Here is Question No. 72 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2017
Q72. Consider the following statements :
The nation-wide ‘Soil Health Card Scheme’ aims at
- expanding the cultivable area under irrigation.
- enabling the banks to assess the quantum of loans to be granted to farmers on the basis of soil quality.
- checking the overuse of fertilizers in farmlands.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
The correct answer is 3 only.
- Soil Health Card (SHC)
- This is a scheme promoted and implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India’s Department of Agriculture and Co-operation.
- It provides the farmer Soil nutrient status of his/her holding and advice on fertiliser dosage and soil amendments that she/he should apply to maintain soil health in the long run.
- SHC is a printed report that will contain the status of his soil concerning 12 parameters, namely:
- N, P, K (Macro-nutrients);
- S (Secondary- nutrient);
- Cu, Mn, Bo, Zn, Fe (Micro-nutrients); and
- pH, EC, OC (Physical parameters).
- Based on the soil nutrient status, the SHC will recommend fertiliser and soil amendments for the farm. Hence, statement 3 is correct, while statements 1 and 2 are incorrect/irrelevant.
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