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Q. A few tomato seeds were placed in three pots A, B and C containing soil. The pots were watered regularly and following were mixed with the soil in the respective pots.

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Pot}& \text{Source of Nutrients}\\ \text{Pot A}& \text{Nil}\\ \text{Pot B}& \text{Cow dung}\\ \text{Pot C}& \text{Urea}\end{array}$

Which of the following will be observed after 10 days?

1. A lot of growth in pot A.
2. Not much growth in pot B and a lot of growth in pot A.
3. Lot of growth in pot B but very little growth in pot C.
4. Very little growth in pot A but lot of growth in pots B and C.

Q. Question 17
Beera, wants to practice crop rotation in his field. Suggest a Rabi crop and a Kharif crop which will replenish his field with nitrogen. Which crop replenishes nitrogen and why?

Q. A few tomato seeds were placed in three pots A, B and C containing soil. The pots were watered regularly and following were mixed with the soil in the respective pots.

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Pot}& \text{Source of Nutrients}\\ \text{Pot A}& \text{Nil}\\ \text{Pot B}& \text{Cow dung}\\ \text{Pot C}& \text{Urea}\end{array}$

Which of the following will be observed after 10 days?

1. A lot of growth in pot A.
2. Not much growth in pot B and a lot of growth in pot A.
3. Lot of growth in pot B but very little growth in pot C.
4. Very little growth in pot A but lot of growth in pots B and C.

Q. Crop rotation is the successive cultivation of different crops in a specified order on the same field to retain or enhance soil fertility.

1. True
2. False

Q. A few tomato seeds were placed in three pots A, B and C containing soil. The pots were watered regularly and following were mixed with the soil in the respective pots.

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Pot}& \text{Source of Nutrients}\\ \text{Pot A}& \text{Nil}\\ \text{Pot B}& \text{Cow dung}\\ \text{Pot C}& \text{Urea}\end{array}$

Which of the following will be observed after 10 days?

1. A lot of growth in pot A.
2. Not much growth in pot B and a lot of growth in pot A.
3. Lot of growth in pot B but very little growth in pot C.
4. Very little growth in pot A but lot of growth in pots B and C.

Q.

Ram and Krishna both decided to grow wheat in their farms and bought seeds of the same quality. Ram cultivated chickpeas before wheat, whereas Krishna planted wheat directly with the required phosphate fertilizers. Ram's yield of wheat was 100 kg and Krishna's was 25 kg. How did Ram get a better yield than Krishna?

1. Growing chickpea increased yield in Ram's field.

2. Fertilizers were not sufficiently added.

3. Ram did not use fertilizers.

4. Krishna used the wrong fertilizer.

Q. Define and state the function of Metalechlor.

Q. Give a brief account on Krishi Vigyon Kendra.