Session 1: Implements used for Preparation of Land
Unit 3: Tools and Equipment
Textual Question-Answers
Check Your Progress
Fill in the Blanks
1. The equipment used for turning over the soil or cutting furrowsis called ——————
Ans: plough
2. Mouldboard plough can open a furrow of about ——————cm and above.
Ans: 20
3. ———————— plough works well in sticky soil.
Ans: disc
4. Sub-soil single arm plough can be inserted up to ——————cm deep in the soil.
Ans: 50
5. Cultivator is an implement that performs —————— and —— —
Ans: loosening and pulverising
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Cultivator helps to maintain good ——————
(a) tillage
(b) tilth
(c) landscaping
(d) fertility
Ans: (b) tilth
2. An implement used for the preparation of finer soil by breakingclods is called ——————
(a) harrow
(b) plough
(c) level board
(d) rotavator
Ans: (a) harrow
3. An implement used for levelling the field is called ——————
(a) harrow
(b) cultivator
(c) rotavator
(d) plank
Ans: (d) plank
Subjective Questions
1. Describe various types of implements used for field preparation.
Ans: Various implements used for field preparation include ploughs, harrows, cultivators, rotavators and planks. Ploughs are used for primary tillageand turning the soil, harrows and cultivators are used for secondary tillage tobreak clods and loosen soil, rotavators prepare fine tilth, and planks are usedfor levelling the field.
2. Write in brief about the following:
(i) Harrow
Ans: Harrow is an implement used after ploughing to break soil clods, uproot weeds and prepare fine soil suitable for sowing.
(ii) Cultivator
Ans: Cultivator is a secondary tillage implement used for loosening soil, controlling weeds and maintaining soil aeration to improve tilth.
Match the Columns
A
1. Mouldboard plough
2. Plank
3. Disc ploughs
4. Single arm plough
5. Cultivator
6. Harrowing
B
(a) Disc and spike type
(b) Loosening the soil
(c) 50 cm deep
(d) 50–90 cm in diameter
(e) Levelling
(f) 20 cm and above
Ans:
1 – (f) 20 cm and above
2 – (e) Levelling
3 – (d) 50–90 cm in diameter
4 – (c) 50 cm deep
5 – (b) Loosening the soil
6 – (a) Disc and spike type
