1.

The practice of growing a cereal crop and the pulse crop alternately
in the same field in successive season is called ………………..
crop rotation
harvesting
winnowing
threshing

2.Grains are separated from stalks by a process called ………………..

Harvesting
Threshing
Winnowing
Weeding

3.…………………. Is not used to protect grains from microbes

Neem leaves
Turmeric
Castor oil
Rice powder

4.Farmers store grains in a large scale in godown, silos and ………………

metallic - bins
granaries
jute bags
open tanks

5.…………….. is the Rice Bowl of Tamil Nadu

 Trichy
Tirunelveli
Thanjavur
Madurai
6.The following is not a tool for ploughing
Pick-axe
Hoe
Shovel
Sickle
7.…………….. is one of the old and traditional methods of agriculture
Manual Ploughing
Tractor
Tilling
None
8.………………… provides good aeration to roots in order to breathe
Levelling
Manuring
Ploughing
Mixing
9.Which one of the following is an important process of loosening the
soil?
mixing
ploughing
levelling
manuring

10.Removal of weeds is called ……………….

 weeding
logging
ploughing
none
11.…………………… is not a traditional system of irrigation
Pulley system
Basin irrigation
Chain pump
Lever system
12.The process of putting seeds into the soil is called ……………..
Sowing
Manuring
Levelling
Ploughing
13.The process of supplying water to crops in the field at different
intervals is called ……………
irrigation
logging
water reservoir
none
14.Broadcasting and Seed drill are methods of ………………
Sowing
Harvesting
Manuring
Ploughing

15.The process of cutting and gathering a matured crop is known as

…………….
harvesting
threshing
winnowing
none
16.…………… is not a weed
Grass
Amaranthus
Chenopodium
Sorghum
17.…………….. is not used for weeding
Khurpa
Harrow
Hoe
Hand fork
18.……………….. is not a harvest festival
Bihu
Pongal
Holi
Bhaiya Dhuj
19.In small farms, crops are usually cut down using a hand held tool
called a ……………..
sickle
harrow
hoe
fark