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  1. An important green-house gas other than methane being produced from the agricultural fields is
    1. Nitrous oxide
    2. Ammonia
    3. Sulphur dioxide
    4. Arsine
Correct Option: A

Nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) are the two major greenhouse gasses (GHG) emitted by agricultural activities. N2O accounts for around 8% of the warming impact of current human GHG emissions. Agricultural activities that directly increase N2O emissions are: fertilization, application of manure or other organic materials, retention of crop residues, production of nitrogen-fixing crops and forages, and cultivation of soils with high organic matter content. Irrigation, drainage, tillage practices and fallowing of land also increase N2O emission.



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