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Agriculture and Agronomy
1. The word 'Agriculture' is derived from ____ 11. First synthetic fertilizer industry was
language established by
(1) Latin (2) Greek (1) Liebig (2) Gillbert
(3) English (4) French (3) Lawes (4) None of these
2. Order of domestication of animal is 12. Iron share was invented by
(1) Sheep, goat, dog (1) Robert Ransome (2) Robert Hook
(2) Dog, goat, sheep (3) Robert Black (4) None of these
(3) Dog, sheep, goat 13. Round revolution is related to
(4) Goat, sheep, dog (1) Egg (2) Onion
3. First cultivated crops in the world are (3) Poultry (4) Potato
(1) Wheat, rice (2) Wheat, maize 14. Share of Agriculture in total GDP of India is
(3) Wheat, barley (4) Wheat, sorghum (1) 20% (2) 25%
4. Plough was invented during (3) 35% (4) 45%
(1) 2900 BC (2) 3900 BC 15. Nitricication bacteria was isolated by
(3) 1900 BC (4) 4900 BC (1) Warrington (2) Winogradsky
5. Earliest rice cultivation was noticed in (3) Beijerinck (4) None of these
(1) Indus valley 16. Rural Electrification Corporation was set up
(2) Indo-Gangetic plains in India during
(3) Deccan plateau (1) 1965 (2) 1967
(4) None of these (3) 1969 (4) 1971
6. 'Theory of Humus' was explained during 17. Which among the stte is having the largest
(1) 1809 (2) 1819 number of electric pumps?
(3) 1919 (4) 1909 (1) Kerala (2) Haryana
7. Department of Agriculture (in the world) was (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Tamil Nadu
first established during 18. National Seed Corporation was set up in
(1) 1862 (2) 1872 India during
(3) 1853 (4) 1892 (1) 1960 (2) 1963
8. In India, Agriculture Department was (3) 1966 (4) 1969
established during 19. State Seed Farm Corporation was launched
(1) 1861 (2) 1881 during
(3) 1891 (4) 1871 (1) 1969 (2) 1979
9. Department of Agriculture in India was (3) 1989 (4) 1999
established by 20. Per capita availability of food grains in India
(1) Lord Ribbon (2) Lord Mayo is
(3) Lord Curzon (4) Lord Cornwallis (1) 300 g (2) 400 g
10. Separate Central Agriculture Department was (3) 500 g (4) 600 g
started in 21. Percentage of India's geographical area to the
(1) 1907 (2) 1891 world is
(3) 1881 (4) 1871 (1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 3 (4) 4
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AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY
1. Solid portion of the earth is called (1) Reflection (2) Refraction
(1) Lithosphere (2) Hydrosphere (3) Dispersion (4) None of these
(3) Atmosphere (4) Thermosphere 12. 99 per cent of total mass of atmosphere is
2. Hydrosphere is earth's within ____ km
(1) Solid portion (2) Water portion (1) 10 km (2) 18 km
(3) Gaseous portion (4) None of these (3) 50 km (4) 40 km
3. Micro-climate is synonym of 13. Water vapour content at the lower part of
(1) Plant climate (2) Eco-climate atmosphere is (by volume)
(3) Habitat climate (4) All the above (1) 0-1% (2) 0-2%
4. Which among the following will decide the (3) 0-3% (4) 0-4%
time of sowing in dry land condition? 14. Transition zone between troposphere and
(1) Wind velocity (2) Rainfall stratosphere is
(3) Low temperature (4) RH (1) Ionosphere (2) Ozonosphere
5. The word 'Meteorology' is derived from (3) Tropopause (4) Mesopause
(1) Greek (2) Latin 15. Ozonosphere is a synonym of
(3) English (4) Hindi (1) Troposphere (2) Mesosphere
6. Principles of mercury barometer was (3) Thermosphere (4) Stratosphere
discovered by 16. Temperature variation in four layers of
(1) Torricelli (2) Aristotle atmosphere is
(3) Pliny (4) Galileo (1) Go on decreases from troposphere to
7. International Meteorological Organization thermosphere
(IMO) was established during (2) Go on increases from troposphere to
(1) 1893 (2) 1929 thermosphere
(3) 1873 (4) 1958 (3) Increases in troposphere and changes
8. Division of Agricultural Meteorology at Pune alternatively
was started in (4) Decreases in troposphere and changes
(1) 1912 (2) 1922 alternatively
(3) 1932 (4) 1942 17. Radio communication is made possible
9. High temperature in summer alternating with through
low temperature in winter is a characteristic (1) Troposphere (2) Mesosphere
condition of (3) Stratosphere (4) Ionosphere
(1) Polar (2) Temperate 18. Distance between earth and sun is
(3) Sub-tropical (4) Tropical (1) 1.5  108 km (2) 1.5  107 km
10. Which among the following colour absorbs (3) 1.5  106 km (4) 1.5  105 km
more radiation? 19. What is the average value of solar constant?
