Bio - 9th - Revision Assignment Improvement in Food Resources (Final)
Bio - 9th - Revision Assignment Improvement in Food Resources (Final)
Biology IX
Topic: Improvement in Food Resources
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29. Name two indigenous and two exotic breeds of popularity. Write a note on egg
production and broiler production.
30. Name the various types of fisheries. Write a note on culture fishery.
31. Describe the technique of fish seed production and its transport.
32. Write a note on bee keeping.
33. Name two exotic breeds of cow.
34. Name the components of cattle feed.
35. Name a disease which can spread from cattle to humans.
36. What are broilers?
37. When do the layers begin laying eggs?
38. Name two viral diseases of chicken.
39. Which vitamins occur in abundance in fish liver oil?
40. What for is bee venom used?
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41. When both crops and livestock are raised on the same farm, it is known as
(A) Mixed farming (B) Mixed cropping
(C) Inter cropping (D) Crop rotation.
42. The technique of growing two or more different crops together in the same field
is known is
(A) Mixed cropping (B) Mixed farming
(C) Inter-cropping (D) Crop rotation
43. Which of the following is not the advantage of intercropping?
(A) It saves time and labour
(B) Frame s can harvest and thresh both crops separately
(C) Farmer cannot apply fertilizer as per need of the individual crop
(D) Farmer can apply pesticides as per need of the crop
44. Rotation of crops helps in
(A) Attaching insects
(B) Altering chemical nature of soil
(C) Improving soil fertility
(D) Proliferating weed
45. Rhizobium is present in
(A) Soil (B) Root nodules of legumes
(C) Stem nodules (D) Tumours of leaf
46. The process of cross breeding two different varieties of crop plants each having a
desired characteristic, is known as
(A) Selection (B) Hybridization
(C) Crossing (D) Introduction
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47. Milk does not provide
(A) Vitamins A and D (B) Mine s like phosphorus and calcium
(C) Iron (D) Carbohydrates, proteins and fats
48. Which of the following is incorrect for green manure?
(A) It supplies organic matter (B) It sup lies nitrogen
(C) It prevents soil erosion (D) It allows leaching
49. Which of the following statements is incorrect about fertilizer?
(A) It is nutrient specific (B) It is water insoluble
(C) It is readily absorbed by the plant (D) It is compact and easy to transport
50. Sustainable agriculture involves
(A) Mixed cropping (B) Crop rotation
(C) Mixed farming (D) All of the above
51. Which one of the following is not an exotic breed of cow?
(A) Jersey (B) Holstein-Friesian
(C) Sahiwal (D) Brown Swiss.
52. Which one of the following is a leguminous green fodder commonly available in
winter?
(A) Cowpea (B) Berseem and lucerne
(C) Elephant grass (D) Rice and Jowar
53. The poultry birds groomed for obtaining meat are called
(A) Layers (B) Broilers
(C) Pork (D) Growers
54. Which one of the following is micro-nutrient ?
(A) Phosphorus (B) Potassium
(C) Nitrogen (D) Boron
55. The principal cereal crop of India is
(A) Wheat (B) Rice
(C) Maize (D) Sorghum
56. Which one is an oil yeilding plant among the following?
(A) Lentil (B) Sunflower
(C) Cauliflower (D) Hibiscus
57. Which one is not a source of carbohydrate?
(A) Rice (B) Millets
(C) Sorghum (0) Gram
58. Find out the wrong statement from the following:
(A) White revolution is meant for increase in milk production
(B) Blue revolution is meant for increase in fish production
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(C) Increasing food production without compromising with environmental quality
is called as sustainable agriculture
(D) None of the above.
59. To solve the food problem of the country, which among the following is necessary?
(A) Increased production and storage of food grains
(B) Easy access of people to the food grain
(C) People should have money to purchase the grains
(D) All of the above.
60. Find out the correct sentence
(i) Hybridisation means crossing between genetically dissimilar plants
(ii) Cross between two varieties is called as inter-specific hybridisation
(iii) Introducing genes of desired character into a plant gives genetically modified
crop
(iv) Cross between plants of two species is called as inter varietal hybridisation.
