Paddy is a major cereal crop in our country.
(a) In which season is paddy cultivated?
(b) Discuss the method of sowing.
(c) What measures must be taken to prevent spoilage and insect
attack of harvested grains.
. As a part of eco-club activity students were asked to raise a kitchen
garden in the school premises. They were provided with some
materials given in the box. List the other materials you would
require. How will you plan the garden? Write the steps.
khurpi, water-can, spade, shovel
Despite favourable climatic conditions, a farmer’s crop failed to
give good yield. Give the possible reasons for this.
(a) Name the practice followed for large scale rearing of farm
animals.
(b) What facilities are provided to farm animals?
(a) Name the tool used with a tractor for sowing seeds in a field.
(b) What are the advantages of using this tool?
Beera, wants to practice crop rotation in his field. Suggest a Rabi
crop and a Kharif crop which will replenish his field with nitrogen. Which crop replenishes nitrogen and why?
Which activity of the farmer can promote growth of earthworms
and microbes in the field?
SHORT A
State whether the following statements are True or False. Correct
the false statements.
(i) Using good quality seed is the only criterion to get high
yield.
(ii) Growing different crops in different seasons in the same
field will deplete the soil of nutrients.
(iii) All crop plants are sown as seeds in the field.
(iv) Cells of root nodules of leguminous plants fix nitrogen.
(v) Freshly harvested grains must be dried before storing