Chapter- Soil Production and Management

Exercise Questions

1. Select the correct word from the following list and fill in the blanks.

float, water, crop, nutrients, preparation

(a) The same kind of plants grown and cultivated on a large scale at a place is called
_____________.

(b) The first step before growing crops is _____________ of the soil.

(c) Damaged seeds would _____________ on top of water.

(d) For growing a crop, sufficient sunlight and _____________ and _____________ from the soil are
essential.

Solution:

(a) The same kind of plants grown and cultivated on a large scale at a place is called the crop.

(b) The first step before growing crops is the preparation of the soil.

(c) Damaged seeds would float on top of the water.

(d) For growing a crop, sufficient sunlight and water and nutrients from the soil are essential.

2. Match items in column A with those in column B.

A B

(i) Kharif crops (a) Food for cattle

(ii) Rabi crops (b) Urea and superphosphate

(iii) Chemical fertilisers (c) Animal excreta, cow dung urine and plant wastes

(iv) Organic manure (d) Wheat, gram, pea

(e) Paddy and maize

Solution :-

(i) Kharif crops. (e) Paddy and maize.

(ii) Rabi crops. (d) Wheat, gram, pea.

(iii) Chemical fertilisers. (b) Urea and superphosphate.

(iv) Organic manure. (c) Animal excreta, cow dung urine and plant wastes.
3. Give two examples of each.

(a) Kharif crop

(b) Rabi crop

Solution:

Kharif crops- Paddy and maize

Rabi crops- Wheat and Pea

Q. Choose the correct answer

 1. What is the process of loosening of the soil called?

(a) tilling
(b) harvesting
(c) spraying
(d) weeding

Ans. (a) Tilting

2.  Which is a pesticide from the following?

(a) 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

(b) Malathion
(c) Metolachlor
(d) Chloroform

Ans. (a) 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid       

  3. What is the seed drill used for?

(a) harvesting
(b) sowing
(c) weeding
(d) cleaning the seed

Ans. (b) sowing     

4. The instrument used for spraying weedicides is ____

(a) Cultivator
(b) Plough
(c) Sprayer
(d) Combine

Ans. (c) Sprayer

 History

Q1- Goddess _____ was a symbol of British power in India.

A) Victoria
B) Athena
C) Britannia
D) Elizabeth

Q2- ______ was the first Governor General of India.

A) Lord Dalhousie
B) Lord Canning
C) Warren Hastings
D) Robert Clive

Q3- “A History of British India” was written by

A) Nicholas Louis
B) Clive Loyd
C) James Mill
D) John Henry

Q4- According to Mills, all ____ societies were of lower level.

A) African
B) Asian
C) European
D) American
Q5- National Museum is located at ________

A) Delhi
B) Kolkata
C) Madras
D) Shimla

Q6- British introduced practise of ______ to know about rural

topography.

A) judiciary
B) revenue collection
C) surveying
D) mapping

Q7- _______ came up in the 1920s to store important documents.

A) Victoria Memorial
B) Parliamentary House
C) National Archieve of India
D) Settlements

Q8- British documents were carefully copied by ____ during the

18th century.

A) writer
B) calligraphists
C) military personal
D) journalists

Q9- An important source regarding dates is _____ of British

administration.

A) rule
B) official records
C) judiciary
 D) brutuality

Q10- According to Mills, ____ rule was capable of civilising

Indian society.

A) Hindu
B) Muslim
C) British
D) French
 
Answer key
 
Q. No. Answer

1 C

2 C

3 C

4 B

5 B

6 C

7 C

8 B

9 B

10 C

Q. FILL IN THE BLANKS

i. Census operations were held every ten years.

ii. British established specialised institutions
like archives and museums were also established to preserve important
records.
iii.         More than 2000 policemen refused to take food during police strike in

Delhi in 1946.
              iv.        The periodisation of Indian history given by James Mill came to be
widely accepted.
                           v.        History is certainly about changes that occur over time.
 
Q2. True/False
               i.        James Mill divided Indian history into three periods – Hindu, Muslim,
Christian. False
ii.        The practice of surveying also became common under the colonial
                          

administration. True
              iii.        Official documents help us understand what the people of the
country think. False
iv.        The British thought surveys were important for effective
                        

administration. True
              v.        By the early nineteenth century detailed surveys were being carried
out to map the entire country. True
 GEOGRAPHY

Coal and Petroleum MCQs

1. What is the primary source of minerals in the soil?

a) Plants

b) Animals

c) Parent rock

d) All of the above

Answer: c

2. Which of the following is not a petroleum product?

a) Kerosene

b) Beeswax

c) Pitch black

d) None of the above

Answer: b

3. Which of the following is the purest form of carbon?

a) Coal gas

b) Coal tar

c) Coke

d) None of the above

Answer: c

4. Which of the following is used to manufacture steel?

a) Coke

b) Coal gas

c) Coal tar

d) All of the above

Answer: a

5. Petroleum is a _______ solution.

a) Liquid-liquid

b) Gas-gas

c) Liquid-gas
d) All of the above

Answer: a

6. What is the source of coal formation?

a) Plants

b) Animals

c) Both plants and animals

d) None of the above

Answer: a

7. Which of the following is the characteristic of exhaustible natural resources?

a) They are unlimited

b) They are limited

c) They are not dependent on nature

d) All of the above

Answer: b

8. What is the primary element of liquified petroleum gas and compressed natural gas?

a) Butane and hexane

b) Methane and hexane

c) Methane and butane

d) All of the above

Answer: c

9. Which of the following is not a natural resource?

a) Sunlight

b) Water

c) Plastic

d) None of the above

Answer: c

10. LPG is the abbreviation of ________.

a) Liquified petroleum gas

b) Low petroleum gas

c) Liquid pressure gas

d) None of the above

Answer: a

11. CNG is the abbreviation of ________.

a) Compressed natural gas

b) Compress natural gas

c) Compress national gas

d) None of the above

Answer: a

12. What is the common name of petroleum?

a) Blue gold

b) Yellow gold

c) Black gold

d) None of the above

Answer: c

 4. Fill in the blanks.

(a) Fossil fuels are  ____________,  ____________, and ____________ .

(b) Process of separation of different constituents from petroleum is called _____________ .

(c) Least polluting fuel for a vehicle is ______________ .

Solution:

(a) Fossil fuels Coal, Petroleum, and natural gas.

(b) Process of separation of different constituents from petroleum is called refining.

(c) Least polluting fuel for a vehicle is Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).

5. Tick True/False against the following statements.

(a) Fossil fuels can be made in the laboratory. (T/F)

(b) CNG is more polluting fuel than petrol. (T/F)

(c) Coke is the almost pure form of carbon. (T/F)

(d) Coal tar is a mixture of various substances. (T/F)

(e) Kerosene is not a fossil fuel. (T/F)

Solution:

a) False

b) False

c) True

d) True

e) False
Q. Name the petroleum product used for surfacing of roads.
Soln:

Bitumen.