AGRICULTURE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Jalpriya is a variety of-
(A) Maize
(B) Jowar
(C) Paddy
(D) Barley
Answer.C

2. Sugarcane + Potato is an inter-cropping system of-
(A) Autumn season
(B) Zaid season
(C) Spring season
(D) Rainy season
Answer.A

3. Seed—rate of potato per hectare is
(A) 25 quintal / hectare
(B) 10 quintal/hectare
(C) 15 quintal/ hectare
(D) 40 quintal/ hectare
Answer.D

4. Deficiency symptoms of calcium on plants first appear at-
(A) Lower leaves
(B) Middle leaves
(C) Terminal leaves
(D) All leaves
Answer.C

5. Which weedicide is used to kill broad leaf weeds in wheat ?
(A) 2, 4 — D.S,S. (WPSS)
(B) 2, 4, 5 ~ T
(C) 2, 4 – DB
(D) None of these
Answer.A
 
6. Maya is the variety of-
(A) Potato
(B) Gram
(C) Pea
(D) Mustard
Answer.D

7. The weed that causes Asthma is
(A) Hirankhuri
(B) Bathua
(C) Parthenium
(D) Krishna Neel
Answer.C

8. Which crop requires maximum amount of nitrogen ?
(A) Potato
(B) Wheat
(C) Barley
(D) Sugarcane
Answer.D

9. First dwarf variety of paddy developed in India is-
(A) Jaya
(B) Saket-4
(C) Govind
(D) Narendra-97
Answer.C

10, Sprinkler irrigation is suitable,where the soil has-
(A) Clayey texture
(B) Loamy texture
(C) Undulating topography
(D) All of these
Answer.D

11. Endosulphan is also known as—
(A) Lindane
(B) Thiodan
(C) Aldrin
(D) B.H.C.
Answer.B

12. Which of the following is systemic poison
(A) Metasystox
(B) Phosphomidan
(C) Phorate
(D) All of these
Answer.C

13. DDVP is known as —
(A) Nuvan
(B) Malathion
(C) Thiodan
(D) Sulfex
Answer.A

14 Seed treatment with Vitavex is the main controlling method of-
(A) Loose smut
(B) Rust
(C) Downy mildew
(D) All of these
Answer.D

15. Covered smut of barley is a disease of-
(A) Externally seed-borne
(B) Internally seed-borne
(C) Air-borne
(D) None of these
Answer.B

16, Which of the following cakes is not edible?
(A) Castor cake
(B) Mustard cake
(C) Sesame cake
(D) Groundnut cake
Answer.A

17. In India, about 142 million hectare land is under
(A) Cultivation
(B) Waste land
(C) Forest
(D) Eroded land
Answer.A

18. The headquarters of Indian Meteorological Department was established in 1875 at-
(A) New Delhi
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Pune
(D) Calcutta
Answer.D

19, Moisture condensed in small drops upon cool surface is called-
(A) Hail
(B) Dew
(C) Snow
(D) Fog
Answer.B

20. How many agro-climatic zones (ACZ) are found in India ?
(A) 16
(B) 18
(C) 15
(D) 20
Answer.C

21. Tilt angle of a disc plough is generally-
(A) 10°
(B) 15″
(C) 20°
(D) 45°
Answer.D

22. Pudding is done to-
(A) Reduce percolation of water
(B) Pulverise and leveling soil
(C) Kill weeds
(D) All of the above
Answer.D
23. The Community Development Programme (CDP) was started in India on-
(A) 2nd October, 1950
(B) 2nd October, 1952
(C) 2nd October, 1951
(D) None of these
Answer.B

24 The main unit of Integrated Rural Development Programme is-
(A) Family
(B) Village
(C) Block
(D) District
Answer.B

25. Element of Communication is-
(A) Message
(B) Feedback
(C) Channel
(D) All of these
Answer.D

26. The first Kshetriya Gramin Bank; (KGB) was opened in India is-
(A) 1972
(B) 1980
(C) 1975
(D) 1969
Answer.C

27. The main function of NABARD is
(A) Farmer loaning
(B) Agricultural research
(C) Refinancing to agricultural
financing institutions
(D) Development of agriculture
Answer.C

