soil by a chemical fertiliser?
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Humus
(c) Potassium
(d) Phosphorus
Ans – (b) Humus
Q 33 – Which of the following is generally used for making compost?
(a) Metals
(b) Paper
(c) Plastics
(d) Organic plant waste
Ans – (d) Organic plant waste
Q 34 –Growing of legume crop in between wheat crops is called:
(a) crop improvement
(b) crop rotation
(c) mixed cropping
(d) none of these
Ans. (b) crop rotation
Crop rotation is growing of legume crop in between wheat crop.
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Q 35 – Weedicide sprayer should cover his/her _____________ and _________ with a piece of cloth during spraying of these chemical.
Ans – noise and mouth
Q 36 –Agriculture can be defined as:
(a) art of growing vegetables
(b) art of growing fruits
(c) art of growing flowers
(d) all of these
Ans. (d) all of these
All the these. Agriculture is an art of growing vegetables, flowers and fruits.
Q 37 – Which of the following is used for tilling the land by cultivator?
(a) Tractor
(b) Bullock
(c) Buffalo
(d) Horse
Ans – (a) Tractor
Q 38 –Pesticides are used to destroy:
(a) pests
(b) weeds
(c) crops
(d) none of these
Ans. (a) pests
Pesticides are used to destroy pests.
Q 39 – What is NPK?
(a) Fertiliser
(b) Manure
(c) Weedicide
(d) Weed
Ans – (a) Fertiliser
Q 40 – The chemical substances rich in nutrients are called
(a) fertiliser
(b) weedicide
(c) pesticides
(d) herbicides
Ans – (a) fertiliser
Q 41 –is an organic matter.
(a) manure
(b) fertilizer
(c) weedicide
(d) pesticide
Ans. (a) manure
Manure is an organic matter.
Q 42 –Examples of kharif crops are
(a) wheat and maize
(b) gram and maize
(c) paddy and maize
(d) all of these
Ans – (c) paddy and maize
Q 43 –Silos’ are used to:
(a) grow crops in the fields
(b) protect grains from pests like rats and insects
(c) storage damaged grains
(d) none of these
Ans.(b) protect grains from pests like rats and insects
Silos are used to, protect grains from pests like rats and insects.v
Q 44 – The process of separation of grain from the chaff after harvesting is known as
(a) tilling
(b) threshing
(c) spraying
(d) weeding
Ans – (b) threshing
Q 45 – Which of the following nutrients replenishes the soil after growing leguminous plants?
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Phosphorus
(d) Potassium
Ans – (a) Nitrogen
Q 46 –Which of the following can make their own food:
(a) humans
(b) animals
(c) plants
(d) all of these
Ans. (c) plants
Tilling does not help in losing moisture whereas it helps in improving air circulation in the
soil and loosening the soil.
Q 47 – The soil matter formed by decayed organic matter is called
(a) pesticide
(b) fertiliser
(c) humus
(d) biocide
Ans – (c) humus
Q 48 –Which of the following body function is carried out by the energy from the food:
(a) digestion
(b) respiration
(c) excretion
(d) all of these
Ans. (c) excretion
Plants can make their own food.
Q 49 – The management of rearing of animals for food and other products is known as
(a) granaries
(b) animal husbandry
(c) poultry
(d) warehouse
Ans – (b) animal husbandry
Q 50 –The science of agriculture includes:
(a) management of plants
(b) management of animals
(c) management of plants and animals
(d) management of humans
Ans. (a) management of plants
Crop are the plants of the same kind grown and cultivated at one place on a large
Q 51 – Supply of water to crops at appropriate intervals is called
(a) cultivation
(b) irrigation
(c) harvesting
(d) sowing
Ans – (b) irrigation
Q 52–The crops which are sown in the rainy season are called:
(a) kharif crops
(b) rabi crops
(c) zayed crops
(d) none of these
Ans. (a) kharif crops
Management of plants is included in the science of agriculture.
Q 53 – Now a days seed is sown in the field using
a) Seed Tractor
b) Seed drill
c) Seed Tiller
d) Seed Plough
Ans – b) Seed drill
Q 54 –Which simple tool is used to remove weeds?
