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1
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Max area of India that can be irrigated

A

60%

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2
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Flowering portion of wheat is called?

A

Spike

Panicle for rice

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3
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Global terresterial area under DLA?

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41.3% approx

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4
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Jackfruit, ber, pulses, millets are examples of crops in what kind of agriculture?

A

DLA

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5
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Cumbu can be grown in what kind of land agriculture?

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DLA

Cumbu = Pearl Millet/Bajra

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6
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Annual rainfall in Dry Farming vs Dry Land Farming:

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Dry <750mm
Dryland 750-1150 mm

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7
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Annual rainfall in Rainfed farming?

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1150+ mm

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8
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Red Fed Farming refers to? It is practiced in?

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Usage of red fescue grasses
To provide grazing for livestock.
In areas with little rainfall & poor soils

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9
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Areas with low soil moisture, high evapotranspiration that results in water deficits throughout the year

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DLA

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10
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Primary goal of DLA?

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Minimise water evaporation from soil

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11
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Problems of DLA

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Low soil moisture retention capacity
Poor groundwater
Low yield
Inadequate available nutrients in soil

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12
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Advantage of aerobic rice cultivation

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Saves irrigation water
Cost effective

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13
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Disadvantages of Aerobic Rice Cultivation?

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Problem of weeds

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14
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Seed rate of aerobic rice

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50 kg/ha

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15
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Harvest of aerobic rice is after how many days?

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120-160 days

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16
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National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) is located in?

A

Delhi

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17
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ICAR-CRIDA Central Research Institute of DLA is located in?

A

Hyderabad

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18
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International Water Management Agency (IWMA) is located in?

A

Colombo, Sri Lanka

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19
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Centre of Excellence on DLA - CEDA, is located in?

A

China

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20
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Central Arid Zone Research Institute - ICAR-CAZRI is located in?

A

Jodhpur

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21
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Contribution of rainfed ariculture in India’s GDP?

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60%

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22
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Farmers in irrigated areas earn ___% of their income from agriculture and those in rainfed areas earn only ____% from agriculture.

A

60%
20-30%

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23
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Share of farmers that rely on rainfed agriculture? Share of net sown area that is rainfed?

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61%
54% net sown area

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24
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Share of millet production and rice production in India?

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Millet 89%
Rice 40%

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25
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Share of production of pulses in India?

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88%

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26
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Workshop on “Promotion of Climate Resilient Crops/Varieties/Seeds (Climate Resilient/Climate Agriculture)” was hosted by who and where?

A

by NABARD
at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad

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27
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Direct seeding of rice under dry cultivation is called?

A

Aerobic Rice Cultivation

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28
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Why is it called “aerobic” rice cultivation?

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Soil contains oxygen throughout
unlike in flooded conditions

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29
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Techniques to increase soil moisture in DLA?

A

Conservation tillage and
Moisture retaining mulching

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30
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A ripe, fertilised ovule containing plant embryo, enclosed in a seed coat

A

Seed

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31
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Basic input of agriculture?

A

Seed

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32
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Transfer of pollens from anther to stigma of a flower or different flowers

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Pollination

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33
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Autogamy is? Examples are?

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Self Pollination
Rice, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Pea, Lentils, Chillies

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34
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Types of Autogamy?

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A->BCH
Bisexual - male and female in same flower
Cleistogamy - in unopened flower
Homogamy - Same time of maturation of anther & stigma

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35
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Allogamy is aka? examples are?

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Cross Pollination
Corn, Rye, Sunflower, Safflower, watermelon, sugarcane, tea

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36
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Example of often cross pollinated plants

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CS-PT
Cotton, Sorghum, Pigeon Pea, Tobacco

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37
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Separate male & female flowers in 1 plant

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Monoecy
(ecy = home = 1 home)

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38
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Male & Female Flowers in different plants

A

Dioecy

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39
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Style and filaments are of different lengths

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Heterostyly

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40
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Barrier between male & female organs

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Herkogamy

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41
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Same flower transfers, even if it happens, won’t fertilise

A

Self-incompatibility

42
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Flower opens early to permit transfer of pollen grains to other flowers

A

Chasmogamy
(oppositie of Cleistogamy)

43
Q

Isolation distance in self-pollinated crops

A

Less than 3m

44
Q

Isolation Distance is less than 3m for which crops?

A

Rice, wheat, oats, barley, peas
Self-Pollinated Crops

45
Q

International Seed Testing Agency (ISTA) is in? and was launched in?

A

Norway
1924

46
Q

National Seed Corporation of India, is located in and was launched in?

47
Q

Seed Act of India was held in?

48
Q

Seed Rules by ISTA was made in?

49
Q

New Liberalised Seed Policy of India was made in?

50
Q

National Seed Policy was made in?

51
Q

International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is located in?

A

Hyderabad
Focussed on chickpea, sorghum, groundnut, pearl millet, finger millet, pigeon pea

52
Q

Classes of Seeds

A

NBFC-T
Nuclear
Breeder
Foundation
Certified
Truthfully Labelled

53
Q

Who dominated the seed industry in the 1st 25 years till 1988, after independence?

A

the public sector

54
Q

Initiative that led to the liberalisation of the seed sector in agriculture

A

Green Revolution 1965
National Seed Project 2002
New Policy on Seed Development

55
Q

According to a research paper by ICAR (Manjunath et al) share of turnover by private sector in seed business is?

56
Q

According to a research paper by ICAR (Manjunath et al) seed production has ___ in a decade from 2001-11 with robust CAGR of ___

A

tripled
Compound Growth Rate - CAGR - of 15% pa

57
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According to a research paper by ICAR (Manjunath et al) India’s share in Global Seed Export is ___

58
Q

A legally sanctioned system for quality control of seed multiplication and production

A

Seed Certification

59
Q

Purity of NBFC Seeds?

A

N - 100%
B - 100%
F - 99.5%
C - 99%

60
Q

How many generation of seeds are produced in India?

A

3
Breeder, Foundation, Certified

61
Q

Tag colour of each class of seed

A

N - No tag colour
B - Golden Yellow Tag
F - White Tag
C - Blue tag
T - Opal Green Tag

Registered Seed - Purple

62
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Wrt to seed certification, validity period shall be ____ months from date of test at the time of initial certification, which could be extended for ____ months, provided on retesting seeds conform to prescribed standards

A

9 months
6 months

63
Q

Crops more suiable for DLA?

A

Millets, Lentils, Sunflowers

64
Q

Example of Recalcitrant Seeds

A

Mango, Coconut

65
Q

Seeds that cannot be stored for long periods like orthodox seeds and lose their viability

A

Recalcitrant Seeds

66
Q

Seeds capacble of being dried to internal seed moisture of less than 12% and stored at freezing temperature

A

Orthodox Seeds

67
Q

Example of Orthodox Seeds

A

Cashew, Guava, Grains, Legumes, limes

68
Q

Optimum moisture content of Oilseeds?

69
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Optimum moisture content of cereals?

70
Q

Number of seeds to be produced from a single seed, when it is sown and harvested

A

Seed Multiplication Ratio

71
Q

Physiological dormancy is caused due to?

A

Arrest in metabolic activity of the seed

72
Q

Which plant has 100% seed replacement ratio?

A

BT Cotton
Cabbage

73
Q

Process of removing plant variety other than the one grown

A

Rouging

An imp technique followed from field to storage

74
Q

Common cover crop in DLA to improve soil fertility, prevent weed growth, reduce soil moisture loss

A

Cowpea, Berseem, Mustard

75
Q

Number of seeds planted/ha to ensure normal density of crops and maximum yield

76
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Important factors influencing lifespan of seed

A

Relative Humidity & Temperature

77
Q

A characteristic moisture content developed in seeds when subjected to given level of atmospheric humidity

A

Equilibrium Moisture Content

78
Q

A method that involves subjecting seeds to high temperature to break dormancy?

A

Heat Treatment

79
Q

Method that involves exposing seeds to alternate periods of warm and cold temperature to break dormancy

A

Stratification

80
Q

Method that involves weakening the seed coat by rubbing with sandpaper or using acid

A

Scarification

81
Q

What is considered during seed quality testing

A
  • Germination Rate
  • Seed Moisture
  • Seed Size
  • physical purity of seeds
82
Q

One of the essential & expensive req for hybrid seed production. ZnSO4, urea nd boric acid combination can be used as an economic option instead

83
Q

Depth of ploughing related to?

A

Amount of rainfall

84
Q

A deep tillage of _____ is necessary for deep rooted crops like pigeon pea and moderate tillage of _____ is necessary for maize

A

Deep tillage: 25-39 cm
Moderate tillage: 15-20 cm

85
Q

Scientific name of Ragi or Finger Millet?

A

Eleusine corcana

86
Q

Scientific Name of Bajra or Pearl Millet

A

Pennisetum typhoides
Or
Pennisetum glaucum

87
Q

Scientific name of Foxtail or Navane

A

Setaria italica

88
Q

Scientific name of Red Gram or Pigeon Pea?

A

Cajanus cajan

89
Q

How many species of rice exist and how many are under cultivation?

A

24 species of Oryza
Only 2 are under cultivation

90
Q

What are the 2 species of rice under cultivation? and where are they grown?

A
  1. O. sativa - Most rice growing places
  2. O. glaberrima - South Africa
91
Q

Ragi, Groundnut, Sorghum are most suitable for cultivation in ____ Farming system

A

DLA

Drought resistant crops

92
Q

In DSR field needs to be weed free for how many days after sowing?

A

15-45 days

93
Q

Aerobic rice are sown ___ cm btw rows and ___ cm within rows with ___ cm depth

A

20 cm btw rows and 15 cm within rows (20x15)
3-5 cm depth

94
Q

In aerobic rice cultivation, water needs to be maintained at _____ level

A

Soil saturation level

95
Q

Equipment for line sowing of sprouted paddy seeds in puddled field in metered holes.

A

Drum seeder

96
Q

Farm Advisory through Mobiles - Green SIM is implemented by?

A

IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Ltd. (IKSL)

97
Q

Indian Govt is planning to allocate Rs. 6k crore to promote precision farming in ___ acre land for 5 years from ____ - ____

A

15,000 acres of land
From 2024-25 to 2028-29

Expected to benefit 60,000 farmers

98
Q

GoI is collaborating with ____ & ____ to create 100 CoE for adv farming solutions in 5 yrs

A

Netherlands and Israel

99
Q

____ is a mat nursery method that uses sheets or banana leaves that prevent the seedlings root from growing too deep, while ___ produces healthy seedlings that can be transplanted quickly and efficiently

100
Q

Dapog can be transplanted within? SRI can be transplanted within?

A

Dapog: 14-17 days
SRI: 10-15 days

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