indian agriculture & animal husbandry section 9 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

Answer: (b)

Answer: (b)

The native tracts of the Surti breed are the Kaira and Baroda districts of Gujarat. The body is well-shaped and medium-sized. The barrel is wedge-shaped. The head is long with prominent eyes. The horns are sickle-shaped, moderately long and flat.

The colour is black or brown the peculiarity of the breed is two white collars one round the jaw and the other at the brisket.

The average milk yield is around 1700kgs. The age at first calving is 40 to 50 months with an inter calving period of 400 – 500 days.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

Yellow Revolution pertains to oilseeds. The growth, development and adoption of new varieties of oilseeds and complementary technologies nearly doubled oilseeds production from 12.6 mt in 1987-88 to 24.4 mt in 1996-97, catalyzed by the Technology Mission on Oilseeds, brought about the Yellow Revolution. The oilseeds production scenario in India has witnessed a dramatic turn

Answer: (d)

Arunachal’s rich and colourful orchids find a place of pride. Out of about a thousand species of orchids in India, over 600 are to be found in Arunachal alone. Hence this state can rightly be called the "Orchid Paradise" of our country.

These are colourful, spectacular and some bear exotic names such as SitaPushpa and Draupadi-Pushpa which were believed to have been worn by Sita and Draupadi for ornamentation.

Many of these orchids are rare, endangered and highly ornamental with long-lasting flower qualities. Amongst the orchids, as many as 150 species are ornamental and commercially important.