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preparation of green manure.
                            (i)  Green plants are decomposed in soil.
                            (ii)  Green plants are cultivated for preparing manure or
                                 crop plant parts are used.
                            (iii)   Plants are ploughed and mixed into the soil.
                            (iv)  After decomposition it becomes green manure.
                  4     What  is  organic  farming?  State  four  advantages  of  organic      3        Av
                        farming.

                  5     (a) Differentiate between compost and vermicompost.                    3        D
                        (b) List two disadvantages of vermicompost.
                  6     If  there is low  rainfall  in  a  village  throughout  the  year,  what   3    D
                        measures will you suggest to the farmers for better cropping?
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