Causes and Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture

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Causes and Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture, Pest Insects and Climate Change, Retreat and Disappearance of Glacier & El Niño–Southern Oscillation Effects on Agriculture etc.

Important Questions on Causes and Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture

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The separation of leaves, flowers, and fruits is induced by _____.

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'Leaf Rust' is a serious disease of this crop and till date there is no effective and ecologically safe fungicide for controlling this disease -

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Build up of soluble sugars and amino acids (due to inadequate potassium), low molecular weight compounds encourage the activity of:

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Which of the following is/are the reason(s) for poor fruit set of tomato?

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Which one of the following castor hybrids you will suggest for getting good yields for rainfed and irrigated areas of Rajasthan State?

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Appropriate breeding method for transferring disease resistance from wild donor source to an established variety is:

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The interspecific semiochemicals which provide adaptive advantage to the emitter (producer) species are known as

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Which one of the following aphids feeds on pulses?

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Which of the following insecticides may be recommended for the control of termites?

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the impact of El Nino?

A. Diseases thrive in communities devastated by natural hazards such as flood or drought.

B. El Nino affects the local weather from Australia to South America and beyond.

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle?

A. The ENSO cycle describes the fluctuations in temperature between the ocean and atmosphere in the east-central Equatorial Pacific.

B. It is a pattern that describes the unusual cooling of the tropical eastern Pacific.

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The El Nino–Southern Oscillation is a periodic irregular change in winds and sea surface temperatures that occurs throughout the tropical eastern _____ Ocean.

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Which of the following are used as insecticides'~

1. Pyrethrum

2. Rotenoids

3. Safflower

4. Tephrosia.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

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Consider the following plant diseases?

1 . Brown rot of potatoes

2. Citrus dieback

3. Kamal bunt ofwheat

4. Tundu disease of wheat.

Which of the above disease/sis/are caused by bacteria:-

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Which of the following plant diseases are caused by viruses?

I. Asteryellows

2. Footrotofpaddy

3. Leaf curl of tobacco

4. Little leaf ofSweet potato.

Which of the above disease/is/are caused by the Viruses?

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Which among the following statement define crop model?

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Which among the following is prominent cause of greenhouse emissions?

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How will climate change primarily affect the food availability?