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Agriculture

2008

Norman Ernest Borlaug, who is regarded as the father of the Green Revolution in India, is from which country?

Options

(a)

United States of America

(b)

Mexico

(c)

Australia

(d)

New Zealand

Answer

(A)
Agriculture

2004

India continues to be dependent on imports to meet the requirement of oilseeds in the country because:
1. farmers prefer to grow food grains with highly remunerative support prices.
2. most of the cultivation of oilseed crops continues to be dependent on rainfall.
3. oils from the seeds of tree origin and rice bran have remained unexploited.
4. it is far cheaper to import oilseeds than to cultivate the oilseed crops.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Options

(a)

1 and 2

(b)

1, 2 and 3

(c)

3 and 4

(d)

1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer

(D)
Agriculture

2003

Assertion (A): The eastern coast of India produces more rice than the western coast.
Reason (R): The eastern coast receives more rainfall than the western coast.

Options

(a)

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b)

Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c)

A is true but R is false

(d)

A is false but R is true

Answer

(A)
Agriculture › Agri-Marketing

Agriculture › Agri-Marketing

2019

The economic cost of food grains to the Food Corporation of India is Minimum Support Price and bonus (if any) paid to the farmers plus

Options

(a)

transportation cost only

(b)

interest cost only

(c)

procurement incidentals and distribution cost

(d)

procurement incidentals and charges for godowns

Answer

(C)
Agriculture › Allied SectorXLivestock

Agriculture › Allied SectorXLivestock

2008

Which one amongst the following has the largest livestock population in the world?

Options

(a)

Brazil

(b)

China

(c)

India

(d)

USA

Answer

(C)
Agriculture › Crop-specific details

Agriculture › Crop-specific details

2025

Consider the following statements regarding turmeric during the year 2022–23:
1. India is the largest producer and exporter of turmeric in the world.
2. More than 30 varieties of turmeric are grown in India.
3. Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are major turmeric-producing States in India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Options

(a)

1 and 2 only

(b)

2 and 3 only

(c)

1 and 3 only

(d)

1, 2 and 3

Answer

(D)
Agriculture › Crop-specific details

2024

Consider the following plants:
1. Groundnut
2. Horse-gram
3. Soybean
How many of the above belong to the pea family?

Options

(a)

only one

(b)

only two

(c)

All three*

(d)

None

Answer

(C)
Agriculture › Crop-specific details

2024

Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world?

Options

(a)

Algeria and Morocco

(b)

Botswana and Namibia

(c)

Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana*

(d)

Madagascar and Mozambique

Answer

(C)
Agriculture › Crop-specific details

2022

Consider the following States :
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Tripura
How many of the above are generally known as tea producing States?

Options

(a)

Only one State

(b)

Only two States

(c)

Only three States

(d)

All four States

Answer

(D)
Agriculture › Crop-specific details

2022

Among the following crops, which one is the most important anthropogenic source of both methane and nitrous oxide?

Options

(a)

Cotton

(b)

Rice

(c)

Sugarcane

(d)

Wheat

Answer

(B)

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