What is the role of 'bio-fertilizers'? MCQ with Answer and Explanation
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Which crop is known as the staple of the Green Revolution in India?
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Wheat was the primary beneficiary due to semi-dwarf HYV varieties from Mexico. Production surged from ~12 million tonnes in the mid-1960s to over 20 million by 1970. Rice followed later with IR-8 varieties. This focused on irrigated areas in the north.
Wheat was the primary beneficiary due to semi-dwarf HYV varieties from Mexico. Production surged from ~12 million tonnes in the mid-1960s to over 20 million by 1970. Rice followed later with IR-8 varieties. This focused on irrigated areas in the north.
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Geography GK
Agriculture in India
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The practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same land is called:
Correct Answer: Option D
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Intercropping involves growing two or more crops in the same field simultaneously to maximize productivity and reduce risk, e.g., wheat + mustard, groundnut + sunflower.
Intercropping involves growing two or more crops in the same field simultaneously to maximize productivity and reduce risk, e.g., wheat + mustard, groundnut + sunflower.
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The main challenge for the Indian rice industry is:
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Rice cultivation is water-intensive and involves high input costs (fertilizers, labor), making it financially and environmentally challenging.
Rice cultivation is water-intensive and involves high input costs (fertilizers, labor), making it financially and environmentally challenging.
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Geography GK
Agriculture in India
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