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The correct answer is Drumstick 

Key PointsClassification of vegetable crops based on the life span:

1. Annuals: The life span of annual plants is a season or a year, eg, brinjal, chili, cabbage cauliflower, cucurbits, tomato, leafy vegetables, etc
2. Biennials: The life span of biennials is of two seasons or two years, eg onion, radish, carrot, etc
3. Perennials: The life span of perennial plants is more than two years, eg drumstick (moringa), asparagus (Shatavari), pointed gourd (parwal), etc

The correct answer is 152 days

Key Points 

Additional Information

• The gestation period is the time in which a fetus develops, beginning with fertilization and ending at birth.
• Estrus or heat is a period during the reproductive cycle when female animals become sexually receptive, signalling they are ready for mating.

The correct answer is 10-12%.

Key Points

• Dry feeds typically have a moisture content of 10-12%.
• These feeds are made from dry ingredients or mixtures of dry and moist ingredients.
• The low moisture content helps in preserving the feed and preventing spoilage.
• Dry feeds are commonly used for their convenience, longer shelf life, and ease of storage.

Important Points

• Dry feeds can include mashes/meals and pellets, which are formulated to meet the nutritional needs of animals.
• The low moisture content in dry feeds contributes to their stability and reduces the risk of mold and microbial growth.

Additional Information

• 45-70%: Moisture content typical of wet feeds made from ingredients like trash fish and slaughterhouse wastes.
• 18-40%: Moisture content range for moist feeds, which are mixtures of wet and dry raw materials.
• 20-30%: Not a standard moisture content range for common animal feeds.
• 50-60%: Moisture content too high for dry feeds, more typical of highly moist or wet feeds.

The correct answer is UAE.

• Banana (Musa acuminata), also known as tree of wisdom, adams fig, apple of paradise.
• Humid tropical herb and day neutral plant.
• India is the leading country in banana production.
• Total production 32% of total fruit production.
• Area: Karnataka > Kerala > Andhra Pradesh.
• Production: Andhra Pradesh > Gujarat > Maharashtra.
• Productivity: Madhya Pradesh > Gujarat > Punjab.
• Export: UAE > Iran > Saudi Arabia.

The correct answer is Haemorrhagic septicaemia.

Key Points

• Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) is a disease caused by a virus.
• This viral disease affects a wide range of fish species, particularly in temperate freshwater and marine environments.
• VHS is characterized by hemorrhaging in the internal organs, muscles, and skin.
• The disease can lead to significant mortality in fish populations, especially in aquaculture settings.

Important Points

• VHS is a notifiable disease, meaning outbreaks must be reported to appropriate authorities.
• Control measures include quarantine, disinfection, and destruction of infected stocks to prevent spread.

Additional Information

• Abdominal dropsy: Usually caused by bacterial infections, leading to swollen abdomen in fish.
• Furunculosis: A bacterial disease that causes boils or ulcers on the fish.
• Gill rot: Typically caused by fungal or bacterial infections affecting the gills.
• Ectoparasite infection: Caused by external parasites such as lice and flukes on fish.

The correct answer is Decrease in nutritional quality

Key Points

• The greening of potatoes is caused by the accumulation of chlorophyll due to the exposure of the tubers to sunlight which causes the development of the green pigment called Solanin.
• This green colour indicates an increase in glycoalkaloids.
• Greening can occur at any stage throughout the potato supply chain and reduces the market value due to its poor colour, taste and cooking quality.
• It can be prevented by practising earthing up after every top dressing and by avoiding too much exposure to sunlight.
• The development of solanine in green potatoes results in a decrease in nutritional quality that may upset digestion and cause discomfort.

                                          Greening of Potato

The correct answer is Food Corporation of India

Key Points

 Food Corporation of India (FCI)

• It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution.
• It was set up in 1965 following the enactment of the Food Corporation Act, of 1964 with the objective of fulfilling aspects of the National Food Policy at the time.

Important Points

The Objectives of the FCI:

• Providing proper price support to protect the interests of poor farmers.
• Effective distribution of food grains through a Public Distribution Systems (PDS)
• Maintaining the operational and buffer stocks of food grains, to ensure continued supply of essential food supply.
• Regulation of market price for food grains so that the population can get them at an affordable price.
• Effective price support operations for safeguarding the interests of the farmers by providing them remunerative prices for their food grains and Distribution of food grains all over the country through the PDS.

The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh

Key Points 

• Uttar Pradesh tops in the production of rice, wheat, maize, Nutri/coarse cereals and pulses.
• Uttar Pradesh is the leading farming state in India, according to significant state-by-state crop production in that country

Important Points

Confusion Points 

• Production is the process of creating, growing, manufacturing, or improving goods and services. It also refers to the quantity produced.
• Productivity is used to measure the efficiency or rate of production. It is the amount of output (e.g. number of goods produced) per unit of input (e.g. labor, equipment, and capital).

Additional Information

• Jharkhand: ranks in lack production 55% of national production.
• Himachal Pradesh: Apple production
• Gujrat: Isabgul production
• Bihar: first in mushroom production. Earlier, Odisha was ranked first in mushroom production.

The correct answer is Magur.

Key Points

• Air-breathing fishes are those that respire using aerial gas exchange instead of, or in addition to, that of the water.
• Air-breathing fishes are equipped with one or more modified respiratory structure to breathe, such as modified air bladders, lungs, skin or gills
• The Asian catfish locally known as Magur fish (Clarias batrachus) is an important air-breathing fish

The correct answer is 1958 

Key Points

 NAFED: National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation

• The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) is an organization of marketing cooperatives for agricultural produce.
• It was established on 2 ^nd October1958 under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act.
• It was set up with the aim of promoting cooperative marketing of agricultural produce that would benefit farmers.

Important Points

The objectives of NAFED are as follows:

• To organize, promote, and develop marketing and storage of agricultural and forest produce.
• Assist with technical advice in agricultural production.
• Helps in the facilitation, coordination, and promotion of marketing and trading activities of partners’ associates in the agricultural sector.
• It purchases sells and supply of agricultural, marketing, and processing requirements such as manure, seeds, fertilizers, etc.
• It facilitates the construction of warehouses as per the Warehousing act by constructing its own godowns and storage facilities.
• It acts as an agent of any government or cooperative for the purchase, sale, and storage of agricultural, horticultural, and animal husbandry produce.
• It provides insurance coverage to cover any accidents that may occur.