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  1. Which of the following crops are grown mostly under subsistence farming?









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    Millets and Rice are grown mostly under subsistence farming. Subsistence agriculture is self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families. The typical subsistence farm has a range of crops and animals needed by the family to feed and clothe themselves during the year.

    Correct Option: A

    Millets and Rice are grown mostly under subsistence farming. Subsistence agriculture is self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families. The typical subsistence farm has a range of crops and animals needed by the family to feed and clothe themselves during the year.


  1. Teak and Sal are products of









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    Teak and Sal are products of tropical dry deciduous forests. The tropical and subtropical dry broad leaf forest biome, also known as tropical dry forest, is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Though these forests occur in climates that are warm year-round, and may receive several hundred centimeters of rain per year, they have long dry seasons which last several months and vary with geographic location. These seasonal droughts have great impact on all living things in the forest.

    Correct Option: A

    Teak and Sal are products of tropical dry deciduous forests. The tropical and subtropical dry broad leaf forest biome, also known as tropical dry forest, is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Though these forests occur in climates that are warm year-round, and may receive several hundred centimeters of rain per year, they have long dry seasons which last several months and vary with geographic location. These seasonal droughts have great impact on all living things in the forest.



  1. The place of origin of red gram is









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    India

    Correct Option: B

    India


  1. Two largest producers of sugarbeet in the world are









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    France and Russia

    Correct Option: B

    France and Russia



  1. Dapog method of rice nursery was developed in









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    Dapog method of rice nursery was developed in Philippines. The dapog method of raising seedling originated in the Philippines and is now, fairly common in South and Southeast. The dapog nursery is constructed for the raising of seedlings without any soil whatsoever. Rice seeds contain sufficient food in the endosperm to permit the young seedling to grow for up to 14 days without receiving any outside nutrients except air, water, and sunlight. Consequently, it is possible to nurse seedlings without actually sowing them in soil.

    Correct Option: D

    Dapog method of rice nursery was developed in Philippines. The dapog method of raising seedling originated in the Philippines and is now, fairly common in South and Southeast. The dapog nursery is constructed for the raising of seedlings without any soil whatsoever. Rice seeds contain sufficient food in the endosperm to permit the young seedling to grow for up to 14 days without receiving any outside nutrients except air, water, and sunlight. Consequently, it is possible to nurse seedlings without actually sowing them in soil.