(1) Blue (2) Red (1) 1.94 J/cm2/min (2) 1.94 cal/cm2/min
(3) White (4) Black (3) 2.94 J/cm2/min (4) 2.94 cal/cm2/min
11. Blue colour of the sky and red colour of 20. Type of radiation which is useful in remote
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(1) Diffused radiation (2) Direct radiation 31. Instrument used for measuring solar radiation
(3) Reflected radiation (4) None of these is
21. Radiation balance between global and (1) Anemometer (2) Barograph
reflected solar radiation is (3) Psycrometer (4) Pyranometer
(1) Direct radiation 32. In India, in most of the observatories, solar
(2) Albedo radiation is measured by using
(3) Net radiation (1) Photochemical sunshine recorder
(4) Diffused radiation (2) Cambell stokes sunshine recorder
22. Albedo also called as (3) Bellany pyrenometer
(1) Direct radiation (4) Eppley pyranometer
(2) Reflected radiation 33. Which among the process is responsible for
(3) Global radiation heat flow?
(4) Diffused radiation (1) Conduction (2) Convection
23. Average absorption of solar radiation by the (3) Radiation (4) All the above
Earth surface is 34. Which among the following does not require
(1) 10% (2) 20% medium for its heat flow?
(3) 30% (4) 34% (1) Conduction (2) Convection
24. Terrestrial radiation (Earth release radiation) (3) Radiation (4) All of these
is transferred upward as 35. Maximum temperature in a day is generally
(1) Long wave radiation observed at
(2) Short wave radiation (1) 12.00 noon (2) 2.00 pm
(3) Both 1 and 2 (3) 4.00 pm (4) 1.00 pm
(4) None of these 36. A line of equal wind speed is called
25. Earth rotates in its axis at an angle of (1) Isohyet (2) Isotach
(1) 33½o (2) 45o (3) Isobath (4) Isobar
(3) 30o (4) 23½o 37. Solar constant is called as
26. Shortest day in northern hemisphere is on (1) Kley (2) Longley
(1) March 21 (2) June 21 (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these
(3) September 23 (4) December 21 38. Normal lapse rate (vertical temperature
27. Day and night are equal on decrease) is
(1) March 21 (2) September 23 (1) 4.5oC/km (2) 5.5 oC/km
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these (3) 6.5 oC/km (4) 7.5 oC/km
28. Visible radiation is the range of (micron) 39. With increasing porosity and higher organic
(1) 300 to 700 (2) 390 to 700 matter, thermal conductivity will
(3) 390 to 760 (4) 390 to 860 (1) Increase
29. SI unit of solar radiation is (2) Decrease
(1) Watt/m2 (2) Watt/m (3) Increase and then decrease
(3) Joule/m (4) Joule/m2 (4) Decrease and then increase
30. Photo synthetically active radiation can be 40. Lowest temperature in a day observed during
measured in _____units (1) Sunrise (2) Just before sunrise
(1) Photon (2) Watt (3) 8.00 am (4) 6.00 am
(3) Einstein (4) Lux
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41. Melting and boiling points of water are (1) Linear (2) Curvilinear
(1) 32oF and 210oF (2) 22oF and 98.4oF (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these
(3) 36.9oF and 200oF (4) 20oF and 200oF 51. GDD is useful for
42. Melting point of water in Kelvin unit is (1) Predicting harvesting dates
(1) -273 (2) 273 (2) Selection of optimum date of sowing
(3) 100 (4) 32 (3) Both 1 and 2
43. Absolute zero is (4) None of these
(1) 273oC (2) 273 oF 52. Optimum temperature for wheat at
(3) -273 oC (4) 273 K vegetative, reproductive and grain
44. Liquid used in maximum and minimum development stages is
thermometer, respectively are (1) 20, 18 and 10 oC
(1) Alcohol and mercury (2) 18, 20 and 10 oC
(2) Mercury and alcohol (3) 10, 20 and 18 oC
(3) Mercury and lead (4) 20, 30 and 31 oC
(4) alcohol and lead 53. Optimum temperature for rice at tillering,
45. Air temperature is measured continuously by flowering and ripening stages is
(1) Maximum thermometer (1) 30, 20 and 31 oC (2) 31, 30 and 20 oC
(2) Minimum thermometer (3) 30, 20 and 20 oC (4) 20, 30 and 31 oC
(3) Thermograph 54. For higher yields in crops, which among
(4) None of these those must be maximum at flowering?
