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

AGRICULTURE MCQs

1. How many factors are identified for influencing plant growth till now ?
(A) 55
(B) 60
(C) 52
(D) 50
Answer:C

2. How does the moisture stress affect the cell
(A) Affect cell division
(B) Affect cell expansion
(C) Cell mortality rate is affected
(D) No effect on cell
Answer:A
3. At the vegetative growth stage, flowering is stopped in food grain crops, known as-
(A) sigmoid growth curve
(B) determinate growth
(C) indeterminate growth
(D) grand growth period
Answer:B

4. Which one of the following can be assessed by using the following equation ?
A= Economic Production / Biomass Production
(A) Panicle emergence rate
(B) Rate of flowering
(C) Harvest Index
(D) Leaf production rate
Answer:C

5. How much radiation energy percentage radiating on plant is used in photosynthesis ?
(A) 0-50%-210%
(B) 0-42%-1.66%
(C) 0-25%-0-30%
(D) 0-16%-0-24%
Answer:B

6. The crop with yarns of sunnhemp is prepared in-
(A) 12-15 weeks
(B) 15-17 weeks
(C) 10-12 weeks
(D) 8-10 weeks
Answer:A

7. Which is not an inorganic matter in the following ?
(A) Magnesium
(B) Iron
(C) Fat
(D) Iodine
Answer:C

8. Which is the highest digestible protein non-leguminous crop among the following
(A) Napier
(B) Maize silage
(C) Maize
(D) Iowar
Answer:D

9. Which disease occurs, when more sorghum is consumed ?
(A) Rickets
(B) Scurvy
(C) Nightblindness
(D) Pellagra
Answer:D

10. Which Sorghum variety is not multicut ?
(A) Pusa Chari-2
(B) M.P. Chari-2
(C) M.P. Chari
(D) U.P. Chari-1
Answer:D

11. Which is not true in relation to Bajra ? ‘
(A) Penniseturn typhoides
(B) Graminae family
(C) Chromosome No. – 20
(D) OriginAfrica
Answer:D

12. Which variety of Barley is husk less
(A) Pragati (K 508)
(B) Ritambhara (K 551)
(C) Geetamjali (K 1149)
(D) Karan-3
Answer:D

13. Which is not true in relation to Gram ?
(A) Subfamily——Papilionaceae
(B) Chromosome No.—22
(C) Acid——Ma.lic and Oxalic
(D) Origin—North America
Answer:D

14. Which does not match in relation to Cotton ?
(A) C-520 —— Diploid
(B) G-27 — Diploid
(C) Vikas — American
(D) Ranivan — American
Answer:D

15. Which is not matched in relation to sugarcane ?
(A) Seed treatment—-Aglol 3%
(B) For seed—6-7 month old crop
(C) Sowing—Upper portion is more used
(D) After flowering—Used for sowing
Answer:D

16. Which is not basic principle of Agronomy ?
(A) To select appropriate materials for seed & sowing
(B) Management of soil and climate
(C) Appropriate intercropping activities management for crop
(D) Livestock management for Agriculture
Answer:D

17. Where and when was World Meteorological Organization established ?
(A) New York – 1980
(B) Washington-1978
(C) Geneva—1978
(D) Rome- 1976
Answer:C

18. Effective cause of atmospheric pressure is not-
(A) temperature
(B) altitude from the sea level
(C) rotation of earth
(D) soil erosion
Answer:D

19. Which is not correct in the following ?
(A) X-rays and Gamma rays — 9% of energy
(B) Visible lighting rays -41% of energy
(C) Infrared rays -50% of Y energy
(D) Ultraviolet rays- 10% of energy
Answer:A

20. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below-
List-I
(a) Paddy
(b) Wheat
(c) Maize
(d) Groundnut
List-II
1. 20°C
2. 22°C
3. 25°C
4. 26°C
Codes
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 1 3 4 2
Answer:B

21. Which states are the highest  & lowest producers of Potato crop ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand
(B) Gujarat and Assam
(C) Uttar Pradesh & Himachalpradesh
(D) Bihar & Kashmir
Answer:A

22. Which elements are useful in energy storage, transfer and bonding ?
(A) N P K
(B) N S P
(C) N K S
(D) None of these
Answer:C

23. Which of the following elements play an important role in nitrogen metabolism ?
(A) Magnesium
(B) Manganese
(C) Molybdenum
(D) Iron
Answer:C

24. How much Brinjal seed may be obtained from one hectare area 7
(A) 150-200 kg
(B) 100-150 kg
(C) 200-300 kg
(D) 75-125 kg
Answer:D

25. Which species of honeybee is not Indian ?
(A) Apis florea
(B) Apis dorsata
(C) Apis cerana
(D) Apis mellifera
Answer:D

26. Which of the following is the cross of Karan Swiss ?
(A) Sahiwal x Brown Swiss
(B) Sahiwal x Holstein
(C) Hariyana x Brovsm Swiss
(D) Hariyana >< ]ersey
Answer:A

