Goa Board Class 10 Question Paper Mar 2019 Home Vegitable Gardens CWSN

2019 IV 20 0930 Seat No.

Time : 2 Hours HOME VEGETABLE GARDENS

(For Children With Special Needs)

Subject Code

S 0 7 1

Total No. of Questions : 7 (Printed Pages : 8) Maximum Marks : 40

INSTRUCTIONS : (i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) The answers are to be entered in the space provided on the
question paper.
(iii) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
1. (A) Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the brackets :

(i) All the following can be used for composting
except ............................................... .
(Vegetable peels, dry leaves, paper, plastic bag) ½
(ii) The most common worms used for vermicomposting
are ................................................ .
(ground worm, red worm, roundworm) ½
(B) Look at the picture and answer the questions :
(i) What is this called ? 1

..........................................................

(ii) Give one advantage of using this

as a medium to grow

vegetables ? 1

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(C) The picture shows continuous harvest.

(i) What is meant by continuous harvest ? 1

(ii) How does one ensure a continuous harvest ? (1 point) 1

(iii) Name a container for growing vegetables that is UV
treated ? 1
2. (A) Look at the picture and answer the questions :
Tick the correct one.
(a) The vegetable is a : ½

(i) root vegetable

(ii) fruit vegetable

(iii) flower vegetable.

(b) The vegetable grows
best in : ½

(i) summer

(ii) winter

(iii) monsoon

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(B) (i) Why should compost pits be generally kept covered with a wire

mesh ? 1

(ii) What is the function of the broken brick layer in

vermicomposting ? 1

(C) (i) Name one climber. 1

(ii) What is meant by modified parts of a plant ? 1

(iii) Name one winter vegetable. 1

3. (A) Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the brackets :

(i) Ladyfinger seeds are sowed by ................................................... .

(broadcasting, Line or Row Sowing, dibbling) ½

(ii) Seedlings are ready to be transplanted ........................................ .

(after one week, when the first leaf appears, when they

have 3-4 leaves) ½

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(B) Seeds are most important part of plant to grow vegetables.
Look at the picture and answer the questions :

(i) Name the method of seed sowing ? 1

(ii) Which seeds are sown by these methods ? 1

(C) Identify the vegetable seed and method to sow it.

(i) Vegetable seed .............................................................................. . 1

(ii) Method to sow .............................................................................. . 1
(iii) A good medium is very important for sowing of seeds.
What is a good growing medium for sowing seeds ? 1

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4. (A) Match the symptom to the picture. Choose the symptom from the
words in the bracket : 1
(deformed leaves, discoloration, wilting mottling)

(a) (b)

(a) .......................................................................................................................

(b) .......................................................................................................................
(B) Look at the picture and answer the questions :

(a) Name this insect. 1

(b) Why should you encourage this insect to live in your
garden ? 1

(C) Look at the picture and answer the questions :
(1) Tick the correct one.

(a) The vegetable is a : ½

(i) stem vegetable

(ii) flower vegetable

(iii) fruit vegetable

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(b) This vegetable is grown : ½
(i) Only in winter
(ii) Only in summer
(iii) Throughout the year
(2) Name the above vegetable : 1

(3) How will we know when this vegetable is ready for
harvesting ? 1

5. (A) Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the brackets :
(i) Spacing when planting green coriander seeds should be
around ......................................................... . ½
(1 meter, 50 cm, 5 cm)
(ii) Which of the following spices gives a spicy taste to food ?
......................................................... . ½
(mint, green coriander, green chilli)
(B) Pest control is very important in order to get better vegetable yield.
Look at the picture given below, name the methods of pest
control. 2

(a) .......................................................................................................................

(b) .......................................................................................................................
(C) Plant disorder and diseases are very common.
(1) How can we treat fungal diseases in plants ? 1

(2) Name a biofertiliser that is gaining popularity these days. 1

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(3) The picture shows leaf spots :

(i) What are these leaf spots

caused by ? 1

...................................................
6. (A) Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the brackets :
(1) For healthy bones and teeth we need to have ............................
in our diet. ½
(Iron, Calcium, Vitamin C)
(2) Deficiency of Vitamin A causes ........................................ diseases. ½
(Anemia, blindness, goiter)
(B) Look at the picture and answer the questions.

(i) Name the vegetable. 1

(ii) State one health benefit of this vegetable. 1

(C) Spices and herbs are important additives to the food that we eat :
Look at the picture and answer the question.

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(1) Tick the correct answer.
(a) It is propagated from : ½
(i) Seed
(ii) Cutting
(iii) Rhizome
(b) The plant grows in : ½
(i) full sun
(ii) shade
(iii) both sun and shade
(2) Name the above spice : 1

(3) State one health benefit of this spice : 1

7. (A) Draw a neat diagram showing a plant in pot. 2

(B) Draw a neat diagram of a brinjal. 2

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