Description : In India post-harvest losses of fruit and vegetable is… per cent of the total production. a) 15-20 b) 50-50 c) 40-45 d) 25-30
Last Answer : a) 15-20
Description : How many years ago cotton was grown in this country ?
Last Answer : Even 100 years ago, cotton was grown in this country.
Description : How much area could be covered for giving one irrigation of 3" depth by a pumpset of one cusec output in the operation of 600 hours, if the water conveyance efficiency is 80 per cent ? (A) 180 acres (B) 320 acres (C) 240 acres (D) 160 acres (E) None of these
Last Answer : (C) 240 acres
Description : Match List I (Industries) with List II (Important Centers) and select the correct answer using the code given below : L i st I L i st I I (I n dust r i es) (I m por t an t Cent er s) A. Cotton textile I. Ludhiana B. Hosiery II. ... I, C-II, D-III (3) A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV (4) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
Last Answer : (4) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
Description : If super profit is Rs. 4‚000 and normal rate of return is 8 per cent, the amount of goodwill will be– (A) Rs. 40‚000 (B) Rs. 50‚000 (C) Rs. 4‚00‚000 (D) Rs. 5‚000
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 50‚000
Description : Which one of the following states produces about 50 per cent of the total silk textiles in India? (1) Karnataka (2) West Bengal (3) Jammu and Kashmir (4) Assam
Last Answer : (1) Karnataka Explanation: India is the second largest producer of silk (after China) in the world and has the distinction of manufacturing four varieties namely, mulberry, eri, tasar and muga silks. Karnataka ... country followed by Madhya Pradesh (40.48%), Tamil Nadu (2.42%) and Punjab (1.45%).
Description : A shopkeeper bought 30 kg of wheat at the rate of Rs 45 per Kg. He sold 40% of the total quantity at the rate of Rs 50 per Kg. Approximately, at what price per Kg should he sell the remaining quantity to make 25 per cent overall profit? 1. Rs 54 2. Rs 52 3. Rs 50 4. Rs 60
Last Answer : 4. Rs 60
Description : This Lab has developed Alocal, an Aloe Vera based cream containing 50 per cent Aloe Juice (w/w) (a) DIPAS (b) DIBER (c) DIHAR (d) DRDE
Last Answer : (a) DIPAS
Description : Boldnew, the maker of a highly innovative light bulb, finds that it has excess stocks. The firm increases its advertising budget by 50 per cent and doubles its sales staff. This company is operating as if it were operating which of the A)production B)sales C)marketing D)social
Last Answer : B)sales
Description : “In a room of 23 people there’s a 50 per cent chance of two people sharing a birthday.”
Last Answer : This is a an example of the mathematical probability, and can be calculated by working out the probability that no one share a birthday, and then subtracting this from 1 or 100%. With a group of 75 people there’s a 99.9 per cent chance.
Description : If the radius of a circle is increased by 50 per cent. Its area is increased by: (A) 125 per cent (B) 100 per cent (C) 75 per cent (D) 50 per cent
Last Answer : Answer: A Area of circle = pie * Radius *Radius. Suppose radius is 100 Hence Area= 3.14 *100 *100 =31400 Radius increase by 50% i.e 150 Therefore Area = 3.14 *150 *150 =70650 which is 125 % of original
Description : Which one of the following is the name of self-fruitful variety of Prunus domestica grown in India ? (A) Virginia Gold (B) Santa Rosa (C) Grand Duke (D) Rome Beauty (E) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Grand Duke
Description : The National Agricultural Insurance Scheme in its first two years of operation envisaged to cover...... (A) all crops-grown by small and marginal farmers only (B) all crops-cultivated with ... of farmers (D) only horticultural crops (E) only seven commercial crops-grown under contract farming system
Last Answer : (B) all crops-cultivated with the help of crop loans only irrespective of the size of holding of the borrowers
Description : A farming system in which airable crops are grown in alleys formed by trees or shrubs, to establish soil fertility and to enhance soil productivity, is known as— (A) Relay cropping (B) Multiple cropping (C) Alley cropping (D) Mixed cropping
Last Answer : (C) Alley cropping
Description : The most common type of Jamun grown in North IndiaA) Paras B) Gulabi C) Jath Jamun D) Raj Jamun
Last Answer : D) Raj Jamun
Description : The pulse crop extensively grown as winter crop a] Bengalgram b] Redgram c] Greengram d] Blackgram
Last Answer : c] Greengram
Description : Rabi Oilseeds Mustard can be grown under which soil? a. Heavy clay soil b. Light loam c. Light sandy soil d. All of the above e. None of the above
Last Answer : e. None of the above
Description : Crop is grown in the laterite soil. A. Pear B. Coconut C. Tea D. Litchi E. Coffee
Last Answer : C. Tea
Description : Monoculture i.e single crop grown over a large area is also known as? a. Commercial Grain Farming b. Intensive Farming c. Multiple Farming d. Mixed Farming e. Plantation Farming
Last Answer : e. Plantation Farming
Description : The land on which crops are grown are known as? a. Arable Land b. Wet Land c. Dry Land d. None of these e. All of these
Last Answer : a. Arable Land
Description : With reference to agriculture, what are Smother Crops ? a Crops that are grown for grazing of harvesting for immediate or future feeding of livestock. b Crops grown to conserve the soil ... season when main crop fails. e Crops whose culture practices allow the infestation of weeds intensively.
Last Answer : e Crops whose culture practices allow the infestation of weeds intensively.
