Question

Harrow is drawn by:
a. Bullocks
b. Tractor
c. Diesel
d. Both a and b

Answer 1

Hint: A harrow is an equipment consisting of a heavy framework with teeth or tines which is dragged over a ploughed area to break up clods (lumps of soil or clay), remove weeds (unwanted plants), and to cover seeds.

Complete answer:
Harrow is a tool that is widely used in agriculture for breaking, tilting for aeration and smoothing of soil surface. It is somehow different from plough which is used for deep tillage of soil. The harrow provides rough finish to the fields after the seeds have been sown; it is used to cover the sown seeds with soil. It may also be used to remove the unwanted plants from the fields.

Harrows were initially drawn by draft animals like horses, mules, oxen, bulls or in some cases by manual laborers. In modern times these are drawn by power sources such as tractors mounted implements.

Therefore, the correct answer is both tractors and bullocks which is option (D).

Additional information:
Some more agricultural instruments that are used widely are:
> Hand sickle: It is a hand held instrument with a curved blade generally used for harvesting crops or feed for livestock.
> Shovel and spade: Shovel is a tool used in agriculture, construction and gardening for digging, lifting, and moving soil, coal, snow etc.
> Axe: The axe is usually used to cut bulk material such as tree trunks.
> Hoe: It is an ancient tool used for shaping the soil, controlling weeds, clearing soil and harvesting root crops.

Note: A hoe is a versatile agricultural hand tool. It can be used to shape the soil by piling the soil around the base of plants or by creating narrow furrows and shallow trenches for planting seeds and bulbils. Hoes can also help in digging and moving the soil in the harvesting of root crops such as potatoes.