Description : The grains are separated from chaff by __________. a) winnowing b)weeding c)sowing d)tilling
Last Answer : a) winnowing
Description : The process of separation of grains from cut crop after harvesting is known as ________. a) harvesting b)threshing c)winnowing d)sowing
Last Answer : b)threshing
Description : The chemical which kill weeds but does not harm the crop is _________. a) weedicide b)pesticide c)fertiliser d)manure
Last Answer : a) weedicide
Description : The quick growing plant like ______ acts as green manure. a) alfalfa b)pea c)wheat d)gram
Last Answer : a) alfalfa
Description : Green revolution is also known as (a) Wheat revolution ; (b) Milk revolution ; (c) Grain revolution ; (d) Chipko movement
Last Answer : (a) Wheat revolution ;
Description : The living organism which make their own food through photosynthesis are known as ________. a) autotrophs b)hetrotrophs c)decomposers d)saprophytes
Last Answer : a) autotrophs
Description : 134 Given below are the statements about the harmful effects of weeds on crop plants. i. They interfere in harvesting ii. They help crops to grow healthy. iii. They compete with crop plants for water, nutrients , space and light ... statements a) i, iii, iv b)iii only c) iii , iv d) i, ii , iii, iv
Last Answer : a) i, iii, iv
Description : Read the statement given below (i ) Seeds require moisture for germination . (ii) Plant can absorb nutrients in dissolved form. (iii) Irrigation protects crop from both frost and hot air currents . (iv) Irrigation improves soil texture . a) i and ii b) i ,ii, iii c) i , ii , iii , iv . d) i and iii
Last Answer : a) i and ii
Description : Which one of the following statement not true for organic manure ? a) It enhances water holding capacity of soil . b) It has a balance of all plant nutrients c) It provides humus to soil. d) It improves texture of soil.
Last Answer : b) It has a balance of all plant nutrients
Description : Propagation of ginger is generally done using _______ . a) seed b)stem (rhizome ) c)root d)leaf
Last Answer : b)stem (rhizome )
Description : Which one of the following condition is not essential to grow maize ? a) high temperature b)humidity c) very low temperature d)rainfall
Last Answer : c) very low temperature
Description : The process of crossing two genetically different individual to obtain new individual having desirable characters is known as __________. a) hybridization b)broadcasting c)sowing d)emasculation
Last Answer : a) hybridization
Description : The cutting and gathering of crop after maturation is known as _______. a) harvesting b)threshing c)winnowing d)sowing
Last Answer : a) harvesting
Description : ______ are organism which attack and destroy the crops. a) weed b)pest c)logging d)chaff
Last Answer : b)pest
Description : The falling down of crop due to untimely rain and strong winds is known as _______. a) sowing b)lodging c)weeding d)logging
Last Answer : b)lodging
Description : ________ method useful for watering plants having acute water shortage and in this method water falls drop – by –drop near the roots through narrow pipes . a) sprinkler system b)drip irrigation c)water logging d)weeding
Last Answer : b)drip irrigation
Description : _______ is one of the ways which can be used for soil replenishment. a) field fallow b)transplantation c)tilling d)ploughing
Last Answer : a) field fallow
Description : In case of tomato plants seed are sown in small plot, and from here when seedlings are formed they are manually planted in the field . This method is known as ______. a ) transplantation b)sowing c)tilling d)levelling
Last Answer : a ) transplantation
Description : The process of preparing soil which involves loosening and turning of soil is known as _____. a) sowing b)ploughing c)broadcasting d)levelling
Last Answer : b)ploughing
Description : _______ is a rabi crop grown during the months from November to April . a) barley b)paddy c)maize d)sorghum
Last Answer : a) barley
Description : The practice of cultivating land for growing crops is known as ________ . a) crop production b)agriculture c)sowing d)broadcasting
Last Answer : b)agriculture
Description : Operation Flood refers to (a) Blue revolution (b) Green revolution (c) White revolution (d) All the three
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Point out the incorrect pair - (1) Green Revolution - A ricul-tural Development (2) White Revolution - Dairy Development (3) Blue Revolution - Development of Fisheries (4) Operation Flood - Irrigation Development
Last Answer : (4) Operation Flood - Irrigation Development
Description : Point out the incorrect pair : (1) Green Revolution – Agricultural Development (2) White Revolution – Dairy Development (3) Blue Revolution – Development of Fisheries (4) Operation Flood – Irrigation Development
Last Answer : Operation Flood – Irrigation Development
Description : If 20% or more area of the country suffers from rain deficits during monsoon season. It is termed as – (1) flood year (2) drought year (3) famine year (4) self sufficient year
Last Answer : (2) drought year Explanation: According to Indian Meteorological Department. when the rainfall deficiency for the country as a whole is more than 10% of normal and more than 20% of the country' ... by drought conditions (rainfall deficit), the situation is defined as an all-India drought year.
Description : Green Revolution was started in – (1) 1960 (2) 1970 (3) 1980 (4) 1990
Last Answer : (1) 1960 Explanation: Green Revolution was started in 1960. Hybrid high-yielding wheat was first introduced to India in 1963 by Dr. Norman Borlaug. Borlaug has been hailed as the Father of the Green Revolution. The methods adopted included the use of high yielding varieties (HYV) of seeds.
Description : Operation Flood' is associated with which revolution ?
Last Answer : Operation Flood' is associated with the White Revolution.
Description : Green Revolution in India has so far been most successful in case of– (1) sugarcane (2) coarse grains (3) wheat (4) rice
Last Answer : (3) wheat Explanation: The novel technological development of the Green Revolution was the production of novel wheat cultivars. Agronomists bred cultivars of maize, wheat, and rice that are generally referred ... Indian peasants for wheat, which did not make up a large portion of the peasant diet.
