CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

Grade :8 WORKSHEET

I. Choose the correct answer from the brackets.

1.The branch of science that deals with growing plants and raising
livestock for human use is (a) agriculture
(b) horticulture
(c) pisciculture
(d) animal husbandry
2. Products obtained from the crops are called
(a) yield
(b) produce
(c) crop
(d) fertilizers
3. The method of loosening the soil is called
(a) harvesting
(b) ploughing
(c) levelling
(d) threshing
4. Compost is basically a
(a) manure
(b) fertilizer
(c) pesticide
(d) weedicide
5. Which of the following nutrients replenishes the soil after growing
leguminous plants?
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Phosphorus (d) Potassium
II. Assertion and Reason Questions. Use the following key to choose
the appropriate answer.
A. Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct
explanation of the assertion.
B. Both assertion and reason are correct, but the reason is not the correct
explanation of the assertion.
C. Assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D. Assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.

6.ASSERTION : The loosening of soil allows the roots to breathe easily.

 REASON : The loosened soil helps in the growth of earthworms and microbes
present in the soil. These organisms are friends of the farmer since they further
turn and loosen the soil and add humus to it
7. ASSERTION: The soil needs to be turned and loosened.
REASON: Since only a few centimeters of the top layer of soil supports plant
growth, turning and loosening of soil brings the nutrient-rich soil to the top so that
plants can use these nutrients.

III. Answer the following questions in a word or a sentence.

8. What is a crop?
9.Name the different cropping seasons.
10.What is ploughing or tilling?
11.Name any two crop plants that are transplanted.
12.What are the advantages of sowing seeds with a seed drill?
IV Answer the following questions in brief.
13.Name various agricultural practices in a sequence.
14.Why is paddy grown mainly in the rainy season?
15.What are the different steps in preparation of soil?
16. Why is ploughing necessary before sowing seeds?
V. Answer the following questions in detail.
17.What is meant by transplantation? What are its advantages?
18.Why is it essential to sow seeds at an appropriate distance?
19.Explain a method to separate healthy seeds from damaged ones.
20.Identify the following implements A, B,C,D,E and F.

A B C D

E F
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