Ans: (i) Maize/Corn
(ii) Ragi
(iii) Wheat
(iv) Bajra
(v) Jowar
(vi) Rice
(ii) What did Damjibhai do to protect seeds from insects?
Ans: He made strong wooden boxes to store seeds,
(iii) Name two festivals related to seasons.
Ans: The different festivals related to farming that is celebrated in the different seasons are Basant Panchami, Holi, Lohri, Baisakhi, etc.
(iv) Why did medicines have to be sprayed on the crops?
Ans: Many farmers choose to use chemicals to keep weeds and pests from destroying their crops and to add more nutrients to the soil.
(v) What do you mean by technology?
Ans: Technology means the application of scientific knowledge for practical purpose. It means to use machines to do certain jobs.
(vi) Why did medicines have to be sprayed on the crops?
Ans: Medicines have to be sprayed to keep the insects away from the crops.
(ii) What replaced the crops like Bajra and Jowar and why?
Ans: Bajra and Jowar were the crops that were grown by the farmers. With the advent of the new technology, many changes occurred Bajra and jowar were soon replaced by the cotton crops and wheat as the farmers were getting good prices in the market for such crops.
(iii) How has farming become easier in modern times?
Ans: Modern Technology has produced numerous mechanical devices that are used in Farming. Tractors, Ploughs, Fertilizer Spreaders, Watering Systems, and Specialised equipment are used to spray on Chemical Insecticides and other Chemical substances that they deny using.
(iv) Why is an earthworm called a farmer’s friend?
Ans: Earthworms are known as farmers’ best friends because of the multitude of services they provide that improve soil health and consequently plant health. The density of earthworms in the soil is considered to be a good indicator of healthy soil because they improve many soil attributes.
(v) How do plants like crotons give a signal when they become dry?
Ans: The roots of the croton do not go deep in the ground. So when the top layer of the soil becomes dry, the croton leaves bend and become limp. This signal tells which part of his farm needs to be watered.
(vi) How do the plants like crotons give a signal that which part of the farm needs to be watered?
Ans: The roots of the croton plants do not go deep in the ground. When the top layer of the soil become dry, the croton leaves bend and become limp. This signal tells us which part of the farm need to be watered.
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