| 1061 |
Climate of a place is best described as: |
Agriculture
Elements of weather |
Hard |
| 1062 |
A forecast valid for the next 3 to 10 days is called a: |
Agriculture
Weather forecasting |
Easy |
| 1063 |
A prediction of total rainfall for the coming monsoon season is an example of a: |
Agriculture
Weather forecasting |
Easy |
| 1064 |
Heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow. The best advice for a farmer planning to spray insecticide is to: |
Agriculture
Weather forecasting |
Medium |
| 1065 |
Warnings of a thunderstorm expected within the next two or three hours are given through: |
Agriculture
Weather forecasting |
Medium |
| 1066 |
Which forecast range is generally most useful for planning farm operations such as sowing and fertiliser appl… |
Agriculture
Weather forecasting |
Hard |
| 1067 |
Which agricultural activity is a major source of methane? |
Agriculture
Climate change and crop production |
Easy |
| 1068 |
Nitrous oxide emissions from farms come mainly from: |
Agriculture
Climate change and crop production |
Medium |
| 1069 |
Under elevated CO₂, which crop is likely to show the greatest increase in photosynthesis? |
Agriculture
Climate change and crop production |
Hard |
| 1070 |
Rising temperature during grain filling usually affects wheat by: |
Agriculture
Climate change and crop production |
Medium |
| 1071 |
Köppen's classification of climate is based on: |
Agriculture
Climate change and crop production |
Easy |
| 1072 |
The south-west monsoon usually first reaches the Indian mainland over: |
Agriculture
Monsoon in India |
Easy |
| 1073 |
Which state receives a large share of its annual rainfall from the north-east monsoon? |
Agriculture
Monsoon in India |
Easy |
| 1074 |
Winter rainfall from western disturbances is most helpful to which crop in north-west India? |
Agriculture
Monsoon in India |
Medium |
| 1075 |
A dry spell of several days in the middle of the rainy season is called a: |
Agriculture
Monsoon in India |
Medium |
| 1076 |
El Niño conditions in the Pacific Ocean are commonly associated with: |
Agriculture
Monsoon in India |
Hard |
| 1077 |
The word monsoon is derived from an Arabic word meaning: |
Agriculture
Monsoon in India |
Easy |
| 1078 |
Crossing over between homologous chromosomes takes place during: |
Agriculture
Cell structure and cell division |
Easy |
| 1079 |
Maize has 2n = 20. How many chromosomes are present in each of its egg cells? |
Agriculture
Cell structure and cell division |
Medium |
| 1080 |
Mitosis in a diploid cell produces: |
Agriculture
Cell structure and cell division |
Easy |