46. Lifting up of plants along with soil due to (1) LAI and CGR (2) LAI and RGR
very low temperature is called (3) LAI and NAR (4) NAR and CGR
(1) Chilling injury (2) Heaving 55. RElationship between the amount of heat and
(3) Freezing injury (4) Suffocation plant development was quantified by
47. Stem griddle is an injury caused by (1) Gregory (2) Black
(1) High soil moisture (3) Watson (4) Reaumur
(2) High soil temperature 56. Specific heat of water, soil and organic
(3) Low soil moisture matter is
(4) Low soil temperature (1) 0.2, 1.0 and 0.5 (2) 1.0, 0.2 and 0.5
48. Cardinal temperature is (3) 1.0, 0.5 and 0.2 (4) 0.5, 1.0 and 0.2
(1) Maximum temperature 57. Heat (calories) required to raise a unit mass
(2) Minimum temperature (g) of substance by one degree Celsius is
(3) Optimum temperature called
(4) All the above (1) Heat capacity
49. Which among the following is a warm season (2) Specific heat
crop? (3) Thermal conductivity
(1) Rice (2) Sorghum (4) Thermal diffusivity
(3) Groundnut (4) All the above 58. Optimum temperature for nitrification
50. Growing Degree Days (GDD) concept process is
assumes that the relationship between growth (1) 10-20 oC (2) 20-25 oC
and temperature is (3) 25-30 oC (4) 40-50 oC

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59. Optimum temperature for nodule formation is 69. RH incress pest and disease incidence
(1) 24 oC (2) 34 oC (1) Decreases
(3) 14 oC (4) 44 oC (2) Increases
60. Which among the following parameter is (3) Increases and decreases
more important in weather forecasting? (4) None of these
(1) Rainfall 70. Range of RH conducive for crop production
(2) Wind is
(3) Temperature (1) 40-60% (2) 60-80%
(4) Atmospheric pressure (3) 80-100% (4) <40%
61. Atmospheric pressure centre is called s 71. Evaporation is expressed as
(1) Bows (2) Cyclones (1) mm/min (2) mm/hr
(3) Doldrums (4) Troughs (3) mm/day (4) cm/day
62. One knot is equal to 72. Diameter and height of the USWB open pan
(1) 1.836 kmph (2) 1.147 mph evaporimeter is
(3) 0.5148 m/s (4) All of these (1) 100, 20 cm (2) 122, 25 cm
63. Amount of water vapour in the atmosphere (3) 150, 15 cm (4) 200, 20 cm
depends on 73. Evaporimeter used for estimating ET under
(1) Wind (2) Temperature field condition and scheduling of irrigation is
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these (1) USUB pan evaporimeter
64. RAtio between weight of water vapour and (2) Sunken screen evapormeter
volume of air is (3) Can evaporimeter
(1) Absolute humidity (4) Portable evaporimeter
(2) Specific humidity 74. Which among the following light is most
(3) RElative humidity favourable for growth of plants?
(4) Vapour pressure deficit (VPD) (1) Green (2) Blue
65. Water vapourp resent in the air to water (3) Red (4) Yellow
vapour required for saturation is 75. Solar radiation for rice is crucial at
(1) Absolute humidity (1) Panicle initiation
(2) Relative humidity (RH) (2) Tillering
(3) Specific humidity (3) Flowering
(4) Vapour pressure deficit (4) Panicle initiation to flowering
66. RH is expressed as 76. Which among the following crop is having
(1) Percentage (2) Ratio constant harvest index?
(3) km/hr (4) Bars (1) Rice (2) Groundnut
67. Stevenson's screen placed at a height of (3) Maize (4) Pearl millet
(1) 3 feet (2) 2 feet 77. Photosensitive varieties are
(3) 5 feet (4) 6 feet (1) Period bound (2) Season bound
68. RH is measured continuously by (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these
(1) Hygrograph 78. Carbon dioxide fixation in crop plants is
(2) Hair hygrometer about
(3) Assmann's psychrometer (1) 10% (2) 50%
(4) Wet bulb thermometer (3) 20% (4) 30%
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79. Conversion efficiency (Calories required for 88. Higher rainfall is generally received in
production of one gram dry matter) in crop (1) 10o N and S of equator
plants ranges between (2) 10-20o N and S of equator
(1) 1000 and 1700 cal/g (3) 20-30 o N and S of equator
(2) 1700 and 3700 cal/g (4) All of these
(3) 2700 and 4100 cal/g 89. Cyclonic effect on agriculture is more
(4) 4500 and 5000 cal/g common in India during
80. Which among the following is a (1) June-September
condensation form of precipitation? (2) October-December
(1) Fog (2) Dew (3) January-February
(3) Frost (4) All of these (4) March-May
81. Due to the mountain barrier, rain occurs, is a 90. The word 'nimbus' associated with
process of (1) Thin (2) Height
(1) Convection process (3) Rain (4) None of these
(2) Orographic process 91. By covering the soil with the mulches, soil
(3) Frontal precipitation temperature gets
(4) Cyclone (1) Decrease
82. Hail and Hailstorms occur due to presence of (2) Increase
_____ cloud (3) No change
(1) Cumulus (2) Nimbus (4) Increase and then decrease
(3) Cirrus (4) Cumulonimbus 92. Primary objective of shelter belt is
83. When due point temperature is below 0oC, (1) Reduce wing velocity
moisture turns directly from gaseous to solid (2) Shade the crop
state called (3) Reduce the temperature
(1) Frost (2) Dew (4) Increase the water table
(3) Glaze (4) Sleet 93. Horse latitudes (High pressure belts) are
84. Warm rain (Rainfall in the tropic is due to the condined to
process of (1) 0-5o N and S (2) 5-15o N and S
(1) Coalescence (2) Melting (3) 15-25o N and S (4) 30-35o N and S
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these 94. Air moves from high pressure belt (Horse
85. Which among the following material is used latitude)to equator is
in artificial rain making? (1) Trade wind (2) Anti-trade wind
(1) Dry ice (2) Silver iodide (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these
(3) Common salt (4) All of these 95. 'Monsoon' word derived from
86. In warm rain process, cloud seeding is made (1) May 1st week (2) May 3rd week
by (3) June 1st week (4) June 3rd week
(1) Common salt (2) Dry ice 96. Generally cyclone moves
(3) Silver iodide (4) All of these (1) Westward (2) North-westward
87. Cloud responsible for continuous (3) South-westward (4) Both 1 and 2
precipitation is 97. During night hours, wind moves from land to
(1) Nimbostratus (2) Cirrus sea is called
(3) Cumulus (4) Altocumulus
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(1) Land breeze (2) Sea breeze 108. 1o longitude equals the time span of
(3) Mountain breeze (4) Valley breeze (1) 1 minute (2) 2 minute
98. Wind speed required for winnowing (3) 3 minute (4) 4 minute
operation is 109. Rainfall is generally measured at _____ in
(1) 5 km/hr (2) 10 km/hr India
(3) 15 km/hr (4) 20 km/hr (1) 7.00 am (2) 8.0 am
99. Which among the following active part of (3) 8.30 am (4) 2.00 pm
region is (𝜇) 110. Knots (Nautical miles per hour) is a unit of
(1) 0.3-0.4 and 0.5-0.6 (1) Temperature (2) Wind velocity
(2) 0.3-0.4 and 0.6-0.7 (3) RH (4) Solar radiation
(3) 0.4-0.5 and 0.6-0.7 111. Long curved cards used in sunshine recorder
(4) 0.4-0.5 and 0.7-0.8 during
100. Most of the tropical plants are (1) 1st March to 11th April
(1) C3 (2) CAM (2) 1st September to 12th October
(3) C4 (4) All of these (3) 13th October to end of February
101. Which among the plants have the highest (4) 12th April to 31st August
Water Use Efficiency? 112. Straigth card is used in sunshine recorder
(1) CAM (2) C3 during
(3) C4 (4) None of these (1) 1st March to 11th April
102. Photorespiration is higher in (2) 1st September to 12th October
(1) C3 (2) C4 (3) 12th April to 31st August
(3) CAM (4) None of these (4) Both 1 and 2
103. 'Climate' word derived from 113. Koppen classified the climate based on
(1) Latin (2) Greek (1) Temperature (2) Precipitation
(3) English (4) Hindi (3) Vegetation (4) Both1 and 2
104. Surface temperature of sun is around 114. Thornthwaite classified the climate based on
(1) 400 oC (2) 5000 oC (1) PE (Precipitation effectiveness) index
(3) 6000 oC (4) 7000 oC (2) TE (Temperature effectiveness) index
105. Region between tropic of cancer (23½ oN) (3) Seasonal distribution of rainfall
and the tropic of Capricorn (23½ oS) is (4) All of above
(1) Polar zone (2) Temperate zone 115. AICRPDA classified the climate based on
(3) Subtropical zone (4) Tropical zone (1) Moisture Deficit Index
106. Region between tropic of cancer and the (2) Moisture Availability Index
Artic circle (23½ oN to 66½ oN) and the (3) Both 1 and 2
tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle (23½ (4) None of these
o
S to 66½ oS) is 116. The most important weather elements are
(1) Polar zone (2) Temperate zone (1) Temperature and precipitation
(3) Subtropical zone (4) Tropical zone (2) Temperature and RH
107. Which among the following is most (3) RH and Wind
destructive to crop plants? (4) Precipitation and wind
(1) Hail storms (2) Frost 117. Planning Commission divided India into
(3) Fog (4) Sleet different Agro-climate zones during
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(1) 1985 (2) 1986 128. Absolute temperature is measured in ____
(3) 1988 (4) 1989 units
118. Agro-climatic zones are formed in India (1) Celsius (2) Fahrenheit
during (3) Kelvin (4) None of these
(1) V Five Year Plan 129. Most commonly used instrument for RH
(2) VI Five Year Plan measurement is
(3) VII Five Year Plan (1) Wet and dry bulb thermometers
