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Which state in India is known for development of dairy products?

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  1. Punjab

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Gujarat

  4. Karnataka

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Correct Option: C

Operation Flood Project refers to _________________.

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  1. Preventing the flooding of rivers

  2. The project to increase and stabilise milk production

  3. Checking the flood menace in Assam

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

White Revolution is a term used for _________________.

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  1. The increasing milk production

  2. The increased rice productivity

  3. The increasing cotton production

  4. The increased use of Chemical manures

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Correct Option: A

Which one of the following is an organic manure?

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  1. Urea

  2. NPK

  3. Potash

  4. Gobar

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Correct Option: D

Consider the following statements
1. India is the only country in the world producing all the five known commercial varieties of silk.
2. India is the largest producer of sugar in the world.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

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Correct Option: A

Who is known as the father of White Revolution in India? 

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  1. MS Swaminathan

  2. BP Pal

  3. KN Bahl

  4. V Kurien

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Correct Option: D

Name a type of fish carrying genes only from its father in the nucleus of its cells___________.

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  1. Squalis alburnoides

  2. Salmo salar

  3. Xiphias gladius

  4. Esox lucius

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following cows gives maximum milk yield?

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  1. Jersey

  2. Holstein

  3. Red Sindhi

  4. Sahiwal

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Correct Option: A

Leaves of which of the following plants are not used for the rearing of silkworms? 

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  1. Mulberry

  2. Castor

  3. Oak

  4. Teak

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Mulberry leaves are fed to silkworm larvae after which the silkworm caterpillar builds its cocoon by producing and surrounding itself with a long, continuous fibre. This procedure of cultivation of silkworms for production of raw silk is known as sericulture.

Examine these two statements and and select the answer:
Statement I : Grand Banks are one of the major fishing grounds of the world due to the presence of a vast continental shelf. 
Statement II : Plank-tons grow in the shallow waters. 

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  1. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

  2. Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

  3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false

  4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Grand Banks are one of the major fishing grounds of the world because: 

1. of presence of vast continental shelf. 
2. shallow waters which supports the growth of planktons which eventually leads to more fishes in the area. 
3. The cold Labrador Current mixes with the warm waters of the Gulf Stream here which results in mixing of these waters and lifting of nutrients to the surface. 
Planktons need nutrients from the sea water and lots of sunlight to grow which is available in shallow waters.