Ncert – class 9- science – Chapter 12 – Improvement in Food Resources 2 Welcome to your Ncert – class 9- science – Chapter 12 – Improvement in Food Resources 2 1. What is manure? It is a natural material obtained by decaying plant and animal waste. It can be both natural and synthetic. It is a semi synthetic material. It is a synthetic material prepared in laboratory. None 2. Which of the following are Indian cattle? (i) Bos indicus (ii) Bos domestica (iii) Bos bubalis (iv) Bos vulgaris (ii) and (iii) (i) and (iii) (i) and (ii) (iii) and (iv) None 3. Hybridisation refers to crossing between genetically ______ plants. Identical Dissimilar Similar All of the above None 4. Find out the correct sentence about manure (i) Manure contains large quantities of organic matter and small quantities of nutrients. (ii) It increases the water holding capacity of sandy soil. (iii) It helps in draining out of excess of water from clayey soil. (iv) It excessive use pollutes environment because it is made of animal excretory waste. (i) and (ii) (iii) and (iv) (ii) and (iii) (i) and (iii) None 5. To solve the food problem of the country which among the following is necessary? All of the above People should have money to purchase the grains Increased production and storage of food grains Easy access of people to the food grain None 6. Horti-pastoral farming refers to: Growing fodder and rearing cattle. Growing food and fodder. Growing fruit trees and fodder simultaneously. Growing mixed crops. None 7. Find out the wrong statement from the following Increasing food production without compromising with environmental quality is called as sustainable agriculture. None of the above White revolution is meant for increase in milk production. Blue revolution is meant for increase in fish production None 8. Which one of the following nutrients is not available in fertilisers? Phosphorus Iron Nitrogen Potassium None 9. Appropriate .......... can prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases and reduce the loss of poultry during an outbreak of diseases. Food Vaccination None of the above Weight None 10. The branch of agricultural science dealing with production of field crops and management of the soil is called Agronomy Genetic engineering Anatomy Astronomy None 11. Weeds affect the crop plants by killing of plants in field before they grow. competing for various resources of crops (plants) causing low availability of nutrients. all of these. dominating the plants to grow. None 12. The main canal is divided into branch canals having further distributaries to ____ fields. Farming All of the above Composting Irrigate None 13. Cattle husbandry is done for the following purposes (i) Milk production (ii) Agricultural work (iii) Meat production (iv) Egg production (iii) and (iv) (i) and (iv) (i), (ii) and (iii) (ii), (iii) and (iv) None 14. The method of growing different crops alternatively on same piece of land is called _______________. Multiple cropping Inter cropping Mixed cropping Rotation cropping None 15. If crop rotation is done properly then Two or three crops can be grown in a year with good harvests Three or four crops can be grown in a year with good harvests Four or five crops can be grown in a year with good harvest None of these None Time's up Please Share This Share this content Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to commentEnter your email address to commentEnter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
