| 141 |
Under the Permanent Settlement of 1793, land revenue was fixed and collected through: |
Environmental Studies
History of Indian agriculture |
Easy |
| 142 |
The Ryotwari system, introduced in parts of Madras and Bombay, differed from the Permanent Settlement because… |
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History of Indian agriculture |
Medium |
| 143 |
Gandhi's Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 supported peasants who were being forced to grow: |
Environmental Studies
History of Indian agriculture |
Easy |
| 144 |
Which feature best describes most pre-colonial Indian villages? |
Environmental Studies
History of Indian agriculture |
Medium |
| 145 |
A historian argues that colonial policy made Indian peasants more vulnerable to famine. Which change best sup… |
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History of Indian agriculture |
Hard |
| 146 |
An irrigation project with a culturable command area of 6,000 hectares is classified in India as: |
Environmental Studies
Irrigation systems |
Easy |
| 147 |
The khadin system of western Rajasthan works by: |
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Irrigation systems |
Medium |
| 148 |
Rajendra Singh and Tarun Bharat Sangh are known for reviving which traditional structure in Alwar? |
Environmental Studies
Irrigation systems |
Easy |
| 149 |
A farmer in a semi-arid area wants to grow pomegranates with the least water loss. Which method is most suita… |
Environmental Studies
Irrigation systems |
Medium |
| 150 |
Large canal command areas in north-west India have developed white salt crusts on fields. The most likely cau… |
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Irrigation systems |
Hard |
| 151 |
Which scientist is regarded as the father of the Green Revolution in India? |
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Green Revolution |
Easy |
| 152 |
HYV wheat could take heavy doses of fertiliser without falling over mainly because it was: |
Environmental Studies
Green Revolution |
Medium |
| 153 |
The Green Revolution had its strongest early impact on which crop? |
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Green Revolution |
Easy |
| 154 |
Which is an environmental rather than a social impact of the Green Revolution? |
Environmental Studies
Green Revolution |
Medium |
| 155 |
Why did the benefits of the Green Revolution go mainly to large farmers in irrigated areas? |
Environmental Studies
Green Revolution |
Hard |
| 156 |
Growing wheat one season and gram the next on the same field mainly helps because gram: |
Environmental Studies
Elements of sustainable agriculture |
Easy |
| 157 |
Which organism is used as a biopesticide against caterpillar pests? |
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Elements of sustainable agriculture |
Easy |
| 158 |
Under IPM, a farmer should spray a chemical pesticide when: |
Environmental Studies
Elements of sustainable agriculture |
Medium |
| 159 |
A farmer keeps cows and buffaloes, feeds them crop residues and uses their dung on the fields. This practice … |
Environmental Studies
Elements of sustainable agriculture |
Medium |
| 160 |
A paddy farmer wants a biological nitrogen source that floats on the flooded field. Which is most suitable? |
Environmental Studies
Elements of sustainable agriculture |
Hard |