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In our quest to increase agricultural production during the last five decades…

CUET Economics 2024 · Economics · 5 questions

In our quest to increase agricultural production during the last five decades or so, we almost totally neglected the use of compost and completely switched over to chemical fertilizers. The result is that large tracts of productive land have been adversely affected, water bodies including ground water system have suffered due to chemical contamination and demand for irrigation has been going up year after year. Farmers, in large numbers all over the country, have again started using compost made from organic wastes of different types. In certain parts of the country, cattle are maintained only because they produce dung which is an important fertilizer and soil conditioner. Earthworms can convert organic matter into compost faster than the normal composting process. This process is now being widely used. Indirectly, the civic authorities are benefitted too as they have to dispose reduced quantity of waste.

Question 1

How is civic authority getting benefitted due to bio composting?
  1. A. They have to dispose increased quantity of waste.
  2. B. They don't have to dispose any waste.
  3. C. Because civic authority has no role in waste management.
  4. D. They have to dispose reduced quantity of waste.

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Question 2

Choose the correct statement concerned with the passage:
  1. A. Earthworm takes equal time to convert organic matter into compost with respect to normal composting process.
  2. B. Earthworm takes more time to convert organic matter into compost with respect to normal composting process.
  3. C. Earthworm takes less time to convert organic matter into compost with respect to normal composting process.
  4. D. Comparison between earthworm based composting and normal composting cannot be made.

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Question 3

Water bodies including ground water system have suffered due to :
  1. A. Bio composting
  2. B. Chemical contamination and increased demand for irrigation
  3. C. Organic farming
  4. D. Increased fertility of land

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Question 4

In certain parts of the country, cattle are maintained only because they
  1. A. Produce milk to increase income of farmers
  2. B. Produce dung which is an important fertilizer and soil conditioner
  3. C. Work as insect repellants
  4. D. Are a symbol of traditional ethics and values

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