Part I

1. Fill in the blanks:

(a) The tiny organisms that cannot be seen by naked eyes are called ....................
(b) The scientific study of micro-organisms is known as .....................
(c) Bacteria are ...................... organisms.
(d) Fungi are usually made up of thread-like structure called ..................
(e) Bacteria and fungi are useful to prepare................ medicines.
2. State whether the statement is true or false:
(a) Micro-organisms cannot survive under extreme environmental conditions.
(b) Viruses can only be detected under the electron microscope.
(c) Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic by using fungi Penicillium.
(d) Antigens cannot affect our immune system.
(e) Malaria is a vector-borne disease.
3. Rearrange the letters to form a suitable word:

4. Choose the correct option of the following questions:

(a) The scientists that deal with the micro-organisms are known as
1. Herpetologists
2. Oncologists
3. Cardiologists
4. Microbiologists
(b) In which process are micro-organisms converted into sugar or alcohol?
1. Fermentation
2. Pasteurization
3. Condensation
4. Evaporation
(c) What are pathogens?
1. Life-oriented micro-organisms
2. Used to form antibiotics
3. Disease-causing micro-organisms
4. Used in the process of fermentation
(d) In which technique the milk is preserved by the dairy industry?
1. Heating
2. Pasteurization
3. Fermentation
4. Cooling
(e) In which process the micro-organisms lose water from their bodies in the presence of excess salt or sugar in
food?
1. Diffusion
2. Preservation
3. Osmosis
4. Antigen
5. Name of the following:
(a) The tiny organisms that cannot be seen from the naked eyes.
(b) The process by which the micro-organisms are converted into alcohol or sugar.
(c) A simple plant-like organisms that have cell walls and possess chlorophyll.
(d) The organisms that are made up of single cell.
(e) A foreign substance that induces an immune response and produces a special types of proteins called antibodies.
(f) Dengue is caused by a mosquito.
(g) Ringworm is a type of pathogen.
(h) The process in which the growth of the micro-organisms slows down.
(i) The process in which maintaining the loss amount of loss water.
6. (a) Which mosquito causes malaria?
(b) What do we call sphere-shaped bacteria?
(c) Which micro-organism is made up of thread-like structure called hyphae?
(d) Who discovered antibiotics?
(e) What do we call the special type of proteins that fight against antigens?
7. Fill in the blanks :
a. ………….. crop is harvested in october.
b. The kind of crop grown only for sale profit is ………….
c. …………. is used to till the soil in agriculture.
d. In …………. type of irrigation, water is sprayed on the plants using rotating sprinkler.
e. Threshing can be done using the machine………….
f. Large grasses cultivated for their nutritious seeds are called…………..
g. Preparation of soil involves ……………. and …………….. it.
h. The agricultural implement used to sow seeds is called …………..
i. Allowing a field to remain free of crops for one or more seasons is called field………….. it allows the field to
regain…………..
j. ……………. Bacteria fixed nitrogen in root nodules of leguminous plants.
k. The practice of growing fruit, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plant is called ……..
l. Removing the chaff from the grain is called………….
m. The method of irrigation in which emitters let out a trickle of water near the roots is called…………
n. Two plantation crops are…………. and…………….
o. Farmer’s friend…………….
p. The production of useful products by growing on a large-scale of plants and rearing animals is
called__________.
q. Growing a particular kind of plant in a particular season and place is called________.
r. Wheat, barley, rice, maize and oats are examples of_________.
s. The crops that are grown in the monsoon season are called___________ crops.
t. ____________ is rich in organic substances.
8. State whether the following statement is true or false:
1. Broadcasting is a method of spreading seeds by latest machines on a levelled field.
2. Symbiosis is not always considered as a mutual relationship between organisms.
3. Sprinkler system is a type of drip irrigation system.
4. One should always protect his/her crops from the pests.
5. Seed drill is a method of sowing seeds in a proper way.

