The proportion of workers in the agriculture sector in India has seen a decline in decades 2001 to 2011, which is a major cause of unemployment. Select the correct option with reference to the agriculture sector decline.

Which country is the second-largest producer of sugarcane in the world?

Who among the following has developed Madhuban Gajar, a biofortified carrot variety with high β-carotene and iron content?

'Slash and burn' agriculture is known as _________ in Mexico and Central America.

As per the data of 2017-18 released by National Horticulture Board, which of the following states is the largest producer of Tur (Arhar) in India?

Which of the following statements is correct?

Any land which is left fallow (uncultivated) for more than ______ years is under the category of Culturable Wasteland.

______ is the care and cultivation of wildlands.

What type of crop is rice considered in Odisha?

How is permaculture farming different from conventional chemical farming?

1. Permaculture farming discourages monocultural practices but in conventional chemical farming, monoculture practices are predominant.

2. Conventional chemical farming can cause an increase in soil salinity but the occurrence of such phenomenon is not observed in permaculture farming.

3. Conventional chemical farming is easily possible in semi-arid regions but permaculture farming is not so easily possible in such regions.

4. Practice of mulching is very important in permaculture farming but not necessarily so conventional chemical farming

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With reference to ‘palm oil’, consider the following statements:

1. The palm oil tree is native to Southeast Asia.

2. Palm oil is a raw material for some industries producing lipstick and perfumes.

3. Palm oil can be used to produce biodiesel.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

In the context of India’s preparation for Climate-Smart Agriculture, consider the following statements :

1. The ‘Climate-Smart Village’ approach in India is a part of a project Jed by the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), an international research programme.

2. The project of CCAFS is carried out under Consultative Group on ‘International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) headquartered in France.

3. The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India is one of the CGIAR’s research centres.

Which of the statements given above are correct?  

With reference to 'Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion', which of the following statements is/are correct? 

1. This initiative aims to demonstrate the improved production and post-harvest technologies, and to demonstrate value addition techniques, in an integrated manner, with cluster approach. 

2. Poor, small, marginal and tribal farmers have larger stake in this scheme. 

3. An important objective of the scheme is to encourage farmers of commercial crops to shift to millet cultivation by offering them free kits of critical inputs of nutrients and microirrigation equipment. 

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