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Question 11 Mark
What name is given to that branch of agriculture which deals with feeding, shelter, health and breeding of domestic animals?
Answer
The branch of agriculture which deals with feeding, shelter, health and breeding of domestic animals is called animal husbandry.
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Question 31 Mark
Which crop is generally grown between two cereals crops in crop rotation to restore the fertility of soil?
Answer
Leguminous crops like pulses, beans, peas are generally grown between two cereals crops in crop rotation to restore the fertility of soil.
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Question 41 Mark
What name is given to the cutting and gathering of a food crop like wheat or paddy?
Answer
The cutting and gathering of mature food crop like wheat or paddy is known as harvesting.
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Question 51 Mark
Name three food materials obtained from animals.
Answer
The food materials that we obtain from animals are milk, meat and eggs.
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Question 61 Mark
Name the machine which does the cutting of standing crops and recovers the grain too.
Answer
A machine called combine is used for harvesting and threshing (Cutting of standing crop and recovering grains).
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Question 71 Mark
Name one Government agency which is involved in procuring food grains (like wheat and rice) from farmers and storing them properly.
Answer
The government agency like food corporation of India (FCI) buy food grains from farmers and storing them properly.
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Question 81 Mark
Name the tool (or implement) used in the traditional harvesting of crops.
Answer
Sickle is general purpose of harvesting tool which is used in the traditional harvesting of crops.
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Question 91 Mark
Name two domestic animals which are used to obtained milk.
Answer
Cow and buffalo are two domestic animals which are used to obtained milk.
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Question 101 Mark
Name the process of beating out the grains from harvested crop.
Answer
The process of beating out the grains from the harvested crop plants is called threshing.
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Question 111 Mark
What type of organisms grow on stored food grains having higher moisture content?
Answer
Organisms fungus and moulds grow on stored food grains having higher moisture content.
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Question 121 Mark
Name the machine used in recovering the grain from already cut crop.
Answer
A machine called combine is used for harvesting and threshing (Cutting of standing crop and recovering grains).
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Question 141 Mark
Name the process in which grains are separated from chaff and hay with the help of wind.
Answer
The process in which grains are separated from chaff with the help of wind is called winnowing.
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Question 151 Mark
Which agricultural practice is carried out with the help of a sickle?
Answer
Sickle: A sickle is a hand-held agricultural tool used for harvesting, or reaping crops (as shown below)

Harvesting in our country is either done manually by sickle or by a machine called harvester. The other agricultural practices which are done by sickle are: preparing hay and also cutting some crops.
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Question 161 Mark
Name one crop which can tolerate standing water (water-logging) in the field and one which cannot.
Answer
Paddy crop (rice crop) can tolerate standing water in the field whereas crops like wheat, gram cannot.
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Question 171 Mark
Name an animal food obtained from insect.
Answer
Honey is an animal food obtained from insect called “bees”.
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Question 181 Mark
State one advantages of growing a leguminous crop between two cereals crops.
Answer
Rotation of crops (leguminous and non-leguminous crops) in the same field replenishes the soil with nitrogen naturally and increases the soil fertility.
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Question 191 Mark
For what purpose is a hoe used?
Answer
It is a simple tool which is used for removing weeds and for loosening the soil.
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Question 201 Mark
Name the two types of substances which are added to the fields by the farmers to maintain the fertility of soil.
Answer
Manure and fertilizers are added to the fields by the farmers to maintain the fertility of soil.
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Question 221 Mark
Name one meat yielding animal and one egg yielding animal.
Answer
Goat is meat yielding animal and hen is egg yielding animal.
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Question 231 Mark
Name the nitrogen-fixing bacteria present in root nodules of leguminous plants.
Answer
The nitrogen-fixing bacteria present in root nodules of leguminous plants is rhizobium bacteria.
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Question 241 Mark
Name the practice used for cultivating paddy.
Answer
The practice used for cultivating paddy is transplantation.
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Question 261 Mark
Which is the first step in the cultivation of a crop?
Answer
The preparation of soil is the first step in the cultivation of a crop.
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Question 271 Mark
Which agricultural practice comes first: harvesting or weeding?
Answer
Agricultural practice weeding comes first.
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Question 281 Mark
Name one major food nutrient provided by fish.
Answer
Fish is good for health. We get cod liver oil from fish which is rich in vitamin D.
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Question 291 Mark
Which is the best time for the removal of weeds?
Answer
The best time for the removal of weeds is before they produce flowers and seeds.
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Question Answer (1 Marks) - Science STD 8 Questions - Vidyadip