Select the correct word from the following list and fill in the blanks.
float, water, crop, nutrients, preparation
(a) The same kind of plants grown and cultivated on a large scale at a place is called crop.
(b) The first step before growing crops is preparation of the soil.
(c) Damaged seeds would float on top of water.
(d) For growing a crop, sufficient sunlight and water and nutrients from the soil are essential.
| A | B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (i) | Kharif crops | (a) | Food for cattle |
| (ii) | Rabi crops | (b) | Urea and super phosphate |
| (iii) | Chemical fertilizers | (c) | Animal excreta, cow dung urine and plant waste |
| (iv) | Organic manure | (d) | Wheat, gram, pea |
| (e) | Paddy and maize | ||
Fill in the blanks in the sentences below (the verbs given in brackets will give you a clue).
(i) The earth trembled, but not many people felt the ____. (tremble)
(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of _____ and many animals escaped into the countryside. (confuse)
(iii) We heard with _____ that the lion had been recaptured. (relieve)
(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a tree and his _____ was filmed by the TV crew. (rescue)
(v) There was much _____ in the village when the snake charmer came visiting. (excite)