Horticulture - Study Mode

[#741] Which of the following onion cultivars is not red colour?
Correct Answer

(D) Udaipur-102

Explanation

Solution: Udaipur-102 is one of the onion cultivars that are not red. It is released by RAU, Bikaner Campus, Udaipur. The bulbs are white, round to flat in shape with a low percentage of small bulbs. The size of the bulb ranges from 4.5 - 6.5 cm. it matures in 120 days after transplanting. TSS is about 12%. The average yield is 30 - 35 t/ha.

[#742] The chief ingredient of the medicinal value of the bael is
Correct Answer

(C) Marmelosin

Explanation

Solution: The chief ingredient of the medicinal value of the bael is Marmelosin . Marmelosin is believed to be the therapeutically active principle of bael fruit. It has shown antihelminthic and antibacterial activities. It can also be used as a laxative and for diuretic treatment. The fruits, bark, leaves, seeds and roots of bael contain various bioactive compounds such as coumarin, xanthotoxol, imperatorin, aegeline and marmeline. These compounds can provide antidiabetic, anticancerous, antifertility, antimicrobial, immunogenic and insecticidal activities.

[#743] Which country ranked highest in vegetables production
Correct Answer

(C) China

Explanation

Solution: China is the leading producer with a production volume of nearly 594 million metric tons, followed by India with approximately 141.2 million metric tons of fresh vegetables, as of 2020 - 21. China produces half of the world's vegetables. Chinese vegetables include Chinese cabbage, bok choy, mustard greens, winter radish, snow peas, yard-long beans and varieties of melons, eggplant and cucumbers, among others.

[#744] Pusa Purple long, Pusa Kranti and Arka Sheel are the improved varieties of
Correct Answer

(A) Brinjal

Explanation

Solution: Pusa Purple long, Pusa Kranti and Arka Sheel are the improved varieties of Brinjal . This variety has a dwarf and spreading growth habit. Fruits of this cultivar are oblong and stocky than slender with attractive dark purple colour. This variety is good for both spring and autumn plantings beneath North Indian states. Normally, the crop grows in 140 to 150 days.

[#745] Okra belongs to family
Correct Answer

(B) Malvaceae

Explanation

Solution: Okra belongs to the family Malvaceae. Malvaceae or the mallows , is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. Okra is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It has edible green seed pods.