Description : Main purpose of mean water training for rivers is (A) Flood control (B) To provide sufficient depth of water in navigable channels, during low water periods (C) To preserve the channel in good shape by efficient disposal of suspended and bed load (D) All of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : With reference to Forest Conservation Movement, explain the Chipko Movement. Give the reason for its success. -Geography
Last Answer : Chipko movement means people sticking to the tree. Chipko movement was a movement that took place to save trees by the people living in the Garhwal Himalaya. Chipko, literally means to stick with ... and then cut the trees. So, the loggers had to withdraw themselves without cutting the trees.
Description : What was the Chipko Movement ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) The movement was launched in the Himalayas against deforestation. (ii) The movement has also shown the community afforestation with indigenous species can be enormously successful. (iii) The movement has highlighted the role of local communities in forest conservations.
Description : Chipko Movement is connected with :
Last Answer : Chipko Movement is connected with : A. Conservation of water resoruces B. Conservation of ... Conservation of tiger D. Conservation of biodiversity
Last Answer : Chipko Movement is connected with : A. Conservation of natural resources B. Plant/forest conservation C. plant breeding D. Project tiger
Description : A movement similar to Chipko which has spread in South is
Last Answer : A movement similar to Chipko which has spread in South is A. Uliso B. Appiko C. Belesu D. Balasu.
Description : Chipko movement originated in Gopeshwar in
Last Answer : Chipko movement originated in Gopeshwar in A. 1953 B. 1963 C. 1973 D. 1983
Description : Chipko movement originated in :
Last Answer : Chipko movement originated in : A. Allahabad B. Chamoli C. Hardwar D. Dehradun .
Description : Chipko movement was launched for the protection of :
Last Answer : Chipko movement was launched for the protection of : A. Wet lands B. Grasslands C. Forests D. Livestock
Description : The ‘Chipko Movement' is related to – (1) Wildlife preservation (2) Forest conservation (3) Scientific agriculture (4) Deforestation
Last Answer : (2) Forest conservation Explanation: The Chipko movement or Chipko Andolan is a movement that practised the Gandhian methods of satyagraha and nonviolent resistance, through the act of hugging ... , environmental protests and movements the world over and created a precedent for nonviolent protest.
Description : What is the famous 'Chipko' movement associated with? (1) Saving the tigers (2) Saving the wetland (3) None of these (4) Trees
Last Answer : (4) Trees Explanation: The Chipko movement refers to an organized resistance to the destruction of forests that arose in India during the 1970s: The name of the movement comes from the word ... the contractors' from felling them. In 1987, the Chipko Movement was awarded the Right Livelihood Award.
Description : Who launched the ‘Chipko Movement’ in the hills of Garhwal during 1980s? a) Sundarlal Bahuguna b) Baba Amte c) Medha Patkar d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Last Answer : a) Sundarlal Bahuguna
Description : Chipko Movement was against - (a) Scarcity of Water (b) Pollution Issue (c) Cutting of Trees (d) None of these
Last Answer : (c) Cutting of Trees
Description : The ‘Chipko Movement’ was launched in Himalayan regions by [A] Baba Amte [B] Sunderlal Bahuguna [C] Medha Patkarti [D] Arundhati Roy
Last Answer : [B] Sunderlal Bahuguna
Description : Chipko Movement is an example of forest conservation through_______? a. Legislative Action b. Legal Recourse c. Public awareness and participation d. Political issue
Last Answer : c. Public awareness and participation
Description : ‘Chipko’ movement was first started by (A) Arundhati Roy (B) Medha Patkar (C) Ila Bhatt (D) Sunderlal Bahuguna
Last Answer : (D) Sunderlal Bahuguna
Description : What is the famous ‘Chipko’ movement associated with? (1) Saving the tigers (2) Saving the wetland (3) None of these (4) Trees
Last Answer : Trees
Description : The package technology which brought about Green Revolution comprised manily of (1) man-power, mechanical cultivators and electricity (2) changes in crop pattern, industrialization and chemical ... and highyield varieties of seeds (4) electricity, irrigation and introduction of dry farming
Last Answer : (3) irrigations, biochemical fertilizers and high-yield varieties of seeds Explanation: Using seeds with superior genetics was the scientific aspect of the Green Revolution. The Green ... water supply and improved moisture utilization, fertilizers, and pesticides, and associated management skills.
Description : Which of the following has not been a component of the agricultural strategy that brought about the Green Revolution? (1) Greater intensity of cropping (2) Guaranteed maximum prices (3) New agricultural technology (4) Package of inputs
Last Answer : (2) Guaranteed maximum prices Explanation: The Introduction of Highyielding varieties of seeds and the increased use of fertilizers and irrigation are known collectively as the Green Revolution, which ... modified high-yielding wheat was first introduced to India in 1963 by Dr. Norman Borlaug.
Description : Which of the following was not one of the consequences of the policy of exporting raw materials and food grains from India to Britain? [IAS 2003] (a) It raised the prices of raw materials (b) ... (c) It led to agricultural shortage and famines (d) It denuded the country of her agricultural surplus
Description : Brought to mind by the flood quesion, why would anyone cancel their flood insurance to save the $800 a year cost, incur $40,000 of damage from a flood, and then not get flood insurance?
Last Answer : answer:Maybe they’re hoping that lightening won’t strike twice? You should probably tell them the same statistics do not apply to flooding and living by a river.
Description : Yellow revolution is associated with – a. Potato b. Fertilizers c. Food Grains d. Oil Seed Production
Last Answer : c. Food Grains