(4) VIII Five Year Plan (2) Hygrometer
119. Shifting cultivation is more common in (3) Hygrograph
(1) Western Himalayan zone (4) None of these
(2) Eastern Himalayan zone 130. Short range forecast is useful for
(3) Upper Gangetic zone (1) Irrigation engineer (2) Farmers
(4) Middle Gangetic zone (3) Mariners (4) All of these
120. Oilseeds zone is 131. Long rang weather forecasting is useful for
(1) Gujarat plains and hills (1) Postponing irrigation
(2) Western plateau and hills (2) Choosing cropping pattern
(3) Island zone (3) Pesticide application
(4) Southern plateau and hills (4) None of these
121. Number of Agro Ecological zones in India is 132. Synoptic method of forecasting is useful for
(1) 8 (2) 15 giving
(3) 10 (4) 12 (1) Short range forecast
122. In forecasting of rain fall, the word 'isolated (2) Medium range forecast
rain' denotes ____ area receives rain (3) Long range forecast
(1) 1/5 (2) 1/4 (4) All of these
(3) 1/3 (4) 1/2 133. Statistical method of forecasting is useful for
123. CO2. concentration increases due to preparation of
(1) Deforestation (2) Industrialization (1) Short range forecast
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these (2) Long range forecast
124. Gas responsible for ozone depletion is (3) Both 1 and 2
(1) CF2Cl2 (2) CO2 (4) Medium range forecast
(3) CH4 (4) C2H2 134. In atmospheric layeris, homosphere means
125. Which among the following gas contributes (1) Troposphere
about 50% of global warming? (2) stratosphere
(1) CO2 (2) CFC (3) Both 1 and 2 together
(3) Methane (4) N2O (4) None of these
126. In Hargreaves 'Moisture Availability Index' 135. Average pressure is equal to ____ g/cm.s2
the percentage of dependable rainfall is (1) 1.034 (2) 10.34
(1) 25% (2) 50% (3) 103.4 (4) 1034
(3) 75% (4) 80% 136. Millibar of pressure is equal to
127. Maximum diurnal variation of atmosphere is (1) 100 N/m2 (2) 1000 dynes/cm2
(1) 10oC (2) 16oC (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these
(3) 20oC (4) 26oC
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137. What character is considered for classifying 140. Cloud responsible for rainfall during summer
cloud species? season is
(1) Shape (2) Internal structure (1) Cumulonimbus (2) Stratus
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these (3) Cumulus (4) Cirrus
138. Clouds classified under high level clouds is 141. Which of the following is the most important
(1) Cirrus (2) Cirrostratus factor affects climate
(3) Cirrocumulus (4) All of these (1) Latitude
139. Which among the following is considered as (2) Topography
rain bearing clouds? (3) Ocean currents
(1) Stratocumulus (2) Stratus (4) Distribution of land and sea
(3) Nimbostratus (4) Cumulus
TILLAGE
1. Father of tillage is 8. Generally roots occupy ___ of soil mass
(1) Authur young (2) J.B. Lawes (1) ½ (2) 1/3
(3) Jethro Tull (4) Liebig (3) ¼ (4) 1/10
2. Mechanical manipulation of soil with tools 9. Good structure for crop production is
and implements is called (1) Granular (2) Crumbly
(1) Tillage (2) Tilth (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) Bolcky
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these 10. Tillage improves
3. Physical condition of soil resulted due to (1) Infiltration
tillage is called (2) Water holding capacity
(1) Texture (2) Structure (3) Hydraulic conductivity
(3) Tilth (4) None of these (4) All the above
4. Important property of soil is 11. The crop which requires fine seed bed is
(1) Size distribution of affregates (1) Finger millet (2) Onion
(2) Friability of soil (3) Lucerne (4) All of these
(3) Both 1 and 2 12. Correct moisture condition for ploughing is
(4) None of these (1) Ball has to be formed by pressing in hand
5. Soil aggregate size must be ____ diameter for (2) Ball has to be disintegrated when it
good crop under irrigated conditions dropped from height of 1 metre
(1) 1-2 mm (2) 2-3 mm (3) Both 1 and 2
(3) 3-5 mm (4) > 5 mm (4) None of these
6. Capillary and non capillary pores must be in 13. Tillage operations share about ___
___ proportion for good crop production percentage of total cost of cultivation
(1) 25 : 75 (2) 50 : 50 (1) 10 (2) 30
(3) 75 : 25 (4) 80 : 20 (3) 50 (4) 80
7. Objective of tillage is 14. Critical level of oxygen for better root growth
(1) Suitable seed bed preparation (1) 1 – 2% (2) 2 – 5%
(2) Weed control (3) 5 – 10% (4) > 10%
(3) Improve aeration 15. Deep tillage is preferred under
(4) All of these (1) Long duration, deep rooted crops
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(2) Root crops 25. Which is the primary tillage operation?
