ibps-so 2016 · Question 357 of 394

A rice demonstration laid out under a crop production programme nanced by the branch is to be xed the spacing at twenty centimetres between the rows and fteen centimetres between the hills planted with a long-duration variety of about one hundred and fty days, and the extension o cer has within a row, with one seedling to a hill. The eld o cer verifying the demonstration must record in his inspection note the number of plants that this spacing gives to the hectare, since the seedling requirement, the nursery area and the labour component of the loan are all worked out from it. He is reminded that a long-duration variety tillers profusely and is therefore given a wider spacing and a lower population than a short duration variety, which is planted closer to compensate for its shorter tillering period. The plant population per hectare for a long-duration rice variety at this spacing is

1. A11,100
2. B16,600
3. C22,200
4. D25,000
5. E33,300Correct