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1. 1.

   Choose and write the correct answer (MCQ) :

   1. Jersey is a breed of __________ :
      1. horses
      2. cows
      3. buffaloes
      4. goats
   2. _____________ is a kharif crop.
      1. mustard
      2. gram
      3. wheat
      4. bajra
   3. Animal husbandry deals with __________ :
      1. poultry
      2. fisheries
      3. apiculture
      4. all domestic animals
   4. The crops that are harvested by March and April are __________ :
      1. rabi crops 
      2. medicinal crops
      3. kharif crops
      4. fibre crops
   5. Large scale watering of plants is called ___________ :
      1. winnowing 
      2. transportation 
      3. irrigation 
      4. germination 
   6. Separating the gains from chaff is called ___________ :
      1. threshing 
      2. harvesting
      3. hybridization
      4. winnowing
   7. Among animal foods,the richest source of proteins are ____________ :
      1. chickens
      2. milk
      3. eggs
      4. fish
   8. Ploughing, levelling and manuring are the steps of ___________ :
      1. preparation of soil
      2. irrigation
      3. sowing
      4. weeding
2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks 

   1. Cross- breeding of plants to produce new varieties is called ____________ .
   2. The ___________ and ___________ disease is caused by a virus in cattle.
   3. The rainy season crops are called ___________ .
   4. Maize is a ___________ crop.
   5. Hybridization involves ____________ breeding of different varieties of crops.
   6. ___________ is the elimination of undesirable plant from a field.
   7. ___________ is the process of sowing of seeds by hand or by using a seed drill.
3. 3.

   Match the column A with column B :

   A	B
   1. Harrow	a. killing undersirable plants
   2. Sowing	b. weeding
   3. Sickle	c. digging and turning the soil
   4. Weeding	d. harvesting
   5. Ploughing	e. seed drill

    

4. 4.

   Name the tool used for sowing seeds.
5. 5.

   Difine hybridization.
6. 6.

   Give two examples each of rabi crops and kharif crops.