Description : Most commonly grown crop plants are included in (a) halophytes (b) Glycophytes (c) Sciophytes (d) Xerophytes
Last Answer : (b) Glycophytes
Description : A crop grown in zaid season isa) Soyabean b) Water melon c) Jute d) Maize
Last Answer : b) Water melon
Description : The grain legume which is also grown as an oilseed crop is (a) Chickpea (b) Urd bean (c) Soybean (d) Lentil
Last Answer : (a) 1880
Description : Crops are grown between the rows of trees or shrubs is a type of which cropping ?
Last Answer : Ally cropping
Description : The optimum plant population per hectare of bajra is (a) 50,000 plants (b) 1,00,000 plants (c) 1,50,000 plants (d) 2,00,000 plants
Last Answer : (b) 1,00,000 plants
Description : How much cultivation is required for cotton cultivation ?
Last Answer : To cultivate cotton, one has to give eight cultivations.
Description : In which of the following crops GM varieties are available for cultivation in India (A) Mustard (B) Cotton (C) Soybean (D) All of the above
Last Answer : (B) Cotton
Description : Hybrid cotton in India was evolved for the first time in (A) 1975 (B) 1980 (C) 1970 (D) 1985
Last Answer : (C) 1970
Description : Weight of one cotton bale is (A)170 Kg (B) 160 Kg (C) 180 Kg (D) 190 Kg
Last Answer : (A)170 Kg
Description : Crop logging is done in (A) Sugarcane (B) Maize (C)Tobacco (D) Cotton
Last Answer : (A) Sugarcane
Description : Which of the following crops has the largest area under transgenic globally? (A) Cotton (B) Soybean (C) Tobacco (D) Maize
Last Answer : (B) Soybean
Description : The area under Bt – cotton in India is about (A) 6.4 mha (B) 5.4 mha (C) 4.4 mha (D) 3.4 mha
Last Answer : (A) 6.4 mha
Description : Which crop is also known as white gold? (A) Maize (B) Opium (C)Soybean (D) Cotton
Last Answer : (D) Cotton
Description : Transgenic crop having maximum cultivated area in the world is (A) Maize (B) Rice (C) Soybean (D) Cotton
Last Answer : (C) Soybean
Description : The crop having the highest pesticide use is (A) Cotton (B) Oilseeds (C) Rice (D) Wheat
Last Answer : (A) Cotton
Description : The Oleoresin compounds occurs in (A) Cotton (B) Maize (C) Chilli (D) Ginger
Last Answer : (C) Chilli
Description : Which one of the following crops is sensitive to salt as well as boron in soil and water ? (A) Grape (B) Sugar beet (C) Carrot (D) Cotton (E) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Sugar beet
Description : Which fiber crop occupies largest area in India? (a) Jute (b) Flax (c) Cotton (d) Sunnhemp
Last Answer : (c) Cotton
Description : Match List-I (crops) with List-II (water requirement) and select your answer from the code given below- List-I (a) Jowar (b) Soybean (c) Cotton (d) Groundnut List-II 1. 140 mm - 300 mm 2. 350 mm - 450 mm 3. 200 mm - 300 mm 4. 300 mm - ... (b) (c) (d) (A) 3 1 2 4 (B) 4 2 3 1 (C) 1 4 2 3 (D) 3 1 4 2
Last Answer : (C) 1 4 2 3
Description : What is the sequence of C 4 plants ? (A) Sudangrass – Sugarcane –Paddy – Bajra (B) Sugarcane – Maize – Sudangrass – Bajra (C) Sugarcane – Cotton – Paddy– Maize (D) Cotton – Maize – Bajra –Sugarcane
Last Answer : (B) Sugarcane – Maize – Sudangrass – Bajra
Description : In which of the following the isolation distance for certified seed production is the shortest a. Cotton b. Tomato c. Sesame d. Potato
Last Answer : b. Tomato
Description : Under National agricultural insurance scheme (NAIS), crop claims maximum under a. Cotton b. Groundnut c. Chilliesd. Sunflower
Last Answer : b. Groundnut
Description : Government formed committee to probe illegal cultivation of HT cotton in . a. Gujarat b. Telangana c. Andhra Pradesh d. Maharashtra e. All of these
Last Answer : e. All of these
Description : Ginning is a term associated with which crop? a. Banana b. Coconut c. Cotton d. Potato e. Jute
Last Answer : c. Cotton
Description : requires high temperature, light rainfall, 210 frost free days and bright sunshine. a. Jute b. Cotton c. Tea d. Coffee e. Rice
Last Answer : b. Cotton
Description : Which is also known as golden fibre? a. Cotton b. Wheat c. Silk d. Oats e. Jute
Last Answer : e. Jute
Description : India has been divided into how many cotton growing regions? a. Three b. Two c. One d. Four e. Five
Last Answer : b. Soybean
Description : Jawar, Bajra, Maize and Cotton are which type of crops? a. Rabi b. Zaid c. Kharif d. Zaid Rabi e. None of these
Last Answer : e. None of these
Description : Bt cotton is resistant to bollworm, it is due to (a) Bt is repellent to bollworm(b) Bt is contact poison for bollworm (c) Bt is stomach poison; it changes the permeability of stomach due to generation of pores in alkaline environment of stomach (d) Bt is causing death due to asphagsiation of insect
Last Answer : (c) Bt is stomach poison; it changes the permeability of stomach due to generation of pores in alkaline environment of stomach