Holiday+Homework+Grade+8

= = = Holiday Homework for __Grade 8__ = = = = Homework to be submitted by 9 pm on 24th April, 2011 =

Read the Chapter 1. - Crop production and Management

From page no. 13 to 16 (till 'Applying fertilizers') and answer the following questions :-

Que. 1) True or false: (i) Only growing of plants for food and other useful products is called agriculture -  (ii) Plants of the same kind grown on a large scale for food, clothing etc are called crop -  (iii) Cereals, pulses, fruits and vegetables are all example of crops -  (iv) Rice and cotton are planted in November and harvested in April -  (v) Wheat, pea and gram are Rabi crops -  (vi) Soil preparation is the first step in process of agricultural practices -  (vii) Tilling allows the roots to reach deeper in the soil -  (viii) Plough is the example of agricultural implement -  (ix) Farmers apply fertilizers before levelling -  (x) Humus is a chemical fertilizer -

Que. 2) What are 'Crops' ? Que. 3) Give two examples of each of the followings:- (a) Cereals (b) Pulses (c) Fruits (d) Vegetables Que. 4) Differences between Rabi crop and Kharif Crop. Que. 5) What do you mean by 'Ploughing' and state its importance. Que. 6) Name some animals which were used for ploughing ? Que. 7) Differences between Chemical fertilizers and Natural fertilizers.

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