CLASS IX

CHAPTER 15- IMPROVEMENT IN FOOD RESOURCES

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one is an oil yielding plant among the following?

(a) Lentil (b) Sunflower (c) Cauliflower (d) Hibiscus
2. Which one is not a source of carbohydrate?
(a) Rice (b) Millets (c) Sorghum (d) Gram
3. Find out the wrong statement from the following
(a) White revolution is meant for increase in milk production
(b) Blue revolution is meant for increase in fish production
(c) Increasing food production without compromising with environmentalquality is called
as sustainable agriculture
(d) None of the above
4. To solve the food problem of the country, which among the following isnecessary?
(a) Increased production and storage of food grains
(b) Easy access of people to the food grain
(c) People should have money to purchase the grains
(d) All of the above
5. Find out the correct sentence
(i) Hybridisation means crossing between genetically dissimilar plants
(ii) Cross between two varieties is called as inter specific hybridisation
(iii) Introducing genes of desired character into a plant gives geneticallymodified crop
(iv) Cross between plants of two species is called as inter varietalhybridisation
(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (ii) and (iv) (c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (iii) and (iv)

6. Weeds affect the crop plants by

(a) killing of plants in field before they grow
(b) dominating the plants to grow
(c) competing for various resources of crops (plants) causing lowavailability of
nutrients
(d) all of the above.
7. Find out the correct sentence about manure
(i) Manure contains large quantities of organic matter and small quantitiesof nutrients.
(ii) It increases the water holding capacity of sandy soil.
(iii) It helps in draining out of excess of water from clayey soil.
(iv) Its excessive use pollutes environment because it is made of animalexcretory waste.
(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (i) and (ii) (c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (iii) and (iv)

8. Which one of the following nutrients is not available in fertilizers?

(a) Nitrogen (b) Phosphorus (c) Iron (d) Potassium

9. Preventive and control measures adopted for the storage of grainsinclude

(a) strict cleaning (b) proper disjoining
(c) fumigation (d) all of the above

10. What is the process of growing two or more crops in a definite pattern?(a). Crop rotation
(b). Inter-cropping
(c). Mixed cropping (d). Organic cropping

Short Answer Questions

1. Fill in the blanks

(i) Pigeon pea is a good source of ———.
(ii) Berseem is an important———crop.
(iii) The crops which are grown in rainy season are called———crops.
(iv) ———are rich in vitamins.
(v) ——— crop grows in winter season
(vi) Pigeon pea is a good source of ———.
(vii) Berseem is an important———crop.
(viii) Photoperiod affect the————.
(ix) Kharif crops are cultivated from————to————.
(x) Rabi crops are cultivated from————to————.
(xi) Paddy, maize, green gram and black gram are————crops.
(xii) Wheat, gram, pea, mustard are————crops.
(xiii) A total of———nutrients are essential to plants.
(xiv) ———and———are supplied by air to plants.
(xv) ———is supplied by water to plants.
(xvi) Soil supply———nutrients to plants.
(xvii) The nutrients that are required in large quantity are called as———.(xviii)The
nutrients needed in small quantity for plants are called ———.

2. Give one word for the following

(a) Farming without the use of chemicals as fertilizers, herbicides andpesticides is
known as ———.
(b) Growing of wheat and groundnut on the same field is called as ———.
(c) Planting soyabean and maize in alternate rows in the same field iscalled as ———.
(d) Growing different crops on a piece of land in pre-planned successionis known as———
.
(e) Xanthium and Parthenium are commonly known as———.
(f) Causal organism of any disease is called as ———.
3. Arrange these statements in correct sequence of preparation of greenmanure.
(a) Green plants are decomposed in soil.
(b) Green plants are cultivated for preparing manure or crop plant partsare used.
(c) Plants are ploughed and mixed into the soil.
(d) After decomposition it becomes green manure

4. Define (i) Vermicompost

(ii) Green manure
(iii) Bio fertilizer
5. Figure15.1 shows the two crop fields [Plots A and B] have been treatedby manures and
chemical fertilizers respectively, keeping other environmental factors same. Observe the
graph and answer the followingquestions.

(i) Why does plot B show sudden increase and then gradual decrease inyield?
(ii) Why is the highest peak in plot A graph slightly delayed?
 (ii) What is the reason for the different pattern of the two graphs?

6. What is a GM crop? Name any one such crop which is grown in India

7. Define the term hybridization and photoperiod.

8. Differentiate between Mixed cropping and Inter cropping.

More Questions:
Question 1.
What has green revolution led to?

Question 2.
What has white revolution led to?

Question 3.
Name the two factors on which food security depends.
Question 4.
What should we do for a sustained livelihood?
Question 5.
Which food items primarily supply proteins?
Question 6.
Name any two fodder crops.
Question 7.
What are photoperiods related to?
Question 8.
What is the duration of kharif season?
Question 9.
What is the duration of Rabi season?
Question 10.
Name two kharif crops.
Question 11.
Name two rabi crops.
Question 12.
Name the three stages in which farming practices are divided.
Question 13.
What is the name given to crops obtained by introducing a gene that provides the desired
characteristic?
Question 14.
Name any two factors for which crop variety improvement is done.
Question 15.
How many nutrients are essential for plants?
Question 16.
What is FYM?
Question 17.
Name a biopesticide.
Question 18.
Why do droughts occur?
Question 19.
What is the main benefit of mixed cropping?
Question 20.
Give an example of crops grown in two-year rotation.
Question 21.
Which one has more fat content—egg or meat?
Question 22.
Name any two source of vitamin B2 and B12.
Question 23.
What are milch animals?
Question 24.
Name two foreign cattle breeds that are selected for long lactation periods.
Question 25.
Name two cattle breeds which show excellent resistance of diseases.
Question 26.
Mention two signs of a healthy animal.
Question 27.
Name the internal parasites which affect the stomach, intestine and liver in cattle.
Question 28.
Name two breeds of buffaloes.
Question 29.
Name one exotic breed of cattle.
Question 30.
Name a nutrient which is not present in fertilisers.
Question 31.
Name one oil yielding plant.
Question 32.
What was blue revolution meant for?
Question 33.
Why should beekeeping be done in good pasturage? [NCERT Exemplar]