(A) (i) and (iii) (B) (ii) and (iv)
(C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (iii) and (iv)
61. Weeds affect the crop plants by
(A) Killing of plants in field before they grow
(B) Dominating the plants to grow
(C) Competing for various resources of crops (plants) causing low availability of
nutrients
(D) All of the above.
62. Which one of the following species of honey bee is an Italian species ?
(A) Apis dorsata (B) Apis florae
(C) Apis cerana indica (D) Apis mellifera
63. Find out the correct sentence about manure
(i) Manure contains large quantities of organic matter and small quantities of
nutrients
(ii) It increases the water holding capacity of sandy soil Practical Skills Based
(iii) It helps in draining out of excess of water from clayey soil.
(iv) Its excessive use pollutes environment because it is made of animal excretory
waste.
(A) (i) and (iii) (B) (i) and (ii)
(C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (iii) and (iv)
64. Cattle husbandry is done for the following purposes
(i) Milk Production (ii) Agricultural work
(iii) Meat production (iv) Egg production
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) (B) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
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(C) (iii) and (iv) (D) (i) and (iv)
65. Which of the following are Indian cattle?
(i) Bos indicus (ii) Bos domestica
(iii) Bos bubalis (iv) Bos vulgaris
(A) (i) and (iii) (B) (i) and (ii)
(C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (iii) and (iv)
66. Which of the following are exotic breeds ?
(i) Brawn (ii) Jersey
(iii) Brown Swiss (iv) Jersey Swiss
(A) (i) and (iii) (B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (i) and (iv) (D) (ii) and (iv)
67. Poultry farming is undertaken to raise following
(i) Egg production (ii) Feather production
(iii) Chicken meat (iv) Milk production
(A) (i) and (iii) (B) (i) and (ii)
(C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (iii) and (iv)
68. Poultry fowl are susceptible to the following pathogens
(A) Viruses (B) Bacteria
(C) Fungi (D) All of the above
69. Which one of the following fishes is a surface feeder?
(A) Rohus (B) Mrigals
(C) Common carps (D) Caclas
70. Animal husbandry is the scientific management of
(i) Animal breeding (ii) Culture of animals
(iii) Animal livestock (iv) Rearing of animals
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) (B) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(C) (i), (ii) and (iv) (D) (i), (iii) and (iv)
71. Which one of the following nutrients is not available in fertilizers ?
(A) Nitrogen (B) Phosphorus
(C) Iron (D) Potassium
72. Preventive and control measures adopted for the storage of grains include
(A) Strict cleaning (B) Proper disjoining
(C) Fumigation (D) All of the above
73. Iodine is used to detect
(A) Sugar (B) Honey
(C) Starch (D) Cellulose (CCE 2010)
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74. Rise is crushed and a solution made of it. A student poured a drop of iodine
solution in small quantity of rice solution. Another student poured a drop of rice
solution in iodine solution.
(A) Solution of the first boy turned blue black but that of the other didn't.
(B) Solution of the second boy turned blue-black but that of the first did not.
(C) No change in colour of the two solutions
(D) Both the solutions turned blue-black. (CCE 2010)
75. Arun, Deepa, Umaand Priyawere asked to select a plant material which would
not give blue-black colour with iodine solution.
Who did not select the right material ?
(A) Arun selected Maize grains (B) Deepa selected Wheat grains
(C) Uma selected Groundnut seeds (D) Priya selected Potato.
