Question

1. Choose the correct answer and tick (mark
1 Which of these is not a cereal?
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Groundnut
(d) Maize
2. Large scale watering of plantsis called
(a) winnowing
(b) transportation
(c) irrigation
(d) germination
3. Which one of the following can be used to prevent the disease, called 'rust in
wheat?
(a) a fungicide
(b) a herbicide
(c) a rodenticide
(d) an insecticide
4. Separating the grain from chaff is called
(a) threshing
(b) harvesting
(c) hybridization
(d) winnowing
5. For healthy growth of plants, the soil must contain
(a) nitrogen
(b) phosphorus
(e) potassium
(d) all of these
6. Which of the following is not an agricultural practice?
(a) Harvesting
(b) Crop protection
(c) Sowing
(d) Afforestation
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Answer 1

Answer:

ground nut

irrigation

herbicide

winnowing

nitrogen

afforestation

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Wheat

2. Irrigation

3. An insecticide

4. Winnowing

5. All of these

6. Afforestation