9. Rearrange the letters to form a suitable word

10. Out of multiple options given below choose the one which is correct option for the question.
(a) What do we call the practise of breeding and raising animals on a large scale?
i. Poultry farming
ii. Pisciculture
iii. Diary farming
iv. Animal Husbandry
(b) In which process the organic nitrogen converted into ammonia due to the decomposition of animals and plants
corpse?
i. Nitrification
ii. Ammonification
iii. Denitrification
iv. Nitrogen cycle
(c) What do we call the supply of water to the agricultural fields at regular intervals?
i. Irrigation
ii. Broadcasting
iii. Ploughing
iv.Levelling the field
(d) In which practice the breeding of birds takes place to produce a higher yield of meat and eggs?
i. Pisciculture
ii. Apiculture
iii. Diary farming
iv. Poultry farming
(e) What do we call the combined farming of diary and poultry with pisciculture?
i. Animal Husbandry
ii. Apiculture
iii. Agriculture
iv. Integrated farming
11.(i) Give two examples of secondary fuels.
(ii) What is the calorific value of diesel?
(iii) What is global warming?
(iv) Which gaseous is used in our homes for cooking?
(v) What is a flame?
12. (i) What is a fire extinguisher? Write two types of fire extinguishers.
(ii) What is calorific value? Write its SI unit.
(iii) What are non-renewable fuels? Give two examples.
(iv) What are gaseous fuels? Give two examples.
(v) What is slow combustion? Give two examples.
13. Ruby lights the burner with a lighter and noticed that the flame rises blue in colour. Why is the colour of the
flame blue?
14. Why is the luminous zone also called incomplete combustion?
15. Illustrate some brief description about solid fuels, liquid fuel and gaseous fuels.
16. Write three characteristics of an ideal fuel.
17. What happens if anyone inhales carbon monoxide gas?
18. Which gas is responsible of global warming and why?
19. Which compound is present in smoke released by the vehicles and what happen if the smoke produces in an
enormous value?
20.Write a general equation of chemical reaction for complete combustion.

Part II

1. Answer the following questions briefly. Answer should brief and specific.
a. Name any two ways how weeding can be done?
b. Name one pesticide you will use to kill insects that harm crops?
c. What is apiculture?
d. What is the importance of Rhizobium bacteria?
e. What is the disadvantage of scattering of seeds?
f. What kind of a place is ideal for storage of harvested grains?
g. Name the implement used in sowing.
h. Name two methods of irrigation which conserve water.
i. Give example of cash crops.
2. List one benefit of preparation of soil.
3. Match the terms in column 1 with relevant terms in column 2. Each correct match gets you one mark.

4. Answer the following questions in one word

a. Artificial application of water to soil.
 b. The process of cutting and gathering of crops.
c. Preparation and use of land for growing crops.
d. A chemical used to destroy weeds.
e. A fertilizer.
f. A place where storage of grains is done in bulk.
g. Process of separating grains from the chaff.
h. The practice of growing two or more dissimilar crops in the same field, one after the other.
i. Rearing of animals on a large scale for food, and other needs.
5. Why does the soil need levelling?
6. Name three natural methods of adding nutrients to soil?
7. Why should grains be dried before storage?
8. Why is it not advisable to sow rice in winter season in our country?
9. If soil has all the nutrients, why do we need to replenish it?
10. Why is it important to sow seed at the correct depth and distance?
11. Why is the drip system of irrigation is excellent for areas like Rajasthan?
12. What are silos?
13. Why does the government usually maintain a buffer stock of grains?
14. What do you mean by nitrogen fixation?
15. Calculate the pressure if 300N force is exerted on the box and the area of contact is 100 cm2.
16. If 200N force exerted on the top of the box and area of contact is 5 m2. Calculate the pressure.
17. How can a force effect the objects?
18. Do machines produce force on their own. What type of force produced by machines?
19. Write any three applications of pressure.
20. What is the “Magdeburg Experiment”?
21. What is Torricellian vacuum?
22. What is an altimeter?
23. (i)What is limiting friction?
(ii)What is dynamic friction?
(iii)What is sliding friction?
(iv)What is rolling friction?
(v)What is fluid friction?
24. Raman performs an experiment in which he first slides a wooden log (100 kg) and then slides a wooden box
(100 kg). He observed that he needs to put some extra energy while pushing the wooden box. Why?
25. What factors effects the fluid friction?
26. Why do submarines have a streamlined body?
27. Why do we use ball bearings in the tyres?
28. How do we change rough surfaces into smooth surfaces ?
29. Why do weightlifters use powder before lifting the weight ?
30. How does matchstick lights up?
31. How do we walk on the road while walking on the grass less soil makes us fall?
32. With the help of an experiment, explain the effect of rolling friction is less than sliding friction.
33. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of friction