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Improvement in Food Resources (Class IX)

Improvement in Food Resources

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

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Group of fertilisers Example
a. Complex fertiliser 1. Urea ammonium phosphate
b. Nitrogenous fertiliser 2. Dicalcium phosphate
c. Phosphatic fertiliser 3. Urea
  1. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  2. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  3. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  4. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
  5. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Kharif and rabi are the two main seasons of crop growth in India. Which of the following is not a rabi crop?

  1. Wheat
  2. Millet
  3. Linseed
  4. Cauliflower
  5. Turnip
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Micronutrients are mostly involved in the functioning of enzymes. Which of the following is a micronutrient?

  1. Magnesium
  2. Calcium
  3. Nitrogen
  4. Phosphorus
  5. Chlorine
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are rabi season narrow leaf weeds?

a. Phalaris
b. Cyperus rotundus
c. Wild oat
d. Wild sorghum

  1. Only a and b
  2. Only a and c
  3. Only a and d
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only b and d
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Chemical weedicides are sprayed on weeds to destroy them. Which of the following is not a weedicide?

  1. Isoproturon
  2. Fluchloralin
  3. Atrazine
  4. Malathion
  5. 2,4-Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a fungal disease of cattle?

  1. Anthrax
  2. Ringworm
  3. Mastitis
  4. Brucellosis
  5. Tuberculosis
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The main objective of mixed cropping is to minimise the risk and insure against crop failure. Which of the following is not a combination of crops used by farmers in mixed cropping in India?

  1. Maize and urad bean
  2. Wheat and chickpea
  3. Maize and mustard
  4. Barley and chickpea
  5. Cotton and moong bean
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following fish is a bottom feeder that uses decaying plants and detritus?

  1. Silver carp
  2. Mrigal
  3. Grass carp
  4. Common carp
  5. Catla
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a parasitic disease of animals that is transmitted to humans?

  1. Ascariasis
  2. Aspergillosis
  3. Anthrax
  4. Cowpox
  5. Tuberculosis
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Cows are classified as draught, dairy and dual purpose breeds. Which of the following is a draught breed?

  1. Sahiwal
  2. Kankrej
  3. Nagori
  4. Deoni
  5. Tharparkar
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Poultry birds suffer from various diseases. Which of the following are the diseases of poultry caused by viruses?

a. Fowl cholera
b. Aspergillosis
c. Fowlpox
d. Dermatitis

  1. Only a and b
  2. Only b and c
  3. Only a and c
  4. Only c and d
  5. Only a and d
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sucking insects suck the cell sap from various parts of the plant. Which of the following is a sucking insect?

  1. Locust
  2. Grasshopper
  3. Caterpillar
  4. Grub
  5. Aphid
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
Nutrient 
        </strong>|<strong>Source 
        </strong>|

|a. Manganese|1. Water|
|b. Hydrogen|2. Air|
|c. Carbon|3. Soil|

  1. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  2. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  3. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
  4. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
  5. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a bacterial disease that commonly infects honeybees?

  1. Nosema disease
  2. Paralysis
  3. Brood foul
  4. Amoeba disease
  5. Septicemia
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Capture fishery and culture fishery are the two types of fishery. All of the following are the characteristics of capture fishery, except that

a. it is a method of obtaining fish from the natural resources
b. there is no seeding and raising of fish
c. it is undertaken mostly inland and near the seashore

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are the exotic varieties of honeybee?

a. Apis mellifera
b. Apis adamsoni
c. Apis dorsata
d. Apis florae

  1. Only a and b
  2. Only b and c
  3. Only a and c
  4. Only b and d
  5. Only a and d
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The indigenous breeds of poultry are hardy and possess natural immunity against common diseases. Which of the following is not an indigenous breed of poultry?

  1. Aseel
  2. Chittagong
  3. Ghagus
  4. Busra
  5. White leghorn
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
a. Estuaries 1. They are the shallow saltwater lakes separated from sea banks, coral reefs, etc.
b. Lagoons 2. They are the last part of a river that gets tidal water from the sea.
c. Mangrove swamps 3. They are the tropical trees growing in the mud of seashore.
  1. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  2. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  3. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
  4. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
  5. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following common diseases of cattle causes irritation, blisters and eruptions on the skin surface?

  1. Cowpox
  2. Rinder pest
  3. Rabies
  4. Foot-and-mouth disease
  5. Dermatitis
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

________ is a water-borne disease in which the disease-causing pathogen is transmitted by water.

  1. Bacterial blight of rice
  2. Rust of wheat
  3. Smut of bajra
  4. Ergot of bajra
  5. Red rot of sugarcane
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
a. Murrah buffalo 1. This is a native breed of Kaira and Vadodara districts of Gujarat having sickle-shaped horns and prominent eyes.
b. Mehsana buffalo 2. This is a breed of Gujarat and is black or gray, and is known for giving milk at comparitively early age.
c. Surti buffalo 3. This is an original breed of Haryana and Punjab having massive body and short and tightly curved horns.
  1. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
  2. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  3. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  4. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
  5. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
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