CLASS: VIII DPP
CROP PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT
A. Fill in the blanks
1. ………….. crop is harvested in October.
2. The kind of crop grown only for sale profit is ………….
3. …………. is used to till the soil in agriculture.
4. In …………. type of irrigation, water is sprayed on the plants using rotating
sprinkler.
5. Threshing can be done using the machine………….
6. Large grasses cultivated for their nutritious seeds are called…………..
7. Preparation of soil involves ……………. and …………….. it.
8. The agricultural implement used to sow seeds is called …………..
9. Allowing a field to remain free of crops for one or more seasons is called
field………….. it allows the field to regain…………..
10. ……………. Bacteria fixed nitrogen in root nodules of leguminous plants.
11. The practice of growing fruit, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plant is called
……..
12. Removing the chaff from the grain is called………….
13. The method of irrigation in which emitters let out a trickle of water near the
roots is called…………
14. Two plantation crops are…………. and…………….
15. Farmer’s friend…………….
16. The production of useful products by growing on a large-scale of plants and
rearing animals is called__________.
17. Growing a particular kind of plant in a particular season and place is
called________.
18. Wheat, barley, rice, maize and oats are examples of_________.
19. The crops that are grown in the monsoon season are called___________ crops.
20. ____________ is rich in organic substances.
B. State whether the following statement is true or false
1. Broadcasting is a method of spreading seeds by latest machines on a levelled field.
2. Symbiosis is not always considered as a mutual relationship between organisms.
3. Sprinkler system is a type of drip irrigation system.
4. One should always protect his/her crops from the pests.
5. Seed drill is a method of sowing seeds in a proper way.
C. Multiple choice questions (MCQs)
(a) What do we call the practise of breeding and raising animals on a large scale?
i. Poultry farming
ii. Pisciculture
iii. Diary farming
iv. Animal Husbandry
(b) In which process the organic nitrogen converted into ammonia due to the
decomposition of animals and plants corpse?
i. Nitrification
ii. Ammonification
iii. Denitrification
iv. Nitrogen cycle
(c) What do we call the supply of water to the agricultural fields at regular intervals?
i. Irrigation
ii. Broadcasting
iii. Ploughing iv. Levelling the field
(d) In which practice the breeding of birds takes place to produce a higher yield of meat
and eggs?
i. Pisciculture
ii. Apiculture
iii. Diary farming
iv. Poultry farming
(e) What do we call the combined farming of dairy and poultry with pisciculture?
i. Animal Husbandry
ii. Apiculture
iii. Agriculture
iv. Integrated farming
D. Answer the following questions
1. Which agricultural tools are used for ‘tilling?
2. How does soil get affected by the continuous plantation of crops in a field?
3. Which manure is called organic manure?
4. What is ‘combine’?
5. Name two methods of irrigation which conserve water.
6. What are the various foods we get from animal sources?
7. Write correct sequence of steps undertaken for farming.
