{"id":38792,"date":"2024-04-23T10:58:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=38792"},"modified":"2024-04-23T10:58:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:58:14","slug":"upsc-prelims-2016-question-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-24\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2016 &#8211; Question 24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-prelims-test-series?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Blog-%20PTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Prelims-Test-Series-eng-and-hindi-1280\u00d7330.svg\" alt=\"UPSC Prelims Mock Test - ECONOMY 2\" class=\"wp-image-24924\" width=\"779\" height=\"199\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" 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class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_correct_answer_is%E2%80%AFOption_2\"><\/span>The correct answer is\u202f<strong>Option 2<\/strong>.&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Urea\"><\/span><strong>Urea<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>It is essential for plant growth, is a significant source of nitrogen, but only 30\u201340% of the available nitrogen in the area is used by crops, with the remainder degrading at various stages.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li><li>Ordinary urea is transformed into ammonium carbamate when it is applied, and some of this ammonium carbamate is turned to ammonia gas through a process known as ammonia volatilization.\u00a0<\/li><li>When nitrogen is volatilized, 8\u201310% of it is lost.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Neem possesses qualities that monitor nitrogen loss at every stage.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Neem coating slows down the rate of urea dissolution in the soil because it slows down the process of nitrate production, which prevents excess nitrate from being accessible for denitrification. 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