(a) Sickle
(b) Plough
(c) Hoe
(d) Seed drill
Ans – (c) Hoe
Q 55 –Big pieces of soil are called:
(a) stones
(b) crumbs
(c) sand
(d) none-of these
Ans. (b) crumbs
Rabi crops are sown in winter season. The loosened soil helps in the growth of:
Q 56 – Which of the following description is true for describing ‘fertiliser’
a) Used in large quantity
b) Organic in nature
c) Does not cause pollution
d) Produced in factories
Ans – d) Produced in factories
Q 57 –Which instrument is used for spraying weedicides?
(a) Sprayer
(b) Cultivator
(c) Plough
(d) Combine
Ans – (a) Sprayer
Q 58 –The loosened soil helps in the growth of:
(a) earthworms
(b) microbes
(c) plants
(d) all of these
Ans. (b) microbes
Crumbs are big pieces of soil.
Q 59– Rhizobium (a Bacteria) which fixes atmospheric nitrogen is found in nodules growing in
a) Roots of leguminous plants
b) Leaves of leguminous plants
c) Stem of Leguminous plants
d) All of the above.
Ans – a) Roots of leguminous plants
Q 60 –The levelling of soil is done with the help of a:
(a) leveller
(b) plough
(c) hoe
(d) cultivator
Ans. (b) plough
Tilling or ploughing is aprocess of loosening and turning of the soil.
Q 61– Before sowing the seeds, it is necessary to break soil to the size of grains to get better yield. The main tools used for such are
a) Tractor, Hoe, Seed drill
b) Bullock, tiller, tractor
c) Plough, Hoe, Cultivator
d) Plough, Seed Drill, Tractor
Ans – c) Plough, Hoe, Cultivator
Q 62 –Weeds are defined as:
(a) useful plants present in the field
(b) undesirable pests present in the field
(c) plants that cannot be used at all
(d) undesirable plants present in the field
Ans. (a) useful plants present in the field
Leveller is used for levelling of soil.
Q 63– Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| Plough | Sowing of seeds |
| Hoe | An irrigation system |
| Cultivator | Harvesting |
| Seed drill | Loosening and tilling of soil |
| Moat | Used for spraying weedicide |
| Sickle | Removing weeds |
| Sprayer | Combined harvester and thresher |
| Combine | Tractor driven tilling device |
Ans –
| Column A | Column B |
| Plough | Loosening and tilling of soil |
| Hoe | Removing weeds |
| Cultivator | Tractor driven tilling device |
| Seed drill | Sowing of seeds |
| Moat | An irrigation system |
| Sickle | Harvesting |
| Sprayer | Used for spraying weedicide |
| Combine | Combined harvester and thresher |
Q 64 – Moat, Dhekli and Rahat are different
a) Traditional methods of cultivation
b) Traditional methods of Weeding
c) Traditional methods of Seed sowing
d) Traditional methods of irrigation
Ans – d) Traditional methods of irrigation
Q 65 –The tool used for removing weeds is:
(a) plough
(c) hoe
(b) leveller
(d) none of these
Ans. (d) none of these
Undesirable plants present in the field are called weeds.
Q 66 – Fill in the blanks :
1. Agricultural practices are the activities used for cultivation of crops.
2. Tilling is a process to loosen the soil.
3. Sowing involves putting seeds in the soil.
4. Manure is organic matter obtained from plant or animal wastes.
5. Fertilisers are chemical substances rich in nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium.
6. Kharif crops like paddy, maize grow well during June-October.
7. Rabi crops like wheat, legumes grow well during Nov.-April.
8. Weeds include all plants other than the crop.
9. Weeding is the removal of weeds.
10. Weedicides are chemicals to control growth of weeds.
Q 67– The medium of growth for plants is :
(a) Cell
(b) Soil
(c) Water
(d) Air
Ans – (b) Soil
Q 68 –Paddy is grown in:
(a) winter season
(b) rainy season
(c) summer season
(d) all of the above
Ans. (c) summer season
Hoe is tool used for removing weeds.
