Watershed technology is used in _____ ?
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Rainfed areas
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Irrigated areas
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Both A & B
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None
A "mili-watershed" falls into which size category?
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1-10 ha
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10-100 ha
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100-1000 ha
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1000-10,000 ha
Which of the following is NOT an objective of water management?
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Production of food, fodder, and fuel
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Over-exploitation of resources should be maximized
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Water shortage, flood control, and checking sedimentation
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Employment generation through industrial development, dairy, and fishery production
How many phases are there in a full-scale watershed management program?
Arrange the different phases of watershed management from the last to the initial phase order.
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Recognition - restoration - protection - improvement
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Improvement - protection - restoration – recognition
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Protection - improvement - recognition - restoration
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Restoration - recognition - protection - improvement
Development of alternative solutions to problems is a step in which phase of watershed management?
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Recognition phase
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Restoration phase
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Protection phase
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Improvement phase
The Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP) was introduced in the year _____?
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1970-71
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1974-75
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1976-77
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1972-73
The Desert Development Programme (DDP) was introduced in the year _____?
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1977-78
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1975-76
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1979-80
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1974-75
Statement 1: National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Agriculture (NWDPRA) Statement 2: NWDPRA was introduced in the year 1986-87
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Both are incorrect statements
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Both are correct statements
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Statement 1 is incorrect & statement 2 is correct
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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
The World Bank assisted Integrated Watershed Development _____________ in the year 1990.
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Project
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Programme
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Pilot project
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Pilot programme
Which is NOT a vegetative/agronomical measure?
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Grassland farming
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Pasture cropping
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Strip cropping
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Contour bunding
Dry farming is the cultivation of crops in areas where the average annual rainfall is _____ ?
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< 750 mm
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> 750 mm
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> 650 mm
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< 650 mm
Proper drainage is a required practice in _____?
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Rainfed farming
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Dryland farming
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Dry farming
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All of the above
Constraints related to wind erosion and water erosion are encountered in _____?
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Dryland farming
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Rainfed farming
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Dry farming
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All of the above
Statement 1: Crop failure is more frequent in dry farming. Statement 2: Crop failure is less frequent in rainfed cropping.
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Both are incorrect statements
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Both are correct statements
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Statement 1 is incorrect & statement 2 is correct
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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
Aberrant weather conditions in dryland areas include _____?
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Early onset of monsoon
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Long gaps in rainfall
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Inadequate and uneven distribution of rainfall
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All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a suitable practice during long gaps in rainfall?
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Decrease in seed rate to obtain more population
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Spraying of urea solution
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Providing life-saving irrigation at critical growth stages
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Weeding & intercultural operations
It is advisable to cultivate pearl millet and sesame in case of _____.
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Early onset of monsoon
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Late onset of monsoon
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Early cessation of rains
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Prolonged dry spells
Dry sowing is also known as _____?
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Kera sowing
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Pora sowing
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Kurra sowing
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All of the above
China clay and Ca-bicarbonate are classified as _____ antitranspirants.
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Reflectant type
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Film-forming type
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Stomatal closure type
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All of the above
Statement 1: Hexadecanol, cetyl alcohol, and paclobutrazol are thin film-forming antitranspirants. Statement 2: Mobileaf and Waxol are thick film-forming antitranspirants.
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Both are incorrect statements
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Both are correct statements
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Statement 1 is incorrect & statement 2 is correct
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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
Potassium metabisulphite is classified as a _____ antitranspirant.
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Stomatal closing
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Film-forming
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Reflectant type
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Growth retardant type
Statement 1: Phosphon is a growth retardant antitranspirant. Statement 2: Folicot is a reflectant type of antitranspirant.
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Both are incorrect statements
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Both are correct statements
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Statement 1 is correct & statement 2 is incorrect
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Statement 1 is incorrect & statement 2 is correct
Which of the following implements is NOT typically used in dryland agriculture?
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Ridge puddler
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Fespo plough
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CRIDA drill plough
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Rayala gorru
A minimum of how many weeks is required for a dryland crop to attain its potential productivity?
Rainfall in semi-arid subtropics is typically around ___________ mm.
Statement 1: The length of the growing period in semi-arid tropics is 0-90 days. Statement 2: The length of the growing period in semi-arid subtropics is 90-180 days.
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Both are incorrect statements
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Both are correct statements
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Statement 1 is incorrect & statement 2 is correct
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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
Which soil type is NOT typically found in semi-arid tropics?
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Alfisols
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Vertisols
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Entisols
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All of the above
Induced dormancy is due to ______ ?
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Water logging condition
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Deeper placement of seed
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Due to genetic factor
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Due to hard seed coat
Statement 1 :- Cyprus rotundus is also yellow nut sedges. Statement 2 :- cynodon dactylon is also known as marvel grass
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Both are incorrect statement
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Both are correct statement
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Statement 1 is incorrect & statement 2 is correct
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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect