Improvement in Food Resources (Class IX)

Improvement in Food Resources Class - 9

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following nutrients is not supplied by soil?

  1. Nitrogen
  2. Phosphorus
  3. Potassium
  4. Hydrogen
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following can be a chemical preventive measure for the storage of grains?

  1. Placing neem leaves on both sides of the bags
  2. Spraying acid on the bags of grains
  3. Spraying water on one side of each bag
  4. Placing dry ice between the bags
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are good source(s) of protein?

  1. Egg
  2. Fish
  3. Chicken
  4. All of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following help(s) in achieving higher standard of crop production?

  1. Crop rotation
  2. Irrigation
  3. Cropping pattern
  4. All of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is wrong?

  1. Macronutrients are the nutrients required by plants in large amount.
  2. Micronutrients are the nutrients required by plants in small amount.
  3. Plant nutrients and organic matter in soil can be decreased by adding manures and fertilisers to the soil.
  4. Nutrients are supplied to plants by water, air and soil.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How do insects affect crop plants?

  1. By sucking food and water from plant bodies
  2. By cutting roots, stems and leaves of plants
  3. By getting into fruits and destroying them
  4. All of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Cultivation of oysters is done for

  1. eggs
  2. pearls
  3. salts
  4. shells
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not true about hybridisation?

  1. Hybridisation refers to the crossing between genetically dissimilar plants.
  2. Crossing between two different species of the same genus is called inter specific.
  3. Crop production can be decreased by biotic and abiotic stresses under different situations.
  4. None of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a milch animal?

  1. Cow
  2. Buffalo
  3. Sahiwal
  4. None of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following fish are bottom feeders?

  1. Catlas
  2. Grass carps
  3. Common carps
  4. Mrigals
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is not correct about manure?

  1. It cannot be easily made by using animal and plant waste.
  2. Organic matter in manure helps in increasing the water holding capacity of sandy soil.
  3. It is good for long term soil fertility.
  4. In clayey soils, the organic matter in manure helps in drainage and in avoiding water logging.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are necessary for good production of poultry birds?

  1. Maintenance of temperature in housing
  2. Hygienic conditions in housing
  3. Prevention and control of diseases and pests
  4. All of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following breeds of cattle shows excellent resistance to diseases?

  1. Buffalo
  2. Red Sindhi
  3. Bos bubalis
  4. Cow
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Carbohydrates are not provided by which of the following cereals?

  1. Millets
  2. Ground nut
  3. Wheat
  4. Maize
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Cattle farming is done for which of the following?

(i) Milk production
(ii) Chicken meat
(iii) Lactation period
(iv) Agriculture work

  1. Both (i) and (ii)
  2. Both (iii) and (iv)
  3. Both (i) and (iii)
  4. Both (ii) and (iv)