| 161 |
Slash-and-burn shifting cultivation in north-east India is locally called: |
Environmental Studies
Types of agriculture |
Easy |
| 162 |
The book The One-Straw Revolution, a foundation text of natural farming, was written by: |
Environmental Studies
Types of agriculture |
Medium |
| 163 |
Bt cotton is protected against bollworms because it: |
Environmental Studies
Types of agriculture |
Medium |
| 164 |
Which input would disqualify a farm from organic certification? |
Environmental Studies
Types of agriculture |
Easy |
| 165 |
Jhum cultivation in a hill district has become damaging to soil in recent decades. The most likely reason is: |
Environmental Studies
Types of agriculture |
Hard |
| 166 |
A bottle of mixed-fruit jam should carry which quality mark? |
Environmental Studies
Management of agricultural produce |
Easy |
| 167 |
A sample of milk turns blue when a few drops of iodine solution are added. This shows the milk is adulterated… |
Environmental Studies
Management of agricultural produce |
Medium |
| 168 |
Mustard oil adulterated with argemone oil can cause: |
Environmental Studies
Management of agricultural produce |
Medium |
| 169 |
Why must food grains be properly dried before they are put into storage? |
Environmental Studies
Management of agricultural produce |
Easy |
| 170 |
Which pairing of quality mark and product is correctly matched? |
Environmental Studies
Management of agricultural produce |
Hard |
| 171 |
Under the NFSA 2013, a priority household with six members is entitled to how much food grain per month? |
Environmental Studies
Food security |
Medium |
| 172 |
The NFSA 2013 provides that the ration card is issued in the name of: |
Environmental Studies
Food security |
Easy |
| 173 |
The maximum coverage under the NFSA 2013 is: |
Environmental Studies
Food security |
Easy |
| 174 |
A district has record grain stocks in godowns, yet many poor families skip meals because prices are high. Whi… |
Environmental Studies
Food security |
Medium |
| 175 |
Children in a village eat enough rice daily but suffer from anaemia because of poor diets and unsafe water. W… |
Environmental Studies
Food security |
Hard |
| 176 |
Coal and petroleum are classed as non-renewable resources because they: |
Environmental Studies
Natural resources and accounting |
Easy |
| 177 |
A country has an NDP of ₹500 crore. Resource depletion is valued at ₹30 crore and environmental degradation a… |
Environmental Studies
Natural resources and accounting |
Medium |
| 178 |
A city lies beside a large river but suffers water shortage because the river is badly polluted. This is an e… |
Environmental Studies
Natural resources and accounting |
Medium |
| 179 |
The UN framework for integrating environmental data with national accounts is called: |
Environmental Studies
Natural resources and accounting |
Easy |
| 180 |
Why does conventional GDP accounting overstate sustainable income when a country clears its forests for timbe… |
Environmental Studies
Natural resources and accounting |
Hard |