Description : NPK fertiliser is a __________ fertiliser. (A) Complex (B) Mixed (C) Nitrogenous (D) Phosphatic
Last Answer : (B) Mixed
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Loamy soil is the best soil for vigorous plant growth, while the clayey soil is solid and hence the plant roots penetrate with difficulty (B) Large ... vegetables (D) Cereal crops grown on alkaline soil absorb higher amount of fluorides thereby spreading fluorosis
Last Answer : (C) Application of large excess of Potassic fertiliser in soil increases the valuable carotene in fruits and vegetables
Description : Urea is a __________ fertiliser. (A) Nitrogenous (B) Potassic (C) Phosphatic (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Nitrogenous
Description : Potassic fertiliser is graded based on its __________ content. (A) KCl (B) K2O (C) KNO3 (D) K2SO4
Last Answer : (B) K2O
Description : The most suitable fertiliser for accelerating seeding or fruit formation in later stages of plant growth is __________ fertiliser. (A) Nitrogenous (B) Phosphatic (C) Potassic (D) None of these
Description : A Potassic fertiliser contains 50% K2O. It could be (A) Potassium sulphate (B) Potassium chloride (C) A mixture of NaCl + KCl (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Potassium sulphate
Description : ch of the following fertilisers is needed for promoting the development of leaves and stems during early stages of plant growth? (A) Nitrogenous fertiliser (B) Potassic fertiliser (C) Phosphatic fertiliser (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Nitrogenous fertilise
Description : Which of the following fertilisers is required for the development of fibrous materials of the plants and of the sugar of vegetable & fruits? (A) Nitrogenous fertilisers (B) Phosphatic fertilisers (C) Potassic fertiliser (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Potassic fertiliser
Description : Ammonium nitrate (is mixed with limestone) is not used as fertiliser as such, because (A) It is hygroscopic and explosive in nature (B) It is highly acidic in nature (C) It is a liquid at room temperature (D) Its nitrogen content is very less
Last Answer : (A) It is hygroscopic and explosive in nature
Description : Which one of the following is a mixed fertilizer? (1) Urea (2) CAN (3) Ammonium sulphate (4) NPK
Last Answer : (4) NPK Explanation: A mixed fertilizer is a mixture of two or more straight fertilizers. A mixture of Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) or mostly known as NPK, three elements that are critical to plant survival and growth are added to the mixed fertilizer.
Description : Nitro-phosphate (manufactured at Trombay-India) is a __________ fertiliser. (A) Mixed (B) Complex (C) Highly hygroscopic (D) Highly explosive
Last Answer : (B) Complex
Description : Ammonium phosphate is a __________ fertiliser. (A) Nitrogenous (B) Phosphatic (C) Complex (D) Mixed
Last Answer : (D) Mixed
Description : __________ is not a fertiliser. (A) Calcium ammonium nitrate (B) Ferrous sulphate (C) Liquid ammonia (D) Ammonium sulphate
Last Answer : (B) Ferrous sulphate
Description : Which of the following is not a mixed fertiliser? (A) Nitrophosphate (B) Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) (C) Ammonium phosphate (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN)
Description : Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) is (A) A mixed fertiliser (B) A straight fertiliser (C) A complex fertiliser (D) Not a fertiliser; it is an explosive
Last Answer : (C) A complex fertiliser
Description : Which is a mixed fertiliser? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Potassic fertilisers do not promote the development of (A) Stems & leaves during early stage of plant growth (B) Starches of potatoes & grains (C) Sugar of fruits & vegetables (D) Fibrous materials of plants
Last Answer : (A) Stems & leaves during early stage of plant growth
Description : Potassic fertilisers (A) Are useful during early stage of the plant growth (B) Stimulate early growth and accelerate seeding (C) Help in development of starches of potatoes and grain (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Help in development of starches of potatoes and grain
Description : Though liquid ammonia itself is a fertiliser (with 82% nitrogen content) yet it is commonly not used as such in a tropical country like India, because it (A) Has a pungent smell (B) Vaporises at normal temperature (C) Is toxic and highly corrosive (D) Is in short supply
Last Answer : (B) Vaporises at normal temperature
Description : A fertiliser contains 82% N2 . It could be (A) Urea (B) Liquid NH3 (C) Ammonium nitrate (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Liquid NH3
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Dehydration of ammonium carbamate to produce urea is endothermic (B) Direct use of liquid ammonia as a fertiliser for a tropical country like India ... manufacture of ortho-phosphoric acid (D) Phosphate rock when reacted with dilute H2SO4 produces superphosphate
Last Answer : (B) Direct use of liquid ammonia as a fertiliser for a tropical country like India is suitable
Description : Liquid ammonia is not used as such a fertiliser in tropical countries like India, because (A) Its N2 content is very low (B) It is very costly (C) It will evaporate on spraying (D) It is not available
Last Answer : (C) It will evaporate on spraying
Description : Kinetics of a solid catalysed reaction can best be studied in a __________ reactor. (A) Batch (B) Plug-flow (C) Mixed (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Mixed
Description : What is the ideal average NPK ratio aggregated for the country as a whole? -Do You Know?
Description : Which of the following helps in the 'greening process' of crops? (a) Sunshine (b) Phosphatic fertilizers (c) Nitrogenous fertilezers (d) Potassic fertilizers
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Potassic fertilizer suitable for fertigation
Last Answer : Ans. Potassium Nitrate (44%K2O)
Description : Potassic fertilizer containing highest amount of K2O
Last Answer : Ans. Muriate of potash/KCl (60%K2O)
Description : Groundnut cake contains NPK
Last Answer : Ans. 7:1.5:1.3%
Description : NPK content of poultry manure
Last Answer : Ans. 3.023:2.63:1.4%
Description : NPK content of town compost
Last Answer : Ans. 1.4:1:1.4%
Description : NPK content of farm compost
Last Answer : Ans. 0.5:0.15:0.5%
Description : Recommended NPK dose for oat
Last Answer : Ans.80:30:20 kg/ha
Description : Linseed crop require NPK dose of
Last Answer : Ans.60:40:20 kg ha
Description : The recommended NPK dose for Fieldpeas
Last Answer : Ans.20:50:30 kg 10. Mungbean/Greengram
Description : The three numbers on fertilizer represents the value of the three macro-nutrients used by plants represented as NPK for short. What are they? a. Neon, Phosphorous, Krypton b. Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium c. Neon, Potassium, Krypton d. Neon, Potassium, Phosphorous
Last Answer : b. Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium
Description : Calcium ammonium nitrate (a fertiliser) is dried in a __________ dryer. (A) Rotary (B) Vacuum (C) Tunnel (D) Tray
Last Answer : (A) Rotary
Description : Kopper-Totzek coal gasifier (installed in a coal based nitrogeneous fertiliser plant) employs a/an __________ bed gasifier. (A) Entrained (B) Moving (C) Fixed (D) Fluidised
Last Answer : (A) Entrained
Description : pH value of soil is maintained at __________ by the addition of fertiliser for optimum growth and health of the plant. (A) 4-5 (B) 7-8 (C) 9-10 (D) 12-13
Last Answer : (B) 7-8
Description : 150. Nitrogen content in ammonium sulphate (a fertiliser) is around __________ percent. (A) 5 (B) 20 (C) 50 (D) 65
Last Answer : (B) 20
Description : Fertiliser value of a nitrogenous fertiliser is expressed in terms of its __________ content. (A) N2 (B) KNO3 (C) NO2 (D) NHO3
Last Answer : (A) N2
Description : Phosphatic fertiliser is graded based on its __________ content. (A) P2O3 (B) PCl5 (C) P2O5 (D) H3PO4
Last Answer : (C) P2O5
Description : __________ is the most suitable fertiliser for paddy. (A) Urea (B) Ammonium sulphate (C) Superphosphate (D) Potassium nitrate
Last Answer : (B) Ammonium sulphate
Description : Nitrogen oxides (NOx ) is not produced in the __________ industry. (A) Nitric acid making (B) Nitrogenous fertiliser (C) Detergent (D) Any of these
Last Answer : (C) Detergent
Description : . Sulphuric acid is mainly used in the __________ industry. (A) Fertiliser (B) Steel (C) Pap (D) Paint
Last Answer : (A) Fertiliser
Description : Maximum consumption of limestone is in the __________ industry. (A) Iron and steel (B) Cement (C) Glass (D) Fertiliser
Last Answer : (D) Fertiliser
Description : Equal volumes of aniline and diesel oil when mixed at room temperature (during summer) was found to be completely miscible. It means that the aniline point of the diesel is __________ the room temperature. (A) ... (B) Less than (C) Same as (D) Either more or less; depends on the room temperature
Last Answer : (C) Same as
Description : Visco-elastic behaviour exhibited by plastics is a __________ like behaviour. (A) Solid (B) Liquid (C) Combination of solid & liquid (D) Neither solid nor liquid
Last Answer : (C) Combination of solid & liquid
Description : Adsorption is a unit operation which generally involves __________ systems. (A) Liquid-solid (B) Gas-solid (C) Fluid-solid (D) Solid-solid
Last Answer : (C) Fluid-solid
Description : Bound moisture is that liquid which exerts an equilibrium vapor pressure __________ that of the pure liquid at the given temperature. (A) Less than (B) More than (C) Equal to (D) Either (A) or (B); depends on the solid
Last Answer : (A) Less than