Science - Food Production and Management
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Identify the term that is used to describe the science or practice of growing crops and covers all the activities of animals and cultivation.
- (a)
Animal husbandry
- (b)
Horticulture
- (c)
Agriculture
- (d)
Nurseries
Which of the following are the uses of machinery in agriculture?
- (a)
Increase the quantity of crop yield.
- (b)
Get the job done faster.
- (c)
Reduce the dependency on human and animal labour.
- (d)
Both (B) and (C)
Which of the following processes involves transferring and combination of desirable characteristic features into plants and multiply them?
- (a)
Eugenics
- (b)
Plant breeding
- (c)
Genetic engineering
- (d)
Crop improvement
Which of the following helps in improving the quantity of food production?
- (a)
Pesticides.
- (b)
Synthetic hormones.
- (c)
Education and guidance to consumers.
- (d)
Optimum use of land for agriculture
Which of these parts has nitrogen fixing bacteria in legumes?
- (a)
Leaves
- (b)
Flowers
- (c)
Root nodules
- (d)
Stems
Which of the following are examples of an integrated cultivation system?
- (a)
Breeding livestock on oil palm plantations
- (b)
Breeding small fishes in paddy fields
- (c)
Planting many types of crops on a small area
- (d)
Both (A) and (B)
Which of the following factors are utilised to increase food production and to meet the demand of an increasing population?
- (a)
Practicing efficient land management and development.
- (b)
Continuous research to ensure sustainable development.
- (c)
Using more pesticides to control pests.
- (d)
Both (A) and (B)
Which of the following are considered as modern technology in agriculture?
- (a)
Genetic engineering is used to produce high quality traits in livestock and poultry
- (b)
Application of synthetic chemicals to improve soil fertility
- (c)
Using agromachinery for planting, harvesting and collecting agriculture produce
- (d)
All the above
Which of the following information is/are true about nitrogen cycle?
- (a)
Maintains the concentration of nitrogen in the air.
- (b)
Ensures a continuous source of protein.
- (c)
Increases water pollution.
- (d)
Both (A) and (B)
Which of the following crops requires more irrigation?
- (a)
Pulses
- (b)
Rice
- (c)
Maize
- (d)
Jowar
Which of the following describes the advantage of ploughing?
- (a)
It allows the penetration of roots of plants.
- (b)
It helps in proper aeration and eradicates weeds.
- (c)
It promotes the growth of useful soil bacteria.
- (d)
All of the above
Which of the following practices does NOT improve the fertility of soil?
- (a)
Keeping the land fallow
- (b)
Practising crop rotation
- (c)
Practising monocropping
- (d)
Practising multiple cropping
In which of the following agricultural methods does the farmer sows beans in his fields after harvesting a crop of wheat?
- (a)
Crop rotation
- (b)
Multiple cropping
- (c)
Fallow field
- (d)
Mixed cropping
Which of the following crops would enrich the soil with nitrogen?
- (a)
Apple
- (b)
Pea
- (c)
Paddy
- (d)
Potato
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
- (a)
The rotation of crops improves the fertility of soil.
- (b)
The rotation of crops saves a lot of nitrogenous fertilisers.
- (c)
The rotation of crops helps in weed and pest control.
- (d)
The rotation of crops helps in the maintenance of nutrients in the soil
Which of the following methods enables us to select better and healthy seedlings for cultivation of rice?
- (a)
Transplantation
- (b)
Broadcasting
- (c)
Chemical fertilisers
- (d)
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT true for chemical fertilizers?
- (a)
They are nutrient specific.
- (b)
They are readily soluble in water.
- (c)
They provide humus to the soil.
- (d)
The overuse of chemical fertilisers pollutes the soil
Which of the following crops get attacked by Gundhi bug?
- (a)
Wheat
- (b)
Sorghum
- (c)
Paddy
- (d)
Cotton
Which of the following disadvantages is/are caused due to the farming of high yielding varieties of crops?
- (a)
They give less fodder.
- (b)
They require frequent weeding.
- (c)
They require higher inputs.
- (d)
All of the above.
Which of the following is the ill effect of green revolution?
- (a)
Improvement in the economic condition of farmers
- (b)
Development of agriculture as an industry.
- (c)
Dependence on fertilisers, weedicides and pesticides.
- (d)
The wiping out of hunger and starvation.
Which of the following are the uses of animal husbandry?
- (a)
Increase in milk production
- (b)
Proper utilisation of animal wastes
- (c)
Protection of animals against diseases
- (d)
All of the above
Which of the following programmes is also called operation flood?
- (a)
Green revolution
- (b)
White revolution
- (c)
Black revolution
- (d)
Yellow revolution
Which of the following has been used for increasing productivity of super milk cows?
- (a)
Artificial insemination by only a pedigree bull.
- (b)
Super ovulation of only a high production cow only.
- (c)
Only embryo transplantation.
- (d)
A combination of all the above involving a carrier cow
Which of the following agricultural tools is used to level the field?
- (a)
Harrow
- (b)
Leveller
- (c)
Seed drill
- (d)
Plough
Which of the following are removed by a harrow?
- (a)
Weeds
- (b)
Crop plants
- (c)
Stones
- (d)
Rocks
Which of the following is an advantage of ploughing?
- (a)
The loosening of soil.
- (b)
The distribution of nutrients.
- (c)
The removal of microorganisms.
- (d)
The removal of pests.
Which of these agricultural implements is used to sow seeds?
- (a)
Wooden plank
- (b)
Seed driller
- (c)
Leveller
- (d)
Plough
Which of the following is made to prevent seed-borne diseases?
- (a)
Sowing at the right depth
- (b)
Spacing at right intervals
- (c)
Sowing in highly wet soil
- (d)
Treat with fungicide solutions
Some farmers add a type of algae to barren field to support crop growth. Which algae did they use?
- (a)
Blue algae
- (b)
Green algae
- (c)
Blue green algae
- (d)
Brown algae
Which of the following processes is also called field fallow?
- (a)
Ploughing
- (b)
Irrigating
- (c)
Sowing
- (d)
Leaving the field uncultivated