Consider the following crops :
(1). Cotton
(2). Groundnut
(3). Rice
(4). Wheat
Which of these are Kharif crops?
Prelims
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Agriculture › Crop-specific details
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Agriculture › Crop-specific details
Following are the characteristics of an area in India:
1. Hot and humid climate
2. Annual rainfall 200 cm
3. Hill slopes up to an altitude of 1100 metres
4. Annual range of temperature 15°C to 30°C Which one among the following crops are you most likely to find in the area described above?Options
Answer
(C)
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Agriculture › Crop-specific details
Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following statements:
1. Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of tropical areas whereas tea can be cultivated in both tropical and subtropical areas.
2. Coffee, is propagated by seeds but tea is propagated by stem cuttings only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Options
Answer
(A)
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Agriculture › Farming Techniques
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Agriculture › Farming Techniques
Consider the following activities:
1. Spreading finely ground basalt rock on farmlands extensively
2. Increasing the alkalinity of oceans by adding lime
3. Capturing carbon dioxide released by various industries and pumping it into abandoned subterranean mines in the form of carbonated waters
How many of the above activities are often considered and discussed for carbon capture and sequestration?Options
Answer
(C)