SET-1

Examination-2016
Summative Assessment-I
CBSE VIII-Biology

Time: 1 hr
Marks: 25M

SECTION-1
5M

1. The excess of water in the field is known as--------------.

2. Rotation of leguminous crop with wheat or maize is an example
of---------.
3. Name two fertilizers.
4. Give two examples of kharif crops.
5. Xanthium is grown in a wheat field. What will it be known as?

SECTION-2 6M

1. What are Rhizobium bacteria? why are they useful?

2. What are the irrigational methods used in modern times?
3. Define harvesting.

SECTION-3
9M
1. Name three steps involved in the preparation of soil for sowing the
seeds?
2. Write down the differences between fertilizers and manure.
3. What are the advantages of levelling?

SECTION-4

5M
1. a) Give four importance of soil loosening?
b) What is weeding? state the various methods.

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