MCQ Questions for Class 8 Science Chapter 1 Crop Production and Management

MCQ Questions for Class 8 Science Chapter 1 Crop Production and Management with answers will help the students to practice what they have learnt in class and also help them to improve their skills in answering those questions. It gives students an opportunity to refresh their memory on what they have studied or forgotten at that point in time.

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Chapter 1 Crop Production and Management Class 8 Science MCQ Questions

1. Seed drill is used for
(a) harvesting
(b) cleaning the seed
(c) sowing
(d) weeding
▶ (c) sowing

2. The process of loosening and turning of the soil is called
(a) Irrigation
(b) Tilling
(c) Harvesting
(d) Sowing
▶ (b) Tilling

3. Which is pesticides?
(a) 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
(b) Malathion
(c) Metolachlor
(d) Chloroform
▶ (b) Malathion

4. Which of the following description is true for describing ‘fertiliser’
(a) Used in large quantity
(b) Organic in nature
(c) Does not cause pollution
(d) Produced in factories
▶ (d) Produced in factories

5. Before sowing the seeds, it is necessary to break soil to the size of grains to get better yield. The main tools used for such are
(a) Tractor, Hoe, Seed drill
(b) Bullock, tiller, tractor
(c) Plough, Hoe, Cultivator
(d) Plough, Seed Drill, Tractor
▶ (c) Plough, Hoe, Cultivator

6. The process of loosening of the soil is called
(a) tilling
(b) harvesting
(c) spraying
(d) weeding
▶ (a) tilling

7. Rhizobium which fixes atmospheric nitrogen are found in nodules growing in
(a) Roots of leguminous plants
(b) Leaves of leguminous plants
(c) Stem of Leguminous plants
(d) All of the above
▶ (a) Roots of leguminous plants

8. Rabi crop is harvested in
(a) January
(b) March
(c) October
(d) September
▶ (b) March

9. Which is the organic substance obtained from decomposition of plant or animal wastes ?
(a) Fertilisers
(b) Manure
(c) Spray
(d) None of the above
▶ (b) Manure

10. The supply of water to crops at regular intervals is called
(a) Irrigation
(b) Tilling
(c) Harvesting
(d) Weeding
▶ (a) Irrigation

11. Moat, Dhekli and Rahat are different
(a) Traditional methods of cultivation
(b) Traditional methods of Weeding
(c) Traditional methods of Seed sowing
(d) Traditional methods of irrigation
▶ (d) Traditional methods of irrigation

12. The agricultural instrument used for removal of weed is
(a) sickle
(b) khurpi
(c) seed drill
(d) plough
▶ (b) khurpi

13. Growing different crops alternately on the same land is technically called
(a) Crop Alternation
(b) Crop Rotation
(c) Crop Revolution
(d) Crop Change
▶ (b) Crop Rotation

14. The farm appliance ‘Combine’ is a combined
(a) Plough and Harvester
(b) Seed drill cum Thresher
(c) Harvester and Thresher
(d) Harvester cum Sprayer
▶ (c) Harvester and Thresher

15. Maize grow well during
(a) June
(b) January
(c) April
(d) September
▶ (a) June

16. BHC (Benzene hexachloride) is a
(a) weedicide
(b) fertiliser
(c) fungicide
(d) pesticides
▶ (d) pesticides

17. In which of the following methods of irrigation rotating nozzles are used?
(a) Moat
(b) Drip system
(c) Chain Pump
(d) Sprinkler system
▶ (d) Sprinkler system

18. Which of the following nutrients replenishes the soil after growing leguminous plants?
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Phosphorus
(d) Potassium
▶ (a) Nitrogen

19. The soil matter formed by decayed organic matter is called
(a) pesticide
(b) fertiliser
(c) humus
(d) biocide
▶ (c) humus

20. Which simple tool is used to remove weeds?
(a) Sickle
(b) Plough
(c) Hoe
(d) Seed drill
▶ (c) Hoe

21. The crops which are sown in the rainy season are called:
(a) kharif crops
(b) rabi crops
(c) zayed crops
(d) none of these
▶ (a) kharif crops

22. Which instrument is used for spraying weedicides?
(a) Sprayer
(b) Cultivator
(c) Plough
(d) Combine
▶ (a) Sprayer

23. Animals like horse, donkey that carries load are called
(a) Drought species
(b) Load carrying Animals
(c) Dairy Animals
(d) Draught Animal
▶ (b) Load carrying Animals

24. Which of the following is an important factor for the growth of crops?
(a) Temperature
(b) Humidity
(c) Rainfall
(d) All of the above
▶ (d) All of the above

25. Which of the following description is true for describing ‘fertiliser’
(a) Used in large quantity
(b) Organic in nature
(c) Does not cause pollution
(d) Produced in factories
▶ (d) Produced in factories