CBSE Class 9 - Science CH 15: IMPROVEMENT IN FOOD RESOURCES (MCQs)

IMPROVEMENT IN FOOD RESOURCES

(MCQs)

Q1: Cereals largely fulfill which of the following energy requirement?

(a) Proteins

(b) Carbohydrates

(c) Fats

(d) Minerals

Q2(NCERT Exemplar): Which one is not a source of carbohydrate?

(a) Rice

(b) Millets

(c) Sorghum

(d) Gram

Q3: Which of the following is not included in 'organic farming'?

(a) compost and vermi-compost

(b) chemical fertilizers

(c) green manures

(d) crop rotation

Q4: Which one of the following species of honey bee is an Italian species?

(a) Apis dorsata

(b) Apis florae

(c) Apis cerana indica

(d) Apis mellifera

Q5: Which of the following is an incorrect statement regarding improvement in crop production?

(a) Tallness is desired in cereals.

(b) Profuse branching is good for fodder crops

(c) Variety resistance to biotic stress is a good factor to improve crops.

(d) Shorter duration of crop from sowing to harvesting is better option. 

Q6: Which is the oldest breeding method?

(a) introduction

(b) hybridization

(c) mutation

(d) selection

Q7: Which of the following is not a type of biotic stress?

(a) diseases

(b) insect

(c) frost

(d) nematodes

Q8: Apiculture deals with

(a) Bee Keeping

(b) Rearing Pigs

(c) Rearing Cows and Buffaloes

(d) Rearing Silk Moths 

Q9: Red Sindhi, Sahilwal, Jersey, Brown Swiss are breeds of

(a) Pigs

(b) Buffaloes

(c) Cows

(d) Fowl

Q10: Which of the following is not a marine fish?

(a) pomphret

(b) mackerel

(c) catla

(d) sardines

Answers:

1: (b) Carbohydrates

2: (d) Gram

3: (b) chemical fertilizers

4: (d) Apis mellifera 

5: (a) Tallness is desired in cereals.

6: (a) introduction

7: (c) frost

8: (a) Bee Keeping

9: (c) Cows

10: (c) catla