Crop Production
The test will revise the learnt concept of the learner.
Questions
What does NPK stand for?
- Nitrogen, potassium and carbon
- Nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus
- Nitrogen, phosphorus and carbon
- Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
- Nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium
Find the odd one out.
- Maize
- Cotton
- Linseed
- Paddy
- Soybean
Drip system of irrigation is useful for the production of
- fruit plants
- legumes
- oilseeds
- millets
- cereals
Wheat : Rabi crop : : __________ : Kharif crop
- Clover
- Pea
- Gram
- Mustard
- Groundnut
Parthenium and amaranthus are examples of
- pests
- weeds
- cash crops
- fungal diseases of plants
- medicines to control plant diseases
Winnowing is the process of
- loosening the soil
- keeping the field barren
- separating grains from the chaff
- uprooting weeds from the crop
- treating seeds prior to sowing
Which of the following is considered as a tuber crop?
- Cotton
- Wheat
- Tapioca
- Beetroot
- Coffee
Which of the following is kept in mind for keeping the land fallow?
- It keeps the farmer away from tiresome labour.
- It helps in replenishing lost nutrients of soil naturally.
- Farmer saves water for the cultivation of next crop.
- It saves the capital of the farmer.
- This practice is environmental friendly.
What is broadcaster?
- It is an instrument to uproot weeds.
- It is an instrument to spray pesticide on diseased plants.
- It is an instrument to harvest the crop.
- It is an instrument to sow seeds in levelled soil.
- It is an instrument to irrigate the crop field.
Which of the following is considered to be a micronutrient for the plants?
- Carbon
- Iron
- Potassium
- Calcium
- Sulphur
Find the odd one out.
- Paddy
- Tomato
- Wheat
- Onion
- Brinjal
Match the following format and choose a correct option.
Column A Column B
(a) Plough i. Irrigation
(b) Sickle ii. Weeding
(c) Trowel iii. Preparation of soil
(d) Sprinkler iv. Harvesting
- (a) - iv, (b) - ii, (c) - ii, (d) - iii
- (a) - iii, (b) - ii, (c) - iv, (d) - i
- (a) - iii, (b) - iv, (c) - ii, (d) - i
- (a) - iii, (b) - iv, (c) - i, (d) - ii
- (a) - iv, (b) - iii, (c) - ii, (d) - i
Which of the following are not the purposes of ploughing a field?
(a) It enhances the fertility of soil.
(b) It loosens up the soil.
(c) It converts the type of soil into another.
(d) It helps the root of the plant breathe easily.
(e) It increases moisture in the soil.
- Only (a) and (b)
- Only (b) and (c)
- Only (a) and (d)
- Only (d) and (e)
- Only (c) and (e)
Which of the following terms is not correctly matched with its meaning/usage?
- Crumbs : A tool used to sow the seeds in lines
- Lodging : The felling of mature crops due to rains accompanied by strong wind
- Harrow : An iron tool used to destroy weeds
- Silo : A cylindrical tank used to keep grains
- Combine : A machine used as harvester and thresher
Match the following format and choose a correct option.
Column A Column B
(a) Furrow irrigation i. Paddy
(b) Basin irrigation ii. Wheat
(c) Drip irrigation iii. Potato
(d) Sprinkler irrigation iv. Lemon
- (a) - ii, (b) - i, (c) - iv, (d) - iii
- (a) - iii, (b) - i, (c) - iv, (d) - ii
- (a) - iii, (b) - iv, (c) - i, (d) - ii
- (a) - i, (b) - ii, (c) - iii, (d) - iv
- (a) - iii, (b) - i, (c) - ii, (d) - iv