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(d) All of these

Gynodioecious variety of papaya is Pusa delicious

At the time of harvesting, rice seeds moisture 24%.

Reason behind removal of moisture from potato chips 

(a) Microorganisms require free water for their growth and multiplication. If free water is removed from potato chips, it will not be available to microorganism and thus growth and multiplication of microorganism will stop. 

(b) Water becomes unavailable for chemical/biochemical reaction and thus storage life of potato chips increases.

(i) Groundnut

(ii) Mustard

(iii) Coconut

(iv) Sesamum

(v) Soybean, sunflower, etc.

Importance of oilseeds: Most of these are edible in the form of oil. Used as raw material for manufacturing paints, varnishes, soaps, perfumes etc, oil cake is used as cattle feed. Oil cake is also used as a fertiliser.

India is the second largest producer of oilseeds after China according to 2014 data. Different oilseeds are grown in India, and they cover approximately 12% of the total cropped area of the country. Different oilseeds are grown in India, and they can be divided into two categories.

Edible oilseeds include groundnut (Kharif crop), rapeseed, mustard (rabi crop), sesame (Kharif crop in the north and rabi crop in the south), sunflower and soya bean. These are mostly used as a cooking medium.

Non-edible oilseeds include linseed (rabi crop), castor seed and cottonseed. These are mostly used in paint and varnish, leather industry, and as a raw material in soap-making, cosmetics, and ointments. Drylands of Malwa Plateau, Marathwada, Gujrat, Rajasthan, Telangana and Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka Plateau are oilseeds growing regions of India.

Different oilseeds are grown in India, and they can be divided into two categories. Edible oilseeds include groundnut, rapeseed, mustard, sesame, sunflower, and soya bean. These are mostly used as a cooking medium. Non-edible oilseeds include linseed, castor seed, and cottonseed. These are mostly used in paint and varnish, leather industry, and as a raw material in soap-making, cosmetics, and ointments.

Importance:

(i) Are edible and used as cooking medium.

(ii) Used as raw material in production of soap, cosmetics and ointment.

(iii) India-largest producer

Groundnut:

(i) Kharif crop

(ii) Accounts half of the total oilseed production.

(iii) State: Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra

(d) All of these 

White variety/ varities of Dahlia  World news

(d) All of those 

Asian variety/ varities of carrot is Pusa keshar and Pusa rudhir

M.S. Swaminathan.

The varieties of wheat in India are 

• Bread wheat 
• Macaroni wheat
• Emmer w’heat 
• Indian dwarf wheat.

At the time of storage, paddy seeds moisture  14%.

Protein in Gram is 18-22%

Favourable time for sowing of nonirrigated varities of wheat in Bihar is 15th October to 15th November.

Favourable time for sowing of Irrigated (on time) wheat varieties in Bihar is 15th November to 30th November.

• Jute crop takes around 8 to 10 months to we ready.
• First the crop is grown and when the plants grow fully, its stems are harvested.
• The harvested stems are teid together and soaked in water till they turn soft.
• Then the fibres of the stems are stripped from the stalks in to long strands.
• Later, these strands are washed in clean running water.
• After being cleaned, the strands are hung up on strings or spread on straw roofs until they dry completely.
• The dried product is ready jute.

Methods of lawn making 

1. Seeding: The most popular grass suitable for seeding is "Doob" grass (Cynodon dactylon). It has the fast spreading mat forming habit, radially forms roots at the nodes, the foliage is dark green, narrow with parallel venation. About 30 kg of seed is required for planting one hectare. The soil should be reduced to fine tilth and given a light rolling. The site should be divided into suitable small squares or rectangles, the seeds are mixed with finely sieved soil and should be rolled again and watered liberally with rose can. The seeds take four to five weeks for germination. Care should be taken not to flood the site. For the first few times, the grasses are cut with a scythe. Lawn mower may be used for easy maintenance and for its spreading. 

2. Turfing: The turfs are nothing but pieces of earth with compact grasses on them. These turfs should be cut uniformly in squares from a place where the grass is short, compact and free from weeds. These turfs should be placed on the prepared ground site, side by side and beaten down flat with a turf beater. The cavities in between should be filled with fine soil. The entire turfed area should be rolled and watered. This is the most expensive way of lawn making. 

3. Turf plastering: The doob grass can be procured in large quantities free from weeds and chopped properly into small bits of 5-7 cm long. Two baskets of chopped grass pieces should be mixed well with one basket each of garden soil and fresh cow dung with required quantity of water to form a thick pasty substance. This mixture is then spread uniformly on the surface of a previously wetted perfectly leveled ground to a thickness of at least 2.5cm and watering should be done with a rose can. The next day, ground should be rolled and the grass should be allowed to spread. The grass will shoot up in a fortnight. To start with, cut with a scythe and after three months, use the lawn mower. 

Dibbling roots: This is the cheapest but time consuming method. Small pieces of grass roots should be dibbled 10 – 15 cm apart in a leveled ground when it is wet after rain. The roots spread and grow underground in the course of six months making a fairly compact lawn by frequent mowing, rolling and watering.

• Aus : Rice is sown in May-June and harvested in September-October. , 
• Aman : Rice is sown in June-July and harvested in November-December.
• Boro : Rice is sown in November to December and harvested in March-April.

• Irrigation is the man-made method of providing water to the crops.
• In India, monsoon is irregular and uncertain.
• Most of the states receive less rainfall that too for a short period.
• Agriculture is one of the prime occupations of India.
• Hence, only one crop can be grown on a given land.
• By raising proper irrigation facilities, India is now able to take 2-3 crops in a year from the same land.
  Irrigation has largely increased the agricultural productivity.
• Hence, irrigation is the lifeline of Indian agriculture.

When farming is done through irrigation system, it is called Irrigation Agriculture.

Through wells, lakes, canals, tube-wells, etc.

Correct option is (b) Ludhiana

Ludhiana in Punjab, Jamnagar and Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Haryana.

Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana and Tamil Nadu.

Correct answer is Cotton crop.

When the sky is clear.

Correct answer is Cotton crop.

Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai and Coimbatore.

Bhaliya wheat of Bhal region.

Kolkata in 1818 A.D.; by the name of Fort Gloster.

Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka.

Correct option is (A) Punjab

Correct option is (D) 6,8

(A) Hot and humid.

(d) All of these 

This law states that, “the level of plant production cannot be greater than that allowed by the most limiting of the essential plant growth factors”. In other words, the law states growth is controlled by the scarcest resource which is the limiting factor.

In areas supported by the Irrigation vegetables can grow 3 to 4 crops in a year. This source of income is called “Catch crops”.

Punjab state is popular for the production of Basumati Rice.

The crops which are grown to provide one of the basic essential like food for the people are known as “Food crops”.

It is one of popular method of sugarcane cultivation. In which growing of second crop from the roots of the first crop can be called as Ratooning system.

The crops which are grown on plantations covering large estates are known as Plantation crops.

Tea, coffee, rubber sugarcane and banana.

Amuslim Fakir, ‘Babadudan Sahib’ in 17^th Century

Botanical name of "Raat Ki Rani"  is  Cestrum nocturnum

‘Camellia thea’.

Nagpur and Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh.