The soil should be ploughed for which of the following reasons?
(1) Ploughing removes weeds from the field.
(2) Ploughimg allows easy penetration of roots.
(3) Ploughing aerates the soil.
1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 3
1,2 and 3
What is the rearing of honey bees and fish respectively termed as?
Pisciculture and sericulture
Apiculture and pisciculture
Apiculture and bee culture
Honey culture and fishculture
The dosage of pesticides need to be:
Changed from time to time
Increased from sowing period to harvesting period
100 mg per plant per week
Correct and specific to plants/crops
Who makes honey?
Drones
Worker bees
Queen bees
All the above.
In which of the following chemicals does farmers dip seeds to destroy microorganisms?
Fungicides
Weedicides
Herbicides
Podenticides
Which of the following is important during seeding,flowering and grain filling stages of crops?
Rain
Direct sunlight
Irrigation
Fallowing
Which are the two types of manures?
Urea and NPK
Urea and vermicompost
NPK and compost.
Vermicompost and compost
Which of the following is rich in organic nutrients?
Organic crops
Organic seeds
Fertilizers
Manure
The branch of agriculture which deals with the growth and production of vegetables and fruits.
Horticulture
Vegiculture
Orniculture
Fruticulture
While using a seed drill the seeds are released into the — made by the plough.
Furrows
Holes
Ridges
Pits
