Crop Production & Management

Crop Production and Management Worksheet-1

1. Which of the following statements is correct about weeds?

(a) Weed cannot be removed manually

(b) Cochineal insects are used to eradicate weed like Opuntia

(c) Cochineal weeds are used for human consumptions

2. Crop plants may be attacked by pests which affect the crop production. Fungi is such type of pest which causes diseases like

(a) Smut of wheat

(b) Blight of rice

(c) Blight of potato

Crop Production and Management Worksheet-2

1. Food production can be increased to meet the demand of an increasing population by:

I – Practicing efficient land management and development

II – Continuous research to ensure sustainable development

III – Using more pesticides to control pests

(a) I and II only                             (b) I and III only

(c) II and III only                          (d) I, II and III

Crop Production and Management Worksheet-3

1. The advantage of ploughing is:

(a) it allows the penetration of roots of plants

(b) it helps in proper aeration and eradicates weeds

(c) it promotes the growth of useful soil bacteria

(d) all of these

2. The practice which does NOT improve the fertility of soil from the following is:

(a) keeping the land fallow

(b) practicing crop rotation

(c) practicing monocropping

(d) practicing multiple cropping