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Questions Related to modern agriculture

Repeated ploughing increases the productivity of crops.
  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Repeated ploughing makes the soil turn several times and results in plough pan formation in cultivated soil due to the use of heavyweight tillage machinery. The land also loses nutrients from the soil and becomes a plough pan field.

So, the correct option 'False'.

Which among the following tools saves labour and time?

  1. Hoe

  2. Cultivator

  3. Plough

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • A cultivator is a type of farm implement used for secondary tillage. Nowadays, plowing is done by tractor driven cultivator which saves labor and time. 
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Hoes are used for digging of soil in case of___________________

  1. Root crops

  2. Fruits

  3. Beans

  4. Seeds


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • A hoe is an ancient and versatile agricultural hand tool used to shape the soil, control weeds, clear soil, and harvest root crops. 
  • Hoes are used for digging and moving the soil in harvesting root crops such as potatoes. 


Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Cultivator and plough are said to have similar goals.
  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Cultivators of the toothed type are often similar in form to plows, but their goals are different. Cultivator teeth work near the surface, usually for weed control, whereas plows shanks work deep beneath the surface, breaking up hardpan. 
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Tool used for removal of weed is called as________________

  1. Seed drill

  2. Plough

  3. Hoe

  4. Cultivator


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • A hoe is an ancient and versatile agricultural hand tool used to shape the soil, control weeds, clear soil, and harvest root crops. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

Cultivators are driven by buffaloes.
  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A cultivator is any of several types of farm implement used for secondary tillage. Cultivators are not driven using cattles they are machines which do not need animals to make them work. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Cultivators make use of ................ for their working.

  1. Tractors

  2. Pulleys

  3. Generators

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A cultivator is a type of farm implement used for secondary tillage. Cultivators are usually either self-propelled or drawn as an attachment behind either a two-wheel tractor or four-wheel tractor. 


Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Ploughs are drawn by___________

  1. Horses

  2. Cattles

  3. Tractors

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • A plough or plow is a tool used in farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed or planting to loosen or turn the soil. 
  • Ploughs are traditionally drawn by working animals such as horses or cattle, but in modern times may be drawn by tractors. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

What are furrows?

  1. Large dug holes

  2. Trenches of infertile soil

  3. Trenches of fertile soil

  4. Small holes


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • As the plough is drawn through the soil, it creates long trenches of fertile soil called furrows. In modern use, a ploughed field is typically left to dry out and is then harrowed before planting. Plowing and cultivating a soil homogenizes and modifies the upper 12 to 25 cm of the soil to form a plow layer. 
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

Hoes are used only for the agricultural purpose.
  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Hoe is a long-handled gardening tool with a thin metal blade, used mainly for weeding.
  •  Hoes are not only used in agriculture but also in the archaeological sector and construction sector for mixing concretes to dig holes etc.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.