Which fertilizer application method involves applying water by spraying it into the air through nozzles under pressure, so that it falls on crops in a manner similar to natural rainfall?
Sprinkler irrigation
Sprinkler irrigation sprays pressurised water through nozzles into the air, letting it fall over the crop field in droplets that closely mimic natural rainfall.
This method spreads water evenly over a wide area and is well suited to a variety of crops and terrains, unlike drip irrigation, which delivers water directly at the root zone through emitters.
Tank and canal irrigation rely on gravity-fed surface water flow rather than pressurised spraying, so neither matches this description.
Which irrigation device is specifically designed to deliver water at low pressure in a localized stream, creating a small pool or flood at the base of trees or shrubs?
Which of the following fertilizers is a straight fertilizer that supplies only nitrogen as a primary plant nutrient?
Which fertilizer application method involves placing fertilizer in concentrated bands near the seed or root zone at sowing, thereby improving nutrient use efficiency?
Which preservation method significantly extends the shelf life of fruit by removing its moisture content?
What is the primary purpose of growing plants in parks and along streets for their flowers, fragrance, and beauty?
Consider the following States:
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Tripura
How many of the above are generally known as tea- producing States?
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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