(CCE 2010, 2011)
76. Students were instructed to add a few drops of iodine solution to each of the
following samples
(a) (b)
Sugar Powder Cooked Rice
(a) (b)
The contents turned blue-black in
(c) (d)
Barley Powder Baking Soda
(c) (d)
(A) only a and b (B) b and c
(C) c and d (D) d and a (CCE 2010)
77. Which of the following will turn blue-black when iodine solution is poured over it
(A) Sugar (B) Butter
(C) Potatoextract (D) Boiled egg white (CCE201O)
78. Students were instructed to add a few drops of iodine in each of the following
samples
(a) (b)
Baking Soda Wheat Powder
(a) (b)
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The contents turned blue-black in
(c) (d)
Lime Powder Cooked Potato
(c) (d)
(A) a and b (B) b and c
(C) b and d (D) d and a (CCE 2010,2011)
79. Filtrate of a food product is taken in four test tubes. Starch is indicated if
blue-black colour develops on addition of
(A) Sulphuric acid (B) Iodine solution
(C) Chlorine solution (D) Sodium hydroxide (CCE2010)
80. A sample of milk was treated with a few drops of iodine solution. The milk sample
developed blue colour. This shows the presence of which impurity
(A) Water (B) Starch
(C) Metanil yellow Cooked Potato (D) None of the above.
(CCE 2010, 2011)
81. If you are asked to test the presence of starch in a sample, you would add a few
drops of
(A) Methylene blue (B) Iodine
(C) Safranin (D) Glycerin (CCE 2011)
82. Meena was trying to test the presence of starch in potato tuber. She forgot the
regent with which starch gives blue colour. Help her to select the Correct reagent
from the following
(A) Safranin (B) Methylene blue
(C) Iodine (D) Eosine (CCE2011)
83. A student on adding a solution 'X' to rice extract, observed the conversion of
colour of solution to blue-black. Identify the compound 'X'
(A) Bromine solution (B) Iodine solution
(C) Distilled water (D) Salt solution (CCE 2011)
84. When iodine solution is added to following four samples of food I, II, III and Iv; the
samples which turn blue-black are (I) Boiled rice (II) Crushed potato (Ill) Boiled
arhar dal (IV) Powdered arhar dal
(A) I, IT (B) I, n, III
(C) I, II, IV (D) I, Ill, IV (CCE 2011)
85. The food sample ideal for starch test is
(A) Dal (B) Mustard
(C) Rice (D) Sugar (CCE 2011)
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86. Vipin was opening a bottle of tincture of iodine. Some iodine fell on his yellow
cotton shirt and white table cloth/handkerchief. The stain on table cloth/
handkerchief was yellow brown while that of shirt was blue-black. The most
plausible reason for this is that
(A) Shirt was dyed with metanil yellow
(B) Shirt was starched after washing.
(C) Table cloth/handkerchief was starched but not the shirt.
(D) Shirt had some residual soap on it. (CCE 2011)
87. To observe starch granules in potato under a microscope, freshly cut surface of
Potato was pressed on a slide. The stain that will show starch granules clearly is
(A) Methylene blue (B) Iodine
(C) Saftanin (D) Eosine (CCE 2011)
88. On the laboratory table were placed four watch glasses with labels a, b, c and d.
Watch glass a had chalk powder, b and sago powder, c had common salt and d
had powdered sugar. On adding two drops of iodine to the contents of each watch
glass the one turning blue-black will be (CCE 2011)
(A) a (B) b
(c) c (D) d
89. Chirag added 1 or 2 drops of iodine to three test tubes a, b and c containing 2 ml
of food sample. A dark blue-black colour appeared in test tubes a and b.The
correct order of food samples taken in the two test tubes a and b is
(A) Rice, dal, Potato (B) Rice, Potato, dal
(C) Potato, dal, Rice (D) Rice, dal, dal. (CCE 2011)
90. Find out correct sequence of operation for testing presence of starch in rice
(1) Put a few grains of rice in a test tube
(2) Add a few drops of iodine solution
(3) Add water to the test tube containing rice
(4) Boil the rice and filter the contents
(A) 1,2,3,4 (B) 1,3,4,2
(C) 1,3,2,4 (D) 1,2,4,3 (CCE 2011)
91. The appearance of blue-black colour on adding iodine solution to a given sample
of corn flour confirms the presence of
(A) Argemone oil in cornflour (B) Starch in cornflour
(C) Glucose in cornflour (D) Metanil yellow in cornflour.