Q 69 – Watering the crops is called:
(a) sowing
(b) manuring
(c) tilling
(d) irrigation
Ans – (d) irrigation
Q70 – Food provides _________ and materials required for the growth and maintenance of our body.
(a) energy
(b) nutrition
(c) power
(d) none of the above
Ans – (a) energy
Q 71 –Good, healthy seeds when put in water then they:
(a) sink
(b) float
(c) can’t say
(d) none of these
(b) float
Rainy season is the best season for growing paddy.
Q 72 – Crop plants may be attacked by pests which affect crop production. Fungi are such type of pests which cause diseases like
(a) Smut of wheat
(b) Citrus canker
(c) Blight of potato
(d) Both (a) and (c)
Ans – (d) Both (a) and (c)
Q 73 –Transplantation is done, in the case of :
(a) maize
(b) wheat
(c) paddy
(d) none of these
Ans. (a) maize
Good, healthy seeds when put in water is sink.
Q 74 – Cereals provide us mainly :
(a) carbohydrates
(b) proteins
(c) fats
(d) fibre
Ans – (a) carbohydrates
Q 75 –Which of the following is not a fertiliser:
(a) urea
(b) cow-dung
(c) potash
(d) super phosphate
Ans. (c) potash
Paddy transplanted
Q 76 – Take a beaker and fill half of it with water. Put some wheat seeds in it, stir it and wait for some time. Which of the following holds
true regarding the observation and inference of this experiment?
(a) Healthy seeds being lighter float on the surface of the water.
(b) Damaged seeds being lighter float on the surface of the water.
(c) Some healthy seeds and some damaged seeds float on the surface of the water.
(d) Damaged seeds being heavier settle down at the bottom.
Ans – (b) Damaged seeds being lighter float on the surface of the water.
Q 77 –Fertilisers are produced in:
(a) fields
(b) wells
(c) factories
(d) none of these Ans. (b) wells
Cow dung is not a fertiliser
Q 78 – Improper use of fertilizers can cause:
(a) soil alkalinity & soil acidity
(b) soil acidity only
(c) soil acidity and soil erosion
(d) soil erosion
Ans – (a) soil alkalinity & soil acidity
Q79 –Which of the following produces manures:
(a) cattle dung
(b) human- waste
(c) plant residue
(d) all of these
Ans. (c) plant residue
Fertilisers are produced in factories
Q 80 – The system of irrigation wherein water is supplied drop by drop near the roots of plants, is called
(a) Sprinkler system
(b) Pulley system
(c) Lever system
(d) Drip system
Ans – (d) Drip system
Q 81 –Which of the following quality of soil is improved by manures:
(a) water retaining capacity
(b) toll
(c) nutrients
(d) all of these
Ans. (d) all of these
All of these, (cattle dung, human waste, plant residue) produces manures.
Q 82 –Rhizobium bacteria is present in the nodules of the roots:
(a) wheat
(b) leguminous plants
(c) maize
(d) onion
Ans. (d) onion
All of these. Manures improve the water retaining capacity, texture and nutrients ofsoil.
Q 83 – The cutting and gathering of crop after it is matured is called X. After this, grains are separated from the crop by a process
called Y. Z is the process of separating the hay and chaff from the grains. Which of the following statements is/are correct
regarding X, Y and Z?
(a) Z is done with the help of wind in which grains along with husk is allowed to fall from a height.
(b) X is done mechanically by combine and manually by plough and harrow.
(c) X is the process known as threshing whereas Y is the process known as winnowing.
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans – (a) Z is done with the help of wind in which grains along with
Q 84 –Which of the following is not true about tilling:
(a) It improves air circulation in the soil
(b) It helps in loosening the soil
(c) It helps in losing moisture
(d) It is also called ploughing
Ans. (b) It helps in loosening the soil
Rhizobium bacteria is present in the nodules of the roots of leguminous plants.
Q 85 –Which of the following is not true about tilling:
(a) It improves air circulation in the soil
(b) It helps in loosening the soil
(c) It helps in losing moisture
(d) It is also called ploughing
Ans. (b) It helps in loosening the soil
Rhizobium bacteria is present in the nodules of the roots of leguminous plants.
husk is allowed to fall from a height.