Chapter 1 Food Production MCQs with Answer

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Chapter 1 Food Production MCQs with Answer

Question 1.

The process of loosening of the soil is called

(a) tilling

(b) harvesting

(c) spraying

(d) weeding

 

Question 2.

Which is pesticides?

(a) 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

(b) Malathion

(c) Metolachlor

(d) Chloroform

 

Question 3.

Seed drill is used for

(a) harvesting

(b) cleaning the seed

(c) sowing

(d) weeding

 

Question 4.

Rabi crop is harvested in

(a) January

(b) March

(c) October

(d) September

 

Question 5.

Maize grow well during

(a) June

(b) January

(c) April

(d) September

 

Question 6.

The agricultural instrument used for removal of weed is

(a) sickle

(b) khurpi

(c) seed drill

(d) plough

 

Question 7.

Transplantation of seedling is done in

(a) coffee

(b) cocoa

(c) rice

(d) mango

 

Question 8.

Compost is a

(a) manure

(b) fertiliser

(c) pesticide

(d) weedicide

 

Question 9.

BHC (Benzene hexachloride) is a

(a) weedicide

(b) fertiliser

(c) fungicide

(d) pesticides

 

Question 10.

The chemical substances rich in nutrients are called

(a) fertiliser

(b) weedicide

(c) pesticides

(d) herbicides

 

Question 11.

The process of separation of grain from the chaff after harvesting is known as

(a) tilling

(b) threshing

(c) spraying

(d) weeding

 

Question 12.

The soil matter formed by decayed organic matter is called

(a) pesticide

(b) fertiliser

(c) humus

(d) biocide

 

Question 13.

Supply of water to crops at appropriate intervals is called

(a) cultivation

(b) irrigation

(c) harvesting

(d) sowing

 

Question 14.

Which simple tool is used to remove weeds?

(a) Sickle

(b) Plough

(c) Hoe

(d) Seed drill

 

Question 15.

Which instrument is used for spraying weedicides?

(a) Sprayer

(b) Cultivator

(c) Plough

(d) Combine

 

Question 1.

Rhizobium bacteria fix atmospheric

A.  nitrogen

B.  carbon dioxide

C.  oxygen

D.  hydrogen

ANSWER:

Question 2.

The supply of water to crops at different intervals is called

A.  watering

B.  irrigation

C.  harvesting

D.  none of these

ANSWER:

Question 3.

The sources of irrigation are:

A.  wells

B.  dams

C.  canals

D.  all of these

ANSWER:

Question 4.

The chemicals used to control weeds are called:

A.  pesticides

B.  insecticides

C.  weedicides

D.  all of these

ANSWER:

Question 5.

Harvesting is a task of:

A.  cutting of crop after it is-mature

B.  separating of grain seeds from chaff

C.  cutting of crop before it is mature

D.  none of these

ANSWER:

Question 6.

Winnowing is a method of separating:

A.  soil from chaff

B.  grain from chaff

C.  soil from grain

D.  none of these

ANSWER:

Question 7.

At home to store grains we use:

A.  wet neem leaves

B.  dried neem leaves

C.  dried mango leaves

D.  dried peepal leaves

ANSWER:

 Question 8.

The plant roots containing nitrogen fixing bacteria are:

A.  maize

B.  potato

C.  pea

D.  onion

ANSWER:

Question 9.

A combined harvester and thresher is called:

A.  combo

B.  combine

C.  harvester-thresher

D.  none of these

ANSWER:

Question 10.

Before storing, the grains are properly dried in the:

A.  sun

B.  air

C.  fan

D.  none of these

ANSWER:

Question 11.

Which one of the following provide us manure:

A.  dog

B.  cattle

C.  frog

D.  birds

ANSWER:

Question 12.

The process of separating grains from chaff is known as:

A.  threshing

B.  harvesting

C.  winnowing

D.  transplantation

ANSWER:

 

Question 13.

The process of cleaning grains from chaff is known as:

A.  freshing

B.  harvesting

C.  winnowing

D.  transplantation

ANSWER:

Question 14.

Growing of legume crop in between wheat crops is called:

A.  crop improvement

B.  crop rotation

C.  mixed cropping

D.  none of these

ANSWER:

Question 15.

