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The branch of agriculture which deals with feeding, shelter, health and breeding of domestic animals is called animal husbandry.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Animal husbandry is the science of rearing, caring, feeding, breeding, improvement, and utilization of sophisticated animals.

So, the correct option is 'True'

Cuniculture is related to

  1. Keeping of honey bees

  2. Rearing of rabbits

  3. Cultivation of fruits and vegetables

  4. Rearing of fish


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cuniculture is the practice of breeding and raising domestic rabbits as livestock for their meat, *fur and wool.

Sealing wax is

  1. Vegetable wax

  2. Hard paraffin wax

  3. Shellac

  4. Lanolin


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sealing wax is a wax material of a seal which, after melting, hardens quickly forming a bond that is difficult to separate without noticeable tampering. Typically these are a mixture of wax and resin; usually beeswax and shellac.

So, the correct answer is 'Shellac'.

Which of the following animal is used for the domestic purpose?

  1. Fish

  2. Parrot

  3. Duck

  4. Horse


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Horse is used for domestic purpose. It is used as means of transport. It is also used as draught animals  on fields. It is also used for racing and riding. The milk produced by the female horse is known as mare. It is rich in whey protein, polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin C.

Fish is aquatic animals and it is not used for domestic purpose. Parrot and duck are the birds which is not used for domestic purpose.
So, the correct answer is option D.

What is the advantage of crop rotation?

  1. Getting different kinds of crops

  2. Increasing the quality of minerals

  3. Increasing the fertility of soil

  4. Increasing the quality of proteins


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Crop rotation is a traditional practice of growing different crops in the same area, so as to increase the fertility of the soil. 
  • This process helps to build up the lost nutrients of the soil and when the rotation is done with growing cereals, it replenishes the nitrogen levels of the soil because crop rotation is mostly done by using legumes and paddy crops.

So, the correct answer is option C.

The seeds respirate at the time of germination.White showing this experiment a test tube with KOH is kept in the conical flask to _____________. 

  1. Supply oxygen necessary for respiration.

  2. create space in the conical flask by absorbing $CO _3$.

  3. absorb water from the seeds and dry them

  4. make the air in the conical flask acidic


Correct Option: A

Which of the following members of spermatophyte is able to produce seed but not cones?

  1. Eucalyptus and Wolfia

  2. Pinus & Cycas

  3. Pteris & Dryopteris

  4. Eucalyptus & Pinus


Correct Option: A

Water from rivers is the only source for irrigation in the fields

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Irrigation is the application of controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals. Irrigation helps to grow agricultural crops, maintain landscapes, and revegetate disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of less than average rainfall.
  • Sources of irrigation water include groundwater, through springs or wells, surface water, through rivers, lakes, or reservoirs, or even other sources, such as treated wastewater or desalinated water.
  • Hence Water from rivers is the only source for irrigation in the fields is a false statement.
  • So, the correct answer is 'False'.

Of the following all are the traditional method of irrigation except

  1. Chain pump

  2. Pulley system

  3. Persian wheel

  4. Basin irrigation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Basin irrigation is a type of surface irrigation especially in regions with layouts of small fields having level surfaces and surrounded by low bunds which prevent the water from flowing to the adjacent fields. This method is generally suitable for crops that are unaffected by standing water for long periods. for e.g., rice cultivation areas.
Chain pump, pulley system, and persian wheel belongs to the traditional system of irrigation.
So, the correct answer is option D.

The device used by the doctor to amplify the heartbeat is

  1. Periscope

  2. Thermometer

  3. Stethoscope

  4. Microphone


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The stethoscope is an acoustic (hearing) medical device used for auscultation (listening of internal sounds of the body. The doctor will place a small metal circle called a bell, against the chest, at the spot where a person can feel the heartbeat. Hence the device used by the doctor to amplify the heartbeat is stethoscope.
So, the correct answer is 'Stethoscope'.