The most appropriate to jhumming Land is fixed but crop is rotated Cause soil erosion Practised in NER in india
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Only a
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A,b, and c
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A and c
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A and b
Subsistence agriculture is
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To sustain life and family need
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It require high cost and input
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To obtain high income
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Ecological balance
Pillars of modern cropping system are
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Geotype
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Geometry of planting
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Management practices
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All of these
Yearly sequence and spatial arrangement of crops and fallow in a given area is called
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Cropping scheme
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Cropping pattern
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Cropping system
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Farming system
Major cropping system in India is
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Maize – wheat
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Maize – wheat
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Wheat – maize
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Rice – wheat
The plan according to which crop are raised on individual plot of a farm with an objet of getting the maximum returns from each plot without impariring ferlility of the soil is
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Cropping scheme
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Cropping pattern
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Cropping system
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Farming system
The number of crops grown per annum on a given area of land times 100 is called
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Cropping system
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Cropping design
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Cropping intensity
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Cropping index
Any subsidiary crop grown in association with a main crop is
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Component crop
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Sole crop
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Inter crop
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Companion crop
Intercopping is the intensification of crops in
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Time dimension
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Space dimension
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None
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Both a and b
Growing two or more crop simultaneously during part of life cycle of each is
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Intercropping
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Relay cropping
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Strip cropping
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Mixed cropping
Repetitive growing of same sole crop in the same land is
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Monoculture
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Sole cropping
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Crop rotation
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None
Match of the following A with B Innovators a. 13.5 % Early Adoptors b. 34 % Early majority c .34 % Late majority d.2.5 % Leggards e 16 %
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I)-c, ii)-a, iii)-b, iv)e, v)d
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I)-d, ii)-b, iii)-a, iv)e, v)c
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I)-d, ii)-a, iii)-b, iv) c v) e
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I)-a, ii)-d, iii)-b, iv)e, v)c
Complementary interaction between intercrops in space and time dimension is
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Synergistic cropping
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Companion cropping
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Annidation
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None
Cultivation of crops which have different natural habit and zero competition is
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Parallel cropping
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Synergistic
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both
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None of these
Intercropping is said to be beneficial when LER is
Climate produced by land sea breeze or mountain valley breeze is example of
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Macro climate
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Micro climate
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Topo climate
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Meso climate
Ideal dimension for agrometerological observatory is
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50 X30
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100 x60
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60 X40
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60 X30
Agro metrological observatories are maintained for
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Study of weather
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Agriculture research
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Study of climate
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None of these
Solar constant value is ….
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1.94 cal/cm2/min
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1.94cal /m2/sec
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1.94 cal/m2 /min
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1.94 /cm / sec
Total number of agro- ecological sub – region (AESRs)in India is
The largest agro – climate zone in the country is
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Eastern plateau and hill region
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Western plateau and hill region
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Western dry region
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The island region
A drought that occurs due to an imbalance between soil moisture and evapotranspiration of a crops is …
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Agriculture drought
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Hydrological drought
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Meterological drought
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Physiological drought
A drought that occurs due to lack of moisture conservation practices is …
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Apparent drought
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Physiological
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Agriculture drought
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Socio – economic drought
The zone delineated by thornthwaite moisture moisture indices form more than 100 is …
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Semi – arid
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Arid
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Humid
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Extreme humid
A dry soil layer at the surface may be create in - situ by loosening surface soil and hastening the drying of upper soil is knows as ………
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Soil mulch
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Straw mulch
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Stubble mulch
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Vertical mulch
The CRIDA was established in the year
Leaf and canopy temperature can be measured by
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Infrared thermometer
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Barometer
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Lysimeter
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None of these
The fraction of total precipitation which forms a part of crop consumptive use is knows as …
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Effective rainfall
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Effective irrigation
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Effective climate
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Erodibility
The amount of water needed to return the soil moisture status to the field capacity is knows as ….
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Soil moisture deficit
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Soil moisture stress
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Soil moisture tension
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Osmotic stress
Rainfed farming areas are characterized by a growing season of
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<75 days
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75-120 days
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>120 days
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50 -70 days
In India dryland constitutes …… % of the cultivated area .
Higher yield of rice could be ensured by adequate suppy of ….. fertilizer at the tillering stage
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Nitrogen
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Potash
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Phosphrous
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All of these
Abnormally rapid erosion in an environment disturbed by animals life , chiefly man is called
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Erodibility
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Erosion resistant
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Erosion accelerated
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None
Humid and sub – humid part og northeastern states comes under
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Organic farming
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Dry farming
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Drought year
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Rainfed farming
Which of the following is / are water – absorbing chemicals ?
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Pusa hydrogel
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Jalshakti
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Aquasorb
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All of these
Incorporation of vegetative mulch in a band in the for the purpose of harvesting rain water and conversing soil and water is know as ..
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Tillage depth
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Tillability
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Vertical mulching
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Tillage action
Which is the stomatal closure type anti – transpirant ?
