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d. Weeds < Insects < Disease
e. None of these

ANS:- d. Weeds < Insects < Disease

5. Cereals are: IBPS AFO Mains 2012)

a. Deficient in lysine and methionine

b. Rich in lysine and methionine
c. Rich in lysine and deficient in methionine

d. Deficient in lysine and rich in methionine
e. None of these

ANS:- d. Deficient in lysine and rich in methionine

6. International Rice Research Institute is located in: IBPS AFO

Mains 2012)

a. Manila

b. Los Baños
c. Cuttack

d. Hyderabad
e. Geneva

ANS:- b. Los Baños

7. Which one of the following is an explosive fertilizer: IBPS AFO

Mains 2012)

a. Ammonium nitrate

b. Urea
c. Sodium nitrate

d. Both B & C
e. None of these

ANS:- a. Ammonium nitrate (NH₄NO₃)

8. The botanical name of Pearl Millet: IBPS AFO Mains 2012)

a. Pennisetum typhoides

b. Eleusine coracana

c. Zea mays

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