NEET Zoology Applications in Medicine & Agriculture MCQ Question
The Green Revolution tripled the food supply, but using agrochemicals increased costs for developing world farmers. If a genetically modified crop reduces the use of agrochemicals by 50% and originally required 80 kg/ha of agrochemicals, how much agrochemical is needed per hectare for this GM crop?
40 kg/ha
30 kg/ha
60 kg/ha
50 kg/ha
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
The original requirement was 80 kg/ha. Reducing this by 50% (0.5 * 80 kg/ha) results in 40 kg/ha for the GM crop.
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