(3) Dryland conditions (1) Deep tillage (2) Subsoil tillage
(4) All of these (3) Year round tillage (4) All of these
16. Crop responds well for deep ploughing is 26. Which is the secondary tillage operation?
(1) Sugarcane (2) Potato (1) Disc harrowing (2) Blade harrowing
(3) Cotton (4) All of these (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these
17. Crop prefers shallow tillage is 27. Equal inter-intra row spacing (square
(1) Millets (2) Sesame planting) can be followed for
(3) Flax (4) All of these (1) Tobacco (2) Tomato
18. Subsoil compaction is broken by (3) Chillies (4) all of these
(1) Chisel plough 28. Setline planting is practiced in Gujarat for
(2) Mould board plough cultivation of
(3) Cultivator (1) Cotton (2) Groundnut
(4) Disc plough (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these
19. Increased CO2 concentration due to poor soil 29. Which of the following is after cultivation
acration will cause operation?
(1) Adsorption of nutrients (K, P, Ca) (1) Inter-cultivation (2) Earthing up
(2) Reduce water uptake (3) Closing deep cracks (4) All of these
(3) Reduce root respiration 30. Primary tillage operations aim to
(4) All the above (1) Improve soil moisture
20. Cultivation with implements to control weeds (2) Obtain good seed-bed for sowing
before the crop comes up is called (3) Both 1 and 2
(1) Blind tillage (2) After cultivation (4) None of these
(3) Secondary tillage (4) None of these 31. Objective of puddling is
21. The word tillage is derived from (1) Brings ideal soil condition for planting of
(1) Greek (2) Latin rice
(3) English (4) Anglo-Saxon (2) Reduce deep percolation losses
22. Operation carried out from the harvest of the (3) Water and weed control
crop to before sowing is called as (4) All of these
(1) Preparatory tillage (2) Deep tillage 32. Summer tillage aims for
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these (1) Eradicating perennial weeds
23. _____ % depletion of available moisture is (2) Checking erosion
optimum for ploughing (3) Destroying pest and disease
(1) 0 – 25 (2) 25 - 50 (4) All the above
(3) 50 – 75 (4) All of these 33. Mulch tillage is also called
24. Year round tillage is one where operations (1) Fallow tillage (2) Clean tillage
are done (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these
(1) Between the seasons 34. Mould board was invented by
(2) Throughout the year (1) William Amos (England)
(3) Both 1 and 2 (2) James Small (Scotland)
(4) None of these (3) Thomas Jefferson (USA)
(4) All together
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35. Seed drill and horse – hoe were introduced 44. Secondary tillage done only in seed rows is
by (1) Row zone tillage
(1) William Amos (2) Jethro Tull (2) Plough plant tillage
(3) James Small (4) Thomas Jefferson (3) Wheel tract tillage
36. Zero tillage is possible where the soil has (4) None of these
(1) Coarse textured surface 45. Problem of zero tillage is
(2) Good internal drainage (1) Low seed germination
(3) Adequate quantity of residue as mulch (2) Low mineralization
(4) All of these (3) Built up of volunteer plant
37. Minimum tillage is advantageous over zero (4) All the above
tillage because 46. Modern tillage is not possible in India
(1) Higher infiltration because of
(2) Good crop stand (1) Fodder requirement
(3) Lesser resistance to root growth (2) Fragmentation of land
(4) All of these (3) Lack of implements
38. Objective of conservation tillage is to (4) All of these
conserve 47. Minimum tillage felt necessary in USA
(1) Soil (2) Water (moisture) during
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these (1) 1950 (2) 1974
39. Animal drawn mould board plough is also (3) 1984 (4) 1994
called 48. Zero tillage can be practiced where
(1) Victory plough (2) Ridge plough (1) Areas prone to erosion
(3) Rotary plough (4) None of these (2) High intensive areas where there is no
40. Disc plough can be used in time for field preparation
(1) None stony lands (2) Grass lands (3) Both 1 and 2
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these (4) None of these
41. For close spaced crops, weeding operation is 49. Main objective of inter-cultivation is
done by (1) Weed control
(1) Star weeder (2) Rotary weeder (2) Create dust mulch to reduce evaporation
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these (3) Facilitate aeration to the root system
