Improvement in Food Resources - Agriculture Improvements
(Very Short Questions and Answers)
Q1: Define crop.
Q2: Name the two major problems for food requirements due to overpopulated country like India?
Q3: Give two examples of scientific management practices to obtain a high yield of crops.
Q3: Give two examples of scientific management practices to obtain a high yield of crops.
Q4: What are integrated farming practices?
Q5: Give three examples of cereals? Which type of major nutrient do they provide?
Q6: Lentils are rich in ________. Lentils, black gram (urad), green gram (moong) are collectvely called _________.
Q7: Give three examples of oilseeds? Name the major nutrient provided by them.
Q8: What do vegetables, spices and fruits provide?
Q9: What are fodder crops? Give three examples of fodder crops.
Q10: Define photoperiodism. What is its effect on plants?
Q11: In which season Kharif crops are grown?
Q12: Give three examples of Kharif crops.
Q13: Nutrients required in large quantities are called _________.
Three examples are: _______________________________________________
Q14: Name the nutrients provided by air to the plants.
Q15: (Fill in the blanks) Factors for which variety improvement is done:
a) H_________ : for increasing the productivity per acre.
b) ___________: quality considerations vary from crop to crop as per the requirements.
c) _______ resistance: crops should have sufficient resistance diseases, insects and nematodes.
d) ___________: the shorter the duration, the more economical is the variety.
e) ___________: it can be grown in different climatic conditions.
f)____________: tallness and profuse branching, Dwarfness etc..
Q16: Name two methods to improve crop variety.
Q17: Tallness and profused branching is desired agronomic characteristics for which type of crop?
Q18: How is quality measured in (i) wheat (ii) pulses
Q19: The crop variety produced by introducing a gene that would provide desired characteristics. Such type of crop is known as?
Q20: How many elements are essential for plant growth and reproduction? How are these classified?
Q21: Organic decomposition provide us ________ (manure/fertilizer).
Q22: Out of fertilizer and manure which one has a short-term objective?
Q23: Out of fertilizer and manure which one increases water holding capacity?
Q24: Based on the biological material used, manures are classified as ______________.
Q25: Leguminous plants like Sun-hemp or Cluster Bean are grown and then mulched give us what kind of manure? It is rich in which elements?
Q26: What are the main sources of bio-fertilizers?
Q27: Name the type of farming that uses bio-agents. What do bio-agents prepare?
Q28: Give two examples of bio-pesticides. Where are they used?
Q29: Name six sources of irrigation that must include at least two modern methods.
Q30: Identify the cropping pattern:
a) The practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously in a field
b) Growing two or more crops simultaneously with definite row patterns.
c) Growing dissimilar crops in the same area in sequential seasons.
Q5: Give three examples of cereals? Which type of major nutrient do they provide?
Q6: Lentils are rich in ________. Lentils, black gram (urad), green gram (moong) are collectvely called _________.
Q7: Give three examples of oilseeds? Name the major nutrient provided by them.
Q8: What do vegetables, spices and fruits provide?
Q9: What are fodder crops? Give three examples of fodder crops.
Q10: Define photoperiodism. What is its effect on plants?
Q11: In which season Kharif crops are grown?
Q12: Give three examples of Kharif crops.
Q13: Nutrients required in large quantities are called _________.
Three examples are: _______________________________________________
Q14: Name the nutrients provided by air to the plants.
Q15: (Fill in the blanks) Factors for which variety improvement is done:
a) H_________ : for increasing the productivity per acre.
b) ___________: quality considerations vary from crop to crop as per the requirements.
c) _______ resistance: crops should have sufficient resistance diseases, insects and nematodes.
d) ___________: the shorter the duration, the more economical is the variety.
e) ___________: it can be grown in different climatic conditions.
f)____________: tallness and profuse branching, Dwarfness etc..
Q16: Name two methods to improve crop variety.
Q17: Tallness and profused branching is desired agronomic characteristics for which type of crop?
Q18: How is quality measured in (i) wheat (ii) pulses
Q19: The crop variety produced by introducing a gene that would provide desired characteristics. Such type of crop is known as?
Q20: How many elements are essential for plant growth and reproduction? How are these classified?
Q21: Organic decomposition provide us ________ (manure/fertilizer).
Q22: Out of fertilizer and manure which one has a short-term objective?
Q23: Out of fertilizer and manure which one increases water holding capacity?
Q24: Based on the biological material used, manures are classified as ______________.
Q25: Leguminous plants like Sun-hemp or Cluster Bean are grown and then mulched give us what kind of manure? It is rich in which elements?
Q26: What are the main sources of bio-fertilizers?
Q27: Name the type of farming that uses bio-agents. What do bio-agents prepare?
Q28: Give two examples of bio-pesticides. Where are they used?
Q29: Name six sources of irrigation that must include at least two modern methods.
Q30: Identify the cropping pattern:
a) The practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously in a field
b) Growing two or more crops simultaneously with definite row patterns.
c) Growing dissimilar crops in the same area in sequential seasons.
Q31: Which cropping pattern seeks to balance the fertility demands of various crops to avoid excessive depletion of soil nutrients?
Q32: Between intercropping and mixed cropping, in which one has no competition between both crops.
Q33: Give two examples of weeds.
Q34: Name the three methods of insect pests attack plants.
Q35: Name the two weed control methods.
Q36: Name the biotic factors that lead to loss of grains in storage.
