NAME: _______________________________ DATE: _________________

GRADE & SECTION: _____________________ SCORE: _________________

FIRST MONTHLY EXAMINATION

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

TEST I - Identify the following, choose your answer from the box below.

Organic Cultivation Conventional Agriculture Soil Biodiversity

Organic Organic Material biological agriculture Arthropods
Organic Farming bio Organic Agriculture Bacteria
Farm Yard Manure Green Manure Manure Earthworms
Crop Residues Bio-fertilizers Vermi-compost Fungi

1. The production of crops and livestock without the use of synthetic chemicals and
inorganic fertilizers.
2. Means, coming from or related to life.
3. Something which is living or alive or was alive at some or other stage
4. Environmentally friendly and makes use of organic fertilizers and pesticides as
far as possible.
5. Use natural and environmentally friendly methods and materials in agriculture.
6. Aimed at healthy environment, healthy food and healthy consumers.
7. Applies to agricultural system and methods aimed at reaching the highest
possible plant production, harvest or yield.
8. A mixture of weathered rock and decomposing organic material from plant and animals.
9. Also known as the variety of living organisms is another important factor in organic
agriculture
10. Primary decomposers.
11. Most abundant of all soil organisms.
12. Improve the penetration of water and air in soil.
13. Organic matter used as organic fertilizer in agriculture
14. Type of cover crop grown primarily to add nutrients and organic matter to the soil.
15. A stable fine granular organic matter, when added to soil loosens the soil and provides
passage to air.

TEST II –Enumerate the following:

1-3. Types of organisms
4-8. Organic Manures Commonly in use in Organic Farming
9-12. Types of Organic Farming
13- 16. Principles of Organic farming
17- 20. Factors Affecting the Capacity of Soil

TEST III- Answer the following questions briefly (5 pts each).

1. Why do we need to farm organically?
2. How modern chemical farming do creates “dead soil”?
3. Why does organic farming mitigate climate change?
ANSWER KEY:
Test I
1. Organic Farming
2. Organic
3. Organic material
4. Biological agriculture
5. Organic agriculture
6. Organic cultivation
7. Conventional agriculture
8. Soil
9. Biodiversity
10. Arthropods
11. Bacteria
12. Earthworms
13. Manure
14. Green manure
15. Vermin-compost
Test II
1. Earthworms
2. Arthropods
3. Bacteria
4. Farm yard manure
5. Green manure
6. Vermi-compost
7. Crop residues
8. Bio-fertilizers
9. Bio farming
10. Nature farming
11. Eco-farming
12. Biodynamic farming
13. Principle of health
14. Principle of ecology
15. Principle of fairness
16. principle of care
17. amount of organic matter in the soil
18. soil texture
19. soil cover
20. rainfall

Test III

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