3071: With reference to the circumstances in Indian agriculture, the concept of "Conservation Agriculture" assumes significance. Which of the following fall under the Conservation Agriculture?


1. Avoiding the monoculture practices
2. Adopting minimum tillage
3. Avoiding the cultivation of plantation crops
4. Using crop residues to cover soil surface
5. Adopting spatial and temporal crop sequencing/crop rotations

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 3 and 4
(b) 2, 3, 4 and 5
(c) 2, 4 and 5
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 5
3072: Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir ?

(a) Parsva

(b) Nagarjuna

(c) Sudraka

(d) Vasumitra
3073: Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) India is the second largest producer of nitrogenous fertilisers in the world
(b) India is the ninth largest steel producing county in the world
(c) India is the second largest producer of silk in the world
(d) India ranks third in the world in coal production
3074: In India people suffer from Anaemia due to lack of:

(a) Iron

(b) Iodine

(c) Calcium

(d) Potassium
3075: Which one of the following is not a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ?

(a) Russia
(b) Ukraine
(c) Kazakhstan
(d) Uzbekistan