TILLING/PLOUGHING

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS (PLOUGH, HOE,CULTIVATOR)

The Gupta imposed a fine called ……….which was a plough tax paid by every cultivator owing a plough.

The cost of fencing a circular field at the rate of Rs. 25 per metre is Rs. 5500. The field is to be ploughed at the rate of 50 paise per m^(2) . Find the cost of ploughing the field. [Take pi=22/7 ]

The cost of fencing a circular field at the rate Rs 24 per metre is Rs 5280. The field is to be ploughed at the rate of Rs 0.50 per m^(2). Find the cost of ploughing the field. (Take pi=22/7)

Assertion : The process of loosening and turning the soil is called tilling or ploughing. Reason : Loose soil traps lot of water which is used for absorption by roots.

Terms related to agricultural practice are given below. Rearrange them in the correct sequence. harvesting, sowing, manuring, tilling and ploughing, irrigation, de–weeding.

The farmer controls the direction of the plough and depth of the soil ploughed, by the __________