1.4  MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS :(MCQ’s)

1.  The big pieces of soil in the plough field are called _____.

a) Stones                         b) Crumbs                   c) Pebbles              d) Grains

2.  Long log of wood in the plough is called _______.

a) Plough Shift                b) Hoe                         c) Sickle                  d) Khurpi

3.  For growing a crop, sufficient sunlight, ___ and ____from the soil are essential.

a) Water, nutrients        b) Fertiliser, heat       c) Manure, light     d) Water , chemicals

4.  Separation of grains from the chaff is called __________.

a) Harvesting                  b) Winnowing             c) Sedimentation     d) Threshing

5.  The process of watering crop plants is called ___________.

a) Watering                     b) Irrigation              c) Sprinkler             d) Canalisation

6.  The device used for tilling or ploughing is called ____________.

a) Plough                        b) Hoe                       c) Khurpi                    d) Sickle

7.  _______ are the chemical substances which are rich in a particular nutrient.

a) Potash                         b) Manures              c) Fertilisers                d) DDT

8.  The unwanted plants growing naturally along with the main crop are called _________.

a) Seeds                           b) Plants                    c) Shrubs                     d) Weeds

9.  The process of removal of weeds is called __________.

a) Weeding                      b) Seeding                  c) Threshing                d) Harvesting

10.  Name the machine which is a harvester and a thresher.

a) Tractor                         b) Combine                c) Plougher                   d) Harvester

11.  Name two devices which are used to store grains at large scale.

a) Silos , Granaries        b) Bins , Urns             c)  Bins , Granaries     d) Silos , Bins

12.  Name the Vitamin, which is found in cod liver oil.

a) Vitamin D                           b) Vitamin A                 c) Vitamin C                d) Vitamin B

13.  The process of growing different crops alternately year by year is called __.

a) Alteration                          b) Crop Movement        c) Crop Rotation          d) Distribution

14.  Manures provide _________ to the soil.

a) Fertiliser                           b) Manure                        c) Chemicals                 d) Humus

15.  The process of formation of food by green plants is called_________.

a) Photosynthesis               b) Chloroplast                  c) Chlorophyll               d) Light Synthesis

Answers :

1. b)                  2. a)             3. a)              4. d)             5. b)              6. a)             7.  c)           8. d)
9. a)                10. b)            11. a)             12. a)           13. c)             14. a)           15. a) .