Improvement in Food Resources

Using fertilizers in farming is an example of

•  No cost production

•  Low cost production

• High cost production

• None of these

Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are examples of

• Micro-nutrients

• Macro-nutrients

•  Fertilizers

• Both I and II

Cyperinus and Parthenium are types of

• Diseases

• Pesticides

• Weeds

• Pathogens

Mullets, prawns, mussels are examples of

• Marine fishes

• Fresh-water fishes

•  Finned fishes

• Shell fish

What is the other name for Apis cerana indica?

•  Indian cow

• Indian buffalo

• Indian bee

• None of theseNone of these

The management and production of fish is called

• Pisciculture

• Apiculture

• Sericulture

• Aquaculture

What is the process of growing two or more crops in a definite pattern?

• Crop rotation

•  Inter-cropping

• Mixed cropping

• Organic cropping

Which one of the following species of honey bee is an Italian species?

• Apis dorsata

• Apis florae

• Apis cerana indica

• Apis mellifera

What is the process of protecting crops from pests and diseases called?

• Harvesting
  

• Threshing

• Storage

• Crop protection

Which of the following is a method of preventing soil erosion?

• Terracing
  

• Overgrazing

• Monoculture

• Deforestation