27. For how many years is Sheep able to breed ?
(A) 10 years
(B) 7years
(C) 5 years
(D) 12 years
Answer:A

28. l-low much area mz is required for a Goat ?
(A) 0-9 ~ 1•O m2
(B) 1-1-5 m2
(C) 0-75 — 090 mz
(D) 1-5 – 1-75 mz
Answer:C

29. Goal of extension education is-
(A) To promote income of the farmers
(B) To promote production of the crops
(C) To promote new crops
(D) To promote scientific out- look
Answer:D

30. The major fungi that effect food-grains in storage are-—
(A) Mucor
(B) Rhizopus
(C) Candida
(D) Aspergillus
Answer:A

31. The leaching loss of Nitrogen (N) is more in the form of–
(A) Ammonia
(B) Nitrate
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Water solution
Answer:B

32. Which is not a natural factor affecting soil fertility ?
(A) Topography
(B) Soil age
(C) Air
(D) Parent material
Answer:C

33. Approximately how much area in lakh hectares of saline and alkali soils are there in Uttar Pradesh ?
(A) 15-00 lakh hectares
(B) 12-4 lakhhectares
(C) 10-4 lakh hectares
(D) 14-4 lakh hectares
Answer:B

34. How much percentage of soluble salts are present in Alkali soils ?
(A) 1% . 2%
(B) 0-1% — 0-2%
(C) 1-5% — 2-5%
(D) 2% ~ 3%
Answer:B

35. How much is the cropped area in Uttar Pradesh ?
(A) 9%
(B) 11%
(C) 12%
(D) 8%
Answer:C

36. The monsoon airs in the country reaches at which bank first of all ?
(A) Coastal region of Orissa
(B) Bay of Bengal region
(C) Coastal region of Kerala of
South Indian region
(D) Kachchh region of Gujarat
Answer:C

37. A.D.P. to A.T.P. change is called
(A) Photosymthesis
(B) Phosphorylation
(C) Transpiration
(D) Oxidation
Answer:B

38. What is the order of C 4 plants
(A) Sugarcane — Maize — Sudan grass — Bajra
(B) Sugarcane — Cotton – Paddy- Maize
(C) Sudan grass – Sugarcane -Paddy - Bajra
(D) Cotton — Maize ~ Bajra —Sugarcane
Answer:A
39. At what stage are more nutrients essentially required in cereal crops ?
(A) Growth stage of plants
(B)` Formation of leaves
(C) Particle initiation
(D) Maturity of crops
Answer:A

40. At which stage of crop, there is no compehtion for light, moisture and nutrients
(A) Node formation stage
(B) Seedling stage
(C) Grain formation stage
(D) Before maturity stage
Answer:D

41. Approximately how much HCN dose is harmful for animal feeding
(A) 0-25 gm
(B) 050 gm
(C) 2.50 gm
(D) 3-50 gm
Answer:B

42. Due to which reason is the Napier Grass mixed with Cluster bean or Cowpea for feeding ?
(A) Due to high crude fibre
(B) Due to oxalic acid
(C) Due to more carbohydrates
(D) Due to more HCN content
Answer:A

43. Which is the perennial variety of Elephant Grass (Napier Grass) ?
(A) Pusa Giant
(B) NB-21 `
(C) Pusa Giant Napier
(D) Napier-1
Answer:C

44. More than how much percentage of loss of urea should not be during silage fermentation ?
(A) 20% — 22%
(B) 15% — 18%
(C) 10% — 12%
(D) 8% — 10%
Answer:D

45. From where is Krishak Bharati magazine published ?
(A) G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pant Nagar
(B) C. S. A, University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur
(C) Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Fajzabad
(D) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut
Answer:B

46. How much minimum temperature is essential for wheat germination and optimum temperature for crop growth in degree Celsius ?
(A) 3.5°C-5.5°C and 20°C—22°C
(B) 5.6°C—7.5°C and 16°C—18°C
(C) 8°C—10°C and 30°C—35°C
(D) 10°C—12″C and 25°C—30°C
Answer:D

47. In case of availability of two irrigations for wheat, at which critical stage crop should be irrigated ?
(A) Tillering and Flowering
(B) Crown Root Initiation and Milking stage p
(C) Crown Root Initiation and Flowering
(D) Late joint and Dough stage
Answer:C

48. Which is not the symptom of Khuim disease
(A) Dark grey colour spots on leaves
(B) Adverse effect on root growth
(C) More diseases stop the crop growth
(D) Stem of plants tum and fall down
Answer:A

49. What is the suitable Rabi maize variety ?
(A) Sharadmani
(B) Azad Uttam
(C) Naveen
(D) Ganga — 5
Answer:A

50. Which disease is not related to Bajra ?
(A) Green Ear
(B) Ergot
(C) Wilt
(D) Rust
Answer:C