Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Chemistry

Question:

Which agricultural field produces maximum methane gas into atmosphere? 

Options:

Wheat field 

Paddy field 

Cotton field 

Groundnut field 

Correct Answer:

Paddy field 

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 2. Paddy field.

In flooded areas, where there is less oxygen in the soil, rice is cultivated. The microorganisms that create methane from decaying organic waste flourish in anaerobic (lack of oxygen) soils. The majority of this methane diffuses back into the atmosphere through the rice plants, with some of it bubbling to the surface in the process. Consequently, the rice paddy land with the most methane gas emissions into the environment.