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Multiple choice biology agricultural management patterns of cropping rotation of crops common irrigation systems

___________ are let out in the fields to destroy pests selectively.

  1. Birds

  2. Insects

  3. Ladybirds

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In biological control method, birds, insects and other living organisms are deliberately let out in fields to selectively kill pests. This becomes an easy method for protecting crops against selective pests.

Multiple choice biology natural resources and agriculture patterns of cropping rotation of crops common irrigation systems

What is/are the disadvantage/s of tube well irrigation system?

  1. Groundwater is used as the source

  2. Can be dug at any convenient place

  3. Simplest and the cheapest source

  4. Both A and B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Tube well irrigation system is a type is a system in which water is supplied to the fields by connecting large pipes 100-200 mm. The main disadvantage is it leads to depletion of groundwater due to which groundwater reserves may get exhausted.

So, the correct option is 'Groundwater is used as the source'.

Multiple choice biology natural resources and agriculture patterns of cropping rotation of crops common irrigation systems

Which type of soil is preferred the most for basin irrigation?

  1. Loamy

  2. Sand

  3. Hard crust

  4. Clayey
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Loamy soil is a type of soil which is composed of sand,slit and some clay. its mineral composition is about 40%. This type of soil is mainly required for ideal plant-growing. It is rich in minerals and plants thrive best in this type of soil.

So, the correct option is 'Loamy'.

Multiple choice biology natural resources and agriculture patterns of cropping rotation of crops common irrigation systems

Furrow irrigation is a type of .......... irrigation.

  1. Tube well

  2. Basin

  3. Surface

  4. Flood
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Furrow irrigation is a type of irrigation in which water runs on the surface in small ditches and furrows. It is conducting by creating small parallel channels for the flow of water on the surface. 

So, the correct option is 'Surface'.

Multiple choice biology natural resources and agriculture patterns of cropping rotation of crops common irrigation systems

Prolonged liberal irrigation of agricultural fields is likely to create the problem of -

  1. Aridity

  2. Metal toxicity

  3. salinity

  4. Acidity
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Irrigation without proper drainage of water leads to water clogging in the soil. Due to clogging, the vegetation and crops die due to insufficient supply of oxygen to them this condition is called as Salinity.
So, the correct answer is 'Salinity'.
So the correct option is C.
Multiple choice biology agricultural management patterns of cropping rotation of crops common irrigation systems

Match List I(Rice diseases) with List II(Causal organisms) and select the correct answer using the codes given the lists.

List-I List-II
a. Blast $1$. Ephelis oryzae
b. Stern rot $2$. Xanthomonas oryzae
c. Udbatta $3$. Sclerotium oryzae
d. Blight $4$. Pyricularia oryzae
  1. A-$4$, B-$3$, C-$1$, D-$2$
  2. A-$2$, B-$1$, C-$3$, D-$4$
  3. A-$2$, B-$3$, C-$1$, D-$4$
  4. A-$4$, B-$1$, C-$3$, D-$2$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Blast is caused by Pyricularia oryzae (a-4), Stem rot by Sclerotium oryzae (b-3), Udbatta by Ephelis oryzae (c-1), and Blight by Xanthomonas oryzae (d-2). This matches option A.

Multiple choice biology natural resources and agriculture patterns of cropping rotation of crops common irrigation systems

In India, under canal net-work system of irrigation, generally, how much amount of water is allowed to run in small canal?

  1. Less than 4 cusec

  2. Less than 10 cusec

  3. Between 15 to 20 cusec

  4. Between 25 to 30 cusec
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Canal irrigation was started in 1960, these are human-made channels for water transportations. India has the largest canal system starting for Harike Barrage and terminates in irrigation facilities in the Thar Desert, it is known as The Indira Gandhi Canal. Now, canal irrigation is 2nd largest source of water transportation in the world.

So, the correct option is 'Less than 10 cusec'.