P6 7th Grade Post Test

1. Growing of crops and rearing of animals is known as

• a. Namadism

• b. Mining

• c. Horticulture

• d. Agriculture

2. ____________ is a method used to control the wastage of water while farming.

• a. Drip irrigation

• b. Drip rotation

• c. Crop irrigation

• d. Crop rotation

3. ________ is the staple food of our country India.

• a) Sugar Cane

• b) Rice

• c) Maize

• d) Wheat

4. Planting seeds in a ploughed land is know as ____________

• a) Sown

• b) Seeing

• c) Sewing

• d) Sowing

5. Man learnt ...... by understanding nature.

• a) Agriculture

• b) Eating

• c) Food

1. Can we grow enough food to become self-sufficient enough to stop buying it at the store?

• a. No

• b. Yes

Agriculture is best defined as

• a. the hunting and gathering

• b. using technology to increase production

• c. the cultivation of plants/ domesticating animals

• d. the altering genetic material of plants

8. What type of farming is practiced to produce food for sale off the farm?

• a. Subsistence

• b. Commercial

• c. Seed

• d. Vegetative

9. Name the process of farming to produce food, animal feed and fibre.

• a. Rearing

• b. Agriculture

• c. Planting

• d. Horticulture

10. Rice, wheat, maize, millets and pulses are classified as _________.

• a) Fibre Crops

• b) Food Crops

• c) Cash Crops

• d) Beverage Crops