Description : Base suspension fertiliser essentially contains (A) 13% N2 and 43% P2O5 (B) 43% N2 and 13% P2O5 (C) 43% N2 and 13% K2O (D) 43% K2O and 43% P2O5
Last Answer : (A) 13% N2 and 43% P2O5
Description : 5-10-5 fertilisers mean that they contain (A) 5, 10, 5% respectively of N2 , P2O5 and K2O (B) Only 5 to 10% active fertiliser constituents (C) 5 to 10% filler & carrier of soil conditioners (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) 5, 10, 5% respectively of N2 , P2O5 and K2O
Description : Potassic fertilizer containing highest amount of K2O
Last Answer : Ans. Muriate of potash/KCl (60%K2O)
Description : Fertilizers contain more than 25% of primary nutrients, e.g. Urea (46%), DAP (18% N and 46% P2O5 ).
Last Answer : Ans. High analysis fertilizers
Description : Which of the following is correct for calculating PHOSPHOROUS in P2O5 fertilizer? (a) P2O5 × 0.44 = P (b) P2O5 × 2.29 = P (c) P2O5 × 0.83 = P (d) P2O5 × 1.20 = P
Last Answer : (a) P2O5 × 0.44 = P
Description : P2O5 percentage in the phosphoric acid produced by wet process is about (A) 10 (B) 30 (C) 50 (D) 70
Last Answer : (B) 30
Description : The percentage of P2O5 in diammonium hydrogen phosphate (NH4)2HPO4 is [CPMT 1992] (A) 23.48 (B) 46.96 (C) 53.78 (D) 71.00
Last Answer : (C) 53.78
Description : Asymbiotic N2 fixing bacteria
Last Answer : Ans. Azotobactor and Azospirillum
Description : Symbiotic N2 fixing bacteria in leguminous crop.
Last Answer : Ans. Rhizobium
Description : mmonium nitrate is (A) Having about 40% N2 (B) Not hygroscopic (C) Not prone to explosive thermal decomposition (D) Mixed with limestone powder to reduce its explosive nature before using it as a fertilizer
Last Answer : (D) Mixed with limestone powder to reduce its explosive nature before using it as a fertilizer
Description : Which fertilizer is most beneficial for alkali soils?
Last Answer : Ans. Ammonium sulphate
Description : The application of fertilizer along with irrigation water
Last Answer : Ans. Fertigation
Description : Solution of fertilizer specially applied at initial growth of plants in pulses and vegetable crops
Last Answer : Ans. Starter solution
Description : Fertilizer application in lowland paddy is done at
Last Answer : Ans. Reduced zone
Description : Maximum amount of fertilizer is applied in
Last Answer : Ans. Potato
Description : Potassic fertilizer suitable for fertigation
Last Answer : Ans. Potassium Nitrate (44%K2O)
Description : The phosphatic fertilizer suitable for acid soil
Last Answer : Ans. Bone meal (23-30%P2O5 )
Description : Least hygroscopic fertilizer
Last Answer : Ans. DAP (18%N and 46%P2O5 )
Description : The fertilizer which supplies 3 essential plant nutrients
Last Answer : Ans. SSP
Description : Oldest commercially available fertilizer
Last Answer : Ans. SSP (16-18%P2O5 )
Description : Which one is considered as organic fertilizer?
Last Answer : Ans. Urea
Description : Amid form of N fertilizer
Description : Cheapest N fertilizer, suitable for foliar spray
Last Answer : Ans. Urea (46%N)
Description : Neutral fertilizer, also called Kishan khad
Last Answer : Ans. Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (26%N)
Description : Explosive fertilizer is
Last Answer : Ans. Ammoniun nitrate (33%N)
Description : Most concentrated nitrogenous fertilizer
Last Answer : Ans. Anhydrous ammonia (81%N)
Description : Oldest N fertilizer, best for top dressing in rice
Last Answer : Ans. Ammonium sulphate (20.6%N and 24%S)
Description : The fertilizer which destroys soil aggregates
Last Answer : Ans. Sodium nitrate
Description : Fertilizer which contains only one primary or major nutrient, e.g. Urea.
Last Answer : Ans. Straight fertilizers
Description : Consider the formula in image processing RD = 1 - (1/CR) Where CR = n1/n2 CR is called as compression ratio n1 and n2 denotes the number of information carrying units in two datasets that represent ... . (A) Data Compression (B) Data Redundancy (C) Data Relation (D) Data Representation
Last Answer : (B) Data Redundancy
Description : In Haber process of production of ammonia K2O is used as :
Last Answer : In Haber process of production of ammonia K2O is used as : a. catalyst b. inhibitor c. promotor d. adsorbate
Description : Which of the following oxide(s) is/are soluble in water to form alkalis? (i) Na2O (ii) SO2 (iii) K2O (iv) NO2 (a) (i) and (iii) (b) (i) only (c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (iii) only
Last Answer : Answer: (a)
Description : Toxicity of Mg can be modified by adding ________: a. N b. PO4 c. Ca d. K2O
Last Answer : Ca
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 : Which is a catalyst promoter used in catalytic ammonia synthesis reaction? (A) Al2O3 (B) Cr2O3 (C) K2O (D) MnO
Last Answer : (C) K2O
Description : Potassic fertiliser is graded based on its __________ content. (A) KCl (B) K2O (C) KNO3 (D) K2SO4
Last Answer : (B) K2O
Description : Promoter used in NH3 synthesis catalyst is (A) K2O (B) SiO3 (C) V2O5 (D) U2O3
Last Answer : (C) V2O5
Description : Catalyst used in ammonia synthesis uses __________ as a promoter. (A) Pt (B) K2O (C) Al2O3 (D) Ni
Description : Soils having 200 kg available K2O/ha will be — fertile soil for K a. High b. Low c. Medium d. None of these
Last Answer : c. Medium
Description : Cement mainly contains (A) CaO, SiO2 , Al2O3 (B) MgO, SiO2 , K2O (C) Al2O3 , MgO, Fe2O3 (D) CaO, MgO, K2O
Last Answer : (A) CaO, SiO2 , Al2O3
Description : Argon is the third largest constituent of air (followed by N2 & O2 ). Its percentage by volume in air is (A) 0.14 (B) 0.34 (C) 0.94 (D) 1.4
Last Answer : (C) 0.94
Description : Volumetric composition of flue gas analysed with the Orsat apparatus is : CO2 = 12%, O2 = 8%, CO = nil, N2 = 80%. This flue gas composition indicates that (A) Pure oxygen has been used for combustion ... very high (C) Excess air has been used for combustion (D) Hydrogen is not present in the fuel
Last Answer : (C) Excess air has been used for combustion
Description : Air contain 21% O2 and 79% N2 by volume. Calculate the composition in terms percentage by weight.
Last Answer : Basis: 100 kmole air Kmoles of O2 =21 Kmoles of N2 =79 Weight of O2 =21x32=672 kg Weight of N2 =79x28=2212 kg Total weight =2884 kg Weight% of O2 = (weight of O2/ total weight)x100 = (672/2884)x100 = 23.3% Weight% of N2 =(weight of N2/ total weight)x100 = (2212/2884)x100 = 76.7%
Description : Mean applied when deals with relative changes eg. Bacterial growth, cell division, population
Last Answer : Ans. GM
Description : Map of genome showing relative positions of genes and or markers on chromosomes
Last Answer : Ans. Genetic map
Description : It is the relative purity or strength of the spectral colour.
Last Answer : Ans. Chroma
Description : The relative proportion of sand, silt and clay is termed as
Last Answer : Ans. Soil texture
Description : The formulae of Relative humidity is
Last Answer : Ans. RH (%) =
Description : Relative humidity (RH) is measured by
Last Answer : Ans. Hygrometer/Psychrometer
Description : A phosphatic fertiliser contains 16% P2O5 . It could be (A) Dicalcium phosphate (B) Superphosphate (C) Triple superphosphate (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Superphosphate