Which buffalo breed of Haryana is known as the black gold of the state?
- A.Nili Ravi
- B.Murrah
- C.Jaffarabadi
- D.Surti
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Murrah. The Murrah is a jet black buffalo with short tightly curled horns, bred in Rohtak, Jind, Hisar and the neighbouring districts. It gives more milk, with a high fat content, than any other buffalo breed in India, and because a good Murrah animal fetches a very high price it is called the black gold of Haryana. The breed has been taken to many other states and to other countries to upgrade local herds.
Option A, Nili Ravi, is a breed of the Sutlej and Ravi country kept in parts of Punjab and around Sirsa in Haryana, recognised by its wall eyes and white markings. Option C, Jaffarabadi, is the heavy buffalo of the Gir forest region of Gujarat. Option D, Surti, is a smaller Gujarat breed valued for the fat content of its milk. Pair each breed with its home tract and the question becomes straightforward.
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Practice Questions
View allHaryana came into existence as a separate state on which date?
- A.1 November 1956
- B.1 November 1966
- C.1 April 1966
- D.15 August 1966
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Haryana was carved out of the Hindi speaking districts of the former state of Punjab on that day, and the date is observed every year as Haryana Day.
Read the full explanation →The dwarf high yielding wheat varieties that began the Green Revolution in India were first bred in which country?
- A.Mexico
- B.Japan
- C.Australia
- D.Soviet Union
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The dwarf wheat varieties Lerma Rojo and Sonora 64 were bred in Mexico at the research programme where Norman Borlaug worked, and seed of these varieties was imported into India in the mid nineteen sixties.
Read the full explanation →Who is known as the father of the Green Revolution in India?
- A.Verghese Kurien
- B.M. S. Swaminathan
- C.Norman Borlaug
- D.C. Subramaniam
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He was the geneticist who brought the Mexican dwarf wheat to India, worked with Indian breeders to adapt it, and persuaded the government and the farmers to take it up, so he is called the father of the Green Revolution in India.
Read the full explanation →Which crop led the first phase of the Green Revolution in India?
- A.Rice
- B.Wheat
- C.Cotton
- D.Sugarcane
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The first high yielding varieties available to Indian farmers were dwarf wheats, and they were planted in the irrigated north western plains where water and fertiliser could be supplied on time.
Read the full explanation →Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, one of the largest agricultural universities in Asia, is located at which place?
- A.Karnal
- B.Hisar
- C.Rohtak
- D.Kurukshetra
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The agricultural university of Haryana was set up at Hisar soon after the state was formed and was later named after Chaudhary Charan Singh.
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