Which one of the following practices is adopted for restoring the fertility of soil ? (1) Weeding (2) Levelling (3) Fallowing (4) Harrowing

Which one of the following practices is adopted for restoring the fertility of soil ? (1) Weeding (2) Levelling (3) Fallowing (4) Harrowing
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Last Answer : (2) sweet jowar Explanation: Fallowing, in agriculture, is the mode of preparing land, by ploughing it a considerable time before it is ploughed for seed. As a result of fallowing, parts ... and thus reciprocally ameliorated; so that they may afford more uniform nourishment to the roots of plants

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The purpose of harrowing is to: a Pulverize soil b Destroy weeds c Break clods d All are correct

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Last Answer : d All are correct

In context to agriculture what is “Fallow Land”? a. Fallowing is the process to make the soil rich in phosphorus b. Agricultural land which is added with organic matter to reduce its acidity. c. Agricultural field which is water logged before rice cultivation so that soil’s water retention capacity increases d. Agriculture field which is left unplanted so that the soil’s natural nutrient balance can be restored

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Last Answer : d. Agriculture field which is left unplanted so that the soil’s natural nutrient balance can be restored.

In context to agriculture what is “Fallow Land”? a. Fallowing is the process to make the soil rich in phosphorus b. Agricultural land which is added with organic matter to reduce its acidity. c. Agricultural field which is water logged before rice cultivation so that soil’s water retention capacity increases d. Agriculture field which is left unplanted so that the soil’s natural nutrient balance can be restored.

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Last Answer : d. Agriculture field which is left unplanted so that the soil’s natural nutrient balance can be restored

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The soil conservation method in which mountain slope is cut into step is (1) Contour ploughing (2) Cover planting (3) Strip cropping (4) Terracing

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Laterite soil develops as a result of : (1) deposits of alluvial (2) deposits of loess (3) leaching (4) continued vegetation cover

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Last Answer : leaching

Which of the following reasons is responsible for lack of vegetation in the deserts ? (1) Heavy volume of sands (2) Absence of B-horizon in the soil (3) High temperature (4) Lack of rainfall

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The main advantage of Rain? Water Harvesting (RWH) is (1) Recharge ground water (2) Avoid floods (3) Reduce the loss of water (4) Avoid soil erosion

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The main cause of recurring flood is (1) Soil erosion (2) Deforestation (3) Silting of river beds (4) All of the above

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So, a mother has taken the harrowing decision to end the life of her child, in a desperate act of Euthanasia, should she be jailed for nine years?

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Last Answer : Wow! I can understand to a certain extinct of why she did it, but on the other hand I can’t agree with what she did. I would not want to have been on the jury for this one.