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Water beyond field capacity stage is called?

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Super available water

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The presence of super available water in soil for an extended period is harmful for plant growth because of the lack of?

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Flow

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Solute potential is aka?

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Osmotic potential

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negative value of water potential in plant cells. It’s a measure of how much the presence of solutes in water reduces the water potential

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Solute potential
or Osmotic Potential

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Avg crop water requirement for SRI method of rice cultivation?

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700 mm

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Total quantity of water required by a cro irrespective of its source in a given period of time?

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Crop water requirement

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Evpotranspiration is one of the imp factors determining crop water requirement. It is measured through?

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Lysimeter

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Which crop requires the highest crop water duration?

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Cotton

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Rapid solar energy deployment in India pushed the country past ____ to become world’s 3rd largest solar power generator.

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Japan

India: 5.8% electricity from solar

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The top 4 countries in increase in solar generation in 2023 accounted for 75% of growth. What are the countries?

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  • China
  • US
  • Brazil
  • India
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A small opening of any cross section (shape) on the side or bottom of the tank, is called?

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Orifices

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A device used to measure rate of flow of liquid through a small channel or tank. Generally made up of a metallic plate.

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Notch

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A concrete or masonry structure, placed in an open channel over which the flow occurs.

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Weirs

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A device for measuring the flow of water in open channels when depth of flow is less - head drop is small, volume of flow is less channel bed slope is less, is called?

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Parshall Flume

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A device used for controlling & measuring irrigation flow. They are basically modified, submerged, variable area orifices (slide gates) at the upstream end of a length of smooth or corrugated pip, is called?

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Meter gates

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Grand Growth Phase is associated with? It is how many days long?

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Sugarcane
101-270 days

Preceeded by Tillering phase

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Global Food Security Index is prepared by?

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The Economist Impact Team

113 countries

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Water between field capacity (1/3 bar) and PWP (15 bar) is?

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Available water

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Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF) was created to fast track 99?

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Medium (2000-10,000 ha) or
Major irrigation project (cultivable command area of >10,000 ha)

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Under LITF provisition, state can borrow from NABARD, with an interest subvention of ____% borne by the government.

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7%

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Only 4 states have more than half net cultivated farmlands under micro-irrigation, they are?

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Sikkim
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Maharashtra

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Acc to an impact evaluation study of micro irrigation by Dept of Agri, showed that irrigation cost is reduced by __-__% with an avg ____% through micro-irrigation schemes

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20-50%
avg: 32.5%

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States that have more than 30% under micro irrigation?

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Sikkim, Andhra, Karnataka, Maha
Mizo, TN, Gujarat

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____ irrigation project was declared as National Project under Sec ____ of AP Reorganisation Act 2014

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Polavaram Irrigation Project
Section 90

