VIII

Science

(Ch 1 and 4)

Q 1. Match the following.

Column I Column II

(a) Large scale grain store (i) Harvesting

(b) Cutting of mature crop (ii) Rabi crops
(c) Separating chaff from grain (iii) Kharif crops
(d) Crops sown in winter (iv) Threshing
(e) Crops sown in rainy season (v) Grain silos

Q 2. What would happen if wheat were sown in kharif season?

Q 3. Why preparation of soil is considered to be an important step in agricultural practices?

Q 4. Give reasons for the following.

(a) School bells are made up of metal alloys.
(b) Base of cooking utensils is coated with copper.

Q 5. Name one weed that grow almost with every crop.

Q 6. A woman had put a handful of grains in a vessel containing water. She observed that some grains
started floating and the rest of them sank. Which of the grains should be used for cooking? Why ?

Q 7. The lower parts of boats and ships which are made of iron are always dipped in water. How is it that
they do not rust easily and quickly?

Q 8. What advice will you give to a farmer about the method of irrigation he should use if there is shortage
of water in his farm?

Q 9. Name two crops which are cultivated

(a) by sowing seeds directly into fields
(b) by transplanting

Q 10. Farmers in Northern India grow legumes as fodder in one season and wheat in the next season.
(a) What is this practice known as?
(b) How does this practice help in the replenishment of the soil?

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