42. Minimum tillage can be done by (4) All the above
(1) Omitting the uneconomical operations 50. Conservation tillage is also known as
(2) Combining operations (1) Stubble mulch tillage
(3) Both 1 and 2 (2) Eco-fallow
(4) None of these (3) Reduced tillage
43. Which of the following is minimum tillage (4) All of these
operation? 51. Most important tillage implement used in
(1) Row zone tillage India is
(2) Plough plant tillage (1) Country plough
(3) Wheel tract tillage (2) Mould board plough
(4) All of these (3) Victory plough
(4) Harrows
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52. Junior hoe is used for (2) Covering manures
(1) Inter-cultivation in wide spaced crops (3) Removal of weeds
(2) Inter cultivation in close spaced crops (4) All of these
(3) Both 1 and 2 57. Plough used for drainage purpose is
(4) None of these (1) Mould board plough
53. Sub soiler works up to a depth of (2) Turn wrest plough
(1) 25 cm (2) 35 cm (3) Mole plough
(3) 50 cm (4) 75 cm (4) Chisel plough
54. Peg type weeder is used in ____ soils 58. Summer plough improves
(1) Clay (2) Loamy (1) Soil porosity (2) Soil moisture
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these (3) Soil structure (4) None of these
55. Iron plough was invented by 59. Cutting, creeping and spreading grasses can
(1) James Small (2) William Amos be done by
(3) Thomas Jefferson (4) Jethro Tull (1) Country plough (2) Disc plough
56. Wooden plough serves the purpose of (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these
(1) Opening up soil

IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT

1. First irrigation commission in India was (3) Introduction of suitable cropping pattern
appointed during (4) All of these
(1) 1901 (2) 1950 6. Variation of rainfall is high during ____
(3) 1951 (4) 1980 season
2. River has the highest ground water potential (1) Winter
basin in India is (2) Summer
(1) Godavari (2) Ganga (3) South West monsoon
(3) Cauvery (4) Krishana (4) North East Monsoon
3. The state which has highest potential of 7. 1 hectare metre is equal to ______ m3 of
ground after in India is water
(1) Madhya Pradesh (1) 100 (2) 1000
(2) Himachal Pradesh (3) 10000 (4) 100000
(3) Uttar Pradesh 8. Soil water potential is expressed in terms of
(4) Andhra Pradesh (1) Atmosphric pressure (kg/cm2)
4. Ultimate irrigation potential of India is (2) 760 mm Hg of water column
(1) 140 mha (2) 120 mha (3) Bar
(3) 150 mha (4) 180 mha (4) All of these
5. Major objective of command Area 9. One bar is equal to
Development Authority is (1) 0/99 atmosphere
(1) Modernization of irrigation system (2) 1023 cm of water column
(2) Maintaining drainage system (3) 10-6 dynes/cm2
(4) All of these

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10. Factor influencing the flow of water under 19. Soil moisture measurement is important for
saturated condition is (1) Scheduling irrigation
(1) Hydraulic conductivity (2) Estimation of quantity of water to be
(2) Hydraulic force driving the water through irrigated
soil (3) Both 1 and 2
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these
(4) None of these 20. Method of soil moisture measurement is
11. Soil water potential of permanent wilting quick and requires minimum equipment is
point/wilting co-efficient is (1) Oven dry method
(1) -0.1 to -0.3 bar (2) -15 bar (2) Alcohol burning method
(3) -33 bar (4) -60 bar (3) Neutron probe
12. Soil water potential ultimate wilting point is (4) Tensiometer
(1) -0.1 to -0.3 bar (2) -15 bar 21. Rapid means of in-situ measurement of soil
(3) -33 bar (4) -60 bar moisture is made through
13. Water in excess of field capacity is termed as (1) Oven dry method
____ water (2) Temsiometer
(1) Gravitational (2) Gapillary (3) Neutron probe
(3) Available (4) None of these (4) Alcohol burning method
14. Water held in micro pores (at soil water 22. Neutron probe contains a source material of
potential of -0.1 to -0.15 bar) and most of (1) Radium – beryllium mixture
water taken by plants is called (2) Americium – Beryllium mixture
(1) Gravitational water (2) Capillary water (3) Both 1 and 2
(3) Available water (4) None of these (4) None of these
15. Water available between field capacity and 23. In which of the soils, neutron probe is not
permanent wilting point is called as useful for measuring soil moisture?
