Consider the following statements:
1. Maize can be used for the production of starch.
2. Oil extracted from maize can be a feedstock for biodiesel.
3. Alcoholic beverages can be produced by using maize.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Agriculture › Crop-specific details
Agriculture › Crop-specific details
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(D)
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Agriculture › Crop-specific details
What are the significances of a practical approach to sugarcane production known as ‘Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative’?
1. Seed cost is very low in this compared to the conventional method of cultivation.
2. Drip irrigation can be practiced very effectively in this.
3. There is no application of chemical/inorganic fertilizers at all in this.
4. The scope for intercropping is more in this compared to the conventional method of cultivation.
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(B)
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Agriculture › Farming Techniques
Agriculture › Farming Techniques
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding vegetative propagation of plants?
1. Vegetative propagation produces clonal population.
2. Vegetative propagation helps in eliminating the virus.
3. Vegetative propagation can be practiced most of the year.
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(C)
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Agriculture › Soils
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Agriculture › SubsidiesXAgriculture
Agriculture › SubsidiesXAgriculture
In the context of food and nutritional security of India, enhancing the ‘Seed Replacement Rates’ of various crops helps in achieving the food production targets of the future. But what is/are the constraint/constraints in its wider/greater implementation?
1. There is no National Seeds Policy in place.
2. There is no participation of private sector seed companies in the supply of quality seeds of vegetables and planting materials of horticultural crops.
3. There is a demand-supply gap regarding quality seeds in case of low value and high volume crops.
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(B)
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Art and Culture › ArchitectureXCaves,Rock-cut
Art and Culture › ArchitectureXCaves,Rock-cut
With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs :
Famous work of sculpture : Site
1. A grand image of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana with numerous celestial musicians above and
the sorrowful figures of his followers below : Ajanta
2. A huge image of Varaha Avatar (boar incarnation) of Vishnu, as he rescues Goddess Earth
from the deep and chaotic waters, sculpted on rock : Mount Abu
3. ‘Arjuna’s Penance’/ ‘Descent of Ganga’ sculpted on the surface of huge boulders :
Mamallapuram
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?Options
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(C)
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Art and Culture › ArchitectureXTemple
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Art and Culture › Art forms