(CCE 2011)
92. Which one will not give blue-black colour on addition of iodine?
(A) Rice (B) Sugar
(C) Wheat (D) Potato. (CCE 2011)
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93. Which of the under mentioned groups of food items will not turn blue black when
treated with iodine solution (CCE 2011)
(A) Rice, Potato, Bread
(B) Bread, Wheat, Corn flour
(C) Rice water, Boiled Potato, Corn starch
(D) Dal, Fish, Meat.
94. Presence of metanil yellow is tested with the help of
(A) Ammonia (B) HCI
(C) Potassium dichromate (D) Soda
95. WithHCI metanil yellow is changed into
(A) Pinkcolour (B) Bluecolour
(C) Green colour (D) Red colour (CCE 2010,2011)
96. Govind wanted to test the adulteration of tur (arhar) dal. He washed a few grains
of dal with water which turned yellow. He then added a few drops of HCI. The
yellow water turned pink /magenta in colour. This showed that the dal was
adulterated with (CCE 2010, 2011)
(A) Metanil yellow (B) Metanil orange
(C) Methyl yellow (D) Methylene yellow
97. The proper procedure to check adulteration of dal with metanil yellow is to boil
the cooked dal with
(A) HCI and observe the colour change to pink
(B) H2S04 to observe the colour change to blue-black
(C) HNO3 to observe the colour change to violet
(D) HNO3 to observe the colour change to black
98. A sample of dal was taken in a boiling tube. 2 ml of water was added and heated.
A few drops of HCl was added. The sample changed colour to pink. It is because
dal had been adulterated with (CCE 2010, 2011)
(A) Turmeric powder (B) Rangoli powder
(C) Potassium dichromate (D) Metanil yellow.
99. Deepak washed a few grains of tur dal in water. The water became yellow. He
then added a few drops of HCl to the same test tube. The water turned pink in
colour. From the above test, Deepak concluded that tur dal contains.
(A) Proteins (B) Starch
(C) Turmeric (D) Metanil Yellow. (CCE 2011)
100. Meena purchased a packet of Arhar dal from a store. For testing the presence of
metanil yellow in dal, she should use
(A) NaCl (B) Iodine solution
(C) HCl (D) Safranin (CCE 2011)
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101. Meanil yellow, an adulterant used in Arhar dal is basically
(A) An acid used in toilet cleaner
(B) An inorganic dye used in leather, paper and texcile industries
(C) A detergent used as washing powder
(D) Yellow painted small stone pieces. (CCE 2011)
102. Arhar dal becomes dark yellow due to adulterant
(A) Metanil yellow (B) Turmeric
(C) Itching yellow (D) Malachite green (CCE 2011)
103. Follwwing are five steps for testing metanil yellow in Arhar dal.
(i) Make powder of 5 g of Arhar dal (ii) Put dal powder in a test tube (iii) Add 2-4
drops of cone. HCl and observe the changes in colour (iv) Filter the content and
keep the filtrate separately (v) Add 10 ml of water and shake it well. The correct
sequence is
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) (B) (i), (iv), (v), (ii) and (iii)
(C) (i), (iii), (iv), (v), (i) (D) (i), (ii), (v), (iv), (iii). (CCE 2011)
104. Samples of Arhar dal were taken in four test tubes with some water in each and
labelled P, Q, R and S. A few drops of the following were added to the test tubes:
distilled water to P, HCl to Q, NaOH to R and alcohal to S. We should be able to
confirm adulteration of the dal with metanil yellow in test tube
(A) P (B) Q
(C) R (D) S (CCE 2011)
105. The following statements describe the steps to detect the presence of metanil
yellow in dal. One of the four statements correct :
(A) Take 2 ml of food extract
(B) Grind 3-5 g of dal and prepare solution
(C) Add 2-4 drops of concentrated sulphuric acid
(D) Filter the contents and collect the filtrate. The incorrect statement is
(A) d (B) a
(C) c (D) b (CCE 2011)
106. Metanil yellow is an adulterant of
(A) Cereals (B) Milk products
(C) Turmeric powder (D) Pulses (CCE 2011)
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Some Activity Based Questions
107. During heavy rains in a village, the rain water carried away excess of nitrogenous
compounds present in the soil to a pond. How will it affect the growth of algae
and phytoplankton in the pond?
