Agronomy - Study Mode
[#1011] Consider the following statements. 1. Rice and tobacco are the major crops of Andhra Pradesh. 2. Rice and tea are the major crops of Paschim Banga. 3. Rice and jowar are the major crops of Odisha. 4. Rice and Coffee are the major crops of Tamil Nadu. Which of these are correct?
Correct Answer
(B) 1, 2 and 4
Explanation
Solution: Out of the given options only the third one Rice and Jowar are the major crops of Odisha is incorrect whereas all others are correct. The major crops of Odisha are Rice, Pulses, Jute, Coconut, and Turmeric, not Jowar. Odisha contributes one-tenth of the total rice produced in the country.
[#1012] Match columns I (type of agriculture) with columns II (area associated with the particular type of Agriculture) and select the correct answer: Column I Column II a. Shifting 1. American Prairies b. Subsistence 2. Ganga Delta c. Commercial 3. Gardens of Asom d. Plantation 4. Maga Hills 5. Northern Canada
Correct Answer
(C) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
Explanation
Solution: Shifting cultivation is the practice of ‘slash and burn’ also known as ‘Jhum kheti'. It is practiced in the northeastern region of India, including Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and the Naga hills of Nagaland. Subsistence farming is the form in which nearly all the crops or livestock raised are used to maintain the farmer and his family. It is practiced in the Ganga delta region. Commercial farming uses higher doses of modern inputs to achieve higher productivity. It is mostly practiced in American Prairies. Plantation agriculture is a type of commercial farming in which a single crop is grown for the entire year. It is practiced for the plantation of tea, coffee, etc in the gardens of Assam.
[#1013] Zero energy cool chamber is developed by?
Correct Answer
(B) S. K. Roy and D. S. Khurdiya
Explanation
Solution: A zero energy cool chamber is a type of evaporative cooler, and an inexpensive way to keep vegetables fresh without the use of electricity. This was originally developed in India by Susanta K. Roy and D. S. Khuridiya in the early 1980s to address fruit and vegetable post-harvest losses, especially in rural areas.
[#1014] Which one of the following is not Kharif season weed
Correct Answer
(A) Chenopodium album
Explanation
Solution: Chenopodium album is one of the weeds which is not a Kharif season weed. It is a fast growing weedy annual plant belonging to the genus chenopodium. It tends to grow upright at first, reaching heights of 10 - 150 cm, but typically becomes recumbent after flowering unless supported after flowering.
[#1015] The dehulled rice grain is known as
Correct Answer
(B) Brown rice
Explanation
Solution: Brown rice is the whole and dehulled rice grain. Dehulling is the process of separation of the hull from the rice grain. Intensive peeling and scouring of the grain to increase its value of the grain. In this process, the outer pericarp and testa are removed.