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Ratio of Water used consumptively to the water delivered to the field is?
Water Use Efficiency | Yield of crop per unit of water lost through evaporation
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Period over which irrigation water is to be supplied for the production of any crop. Normally this is the period between the 1st & Last irrigation applied to a crop?
Base period
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(Kg/ha)/mm is the unit for?
Water Use Efficiency
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It is the ratio of yield of crop to total amount of water used in the field
Field Water Use Efficiency
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Yield of crop to the amount of water depleted by the crop through evapotranspiration
Crop Water Efficiency
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Area/cusec or ha/cumec is the unit of? 1 cusec = ? L of water
Duty of water - Related to Area 28L of water
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Area that can be irrigated with a continuous non-stop supply of water
Duty of Water - Related to Area
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In most irrigation projects, irrigation efficiency ranges between?
12-34%
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Relation between delta, base period and duty of water?
D = 864 b/d
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Period over which irrigation water is to be supplied for the production of any crop
Base Period - related to time
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Water requirement of Rice
1100-1250mm
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Of the total water requirement of rice, requirement for nursery, puddling and firld irrigation is?
Nursery: 3% or 40mm Puddling:16% or 200mm Field Irrigation: 81% or 1000mm
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Total Water Requirement for Ground Nut is?
500-550 mm
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Total water requirement of Sugarcane and Ragi (finger millet)
Sugarcane: 1800-2200 mm Ragi: 350 mm
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Nutrients that is the principle component of fertigation?
Nitrogen
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Irrigation project that covers cultural command area of more than 10,000 ha, cost more than Rs. 50 million is known as?
Major Irrigation Project
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Irrigation project that covers cultural command area of 2000-10,000 ha, cost Rs. 2.5 million to Rs. 50 million is known as?
Medium Irrigation Project
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Irrigation project that covers cultural command area of 2000 ha, cost less than Rs. 2.5 million is known as?
Minor Irrigation Project
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Revised Ultimate Irrigation Potential was made in? It was revised by?
1972 CGWB (Faridabad)
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Which country and state is a successful example of Participatory Irrigation Management?
Turkey, Mexico Odisha
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Which act of India back Participatory Irrigation Management
Pani Panchayat Act 2002
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Bodies that promote participatory Irrigation Management?
Pani Panchayat & Water User's Association
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Net irrigated area to sown irrigated area in India?
46.8% Acc to Agri Statistics 55% according to NITI Aayog & ES
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Which state & UT has the highest proportion ofnet irrigated to net sown area
Chandigarh (100%) Punjab (99%) | WB - 6th (67%)
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According to Agri Census 2010-11, ____ emerged as the main source of irrigation
Tube Wells | followed by Canals
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Canals are the main source of irrigation in?
Andhra Pradesh | Followed by Chhattisgarh
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Tube wells were the dominant source of irrigation in?
Bihar | Followed by Karnataka
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NMCG is registered under? It is chaired by?
Societies Registration Act 1860 Ministry of Jal Shakti
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____ L of water is required to produce 1 kg of husked rice in India
2688L
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Long Term Irrigation Fund by NABARD was operationalised in, to about?
2016-17 by 2019 | To fast track completion of 99 medium & major irrigation projects
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A device used to measure the rate of flow of fluid through a pipe
Venturimeter
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Which 4 states have more than half of net cultivated farmland under micro-irrigation
Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Maharashtra
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Which of the following schemes drove irrigation coverage in india? 1. PMKSY 2. HKKP 3. Shahpur-kandi Projecct 4. Special Package for Maharashtra 5. Namami Gange
1,2,3,4
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State with highest & lowest area under micro-irrigation through PDMC (2015)
Karnataka - Highest Goa - Lowest
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Which state has the max number of ponds & reservoirs?
West Bengal | South 24 Pargana max
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Which state has the highest lakes?
Tamil Nadu
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Crop in check and basin irrigation?
Paddy
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State with highest water conservation scheme?
Maharashtra
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Drip Irrigation refers to application of water in small quantity at the rate of mostly less than ____ lph as drops to the zone of the plants through a network of plastic pipes fitted with emitters.
8-12 lph
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__% of all samples of groundwater samples collected had excess nitrates above safe limit
20%
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Gross irrigated area in India & net irrigated area? | or area irrigated multiple times in a yr vs only once
GIA: 55% at 120 m Ha NIA: 78 mn Ha
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Of the net irrigated area of 77.9 mha, % of canals, tubewells & tanks is?
Canals: 24.7% Tubewells: 47.3% Tanks: 3% | 1/4 th canals, Tubewell highest (little less than half)
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Top 4 states with highest irrigation coverage? | Irrigation intensity
Punjab > Haryana > UP > Telangana | Punjab at 98%
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A GIS based Android tool developed to enhance the planning of region-specific soil and water conservation measures. Empowering rural communities in recharging groundwater and augmenting surface water.
CLART - GIS | Composite Landscape Assessment & Restoration Tool
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Rank pulses, oilseeds and cereals acc to WUE (high - low)
Cereals > pulses > oilseeds

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