Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (ICSE) · Science
Chapter: Chapter 26 — Chapter 26: Food Production
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What increases crop output in modern farming? [1]
(A) High-yield seeds and irrigation
(B) Only manual labour
(C) Ignoring technology
(D) Nothing helps
2. What is animal husbandry? [1]
(A) Raising livestock for food
(B) Only growing crops
(C) Only fishing
(D) Nothing specific
3. What does animal husbandry provide? [1]
(A) Milk, meat and eggs
(B) Only vegetables
(C) Only grains
(D) Nothing useful
4. What is organic farming? [1]
(A) A sustainable farming practice avoiding synthetic chemicals
(B) A farming practice using only chemicals
(C) A type of animal husbandry only
(D) Nothing specific
5. What is crop rotation? [1]
(A) Growing different crops in sequence for soil health
(B) Growing the same crop forever
(C) Ignoring soil health
(D) Nothing useful
6. Why use sustainable food production practices? [1]
(A) To balance productivity with environmental protection
(B) To reduce all food production
(C) No reason
(D) Only for decoration
7. What does food production help meet? [1]
(A) The food needs of a growing population
(B) No specific need
(C) Only luxury demands
(D) Nothing important
8. Why understand food production? [1]
(A) To appreciate our food supply and sustainability needs
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests
9. What increases crop output in modern farming? [1]
(A) High-yield seeds and irrigation
(B) Only manual labour
(C) Ignoring technology
(D) Nothing helps
10. What is animal husbandry? [1]
(A) Raising livestock for food
(B) Only growing crops
(C) Only fishing
(D) Nothing specific
11. What does animal husbandry provide? [1]
(A) Milk, meat and eggs
(B) Only vegetables
(C) Only grains
(D) Nothing useful
12. What is organic farming? [1]
(A) A sustainable farming practice avoiding synthetic chemicals
(B) A farming practice using only chemicals
(C) A type of animal husbandry only
(D) Nothing specific
13. What is crop rotation? [1]
(A) Growing different crops in sequence for soil health
(B) Growing the same crop forever
(C) Ignoring soil health
(D) Nothing useful
14. Why use sustainable food production practices? [1]
(A) To balance productivity with environmental protection
(B) To reduce all food production
(C) No reason
(D) Only for decoration
15. What does food production help meet? [1]
(A) The food needs of a growing population
(B) No specific need
(C) Only luxury demands
(D) Nothing important
16. Why understand food production? [1]
(A) To appreciate our food supply and sustainability needs
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests