Description : (2) Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Sodium Explanation: Fertilizer (or fertiliser) is any organic or inorganic material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming materials) that is added to a ... essential to the growth of plants. The three elements most needed in common fertilisers are Nitrogen.
Last Answer : Metal are good conductors, because – (1) they contain free electrons (2) the molecules in them are very close to each other (3) the molecules in them collide very freely (4) they contain reflecting surface
Description : Which one of the following elements is least likely to be found in commercial fertilisers? (1) Nitrogen (2) Phosphorous (3) Potassium (4) Silicon
Last Answer : Silicon
Description : Which of the following is not a measure component necessarily to be present in fertilisers? (A) Nitrogen (B) Potassium (C) Phosphorous (D) Sulphur
Last Answer : (D) Sulphur
Description : Which one of the following elements is least likely to be found in commercial fertilisers? (1) Nitrogen (2) Phosphorus (3) Potassium (4) Silicon
Last Answer : (4) Silicon Explanation: Commercial Fertilizers - a substance containing one or more recognized plant nutrients and that is used for its plant nutrient content or that is designated for use or claimed to have value in promoting plant growth.
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) All the nitrogenous fertilisers are not soluble in water (B) A straight fertiliser contains only one nutrient (C) Calcium cyanamide is used as weed killer in onion fields (D) The phosphorous nutrient makes the plant stem stronger and increases its branches
Last Answer : (A) All the nitrogenous fertilisers are not soluble in water
Description : Which one of the following elements is least likely to be found in commercial fertilizers? (1) Nitrogen (2) Phosphorous (3) Potassium (4) Silicon
Last Answer : (4) Silicon Explanation: Fertilizers typically provide, in varying proportions: (1) six macronutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and sulfur (S); and (ii) eight ... copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), zinc (Zn) and nickel {Ni}.
Description : Which of the following does not come under the category of ‘primary nutrient' for plant growth? (A) Potassium (B) Nitrogen (C) Phosphorous (D) Sulphur
Description : Which nutrient in fertiliser makes the plant stems stronger and increases branching? (A) Nitrogen (B) Phosphorous (C) Potassium (D) Calcium
Last Answer : (B) Phosphorous
Description : About 98 percent of the mass of every living organism is composed of just six elements including carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and (a) sulphur and magnesium (b) magnesium and sodium (c) calcium and phosphorus (d) phosphorus and sulphur.
Last Answer : (d) phosphorus and sulphur.
Description : Which chemical is used to ripen mangoes artificially? (1) Sulphur Dioxide (2) Nitrous Oxide (3) Calcium Carbide (4) Phosphorous
Last Answer : (3) Calcium Carbide Explanation: The chemical widely used for artificially ripening fruits is calcium carbide (CaC2). It is used to ripen about 80 per cent of mangoes in India.
Description : Which of the following fertilisers provides maximum amount of nitrogen? (a) Calcium Nitrate (b) Urea (c) Ammonium Sulphate (d) Nitrolium
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Which of the following nitrogenous fertilisers has the highest percentage of nitrogen? (A) Calcium nitrate (B) Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) (C) Urea (D) Ammonium sulphate
Last Answer : (C) Urea
Description : Which one of the following elements in plants is not remobilised? (a) Phosphorus (b) Calcium (c) Potassium (d) Sulphur
Last Answer : (b) Calcium
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 : Acid rain is caused due to pollution of atmosphere by (1) oxides of carbon and nitrogen (2) oxides of nitrogen and sulphur (3) oxides of nitrogen and phosphorous (4) None of these
Last Answer : oxides of nitrogen and sulphur
Description : Cells are composed of A A. Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen B. Sodium, potassium, calcium and hydrogen C. Hydrogen, carbon, sodium, and potassium D. Nitrogen, oxygen, calcium and carbon
Last Answer : Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen
Description : What is the most common salt in sea water? (1) Calcium carbonate (2) Potassium chloride (3) Sodium chloride (4) Magnesium sulphate
Last Answer : (3) Sodium chloride Explanation: Sodium chloride, also known as salt, common salt, table salt or halite, is an ionic compound with the formula NaCl, representing equal proportions of sodium and ... for the salinity of the ocean and of the extracellular fluid of many multi-cellular organisms.
Description : What is the most common salt in sea water ? (1) Calcium carbonate (2) Potassium chloride (3) Sodium chloride (4) Magnesium sulphate
Last Answer : Sodium chloride
Description : Which of the following elements is responsible for maintaining turgor in cells? (a) Magnesium (b) Sodium (c) Potassium (d) Calcium
Last Answer : (c) Potassium
Description : Which of the following elements is responsible for maintaining turgor in cells ? (1) Magnesium (2) Sodium (3) Potassium (4) Calcium
Last Answer : (3) Potassium
Description : ________ content of the phosphate rock is the pollutant of primary interest in a phosphatic fertiliser plant. (A) Calcium (B) Fluorine (C) Phosphorous (D) Sulphur
Last Answer : (B) Fluorine
Description : __________ is required more for leafy crops. (A) Nitrogen (B) Phosphorous (C) Potassium (D) Carbon
Last Answer : (A) Nitrogen
Description : Urea is a source of a) Phosphorous b) Nitrogen c) Potassium d) All of the above
Last Answer : b) Nitrogen
Description : The non-metal used in batteries is a) phosphorous b)nitrogen c) carbon d)sulphur
Last Answer : c) carbon
Description : Which of the following non-metal reacts and catches fire on exposure to air? a) phosphorous b)nitrogen c)sulphur d)hydrogen
Last Answer : a) phosphorous
Description : 6. __________ is a special constituent of chlorophyll without which photosynthesis is not possible. (A) Calcium (B) Nitrogen (C) Phosphorous (D) Hydrogen
Last Answer : Option B
Description : The name of the common mineral salt present in sweat is ? A. Calcium Oxalate B. Potassium Sulphate C. Sodium Chloride (Answer) D. Iron Sulphate E. None of these
Last Answer : C. Sodium Chloride (Answer)
Description : Renal ricket is caused by renal tubular defect (usually inherited) which interferes with reabsorption of (A) Calcium (B) Phosphorous (C) Sodium (D) Chloride
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : The two metal ions that cause hardness to water are: (1) Calcium, Magnesium (2) Sodium, Calcium (3) Sodium, Potassium (4) Sodium, Magnesium
Last Answer : (1) Calcium, Magnesium Explanation: Calcium and magnesium ion cause hardness of water.
Description : Which of the following is essential for the synthesis of thyroxin? (1) Potassium (2) Sodium (3) Calcium (4) Iodine
Last Answer : (4) Iodine Explanation: Iodine is essential for the synthesis of Thyroxine, one of the two major hormones secreted by the thyroid gland. Thyroxine is formed by the molecular addition of iodine to the amino acid tyrosine while the latter is bound to the protein thyroglobulin.
Description : The presence of which of the following salts in water causes corrosion in steam boilers? (1) Sodium Chloride (2) Magnesium Chloride (3) Calcium bicarbonate (4) Potassium bicarbonate
Last Answer : (2) Magnesium Chloride Explanation: Magnesium chloride is the name for the chemical compound with the formula MgCl2 and its various hydrates MgCl2(H2O)x. These salts are typical ionic halides, being highly soluble in water.
Last Answer : Calcium, Magnesium
Description : The element absorbed both in cation and anion form is – (1) Sulphur (2) Nitrogen (3) Calcium (4) Phosphorus
Last Answer : (2) Nitrogen Explanation: Nitrogen, required in large quantities for healthy plant growth, is supplied either as a cation (ammonium) or an anion (nitrate). The ratio of these two forms of nitrogen in the nutrient solution can have large effects on both the rate and direction of pH changes with time.
Description : The element absorbed both in cation and anion form is (1) Sulphur (2) Nitrogen (3) Calcium (4) Phosphorus
Last Answer : Nitrogen
Description : Which one of the following element is a constituent of protoplasm? (A) Sulphur (B) Calcium (C) Iron (D) Potassium
Last Answer : (B) Calcium
Description : Minerals known to be required in large amounts for plant growth include (a) potassium, phosphorus, selenium, boron (b) magnesium, sulphur, iron, zinc (c) phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, calcium (d) calcium, magnesium, manganese, copper.
Last Answer : (c) phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, calcium
Description : Which of the following nutrient is involved in reproduction in plants and germination of pollen grains ? a. Boron b. Calcium c. Potassium d. Sulphur
Last Answer : a. Boron
Description : Why is an organic compound fused with Sodium for testing nitrogen,halogens and sulphur ?
Last Answer : On fusing with sodium metal the elements presents in an organic compounds are converted in to ionic compounds of sodium which are water soluble which can be filtered and detected by the respective tests.
Description : Which of the following fertilisers is used as a cattle feed? (A) Urea (B) Calcium ammonium nitrate (C) Superphosphate (D) Ammonium sulphate
Last Answer : (A) Urea
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 : Red soil is poor in which of the following nutrients ? (A) Phosphorus and Sulphur (B) Phosphorus and Nitrogen (C) Nitrogen and Zinc (D) Nitrogen and Potassium
Last Answer : (D) Nitrogen and Potassium
Description : Mineral which contronls the heart beats (a) Sulphur (b) Sodium (c) Iron (d) Potassium
Last Answer : (b) Sodium
Description : Two elements which can form a large number of compounds are (1) Carbon and Hydrogen (2) Carbon and Nitrogen (3) Carbon and Oxygen (4) Carbon and Sulphur
Last Answer : (1) Carbon and Hydrogen Explanation: The carbon-hydrogen bond (C-H bond) is a bond between carbon and hydrogen atoms that can be found in many organic compounds. Compound classes ... bonds are alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, and aromatic hydrocarbons. Collectively they are known as hydrocarbons.
Last Answer : Carbon and Hydrogen
Description : Which one of the following nonmetals shows allotropy in the liguid state? (1) Carbon (2) Sulphur (3) Phosphorous (4) Bromine
Last Answer : (2) Sulphur Explanation: Sulphur is a non-metal that shows allotropy in the liquid state. If sulphur is heated slowly the changes between the different forms can be observed. These changes are in the ... of cold water, plastic sulphur is formed. This is an elastic, rubber-like form of sulphur.
Description : The element used in the manufacture of safety matches is – (1) Phosphorous (2) Magnesium (3) Silicon (4) Sulphur
Last Answer : (1) Phosphorous Explanation: One end of a match is coated with a material that can be ignited by frictional heat generated by striking the match against a suitable surface. The coated end ... ," contains either phosphorus or phosphorus sesquisulfide as the active ingredient and gelatin as a binder.
Description : Which one of the following nonmetals shows allotropy in the liquid state? (1) Carbon (2) Sulphur (3) Phosphorous (4) Bromine
Last Answer : Sulphur
Description : The element used in the manufacture of safety matches is (1) Phosphorous (2) Magnesium (3) Silicon (4) Sulphur
Last Answer : Phosphorous