Explanation

• Fiber crops are grown for their fibers used in textiles and ropes.
• Main fiber crops include jute and cotton.

Additional information:

• Cotton: Used for clothing and industrial fabrics.
• Jute: Used for making bags, ropes, mats, and carpets.
• Other fiber crops: Flax, Hemp, Coir.

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Explanation

• Protandry is a condition in plants where male flowers mature before female flowers to prevent self-pollination.
• Commonly found in maize (corn).

Additional information:

• In maize, tassels are male flowers and silks are female flowers.
• Helps in cross-pollination and genetic diversity.

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Explanation

• Objective pronouns are used as the object of a verb or preposition.
• Examples include: me, us, him, her, them, you, it.

Additional information:

• Subjective pronouns: I, we, he, she, they (used as the subject of a sentence).
• Reflexive pronouns: Myself, ourselves, himself, herself, themselves (used when subject and object are the same).

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Explanation

• Club root disease affects plants in the Cruciferae family, especially cabbage and turnip.
• It is caused by the soil-borne pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae, leading to swollen and distorted roots.

Additional information:

• Symptoms: Stunted growth, yellowing leaves, and club-shaped roots.
• Common in acidic soils and can persist for many years in the soil.

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Explanation

• Witches’ broom disease affects plants, causing abnormal clustering of branches like a broom.
• It is caused by a virus that disrupts normal growth patterns.

Additional information:

• Commonly affects cacao, citrus, and some ornamental plants.
• Symptoms: Dense, bushy growth, stunted leaves, reduced fruit yield.

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Explanation

A standard cricket team consists of 11 players on the field.

Additional information:

• Football: 11
• Hockey: 11
• Basketball: 5
• Rugby Football: 15
• Polo: 4
• Water Polo: 7
• Volleyball: 6
• Kabaddi: 7
• Snooker: 1
• Boxing: 2
• Gymnastics: 8
• Ice Hockey: 6

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Explanation

• Communication through gestures, body language, facial expressions, or posture is called non-verbal communication.

Additional information:

• Examples: Waving hand, nodding, shaking head, thumbs up.
• Non-verbal cues often support or replace verbal messages.

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Explanation

• A virion is the fully developed, infectious form of a virus capable of infecting a host.
• It contains genetic material (DNA or RNA) and a protein coat (capsid), sometimes with an envelope.
  

Additional information:

• Capsomere: Protein subunit of the capsid.
• Envelope: Lipid layer around some viruses.
• Prion: Infectious protein.

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Explanation

• The physical appearance of an organism, such as height, color, or shape, is called phenotype.
• It is the result of the interaction between genotype (genetic makeup) and the environment.

Additional information:

• Examples: Eye color, hair color, leaf shape in plants, body size in animals.
• Genotype refers to the genetic code, not visible traits.

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Explanation

• The range is the difference between the maximum and minimum values in a data set.
• It shows the spread or dispersion of the data.
• Formula: Range = Maximum value − Minimum value

Additional information:

• Example Data Set: 4, 7, 10, 15, 20 → Range = 20 − 4 = 16

Other Measures of Central Tendency:

• Mean → Average of values
• Mode → Most frequent value
• Median → Middle value

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