Cultivation is the process of production of food grains or any other agricultural crops. It involves a series of activities like land preparation, sowing, weeding and harvesting.

Match the column: Column I Column II 1. Ploughing a. Adding compost 2. Manuring b. Collecting grains 3. Sowing c. Gathering crops 4. Irrigation d. Loosening soil 5. Harvesting e. Scattering seeds 6. Threshing f. Watering field

1. The soil should be loosened over the entire field to make it airy and porous by ploughing. 2. Manuring is done by adding compost or chemical fertilizers (for example urea) to enrich the soil in nutrients. 3. Only healthy seeds are selected to be sown after the field. The seeds are not sown too deep and too close to each other. 4. Irrigation is the agricultural practice of supplying water in the field. It is the artificial ap plication of water to the soil through various systems of tubes, pumps, and sprays. 5. Harvesting is the agricultural practice of cutting down and gathering mature crops. 6. After crops are collected, grains are separated from the stalks by beating the stalks against a hard surface. This is also done by a machine called thresher. 1. Ploughing d. Loosening soil 2. Manuring a. Adding compost 3. Sowing e. Scattering seeds 4. Irrigation f. Watering field 5. Harvesting c. Gathering crops 6. Threshing b. Collecting grains

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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Studies Grade 5>Chapter 2 - Crops of Our Land>Q 1

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What is cultivation?

Important Questions on Crops of Our Land

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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Studies Grade 5>Chapter 2 - Crops of Our Land>Q 2

How the stray animals damage our crops? How can they be kept away?

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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Studies Grade 5>Chapter 2 - Crops of Our Land>Q 3

What is meant by agriculture? Describe the various stages of agriculture.

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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Studies Grade 5>Chapter 2 - Crops of Our Land>Q 4

Choose the correct sequence of farming steps in the fields.

1. Plants are given insecticides to prevent them from insects.
2. Weeds are removed.
3. The plants are watered properly.
4. The seeds are sown.
5. The field is ploughed thoroughly.
6. Harvesting is done.

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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Studies Grade 5>Chapter 2 - Crops of Our Land>Q 5

Arrange the following stages of agriculture in order.
Ploughing of field
Sowing of seeds
Spraying pesticides
Adding manure and fertilizers Irrigation of crops
Harvesting of crops

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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Studies Grade 5>Chapter 2 - Crops of Our Land>Q 6

Discuss the agricultural activities related to plants.

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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Studies Grade 5>Chapter 2 - Crops of Our Land>Q 7

Match the column:

Column I	Column II
1. Ploughing	a. Adding compost
2. Manuring	b. Collecting grains
3. Sowing	c. Gathering crops
4. Irrigation	d. Loosening soil
5. Harvesting	e. Scattering seeds
6. Threshing	f. Watering field