Which approach to fertiliser use was recommended at the programme?
- A.A fixed dose for every orchard
- B.Nutrient management based on soil testing
- C.Stopping all mineral fertiliser at once
- D.Applying fertiliser only after harvest
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Explanation
The correct answer is nutrient management based on soil testing. The scientist leading the session explained that fertiliser applied indiscriminately pushes up the cost of cultivation and causes nutrient imbalances, whereas application decided by soil-test results, the requirement of the crop and the condition of the orchard improves nutrient-use efficiency and supports production that can be sustained. Option A is wrong because a uniform dose ignores the very differences in soil and orchard condition that testing reveals. Option C is wrong because the advice was to combine locally available organic resources with balanced mineral fertilisation, not to abandon mineral fertiliser. Option D is wrong because no such timing rule was advised; the emphasis was on the quantity and balance of nutrients rather than on applying them only after harvest. The phrase to carry into the examination hall is soil-test-based balanced fertilisation.
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Practice Questions
ICAR-MGIFRI, which held a farmer programme under Khet Bachao Abhiyan 2026, is located at which place?
- A.Motihari, Bihar
- B.Samastipur, Bihar
- C.Ranchi, Jharkhand
- D.Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
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The ICAR-Mahatma Gandhi Integrated Farming Research Institute is situated at Motihari and functions under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education; it organised the farmer awareness and field interaction programme at Kothia Hariram village in the Mehsi block of East Champaran district.
Read the full explanation →The ICAR-MGIFRI programme under Khet Bachao Abhiyan 2026 dealt with the sustainable management of which orchards?
- A.Apple and walnut
- B.Mango and litchi
- C.Grape and pomegranate
- D.Coconut and areca nut
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The programme was built around balanced fertilisation, soil health, nutrient recycling, crop diversification and the sustainable management of mango and litchi orchards, and the institute described its aim as strengthening climate-resilient livelihoods in the mango and litchi growing areas of East Champaran in Bihar.
Read the full explanation →In her Bastar Dussehra address, the President linked equitable and inclusive development to achieving a developed India by which year?
- A.2030
- B.2035
- C.2040
- D.2047
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The President said she was happy to note that initiatives to provide financial support to tribal entrepreneurs and connect them with markets had been accelerated, and expressed confidence that such efforts would prove instrumental in achieving the goal of a developed India by 2047 through equitable and inclusive development.
Read the full explanation →President Droupadi Murmu attended a public programme on the occasion of Bastar Dussehra in which city?
- A.Raipur
- B.Bilaspur
- C.Jagdalpur
- D.Durg
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During the visit she also interacted with the local Manjhi and Chalki at the Muriya Darbar, saw the rangoli and the Dussehra exhibition, and earlier offered darshan and puja at the Maa Danteshwari Temple in the same town.
Read the full explanation →Which temple did the President visit at Jagdalpur during her Bastar Dussehra visit?
- A.Maa Danteshwari Temple
- B.Maa Bamleshwari Temple
- C.Mahamaya Temple
- D.Rajiv Lochan Temple
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She then met the local Manjhi and Chalki, the traditional community representatives of Bastar, at the Muriya Darbar, visited the rangoli and Dussehra exhibition, and addressed the public programme.
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