Agriculture
- Consider the following statements :
1. India is meeting 85% of the urea fertilizer through indigenous production.
2. India produces surplus amount of the fertilizers containing phosphorous and potassium.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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In the given statements, India is meeting 85% of the urea fertilizer through indigenous production is correct. However, we are deficient in phosphatic and potassic resources and around 90% is imported.
Correct Option: A
In the given statements, India is meeting 85% of the urea fertilizer through indigenous production is correct. However, we are deficient in phosphatic and potassic resources and around 90% is imported.
- Which of the following ministeries is implementing the National Bamboo Mission in India?
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The National Bamboo mission is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme in which the contribution of the Central Government will be 100%.
Correct Option: C
The National Bamboo mission is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme in which the contribution of the Central Government will be 100%. The scheme is implemented by the Division of Horticulture under the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation in the Ministry of Agriculture.
- What is the contribution of livestock in agricultural sector?
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Livestock contributes 25 per cent of gross value added in the agriculture sector and provides self-employment to about 21 million people.
Correct Option: C
Livestock contributes 25 per cent of gross value added in the agriculture sector and provides self-employment to about 21 million people. Growth of livestock output averaged 4.8 percent per annum during the Eleventh Plan recovering from an average of 3.6 per cent in the Ninth and the Tenth plans.
- The term Green Revolution has been used to indicate higher production through
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The term Gren Revolution has been used to indicated higher production through enhanced agricultural produductivity per hectare.
Correct Option: D
The term Gren Revolution has been used to indicated higher production through enhanced agricultural produductivity per hectare.
- Which of the following has not been a component of the agriculture strategy that brought about the Green Revolution?
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'Guranteed maximum prices' has not been a component of the agriculture strategy that brought about the Green Revolution. The strategy aimed at increasing the yield of crops using fertilizer, pesticide and high yielding verities in agriculture.
Correct Option: B
'Guranteed maximum prices' has not been a component of the agriculture strategy that brought about the Green Revolution. The strategy aimed at increasing the yield of crops using fertilizer, pesticide and high yielding verities in agriculture.
