Class 8 Science Lesson 1 Inside Question and Answer NCERT & CBSE Board Here in this post. NCERT Class 8 Science Textbook Lesson 1 Inside Questions.
- Grade: VIII
- Lesson 1 Crop Production and Management
Q.1 Fill in the blanks.
(1) The cutting of crop after it is mature is called ——–
Ans- Harvesting
(2) The supply of water to crops at regular intervals is called——-
Ans- Irrigation
(3) The crops which are sown in the rainy season are called—–
Ans- Kharif crops
(4) The crops which are sown in winter season are called——
Ans- Rabi crops.
2 very short answer
(1) What is crop? Give examples .
Ans- when plants of the same kind are cultivated at one place on a large scale it is called a crop. Example- crop of wheat, jawar, barli etc.
(2) What are the two types of crops?
Ans – there are two types of crops like kharif crops and Rabi crops.
(3) Give any two names of agricultural practices.
Ans- there are various agricultural practices like preparation of soil, sowing, irrigation and harvesting etc.
(4) What is ploughing?
Ans- the process of loosening and turning of the soil is called tilling or ploughing.
(5) What is irrigation? Give names of sources of water for irrigation.
Ans- the supply of water to crops at regular intervals is called irrigation. Sources of –irrrigation are wells, tubewells, ponds, lakes, rivers, dams and canals.
