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With reference to Indian Agriculture, which one of the following statements is correct?

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  1. About $90$% of the area under pulses in India is rainfed

  2. The share of pulses in the gross cropped are at the national level has doubled in the last two decades

  3. India accounts for about $15$% of the total area under rice in the world

  4. Rice occupies about $34$% of the gross cropped area of India

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Correct Option: A

Consider the following statements
1. Rural forestry aims to raise the trees on community land and on privately owned land.
2. Farm forestry encourages individual farmers to plant trees on their own farmland to meet the domestic need of the family.
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: C

There is a concern over the increase in harmful algal blooms in the seawaters of India. What could be the causative factors for this phenomenon?
1. Discharge of nutrients from the estuaries.
2. Run-off from to land during the monsoon.
3. Upwelling in the seas.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

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  1. Only 1

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3

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Correct Option: D

Consider the following statements.
1. Rural forestry aims to raise the trees on community land and on privately owned land.
2. Farm forestry aims to encourages individual farmers to plant trees on their own farmland to meet the domestic need of the family.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

natural vegetation and wildlife of india and world resources of india and world general knowledge

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

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Correct Option: C

Consider the following statements.
1. Sabai grass is used for paper making.
2. Tiger grass is used for making mats.
Which of the above given statements is/are true?

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  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

The pyramid of biomass will be inverted in the ecosystem of _____________.

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  1. forests

  2. ponds

  3. grasslands

  4. drylands

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Correct Option: B

The driving force of an ecosystem is ___________.

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  1. biomass

  2. producer

  3. carbohydrate in producers

  4. solar energy

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Correct Option: D

Most of the desert plants bloom during night because ____________.

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  1. their blooming is controlled by low temperature

  2. they are sensitive to the phase of moon

  3. the desert insects eat away flower during day time

  4. the desert insects are active during their night time.

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following is most stable ecosystem?

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  1. Forest

  2. Grassland

  3. Desert

  4. Sea

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Correct Option: D

Which one among the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world?

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  1. Temperate coniferous forests

  2. Temperate deciduous forests

  3. Tropical monsoon forests

  4. Tropical rain forests

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Correct Option: D