108. Name two good fumigants.
109. How do moisture and temperature affect the life of food materials?
110. State one indicator each for infestation by insects and rodents in stored food
grains. Describe one method each for controlling the population of insects and
rodents.
111. Which one of the following is not a part of the biotic environment—
Man, air, trees, insects?
112. Why is chemical method of controlling pests not considered good?
113. “If we excessively use pesticides to safeguard the crop from blight, it may cause
long term damage to the mankind.” Justify the statement.
114. Why are kharif crops more susceptible to infestation than the rabi crops?
115. Give one example each of where fumigation and spraying is more suitable.
116. Name two types of leguminous fodder which are relished by the cattle.
117. Name two varieties of Indian fishes.
118. Explain the term : varietal improvement.
119. What is meant by mixed farming? What are its advantages?
120. Which one of the following crops would require a minimum quantity of NPK or
urea for its proper growth:
Paddy, Peas, Wheat, Sugarcane?
121. What do we get from cereals, pulses, fruits and vegetables?
107. How do biotic and abiotic factors adversely affect crop production?
107. What are the desirable agronomic characteristics for crop improvement?
107. What are macronutrients and why are they called macronutrients?
107. How do plants get nutrients?
107. Compare the use of mansure and fertilizers in maintaining soil fertility.
107. Which of the following conditions will give the most benefits? Why?
107. Why should preventive measures and biological control methods are preferred
for protecting crops?
107. What factors may be responsible for huge losses during storage?
107. Which methods is commonly used for improving the cattle breeds and whay?
107. Discuss the implications of the following statement “It is interesting to note that
poultry is India’s most efficient converter of low fiber food stuff (which is unfit for
human consumption) into highly nutritious animal protein food.”
107. What management practices are common in dairy and poultry farming?
107. What is the difference between broilers and layers and in their management?
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107. How are fishes obtained?
107. What are the advantages of composite fish culture?
107. What are the desirable characters of bee varieties suitable for bee keeping?
107. What is pasturage and how it is related to honey production?
107. Explain any one method of crop production which ensures high yield.
107. Why are manures and fertilizers used in fields?
107. What are advantages of intercropping and crop rotation?
107. What is genetic manipulation? How is it useful in agricultural practices?
107. How do storage grain losses occur?
107. How do good animal husbandry practices benefit farmers?
107. What are the benefits of cattle farming?
107. For increasing production, what is common in poultry, fisheries and bee-keeping?
107. How do you differentiate amongst capture fishing, mariculture and agriculture.
107. Give one example of an Indian and foreign poultry breed which when crossed
produce an improved variety. List any one desirable trait expected from such
crossing.
107. (a) What are the two ways of obtaining fish?
(b) What is the major problem faced in fish farming? How can it be overcome?
107. Discuss two ways of incorporating desirable characteristics into crop varieties.
107. Aditya added 1-2 drops of iodine to three test tubes, A, B and C, containing 2 ml
of food sample. A dark blue-black colour appeared in test tubes A and B. The
correct order of the food samples taken in the tubes A, B and C is :
(A) Rice, dal, potato (B) Rice, potato, dal
(C) Potato, dal, rice (D) Dal, rice, potato
107. The following statements, describe the steps to detect the presence of metanil
yellow in dal. One of the four statements given below is incorrect.
(A) Take 2 ml of food extract
(B) Grind 3-5 g of dal and prepare solution
(C) Add 2-4 drops of concentrated H2SO4
(D) Filter the contents and collect the filtrate
107. (A) What two factors bring about loss of food grains during storage? Give are
example of each.
(B) State any two control measures to be taken before grains are stored
107. (A) How can crop variety improvement methods come to the rescue of farmers
facing repeated failures? Describe three factors for which they could do
crop improvement.
(B) Which is the most common method of obtaining improved variety of crops?
Explain briefly.
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107. (A) A poultry farmer wants to increase his broilers production. Explain three
management practices he must follow to enhance the yield.
(B) In what way is the daily food requirement of broilersa different from those of
egg layers?
107. What is royal jelly? How does it differ from bee bread?
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