Improvement in food resources short 2

Question 1

What are the types of irrigation

Answer 1

Wells, canals, river lift systems and tanks

Question 2

What are dug wells

Answer 2

In a dug well, water is collected from water bearing strata.

Question 3

What are tube well

Answer 3

Tube wells can tap water from the deeper strata and well water is lifted by pumps for irrigation.

Question 4

What are river lyft systems

Answer 4

Water is directly drawn from the rivers for supplementing irrigation in areas close to rivers.

Question 5

What are tanks

Answer 5

These are small storage reservoirs which store water and are used to irrigate fields manually.

Question 6

What is mixed cropping

Answer 6

Mixed cropping is growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land

Question 7

What is inter-cropping

Answer 7

Inter-cropping is growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same field in a pattern

Question 8

How do insects damage plants

Answer 8

(i) they cut the root, stem and leaf
(ii) they suck the cell sap from various parts of the
plant
(iii) they bore into the stem and fruits.

Question 9

What are the factors which cause losses in storage of food ?

Answer 9

insects, rodents, fungi, mites and bacteria inappropriate moisture and temperatures

Question 10

What are milch animals

Answer 10

Milk producing female animals

Question 11

What are draught animals

Answer 11

Animals used for farm labor