1. What is the botanical name of Asian rice?
2. Which of the following region is not suitable for rice cultivation?
a) Antarctica
b) Madagascar
c) Himalayas
d) Tropical rainforest
3. In which of these countries rice is the staple food?
a) Canada
b) China
c) Italy
4. How much of people's daily energy needs are met by rice in the developing world?
a) 27%
b) 10%
c) 50%
d) 100%
5. How much water is needed to grow a kilogram of rice?
a) 10 litres
b) 2000 litres
c) 10,000 litres
6. How long does a rice plant take to mature (on average)?
a) 3 to 6 hours
b) 3 to 6 weeks
c) 3 to 6 months
d) 3 to 6 years
7. How much rice does an average person in Myanmar eat each day?
a) Half gram
b) Half-kilogram
c) Half quintal
d) Half tonne
8. Which country exported the highest quantity of rice in 2015?
a) Thailand
b) Vietnam
c) USA
d) Philippines
17. Who was recognized with 2004 World Food Prize for his leadership in developing NERICA?
18. What is the ancient rice (Oryza brevilugata) called these days?
19. Who was the first Portuguese chronicler to mention rice growing in the Upper Guinea Coast in 1446?
20. What is the position of rice in worldwide production?
PUZZLE
1. Why is rice cold?
2. Which of the following region is not suitable for rice cultivation?
a) Antarctica
b) Madagascar
c) Himalayas
d) Tropical rainforest
3. In which of these countries rice is the staple food?
a) Canada
b) China
c) Italy
4. How much of people's daily energy needs are met by rice in the developing world?
a) 27%
b) 10%
c) 50%
d) 100%
5. How much water is needed to grow a kilogram of rice?
a) 10 litres
b) 2000 litres
c) 10,000 litres
6. How long does a rice plant take to mature (on average)?
a) 3 to 6 hours
b) 3 to 6 weeks
c) 3 to 6 months
d) 3 to 6 years
7. How much rice does an average person in Myanmar eat each day?
a) Half gram
b) Half-kilogram
c) Half quintal
d) Half tonne
8. Which country exported the highest quantity of rice in 2015?
a) Thailand
b) Vietnam
c) USA
d) Philippines
9. How many varieties of rice are known?
a) 2300
b) 20000
c) 140000
a) 2300
b) 20000
c) 140000
10. HOW MANY SPECIES OF RICE ARE KNOWN?
11. In which country was rice first domesticated?
12. Which is the primary region of the origin of rice?
a) Indo china
b) WestAfrica
c) Mediterrnean
13. African Rice (Oryza glaberrima) originated in Inland delta of Upper Niger river. Which African country is located there today?
14. Which is the wild ancestor of the African rice (Oryza glaberrima)?
15. AfricaRice Center developed a high yielding rice by crossing Asian Oryza glaberrima and Oryza sativa aand the the hybrid is named as New Rice for Africa. What is this “New Rice for Africa” popularly known as?
16. Which of the following is not true about the NERICA rice?
a) Produce up to 400 grains per head
b) Contains 2 % more protein than its parental lines
c) Easy to harvest
d) Tolerant to submergence
11. In which country was rice first domesticated?
12. Which is the primary region of the origin of rice?
a) Indo china
b) WestAfrica
c) Mediterrnean
13. African Rice (Oryza glaberrima) originated in Inland delta of Upper Niger river. Which African country is located there today?
14. Which is the wild ancestor of the African rice (Oryza glaberrima)?
15. AfricaRice Center developed a high yielding rice by crossing Asian Oryza glaberrima and Oryza sativa aand the the hybrid is named as New Rice for Africa. What is this “New Rice for Africa” popularly known as?
16. Which of the following is not true about the NERICA rice?
a) Produce up to 400 grains per head
b) Contains 2 % more protein than its parental lines
c) Easy to harvest
d) Tolerant to submergence
17. Who was recognized with 2004 World Food Prize for his leadership in developing NERICA?
18. What is the ancient rice (Oryza brevilugata) called these days?
19. Who was the first Portuguese chronicler to mention rice growing in the Upper Guinea Coast in 1446?
20. What is the position of rice in worldwide production?
PUZZLE
1. Why is rice cold?
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