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In our quest to increase agricultural production during the last five decades or so, we almost totally neglected the use of compost and completely switched over to chemical fertilizers. The result is that large tracts of productive land have been adversely affected, water bodies including ground water system have suffered due to chemical contamination and demand for irrigation has been going up year after year. Farmers, in large numbers all over the country, have again started using compost made from organic wastes of different types. In certain parts of the country, cattle are maintained only because they produce dung which is an important fertilizer and soil conditioner.
Earthworms can convert organic matter into compost faster than the normal composting process. This process is now being widely used. Indirectly, the civic authorities are benefitted too as they have to dispose reduced quantity of waste.

Question: 1

How is civic authority getting benefitted due to biocomposting?

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  • They have to dispose increased quantity of waste
  • They don’t have to dispose any waste
  • Because civic authority has no role in waste management
  • They have to dispose reduced quantity of waste
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

Biocomposting reduces the amount of waste that civic authorities have to manage, improving efficiency in waste disposal.
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Question: 2

Choose the correct statement concerned with the passage:

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  • Earthworm takes equal time to convert organic matter into compost with respect to normal composting process.
  • Earthworm takes more time to convert organic matter into compost with respect to normal composting process.
  • Earthworm takes less time to convert organic matter into compost with respect to normal composting process.
  • Comparison between earthworm based composting and normal composting cannot be made.
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The Correct Option is C

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Earthworms convert organic matter into compost faster than the normal composting process.
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Question: 3

Water bodies including ground water system have suffered due to:

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  • Biocomposting
  • Chemical contamination and increased demand for irrigation
  • Organic farming
  • Increased fertility of land
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The Correct Option is B

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Water bodies have suffered due to chemical contamination and increased irrigation demands from the use of chemical fertilizers.
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Question: 4

In certain parts of the country, cattle are maintained only because they ___________ .

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  • Produce milk to increase income of farmers
  • Produce dung which is an important fertilizer and soil conditioner
  • Work as insect repellents
  • Are a symbol of traditional ethics and values
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The Correct Option is B

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Cattle are maintained because their dung is used as an important fertilizer and soil conditioner.
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Question: 5

What should be the suitable title for the above passage?

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  • Biocomposting
  • Biopest Control
  • Traditional Knowledge and Practice
  • Uses of Chemical Fertilizers
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The Correct Option is A

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The passage focuses on the benefits of biocomposting and its role in waste management and soil fertility.
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