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humus in soil
The nutrient rich soil comes up and nutrients absorbed by plants
Proper mixing of manure in the soil
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Ans. Loosened soil has enough air pores in which air is trapped. That is why roots breathe easily.
8. Draw neat and labelled diagram of plough and hoe.
Ans. See the diagram of 1.1a and 1.1b of text book.
9. Give uses of hoe, plough and cultivator.
Ans. Uses of Hoe- (i) to remove weeds (ii) loosening soil
Uses of Plough- (i) tilling the soil (ii) adding fertilisers to crop (iii) removing weeds
11. Write one method to separate healthy seeds from damaged one.
Ans. A beaker is taken filled half of it with water.
A handful of seeds put in it and stirred well.
The seeds which float on water are damaged one. They are hollow and are thus lighter.
The healthier being heavier sink and are separated.
12. What are the advantages of using (i) cultivator (ii) seed drill?
Ans. Cultivator- saves time and labour.
Seed drill- (i) Sows seeds uniformly at proper distances and depths. (ii) Seeds get
covered by soil after sowing and are not wasted. (iii) Saves time and labour.
13. Why should appropriate distance between seeds to be maintained while sowing?
Ans. Avoid overcrowding of plants.
Plants get sufficient sunlight, nutrients and water.
15. Give the adverse effect of growing crops after crops in the same field.
Ans. Loss of nutrients from the crop field.
Poor plants growth.
Less yield.
by microbes.
The decomposition product is manure.
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animal waste
2.Prepared in fields 2.Prepared in factories
3.Provides humus to soil 3.Does not provide humus
4.Rich in plant nutrient 4.Less rich in plant nutrient
18. What are the adverse effects of excessive use of fertilisers?
Ans. soil becomes less fertile
pollute water
19. Explain crop rotation, what for this method is followed by farmers?
Ans. Growing various types of crops one after another in a field is called crop rotation,. The
selection of crops mainly a leguminous crop alternates with a nonleguminous one. It helps
replenishment of the soil with nitrogen.
20. Why organic manure is considered better than fertiliser?
Ans. Enhances water holding capacity of soil.
Makes soil porous due to which exchange of gases become easy.
Increases number of friendly microbes.
Improves texture of soil.
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cutting the crop plants close to the ground or pulling the crop plants.
Threshing- separation of grains from chaff is called threshing.
winnowing- separation of grains from chaff by the help of wind is called winnowing.
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Ans. Grains are dried properly to reduce the moisture content, so that insects and microbes cannot
infect easily.
42. Name some storage devices.
Ans. Small scale- jute bags, metallic cans.
Large scale- silos, granaries.
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