NEET Biology Chapter 6 Improvement In Food Resources Question And Answers
Question 1. What do we get from cereals, pulses, fruits, and vegetables?
Answer: Cereals give carbohydrates which provide energy. Pulses give proteins that build our body. Vegetables and fruits provide vitamins and minerals.
Question 2. Before cultivating a crop variety, a farmer goes through several steps. Discuss the steps.
Answer: The first step is the choice of seeds for planting. The second is the nurturing of the crop plants and the third is the protection of the growing and harvested crops from loss.
Question 3. Discuss the three methods that how crop yield can be improved.
Answer:
For improving crop yields from such deterioration, three methods can be applied:
- Crop variety improvement through genetic manipulation.
- Crop production management.
- Crop protection management.
Question 4. What is green revolution and who is the ‘Father of Green Revolution’?
Answer:
Green revolution
Green Revolution deals with the high production of food grains. Dr. Swaminathan is known as the ‘Father of Green Revolution’.
Question 5. Discuss the characteristics and features of Kharif and Rabi crops.
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