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  1. The instrument used for measuring depth of water table is known as









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    A piezometer is a device which measures the pressure of groundwater at a specific point so as to measure the water table in ground-water.

    Correct Option: C

    A piezometer is a device which measures the pressure of groundwater at a specific point so as to measure the water table in ground-water.


  1. "Stevenson Screen" is related to









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    A Stevenson screen or instrument shelter is a kind of protective enclose used to shield meteorological instructions against precipitation and direct heat radiation from outer sources. Its purpose is to provide a standardized environment in which to measure temperature, humidity, dew-point and atmospheric pressure by their respective instruments.

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    A Stevenson screen or instrument shelter is a kind of protective enclose used to shield meteorological instructions against precipitation and direct heat radiation from outer sources. Its purpose is to provide a standardized environment in which to measure temperature, humidity, dew-point and atmospheric pressure by their respective instruments.



  1. The origin place of potato is









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    Potato was first cultivated in the modern day Peru, its place of origin is Southern America.

    Correct Option: B

    Potato was first cultivated in the modern day Peru, its place of origin is Southern America.


  1. 'Relay Cropping' means









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    Relay cropping is growing four crops on the same land in a year in such a manner that the following crop is sown before the harvest of preceding crop.

    Correct Option: C

    Relay cropping is growing four crops on the same land in a year in such a manner that the following crop is sown before the harvest of preceding crop.



  1. Genus of goat is









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    The domestic goat is Copra aegagrus hircus. The goat is a member of the family Bovidae and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. The genus of Sheep is Ovis.

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    The domestic goat is Copra aegagrus hircus. The goat is a member of the family Bovidae and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. The genus of Sheep is Ovis.