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Kaoline
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PMA
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Mobileaf
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All of these
The meterological drought occurs when the rainfall deficiency is more than ….. % of long term average .
Which of the following is drought – resistant crop ?
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Rice
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Barely
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Potato
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Sorghum
Physiological drought is mainly caused by …
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Salinity and alkalinity
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Less water
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Plant pathogen
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All of these
Maximum wind erosion occurs in
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Karnataka
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UP
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Rajasthan
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MH
Dryland contributes …% of the total food production in India
ICARDA was established in the year …
Dryland farming areas are characterized by a growing season of
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75- 120 days
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Less than 75 days
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>120 days
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150 -180 days
Leaf rolling reduces up to ….. % transpiration in rice
Graded bunding is suitable when rainfall is
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More than 600 mm
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Less than 400mm
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More than 400mm
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Less than 600 mm
As per thronth wait classification , semi- arid climate has a moisture index of
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-20 to – 40
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-80 to - 100
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-33 to -66
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-40 to -80
Areas receiving averages annual rainfall >1150 mm are categorized as …..
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Dryland farming
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Rainfed
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Dryland farming
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Dry farming
AICRPDA classified the climate based on
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moisture availability index
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Temperature effectiveness index
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Moisture deficit index
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None
ICRISAT uses the climate classification given by
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Thronthwaite
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Steiner
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Troll
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Papadakis
Agronomic measure to control soil erosion is mainly adopted for slope …
Contour bunding is mainly practiced in areas with slope ….%
The most suitable plant as vegetative barrier is ..
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Khus( vetiver)
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Willow
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Lavender
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All of these
First stage of water erosion
Which mode of transportation has more contribution toward wind erosion ?
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Suspension
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Saltation
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Splash
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Surface creep
The nutrient loss due to soil erosion is to the extent of ….. Mt
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2.4 -5.4
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5.4 -8.4
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8.4- 10.4
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1.4 -3.4
The most common form of erosion by water is
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Sheet erosion
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Gully erosion
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Rill erosion
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Stream bank erosion
Which form of erosion is the main cause of crust formation ?
The universal soil loss equation consider the soil loss due to which erosion ?
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Splash and sheet
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Sheet and rill
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Splash and rill
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Splash ,sheet and rill
The study of behaviour of soil water system in moist to semi – fluid state is ..
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Plastology
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Rheology
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Pedology
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Steology
Plate like soil structure is found in …
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Surface horizon
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B horizon
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Any part of the profile
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C horizon
The first objective of watershed management is …
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Enhancement of agriculture productivity
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Improvement of water yields
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Conservation of natural resources
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Rehabilitation of natural resources
Regur formation is dominate in
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Podzols
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Saline soils
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Black cotton soil
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Laterite soil
Erosivity index was developed by
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Wishchmeir
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Smith
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Wischmeir and smith
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Kohnke and Bertrand
In the universal soil loss equation , factor that are amenable to manipulation are ..
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R and K
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L and S
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C and P
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All of these
Central soil and water conversation research and training institute is located at ..
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Dehradun
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Hyderabad
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Chennai
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Kolkata
Which of the following institute is concentrating on wind erosion problems in India ?
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CRIDA
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ICRISAT
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ICARDA
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CAZRI
In the soil loss by wind equation , K is
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Soil cloudiness factor
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Surface roughness factor
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Surface cover factor
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Local wind factor
Which land capability classes (LCC) are suitable for regular cultivation ?
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Class I and II
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Class I ,II and III
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Class I,II ,III ,IV
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Class V and VI
The broad bed and furrow (BFF) method was developed was developed by
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CRIDA
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CIMMYT
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ICRISAT
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CAZRI
When top soils have less resistance to erosion than subsoil , shape of gully is
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Trapezoidal
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V shaped
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U shaped
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None
Gully having a depth of 6 m is classified as
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Small
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Medium
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Large
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None of these
Map colour for LCC V class
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Green
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Yellow
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Dark green
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Orange
Slope for class III LCC is
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8 -12 %
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3- 5 %
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5 – 8 %
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12 -18 %
The size of micro watershed is
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10000 – 50000 ha
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1000 -10000 ha
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100 – 1000 ha
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10 – 100 ha
….. soil is self mulching
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Red soil
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Laterite soil
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Alluvial soil
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Black Soil
Vertical mulching is mostly done in …..
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Coconut garden
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Cotton garden
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Coffee garden
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Both a and c
The direct or indirect harmful effect on the other crops through the release of toxic substance as such from thr plant …..
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Functional Allelopathy
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True allelopathy
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Both a and b
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None
The toxin may inhibit more strongly plants of the producer species itself …
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Allelopathy
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Allo – inhibition
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Auto – inhibition
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None
Which plant leaves exudate allelochemical reduce germination of mustard seeds ?
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Eucalyptus globules
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Sunflower
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Cucumber
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Walnut