Crop | MCQs

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Desert soil is rich in soluble salts, but contains varying percentages of calcium carbonate. The soil is very poor in nitrogen and humus. Desert soil is not very fertile, but with proper irrigation methods, cultivation of crops like bajra, jowar, cotton, wheat, and sugarcane can be precited.

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Sugarcane needs the maximum water per hectare among these crops.

It requires extensive irrigation due to its high water demand for growth and development.

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Mono cropping refers to the practice of growing the same crop on the same land year after year.

This can lead to soil depletion, reduced fertility, and increased pest and disease pressure, making it a less sustainable farming practice.

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Mustard is a yellow or brown paste usually eaten with meat. 

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Boron deficiency affects vegetative and reproductive growth of plants resulting in inhibition of cell expansion, death of meristem and reduced fertility. Plants contain B both in a water-soluble and insoluble form.

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It is mainly known as black cotton soil because this soil is most suitable for the cotton crop.

The black soils moisture very well hence it's excellent for growing cotton.

This is also popularly known as black cotton soil.

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Sugarcane is an important industrial crop of Pakistan.

It is primarily used for producing sugar and other by-products.

It is a significant part of the country’s agricultural sector.

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Inqalab Mung variety is suitable for edible purpose and contains 20% proteins, 306 Kcal energy, vitamin-A 5%, iron 6.6%, Zinc 3.4% and amino acids 11%.

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RY 11-10-2022

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In FY 2022-23, The agricultural sector of Pakistan grew by only 1.55%

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