Agriculture Quiz 48

1. Supplementary pollination is recommended in:

A) Sunflower

B) Soyabean

C) Mustard

D) Groundnut

2. The ratio between area of crop irrigated and quantity of water applied to crop is termed as:

A) Duty

B) Delta

C) Base period

D) Irrigation quotient

3. Which of these species of Rhizobium is classified under slow growing type?

A) R. meliloti

B) R. trifolii

C) R. lupini

D) R. leguminosarum

4. What is the seed rate of isabgol?

A) 6–8 kg/ha

B) 10–12 kg/ha

C) 13–15 kg/ha

D) Above 15 kg/ha

5. How much percent of its urea requirement is met through indigenous production by India?

A) 65

B) 75

C) 85

D) 95

6. The growth regulator that stimulates cell elongation is:

A) Ethylene

B) Abscisic acid

C) Cytokinin

D) Auxin

7. Golden rice was designed to produce _____, a precursor of Vitamin A.

A) Beta carotene

B) Alfa carotene

C) Gamma carotene

D) Zeta carotene

8. In India, highest productivity (kg/ha) of bajra is in the state of:

A) Rajasthan

B) Haryana

C) Uttar Pradesh

D) Madhya Pradesh

9. The other name of IRS-P6 satellite mainly for agricultural application is:

A) RESOURCESAT-1

B) RESOURCESAT-2

C) CARTOSAT-2B

D) RISAT-2

10. In which crop is calcium nutrition of greater significance?

A) Mustard

B) Soyabean

C) Groundnut

D) Sunflower

11. Detachment and transport of soil particles by concentrated flow of water is called:

A) Raindrop erosion

B) Sheet erosion

C) Interrill erosion

D) Rill erosion

12. Spraying of kaoline reduces transpiration from leaf surface by:

A) Stomatal closure

B) Forming a film

C) Increased reflectance

D) Increased hydration

13. Worldwide radio-navigation system formed by a constellation of 24 satellites is:

A) GIS

B) GPS

C) VRT

D) DSS

14. With which crop is Chicorium intybus weed associated?

A) Berseem

B) Wheat

C) Oat

D) Napier grass

15. The first step in traversing for mapping is:

A) Study of geology of area

B) Field mapping of area

C) Reconnaissance surveying of area

D) Observing relief of area

16. Upon flooding, the phosphorus availability in soil:

A) Increases

B) Decreases

C) First increases then decreases

D) First decreases then increases

17. The most practical method of aonla propagation is:

A) By seeds

B) Budding

C) Grafting

D) Cutting

18. In India, fully ripened and dehydrated development stage of date palm is termed as:

A) Gandora

B) Doka

C) Dang

D) Pind

19. Which of these varieties is of ‘Shima Mirchi’?

A) Yolo wonder

B) Pusa jwala

C) Jawahar-218

D) Phule jyoti

20. For small-seeded types, the seed rate (kg/ha) of watermelon is:

A) 1–1.5

B) 2–2.5

C) 3–3.5

D) 4–4.5

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