Crop production and management.

Question 1

Farming definition

Answer 1

The activity or business of growing crops and raising livestock.

Question 2

Agriculture

Answer 2

The science of farming is called agriculture.

Question 3

Crop

Answer 3

Plants of the same kind grown and cultivated at one place on a large scale, is called a crop.

Question 4

types of crops

Answer 4

Food crops, Cash crops, Plantation. Horticulture (Additional info)

Question 5

kharif crops

Answer 5

season: rainy season
ex: paddy, Maize, Jowar

Question 6

rabi crop

Answer 6

season ;winter

wheat, barley, peas

Question 7

zaid crop

Answer 7

season: summer

watermelon, cucumber, ,muskmelon

Question 8

food crops

Answer 8

peas, wheat and maize

Question 9

cash crops

Answer 9

cotton, jute and sugarcane

Question 10

plantation

Answer 10

coconut, rubber and tea/coffee

Question 11

horticulture

Answer 11

fruits, vegetables and flowers

Question 12

ploughing

Answer 12

Turning the soil and loosening it

Question 13

levelling

Answer 13

break the bigger soil crumbs

Question 14

plough

Answer 14

drawn by bulls/ horses/ camels

Question 15

hoe

Answer 15

used to remove weeds and plough

Question 16

cultivator

Answer 16

saves time and labour, depth of the furrow is maintained the same throughout

Question 17

leveller

Answer 17

Breaks the bigger soil crumbs for uniform distribution of water and nutrients.

Question 18

Agricultural practices (Order)

Answer 18

Preparation of soil
Sowing
Manuring
Irrigation
Weeding
Harvest
Storage

Question 19

weeding

Answer 19

Removal of unwanted plants from the crop.

Question 20

weed

Answer 20

A wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants.

Question 21

harvesting

Answer 21

cutting of crop after it is mature. It is done using sickle and harvester

Question 22

thresing

Answer 22

separation of grains from stalks

Question 23

threshing

Answer 23

seperation of grains from stalks

Question 24

winnowing

Answer 24

separation of grains from husk

Question 25

sericulture

Answer 25

rearing of silkworms for silk

Question 26

apiculture

Answer 26

rearing of honey bees for honey

Question 27

poultry

Answer 27

rearing of birds like hens, ducks etc for eggs and meat

Question 28

mixed farming

Answer 28

if more than one kind of farming is done on the same farm it is called mixed farming