Description : Advantages of mechanisation is..... a) substitute for labour. c) amenity reasons b) attract or retain farm staff d) all of the above
Last Answer : all of the above
Description : Mechanisation in india at various levels can be done in following ways a) by introducing the improved agricultural implements on small scale holding to be operated by bullocks. b) by using small ... tractor and machines on remaining holding to supplement animal power source. d) All of the above
Last Answer : All of the above
Description : The method of harvesting a crop which leaves the roots and the lower parts of the plant uncut to give the subtle crops is known as - a. Mulching b. Intensive farming c. Ratooning d. Zero tillage farming
Last Answer : c. Ratooning
Description : The method of harvesting a crop which leaves the roots and the lower parts of the plant uncut to give the subtle crops is known as? a. Mulching B. Intensive farming C. Ratooning D. Zero tillage farming
Last Answer : C. Ratooning
Description : What is the difference between Sahel, Sudo-Sahel, West Africa semi-arid tropics?
Last Answer : There is a rough map here. The difference between the regions is based on rainfall.
Description : Can rhubarb be grown in the tropics (e.g. Panama)?
Last Answer : Need Answer
Description : Which is the chief characteristics of wet and dry tropics? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Constant heating'
Description : What is the main cause of extinction of species from tropics? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Which is not a reason of maximum diversity in tropics?
Last Answer : Which is not a reason of maximum diversity in tropics? A. Higher pest pressure B. ... rate of out-crossing D. Greater environmental variations
Description : What is a bright showy flower that grows in the tropics of Costa Rica?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : What city is in the tropics Nairobi or Juneau give two reasons why?
Description : Why turbines are placed on the roof of some homes in the tropics?
Description : What cause the low pressure region found throughout the tropics?
Description : The climate of India is mainly tropical because: [CDS 2002] (a) of the location of the Himalayas in its North (b) major part of India lies within the tropics (c) of the overpowering influence of India Ocean (d) of the seasonal influence of jet streams
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Where are the hot deserts generally found? (1) On the eastern margins of the Tropics (2) On the western margins of the Tropics (3) Nearer the Equator (4) In the middle of the Continents
Last Answer : (2) On the western margins of the Tropics Explanation: The deserts lie in the belt of the trade winds which blow from northeast in the northern hemisphere and southeast in the southern hemisphere. ... west side of continents. Examples are the Thar Desert in Pakistan and the Atacama desert in Chile.
Description : Which is the chief characteristic of wet and dry tropics?
Last Answer : Constant heating
Description : What is the main cause of extinction of species from tropics?
Last Answer : Deforestation
Description : Which is the chief characteristics of wet and dry tropics?
Description : Tropical cyclones originate within a. Intermediate between Polar and temperate zones b. Mainly tropical area c. Mainly equatorial Zones d. Intermediate between Tropics of Capricorn and cancer
Last Answer : d. Intermediate between Tropics of Capricorn and cancer
Description : Diffuse porous woods are characteristic of plants growing in (a) alpine region (b) cold winter regions (c) temperature climate (d) tropics.
Last Answer : (d) tropics.
Description : Which one of the following is not a mandate crop of The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)? A. Green Gram B. Finger Millet C. Pigeon Pea D. Sorghum
Last Answer : B. Finger Millet
Description : Where in India is International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) located? a. A Hyderabad b. B Nagpur c. C Jodhpur d. D Bengaluru
Last Answer : a. A Hyderabad
Description : Why are there jets in the midlatitudes in the upper troposphere? (a) Air is warmer in the tropics than the poles, resulting in a poleward pressure gradient that increases with increasing height. (b) Because ... d) Due to the constant bending by the Coriolis force. (e) Both A and D are correct.
Last Answer : (e) Both A and D are correct.
Description : What is the relationship of absorbed solar to outgoing infrared in the tropics? (a) Absorbed Solar > emitted IR (b) Absorbed Solar < emitted IR (c) Absorbed Solar = emitted IR (d) It varies throughout the year.
Last Answer : (a) Absorbed Solar > emitted IR
Description : The net effect of circulation is to move warm air from the and thus moderate the equator-to-pole energy gradient created by . (a) the tropics to the poles; the difference insolation absorbed in ... from the surface up to the tropopause; more heating in the atmosphere than at the surface from GHGs
Last Answer : the tropics to the poles; the latitudinal distribution of absorbed insolation
Description : Which one of the following is not a major characteristic feature of biodiversity hot spots? A. Large number of species B. Abundance of endemic species C. Mostly located in the tropics D. Mostly located in the polar regions
Last Answer : D. Mostly located in the polar regions
Description : 1. Which cup/trophy is associated with football? 2. What is the main cause of extinction of species from tropics? 3. In which year did the Congress loose its monopoly of power in the ... bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past? 20. Who in ancient India assumed the title amitraghata?
