Modern Agricultural Practices

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What is VAM?

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Which Method Is Commonly Used For Improving Cattle Breeds And Why?

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What is pasturage and how is it related to honey production?

Q. What is the primary reason to boil the cocoons of the silkworm?

1. Boiling makes the silk strands longer.
2. Boiling breaks the long threads into more manageable lengths.
3. Pupa dies by boiling and silk fibre becomes loose.
4. Boiling helps incubate the cocoon.

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The method of growing plants without soil is termed as ___ .

1. Floriculture

2. Hydroponics

3. Horticulture

4. Hydroculture

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Which of the following are medicinal plants?

1. Neem

2. Basil

3. Chrysanthemum

4. Anthurium

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Question 7
Which one of the following species of honey bee is an Italian species?

(a) Apis dorsata
(b) Apis florae
(c) Apis cerana indica
(d) Apis mellifera

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Animal husbandry is the scientific management of

1. animal breeding
2. culture of animals
3. animal livestock
4. rearing of animals

1. (i), (ii) and (iii)

2. (ii), (iii) and (iv)

3. (i), (ii) and (iv)

4. (i), (iii) and (iv)

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Cultivation of flowering plants on a commercial basis is called:

1. Apiculture

2. Horticulture

3. Floriculture

4. Sericulture

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Name the three Indian varieties of honey bee are used in an honey production how is Italian variety better for honey production

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Pisciculture is the rearing of fish in water bodies such as

1. Artificial tanks

2. Paddy fields

3. Artificial ponds

4. All of these

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Azolla is used as a biofertilizer because:

1. It has an association with nitrogen fixing Cyanobacteria

2. It has an association with nitrogen fixing Rhizobium

3. It multiplies very quickly to produce massive biomass

4. It has an association with mycorrhiza

Q. Which of the following are indigenous varieties of bees?

1. Apis dorsata
2. Apis adamsoni
3. Apis indica
4. Apis florea

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Exotic breed of honey bee is:

1. Apis florae

2. Apis indica

3. Apis mellifera

4. Apis dorsata

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Name an exotic breed of honey bee grown in India.

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Which method is commonly used for increasing cattle breeds and why?

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What are the advantages of cross-bred cattle?

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Why is it important to improve the production from animal husbandry?

1. The population of India is increasing at a very high rate.

2. India is already extensively cultivated.

3. Indian is going to war with all other countries in near future.

4. Africa is also dependent on India for food.

Q. Which of the following statement is incorrect with respect to animal husbandry?

1. Diseases can wipe out an entire population of livestock.
2. Animal husbandry can be small or large scale enterprise.
3. Animal husbandry is a practice of merely breeding livestock.
4. Lack of technical knowledge decreases livestock production.

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In aeroponics, plants are grown in such a way that their roots are suspended in ________ .

1. water

2. air

3. soil

4. compost

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What is the difference between Hydroponics and Aquaponics?

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'Blue Revolution' is related with

1. Poultry farming

2. Cattle farming

3. Fish farming

4. Bee keeping

Q. Animal husbandry includes:

1. Management and care of farm animals
2. Selective breeding of farm animals
3. Taming of wild animals
4. Production of animal meat

Q. Select the correct order of different stages of mushroom cultivation.

1. Composting $\to$ Pinning $\to$ Casing $\to$ Harvesting $\to$ Spawning $\to$ Preservation
2. Composting $\to$ Casing $\to$ Pinning $\to$ Harvesting $\to$ Spawning $\to$ Preservation
3. Composting $\to$ Spawning $\to$ Casing $\to$ Pinning $\to$ Harvesting $\to$ Preservation
4. Composting $\to$ Casing $\to$ Pinning $\to$ Harvesting $\to$ Spawning $\to$ Preservation

Q. Which of the following is/are disadvantage(s) of using chemical pesticides?

1. It gets accumulated in animals.
2. The pests are destroyed completely.
3. It kills the beneficial microorganisms.
4. It leads to environmental and health issues.

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What are the different systems of irrigation?

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Explain green revolution and animal husbandry

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Carps are indigenous freshwater edible fish.

1. True
2. False

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Which of the following varieties of honey bee are correctly matched to their scientific names?

1. Vitamin C

2. Vitamin E

3. Protein

4. Carbohydrates

Q. Which of the following are marine water fishes?

1. Grey Mullet
2. Mrigal
3. Catla
4. Milk Fish