Q37: Name the abiotic factors that lead to the loss of grains in storage.
Q38: Name the three prevention and control methods used before storage of grains.
Q39: Name the preventive methods that help in weed control.
Q40: Grwoing groundnut + sunflower is an example of __________.
Answers:
1: Plants are grown on a large scale commercially.
2: hunger and malnutrition
3: mixed farming, intercropping, and integrated farming practices
4: combine agriculture with livestock/poultry/fisheries/ bee-keeping.
5: wheat, rice, maize, millets and sorghum (carbohydrates)
6: protein, pulses
7: soybean, groundnut, sesame, castor, mustard, linseed and sunflower provide us with necessary fats
8: a range of vitamins and minerals in addition to small amounts of proteins, carbohydrates and fats.
9: fodder crops like berseem, oats or sudangrass are raised as food for the livestock.
10: the response of an organism to seasonal changes in day length. Photoperiods are related to the duration of sunlight. The growth of plants and flowering are dependent on sunlight.
11: the rainy season
Q32: Between intercropping and mixed cropping, in which one has no competition between both crops.
Q33: Give two examples of weeds.
Q34: Name the three methods of insect pests attack plants.
Q35: Name the two weed control methods.
Q36: Name the biotic factors that lead to loss of grains in storage.
Q37: Name the abiotic factors that lead to the loss of grains in storage.
Q38: Name the three prevention and control methods used before storage of grains.
Q39: Name the preventive methods that help in weed control.
Q40: Grwoing groundnut + sunflower is an example of __________.
Answers:
1: Plants are grown on a large scale commercially.
2: hunger and malnutrition
3: mixed farming, intercropping, and integrated farming practices
4: combine agriculture with livestock/poultry/fisheries/ bee-keeping.
5: wheat, rice, maize, millets and sorghum (carbohydrates)
6: protein, pulses
7: soybean, groundnut, sesame, castor, mustard, linseed and sunflower provide us with necessary fats
8: a range of vitamins and minerals in addition to small amounts of proteins, carbohydrates and fats.
9: fodder crops like berseem, oats or sudangrass are raised as food for the livestock.
10: the response of an organism to seasonal changes in day length. Photoperiods are related to the duration of sunlight. The growth of plants and flowering are dependent on sunlight.
11: the rainy season
12: Paddy, soybean, pigeon pea, maize, cotton, green gram and black gram are Kharif crops
13: macronutrients, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulphur
14: C and O
13: macronutrients, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulphur
14: C and O
15: Higher yield, Improved quality, Biotic and abiotic resistance, Change in maturity duration, Wider adaptability, Desirable agronomic characteristics
16: Hybridisation and Genetically modified crops
16: Hybridisation and Genetically modified crops
17: fodder crops
18: Baking quality of wheat, protein in pulses
18: Baking quality of wheat, protein in pulses
19: Genetically modified crops
20: 16. Macronutrients and Micronutrients
21: manure
20: 16. Macronutrients and Micronutrients
21: manure
22: fertilizer
23: manure
24: compost, vermicompost, green manure
24: compost, vermicompost, green manure
25: green manure, N and P
26: bacteria, cyanobacteria and fungi
26: bacteria, cyanobacteria and fungi
27: organic farming, bio-fertilizers
28: leaves of neem or turmeric for grain storage
29: Wells, Canals, River Lift Systems, Tanks, Rain Water Harvesting, Watershed management.
30: a) Mixed b) Intercropping c) Crop rotation
31: Crop rotation
28: leaves of neem or turmeric for grain storage
29: Wells, Canals, River Lift Systems, Tanks, Rain Water Harvesting, Watershed management.
30: a) Mixed b) Intercropping c) Crop rotation
31: Crop rotation
32: Intercropping
33: Xanthium, Parthenium
34: (i) they cut the root, stem and leaf, (ii) they suck the cell sap from various parts of the plant, and (iii) they bore into stem and fruits.
35: Mechanical removal and chemical treatment.
36: Factors responsible for such losses are biotic— insects, rodents, fungi, mites and bacteria, and
37: abiotic— inappropriate moisture and temperatures in the place of storage.
38: Cleaning, Drying and Fumigation
39: Preventive methods such as proper seedbed preparation, timely sowing of crops, intercropping and crop rotation also help in weed control.
40: Mixed cropping
☛See also:
CH 15 - Improvement in Food Resources (Worksheet-1)
CH 15 - Improvement in Food Resources (Q & A)
CH 15 - Improvement in Food Resources (MCQs)
CH 15 - Improvement in Food resources (Agriculture)- Very Short QA
34: (i) they cut the root, stem and leaf, (ii) they suck the cell sap from various parts of the plant, and (iii) they bore into stem and fruits.
35: Mechanical removal and chemical treatment.
36: Factors responsible for such losses are biotic— insects, rodents, fungi, mites and bacteria, and
37: abiotic— inappropriate moisture and temperatures in the place of storage.
38: Cleaning, Drying and Fumigation
39: Preventive methods such as proper seedbed preparation, timely sowing of crops, intercropping and crop rotation also help in weed control.
40: Mixed cropping
☛See also:
CH 15 - Improvement in Food Resources (Worksheet-1)
CH 15 - Improvement in Food Resources (Q & A)
CH 15 - Improvement in Food Resources (MCQs)
CH 15 - Improvement in Food resources (Agriculture)- Very Short QA
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