UPSC Prelims GS - 2016

Question 49
MEDIUMCorrect: +2Incorrect: -2

Why does the Government of India promote the use of ‘Neem-coated Urea’ in agriculture?

    a
    Release of Neem oil in the soil increases nitrogen fixation by the soil microorganisms
    b
    Neem coating slows down the rate of dissolution of urea in the soil
    c
    Nitrous oxide, which is a greenhouse gas, is not at all released into atmosphere by crop fields
    d
    It is a combination of a weedicide and a fertilizer for particular crops