Q10 · UPPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · General Studies

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With reference to 'Delhi Government's Biodecomposer and Spray Programme', which of the following statements is/are correct?1.The Bio-decomposer solution is provided free of cost to farmers to help convert stubble into manure.2.The Bio-decomposer solution is prepared using a mix of several fungi.Select the correct answer from the code given below:

A Only 2
B Neither 1 nor 2
C Both 1 and 2
D Only 1

Correct answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation

  1. A

    Only 2

    Only 2. The free-to-farmer spray is also correct.

  2. B

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Neither. Both limbs describe the Pusa/Delhi bio-decomposer drive.

  3. C

    Both 1 and 2

    Both 1 and 2. Delhi supplies the Pusa bio-decomposer free so stubble becomes manure in situ. The liquid is a consortium of fungi (IARI ‘Pusa decomposer’ capsules fermented into a spray).

  4. D

    Only 1

    Only 1. The fungal mix is also keyed correct.

Summary. Official key is (c) both 1 and 2. Free bio-decomposer spray for stubble-to-manure, prepared from several fungi (Pusa decomposer). Also note: Pusa Decomposer — IARI; four fungi; capsules → solution → spray; In-situ management — CAQM/CIIP stubble path besides happy seeder; Delhi GNCT programme — Free spray for farmers in and around the NCT; Not a chemical fertiliser — Microbial cellulose breakdown, not NPK.

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