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Question : 26

A state in India has the following characteristics:

  1. Its northern part is arid and semiarid.
  2. Its central part produces cotton.
  3. Cultivation of cash crops is predominant over food crops.
Which one of the following states has all of the above characteristics?

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Karnataka

c) Gujarat

d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: (c)

Gujarat. The total geographical area of Gujarat is 19,602,400 hectares, of which crops take up 10,630,700 hectares.

The three main sources of growth in Gujarat’s agriculture are cotton production, the rapid growth of high-value foods such as livestock, fruits and vegetables, and wheat production.

Question : 27 [SSC CML 2002]

High yielding plants can be produced by

a) Crop Rotation

b) Inter-cropping

c) Hybridisation

d) Mixed - cropping

Answer: (c)

In biology and specifically, genetics, the term hybrid has several meanings, all referring to the offspring of sexual reproduction. Plant species hybridize more readily than animal species, and the resulting hybrids are more often fertile hybrids and may reproduce.

The cross-breeding of carefully chosen parent plants produces a combination of consistent traits that make hybrids better performers than either parent.

Question : 28 [UK-PSC (F) 2015]

G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology was named in the memory of Govind Ballabh Pant?

a) 1970 A.D.

b) 1965 A.D.

c) 1960 A.D.

d) 1967 A.D.

Answer: (c)

G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology was founded in 1960, first agriculture university of the nation, was named in the memory of Govind Ballabh pant.

Question : 29 [PSC (Pre) 2016]

Double cropping in agriculture means raising of

a) Two crops at different times

b) One crop along with other crop

c) Two crops simultaneously

d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

Question : 30 [UPPCS (Mains) 2013]

‘Pusa Bold’ is a variety of

a) Wheat

b) Gram

c) Mustard

d) Groundnut

Answer: (c)

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