Goa Board Class 10 Question Paper Mar 2019 Agricuture Paddy Cultivation NSQF

2019 IV 16 0930 Seat No.

Time : 1½ Hours AGRICULTURE (PADDY CULTIVATION)

Subject Code (NSQF)

S 0 8 1

Total No. of Questions : 3 (Printed Pages : 7) Maximum Marks : 30

INSTRUCTIONS : (i) Answer each question on a fresh page.

(ii) Write the question number and sub-question number

clearly.

(iii) All questions are compulsory.

(iv) Figures to the right indicate full marks.

1. (A) Choose and write the correct alternative from the options given

below : ½×6=3

(i) Cereals are rich in ......................... .

(a) Carbohydrates

(b) Oil

(c) Protein

(d) None of the above

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(ii) .................................... is a primary nutrient.

(a) Calcium

(b) Magnesium

(c) Sulphur

(d) Potassium

(iii) First insecticide 'DDT' was developed by .................... .

(a) Jethro Tull

(b) Paul Muller

(c) Gregor Mendel

(d) Louis Pasteur

(iv) Richel Carson wrote a book named ......................... .

(a) Noisy spring

(b) Horse hoeing husbandry

(c) Silent spring

(d) Roses of lndia

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(v) Manipulation of agronomic practices for reducing or avoiding

pest damage to the crop is known as .......................... control

method.

(a) Mechanical

(b) Cultural

(c) Biological

(d) Chemical.

(vi) Which of the following is a trap crop ?

(a) Marigold

(b) Jasmine

(c) Dahlia

(d) All of the above

(B) Answer the following questions in one sentence each : 1×3=3

(i) What is soil solarisation ?

(ii) Who is Predator ?

(iii) What do you mean by fumigation ?

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(C) Answer the following questions in two sentences : 2×2=4

(i) What are the preventive methods of weed control ? (Any four)

(ii) What do you mean by drainage and state its importance ?

2. (A) Choose and write the correct alternative from the options given

below : ½×6=3

(i) Drip irrigation is also known as ............................ irrigation.

(a) Trickle

(b) Sprinkler

(c) Overhead

(d) Furrow

(ii) Supply of nutrient to crops through irrigation water is

called .................. .

(a) Fertilization

(b) Fusion

(c) Fertigation

(d) Fuming

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(iii) .............................. is considered to be poor man’s cow.

(a) Buffalo

(b) Sheep

(c) Goat

(d) Yak

(iv) ............................. is the process of cutting fodder into small pieces.

(a) Soaking

(b) Grinding

(c) Chaffing

(d) Alkali treatment

(v) Rice belongs to the .................................. family.

(a) Leguminosae

(b) Poaceae

(c) Fabaceae

(d) Asteraceae

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(vi) ........................... develops and grows into roots.

(a) Coleoptile

(b) Plumule

(c) Seed coat

(d) Radicle

(B) Answer the following questions in one line : 1×3=3

(i) What is Micro Irrigation ?

(ii) What is Pressure Gauge in micro irrigation system ?

(iii) What do you mean by disease in animals ?

(C) Answer the following questions in two sentences : 2×2=4

(i) What are the safety measures to be taken to make farm safer

place to work ?

(ii) What are the benefits of good quality seeds ?

3. (A) Answer the following : 1×3=3

(i) What are the characteristics of ketosis ?

(ii) What is Green Manure ?

(iii) Name any two Biofertilizers used in Paddy field.

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(B) Answer the following questions : 2×2=4

(i) Explain the following methods of animal identification :

(a) Tattooing

(b) Ear tagging

(c) Branding

(d) Ear notching

(ii) State the preventive measures for control of bacterial and viral

diseases in farm animals.

(C) Answer the following question : 1×3=3

Explain the process of converting raw seeds to finally tagged seeds

yield with the help of flow diagram.

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