28. Rent theory of profit was given by—
(A) Hawley
(B) C.P.Blacker
(C) Tanssig
(D) F.A. Walker
Answer.D

29. ln L.D.R., the profit will be maxirnum when-
(A) MC = MP
(B) MC is greater than MP
(C) MP=TP
(D) MP is greater than TP
Answer.D

30. The period of 11th Five Year Plan is
(A) 2000-2005
(B) 2002-2007
(C) 2007-2012
(D) 2008-2012
Answer.C

31. Acid rain contains mainly-
(A) PO4
(B) NO2
(C) NO3
(D) CH4
Answer.B

32. Cell Organelle found only in plants are-—
(A) Mitochondria
(B) Golgi complex
(C) Ribosomes
(D) Plastids
Answer.D

33. Proteins are synthesized in-
(A) Centrosomes
(B) Ribosomes
(C) Mitochondria
(D) Golgibodies
Answer.B

34. Milk fever is caused due to the deficiency of-
(A) P
(B) Ca
(C) Mg
(D) K
Answer.B

35. Milk sugar is a type of-
(A) Glucose
(B) Sucrose
(C) Lactose
(D) Fructose
Answer.C

36. Muriate of Potash is-
(A) K2SO4
(B) KC1
(C) K2HPO4
(D) KNO3
Answer.B

37. Azotobacter fixes atmospheric nitrogen in the soil by-
(A) Symbiotically
(B) Non-symbiotically
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
Answer.A

38. The chemical formula of iron pyrites is–
(A) FeSO4
(B) FeS
(C) FeS2
(D) Fe2(SO4)3
Answer.C

39. Rock phosphates are used in-
(A) Saline soil
(B) Sodic soil
(C) Acidic soil
(D) Neutral soil
Answer.C

40. lntervenous chlorosis is caused due to the deficiency of-
(A) N
(B) Mg
(C) S
(D) Fe
Answer.D

41. Kinnow is the hybrid variety of—
(A) Citrus
(B) Orange
(C) Mandarin
(D) Lemon
Answer.C

42. The permanent preservative,which is used for preservation of  fruit and vegetables, is-
(A) Sodium chloride
(B) Potassium metabisulphate
(C) Potassium sulphate
(D) Sugar
Answer.B

43. Whip tail disease of cauliflower is caused by deficiency of-
(A) Nitrogen
(B) Boron
(C) Molybdenum
(D) Zinc
Answer.C

44. The word ’Agriculture’ is derived from—
(A) Greek
(B) Latin
(C) Arabic
(D) French
Answer.B

45. Motha (Grass nut) belongs to the family of-
(A) Cruciferae
(B) Tiliaceae
(C) Cyperaceae
(D) Grarninaceae
Answer.C

46. Which of the followings are short day crops
(A) Maize, Lobia, Bajra
(B) Wheat, Mustard, Gram
(C) Moong, Soybean, Bajra
(D) Wheat, Soybean, Bajra
Answer.B

47. What is the sequence of C4 plants ?
(A) Sudangrass — Sugarcane -Paddy — Bajra
(B) Sugarcane — Maize — Sudan gIdSS – Bajra
(C) Sugarcane – Cotton — Paddy — Maize
(D) Cotton — Maize – Bajrae Sugarcane
Answer.B

48. Match List-l (crops) with List-Il
(water requirement) and select
your answer from the code given
below-
List—I
(a) Iowar
(b) Soybean
(c) Cotton
(d) Groundnut
List-II
1. 140 mm – 300 mm
2. 350 mm — 450 mm
3. 200 mm — 300 mm
4. 300 mm — 350 mm
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 3 1 4 2
Answer.C

49. In which state, are there biggest area, highest production and number of Sugar Mills in relation to Sugarcame ?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Bihar
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer.A

50. Which is not prepared by potato
(A) AceticAcid
(B) Paper
(C) Wine
(D) Fanina
Answer.B