Improvement in Food Resources Class 9 Extra Questions Short

Answer Questions-I
Question 1.
Can increasing grain production alone solve the problem of malnutrition and hunger?
Question 2.
In agricultural practices, higher input gives higher yield. Discuss how? [NCERTExemplar]
Question 3.
What happens due to deficiency of nutrients?
Question 4.
How is culture of Pomphret and Mackeral different from that of Catla and Rohu?
Question 5.
How is the use of manure beneficial for our environment?
Question 6.
What is green manure?
Question 7.
Name the two types of fish that come under fish production.
Question 8.
What is honey?
Honey has medicinal value specially in disorders that are related to digestion and liver ailments.

Question 9.
Name two types of animal feed and write their functions. [NCERT Exemplar]

Question 10.
What is a GM crop? Name any one such crop which is grown in India. [NCERT Exemplar]
Question 11.
Why is organic matter important for crop production? [NCERT Exemplar]
Question 12.
Write the modes by which insects affect the crop yield. [NCERT Exemplar]
Question 13.
Why is excess use of fertilisers detrimental for the environment? [NCERT Exemplar]
Question 14.
Differentiate between compost and vermicompost. [NCERT Exemplar]
Question 15.
An Italian bee variety A. mellifera has been introduced in India for honey production. Write about
its merits over other varieties. [NCERT Exemplar]

Improvement in Food Resources Class 9 Extra Questions Short

Answer Questions-II
Question 1.
What mineral nutrients are supplied to the plants by air, water and soil?
Question 2.
Why should pesticides be used judiciously?
Question 3.
What do you understand by organic farming?
Question 4.
List out some useful traits in improved crop? [NCERT Exemplar]
Question 5.
What are pathogens? Name any two plant diseases caused by pathogens.
Question 6.
What are the types of food requirements of dairy animals ? Why do external and internal parasites
live on and in the cattle can be fatal?
Question 7.
Write the names and the average yield of the three important breeds of buffaloes of our country
with high yield of milk.
Question 8.
Which factors should be taken into consideration for fish culture?
Question 9.
What do you understand by humane farming?
Question 10.
Name the indigenous fowls of India. Which among them is the most popular?
Question 11.
What are the important precautions that should be taken in poultry farming?
Question 12.
What are poultry diseases and how can they be prevented?
Question 13.
Why is animal husbandry essential?

Question 14.
What are the advantages of beekeeping?
Question 15.
Name two infectious diseases each of cows, poultry and fishes.
Question 16.
How is fish meat advantageous than meat of other animals?
Question 17.
What are the main elements of animal husbandry?
Question 18.
Enumerate the advantages of mixed farming.
Question 19.
Give the merits and demerits of fish culture. [NCERT Exemplar]
Question 20.
Discuss why pesticides are used in very accurate concentration and in very appropriate manner.
[NCERT Exemplar]
Question 21.
(a) Give any three preventive measures for pest control.
(b) What preventive and control measures are used before grains are stored for future use?

Improvement in Food Resources Class 9 Extra Questions Long

Answer Questions
Question 1.
Why is crop variety improvement important in cultivation? Describe the important factors for
which variety improvement is done.
Question 2.
Describe the main irrigation systems that are adopted in India.
Question 3.
Enlist the criteria for the selection of crops for mixed cropping.
Question 4.
What are weeds? Enlist the methods employed to control weeds.
Or
Discuss various methods for weed control. [NCERT Exemplar]
Question 5.
Why are improved poultry breeds developed? Describe the desirable traits for which new
varieties are developed.

Question 6.
Describe composite fish culture system. What is the major problem in fish farming? How is it
overcome?

Question 7.
Differentiate between fertilisers and manures.

Question 8.
How is intercropping different from mixed cropping?

Improvement in Food Resources Class 9 Extra Questions HOTS

(Higher Order Thinking Skills)
Question 1.
What do you mean by hypophysation? What are its advantages?

Question 2.
If there is low rainfall in a village throughout the year, what measures will you suggest to the
farmers for better cropping?

Question 3.
Group the following and tabulate them as energy yielding, protein yielding, oil yielding and
fodder crop.
Wheat, rice, berseem, maize, gram, oat, pigeon gram, sudan grass, lentil, soyabean, groundnut,
castor and mustard.

Question 4.
Arrange these statements in correct sequence of preparation of green manure.
(a) Green plants are decomposed in soil.
(b) Green plants are cultivated for preparing manure or crop plant parts are used.
(c) Plants are ploughed and mixed into the soil.
(d) After decomposition it becomes green manure. [NCERT Exemplar]
Question 5.
What would happen if poultry birds are larger in size and have no summer adaptation capacity?
In order to get small-sized poultry birds having summer adaptability, what method will be
employed? [NCERT Exemplar]
Question 6.
Figure shows the two crop fields [plots A and B] have been treated by manures and chemical
fertilisers respectively, keeping other environmental factors same.
Observe the graph and answer the following questions.
(i) Why does plot B show sudden increase and then gradual decrease in yield?
(ii) Why is the highest peak in plot A graph slightly delayed?
(iii) What is the reason for the different pattern of the two graphs? [NCERT Exemplar]