Last Answer : Answer : 1. Santosh Trophy 2. Deforestation 3. 1967 4. Corbett 5. Surya Sen 6. Silicon 7. Madam Curie 8. Finance Ministry 9. Corbett National Park 10. Udham Singh 11. Protoplasm 12. Election ... rapidly 14. Orissa 15. Seleucus 16. Bharat Ratna 17. 1920 18. Chloroplasts 19. Raipur 20. Bindusar
Description : Where are the hot deserts generally found ? (1) On the eastern margins of the Tropics (2) On the western margins of the Tropics (3) Nearer the Equator (4) In the middle of the Continents
Last Answer : On the western margins of the Tropics
Description : (i) What is fallow land ? (ii) Suggest two farming practices which will help to reduce the extent of fallow land ? -Geography
Last Answer : (i) Land which was used for cultivation but is temporarily out of cultivation. (ii) Farming practices which will help to reduce the effect of fallow land : 1. Crop rotation. 2. Crop combination. 3. Proper irrigation facilities. 4. Proper dose of fertilizers.
Description : Name the farming in which a patch of land is cleared and burned for cultivation. -Geography
Last Answer : The slash and burn' method of farming known as Jhumming cultivation' in India is practiced generally by tribal people. It is also known as shifting cultivation. In this system, forest ... of soil fertility, the farmer moves to newer forest lands often leading to severe environmental degradation.
Description : What is meant by the term dry land farming?
Last Answer : farm areas that get less than 20 inches of rain per year
Description : How much of ohios land was used for farming?
Last Answer : 0.37
Description : What kind of farming based on an agreement between a person who owns land and tools and a person who does the work in return for a portion of the crop?
Last Answer : sharecropping
Description : Which of the following is true of deforestation and farming the cleared land in the Amazon?
Last Answer : The practice damages biodiversty in one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth.Deforestation increases pollution and toxic runoff from farming.Timber and farming creates big profits for some people, so deforestation is hard to stop.
Description : The Inca lived in a very mountainous landscape. They were able to grow crops by using a special kind of farming in which they created flat pieces of land on the side of the mountains. This type of farming is called?
Last Answer : Terrace farming.
Description : Crop rotation refers to : (a) method of farming without irrigation in an area of limited rainfall (b) farming done on the same land by different people turn-wise (c) growing same crop in alternate years (d) growing different crops in succession
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : The farming in which investment of land and capital is done by big businessperson or capitalist
Last Answer : Ans. Capitalistic farming
Description : Growing of two or more crops in quick succession on the same piece of land in a farming year is termed as
Last Answer : Ans.Sequential/non-overlapping cropping
Description : Which of the following is not a cause of low productivity in In-dian agriculture? (1) Co-operative farming (2) Inadequate inputs availability (3) Sub-division and fragmentation of land holdings (4) Poor finance and marketing facilities.
Last Answer : (1) Co-operative farming Explanation: Productivity is actually a function of efficiency and effectiveness. These two are essential for a productive industry. The agricultural sector in India has ... of population on land is an important demographic factor responsible for low yield in agriculture.
Description : Leaving agricultural land uncultivated for some years known as – (1) Intensive farming (2) Fallowing (3) Shifting cultivation (4) Subsistence farming
Last Answer : (2) Fallowing Explanation: A land that has undergone plowing and harrowing and has been left unseeded for one or more growing seasons is known as fallow and the process as fallowing.
Description : Contract farming consists of...... (A) hiring land by farmers on contract basis for cultivation (B) supply of agreed quantity of produce to agreed price to the company (C) company taking on ... and to give back to farmers (E) providing inputs by company to farmers for improving quality of produce
Last Answer : (C) company taking on lease basis farmers’ land for cultivation
Description : Contract farming consists of...... (A) hiring land by farmers on contract basis for cultivation (B) supply of agreed quantity of produce to agreed price to the company (C) company taking on lease ... and to give back to farmers (E) providing inputs by company to farmers for improving quality of prod
Last Answer : (D) processing cash crops, vegetables etc. by company and to give back to farmers
Description : In farming, the land is used for growing food and fodder cropsand rearing livestock. a. Intensive Farming b. Plantation Farming c. Primitive Farming d. Mixed Farming
Last Answer : d. Mixed Farming
Description : Growing of two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land is called? a. Fanning b. Intercropping c. Mixed Cropping d. Mixed Farming e. None of these
Last Answer : c. Mixed Cropping
Description : The repetitive growing of the same sole crop on the same land is known as? a Uniculture b Solo farming c Monoculture d Polyculture e None of these
Last Answer : b Solo farming
Description : The order in which the crops are cultivated on a piece of land over a fixed period is called as- a. cropping pattern b. cropping system c. mono-croppingd. intercropping e. mixed farming
Last Answer : d. intercropping