TEST- IX CLASS

(Improvement in Food Resources)

Duration: 1 hour NOTE: All questions are compulsory. M.M.: 25

1. List the various methods used for crop improvement. 2. What are transgenic plants? 3. Write the aims of plant breeding.

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4. Why should we avoid using chemical fertilizers and pesticides when they are so effective in enhancing the agricultural yields? 2

5. It is believed that earthworms play very important role in the development and maintenance of soil fertility. Is it not possible to employ earthworms in a large scale to improve the fertility of soil? 6. Differentiate between crop rotation and inter cropping. 3 3

7. A farmer wants to increase the paddy (rice) yield and also wants to improve the soil fertility of the field. What measures will you suggest for this? 8. Write a short note on apiculture with its significance. 4 4

9. What is irrigation? According to you what steps should be taken by the Govt. to improve the irrigation facilities in a country (like India) in which agriculture is depends on monsoon? 5

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