Agriculture can be defined as:

A.  art of growing vegetables

B.  art of growing fruits

C.  art of growing flowers

D.  all of these

ANSWER:

Question 16.

Pesticides are used to destroy:

A.  pests

B.  weeds

C.  crops

D.  none of these

ANSWER:

Question 17.

__________is an organic matter.

A.  manure

B.  fertilizer

C.  weedicide

D.  pesticide

ANSWER:

 

Question 18.

‘Silos’ are used to:

A.  grow crops in the fields

B.  protect grains from pests like rats and insects

C.  storage damaged grains

D.  none of these

ANSWER:

Question 19.

What is the effect of weeding ?

A.  It does not affect the yields

B.  It helps in growth of crops by increasing the yield

C.  It affects- the growth of crops by reducing the yield

D.  None of the above

ANSWER:

Question 20.

Which of the following can make their own food:

A.  humans

B.  animals

C.  plants

D.  all of these

ANSWER:

Question 21.

Which of the following body function is carried out by the energy from the food:

A.  digestion

B.  respiration

C.  excretion

D.  all of these

ANSWER:

Question 22.

The plants of the same kind grown and cultivated at one place on a large scale is called:

A.  crop

B.  pulses

C.  cereals

D.  none of these

ANSWER:

 

Question 23.

The science of agriculture includes:

A.  management of plants

B.  management of animals

C.  management of plants and animals

D.  management of humans

ANSWER:

Question 24.

The crops which are sown in the rainy season are called:

A.  kharif crops

B.  rabi crops

C.  zayed crops

D.  none of these

ANSWER:

Question 25.

The crops grown in the winter season are called:

A.  kharif crops

B.  rabi crops

C.  zayed crops

D.  none of these

ANSWER:

Question 26.

Big pieces of soil are called:

A.  stones

B.  crumbs

C.  sand

D.  none-of these

ANSWER:

Question 27.

The loosened soil helps in the growth of:

A.  earthworms

B.  microbes

C.  plants

D.  all of these

ANSWER:

 

Question 28.

The process of loosening and turning of the soil is called:

A.  sowing

B.  tilling or ploughing

C.  levelling

D.  none of these

ANSWER:

Question 29.

The levelling of soil is done with the help of a:

A.  leveller

B.  plough

C.  hoe

D.  cultivator

ANSWER:

Question 30.

Weeds are defined as:

A.  useful plants present in the field

B.  undesirable pests present in the field

C.  plants that cannot be used at all

D.  undesirable plants present in the field

ANSWER:

Question 31.

The tool used for removing weeds is:

A.  plough

B.  hoe

C.  leveller

D.  none of these

ANSWER:

Question 32.

Paddy is grown in:

A.  winter season

B.  rainy season

C.  summer season

D.  all of the above

ANSWER:

 

Question 33.

Good, healthy seeds when put in water then they:

A.  sink

B.  float

C.  can’t say

D.  none of these

ANSWER:

Question 34.

Transplantation is done, in the case of :

A.  maize

B.  wheat

C.  paddy

D.  none of these

ANSWER:

Question 35.

Which of the following is not a fertiliser:

A.  urea

B.  cow-dung

C.  potash

D.  super phosphate

ANSWER:

Question 36.

Fertilisers are produced in:

A.  fields

B.  wells

C.  factories

D.  none of these

ANSWER:

Question 37.

Which of the following produces manures:

A.  cattle dung

B.  human- waste

C.  plant residue

D.  all of these

ANSWER:

 

Question 38.

Which of the following quality of soil is improved by manures:

A.  water retaining capacity

B.  toll

C.  nutrients

D.  all of these

ANSWER:

Question 39.

Rhizobium bacteria is present in the nodules of the roots:

A.  wheat

B.  leguminous plants

C.  maize

D.  onion

ANSWER:

Question 40.

Which of the following is not true about tilling:

A.  It improves air circulation in the soil

B.  It helps in loosening the soil

C.  It helps in losing moisture

D.  It is also called ploughing

ANSWER:

ANSWERS OF FOOD PRODUCTION

1. a

9.d

2. a

10.a

3. c

11.b

4. b

12.c

5. a

13.b

6.b

14.c

7.c

15.a

8.a

 

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