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Multiple choice general knowledge impact of technology on livelihoods animal husbandry and fishery cattle farming agriculture sector

Identify the wrong statement.

  1. There is not enough petroleum in Australia, so large quantities of crude oil are imported

  2. Uranium is mined at Rum Jungle in the Northern Territory

  3. Broken Hill is famous for lead, zinc and silver

  4. In Australia, sheep rearing and wheat farming are carried out in separate regions
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In Australia, the 'wheat-sheep belt' is a well-known agricultural region where sheep rearing and wheat farming are integrated, not carried out in separate regions.

Multiple choice general knowledge impact of technology on livelihoods animal husbandry and fishery cattle farming agriculture sector

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

  1. India is the second largest producer of nitrogenous fertilisers in the world.

  2. India is the ninth largest steel producing country in the world.

  3. India is the second largest producer of silk in the world.

  4. India ranks third in the world in coal production.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

India is a major producer of nitrogenous fertilizers, but it is not the second largest in the world (China is typically the leader).

Multiple choice general knowledge impact of technology on livelihoods animal husbandry and fishery cattle farming agriculture sector

Consider the following statements.
1. Interactions between the two organisms in which one organism kills and feeds on the second organism is called Parasitism.
2. Mutualism is the way two organisms of different species biologically interact in a relationship in which each individual derives a fitness benefit.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 defines Predation, not Parasitism (where one organism lives on or in another without necessarily killing it immediately). Statement 2 correctly defines Mutualism.

Multiple choice general knowledge impact of technology on livelihoods animal husbandry and fishery cattle farming agriculture sector

With reference to micro-irrigation, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Fertiliser/nutrient loss can be reduced. 
2. It is the only means of irrigation in dry land farming.
3. In some areas of farming, receding of groundwater table can be checked.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  1. Only 1

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Micro-irrigation reduces nutrient loss (1) and helps check groundwater depletion (3). Statement 2 is incorrect because it is not the 'only' means of irrigation in dry land farming.

Multiple choice general knowledge impact of technology on livelihoods animal husbandry and fishery cattle farming agriculture sector

Which one of the following terms describes not only the physical space occupied by organism, but also its functional role in the community of organisms?

  1. Ecotone

  2. Ecological niche

  3. Habitat

  4. Home range
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

An ecological niche defines the role and position of a species in its environment, including how it meets its needs for food and shelter. Habitat refers only to the physical place where an organism lives.

Multiple choice general knowledge impact of technology on livelihoods animal husbandry and fishery cattle farming agriculture sector

Which one of the following statements is correct ?

  1. The first Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was held in Philippines in the year 2004.

  2. India is not a signatory to the biosafety Protocol /Convention on biological diversity.

  3. The Biosafety Protocol deals with genetically modified organisms.

  4. The United State of America is member of the Biosafety Protocol /Convention on Biological diversity.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is an international agreement that aims to ensure the safe handling, transport, and use of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology. The other statements are factually incorrect regarding the location of the first MOP, India's status, or the USA's membership.