(1) Gravitational water (2) Capillary water (1) Shallow soils (2) Rocky soils
(3) Available water (4) None of these (3) Organic soils (4) All of these
16. Soil water potential at hygroscopic potential 24. Instrument used for measuring energy status
is of soil moisture is
(1) -0.1 to -0.3 bar (2) -15 bar (1) Tensiometer
(3) -30 bar (4) -60 bar (2) Gypsum blocks
17. Crop used for determining permanent wilting (3) Pressure plate apparatus
point under field condition is (4) All of these
(1) Safflower (2) Paddy 25. Operation range of tensiometer in soil
(3) Groundnut (4) Sunflower moisture measurement is
18. Instrument used for determining soil moisture (1) 0 to -0.5 bar (2) 0 to -0.6 bar
constants under laboratory condition is (3) 0 o -0.85 bar (4) 0 to -0.20 bars
(1) Neutron probe 26. Electrical resistance method is not suitable
(2) Gypsum block under
(3) Pressure plate membrane apparatus (1) Saline soils
(4) Tensiometer (2) High nutritive soils

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(3) Water logged soils 36. Moisture sensitive stage for most of the fruit
(4) All of these tree crops is
27. Most widely used method of soil moisture (1) Flower bud initiation
determination in India is (2) Flowering
(1) Gravimetric method (3) Fruit set
(2) Gypsum blocks (4) All of these
(3) Tensiometer 37. Under normal condition, the contribution
(4) Neutron probe through active absorption is _____
28. Water potential of plant leaves is (1) >10% (2) <10%
(1) -0.2 to -0.8 bars (2) -20 to -80 bars (3) >50% (4) >20%
(3) -200 to -800 bars (4) <1 bar 38. Plants surviving under permanent wilting
29. Direct method of measuring water potential point, absorb moisture from the atmosphere
in leaf is by using is called
(1) Pressure chamber (2) Thermocouple (1) Active absorption
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these (2) Passive absorption
30. Infra – red thermometer measures (3) Aerial/negative transpiration
(1) Canopy temperature (4) None of these
(2) Air temperature 39. Which among the crop is most susceptible for
(3) Difference between 1 and 2 water logging?
(4) All of these (1) Tobacco (2) Chilli
31. Which of the following crop has shallow (3) Tomato (4) Pulses
roots (60 cm)? 40. Which crop stage is most sensitive to water
(1) Rice (2) Onion logging?
(3) Potato (4) All of these (1) Seedling (2) Vegetative
32. Crops have deep root (120 cm) system are (3) Flowering (4) Maturity
(1) Cotton and sugarcane 41. Severe drought causes the production of ____
(2) Sorghum and maize plant hormone, is the signal of closure of
(3) Pearl millet and tomato stomata
(4) All of these (1) NAA (2) ABA
33. Which crops are not a moderately deep (90 (3) GA (4) IAA
cm) root crop? 42. Relationship between crop yield and ET in
(1) Groundnut and castor pulses is
(2) Wheat and tobacco (1) Linear (2) Curvi linear
(3) Carrot and chillies (3) Quadratic (4) None of these
(4) Lucerne and safflower 43. State has the largest area under well irrigation
34. Generally, water extraction pattern of four in India is
quarters soil from top to bottom is (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Punjab
(1) 40, 30, 20, 10% (2) 30, 30, 20, 10% (3) Haryana (4) Tamil Nadu
(3) 25, 25, 25, 25% (4) 30, 30, 25, 5% 44. In Blaney and Criddle method of measuring
35. Moisture sensitive stage of maize crop is reference ET (ETo), _____ data is required?
(1) Taselling (2) Silking (1) Rainfall (2) RH
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these (3) Temperature (4) Wind speed
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45. Which method is best for measuring ETo? 53. Percentage of water used for metabolic
(1) Blaney - Criddle process of crop is
(2) Radiation (1) <1% (2) 10%
(3) Pan evaporation (3) 5% (4) 20%
(4) Modified Penmann 54. Limitation of transpiration ratio approach of
46. Which among the method is best for water requirement is
measuring ETo under > 1 month period? (1) Transpiration ratio approach of water
(1) Blaney - Criddle requirement is
(2) Radiation (2) Under field condition, DMP is affected by
(3) Pan evaporation several factors
(4) Modified Penmann (3) Knowledge of transpiration ratio is little
47. RElationship of ETo, Kp and Pan (4) All of these
evaporation data is 55. Approach employed for determining
(1) Kp = ETo . Epan (2) ETo = Kp. Epan consumptive use in projects of India is
(3) Epan = ETo. Kp (4) ETo = Kp/Epan (1) Transpiration ratio
48. Widely followed ETo measurement method (2) Depth internal-yield
in India is (3) Soil moisture deplection
(1) Blaney - Criddle (4) Pet/ Precipitation ratio method
(2) Radiation 56. Most widely used method of measuring PET
(3) Pan evaporation is
(4) Modified Penmann (1) Blaney – Criddle method
49. Measured data required for calculating ETo (2) Thornthwaite formula
under modified Penmann method is (3) Penmann equation
(1) Temperature (4) Modified Penmann method
(2) RH 57. Modified Penmann method was proposed by
(3) Wind velocity and sunshine hours (1) Penmann
(4) All of these (2) Thornthwaite
50. Actual ET depends on (3) Doorenbos and Prutt
(1) Climate (2) Soil moisture (4) None of them
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these 58. Which factor influences the evaporation from
51. Which liquid can be used in floating the soil?
lysimeter? (1) Hydraulic conductivity
(1) Zinc sulphate (2) Reflectivity
(2) Zinc chloride (3) Thermal conductivity
(3) Magnesium sulphate (4) All of these
(4) None of these 59. Method suitable for determining water
52. Consumptive use of water is equal to requirement in watershed area is
(1) ET (1) Transpiration ratio method
(2) Metabolic activity of plants (2) Depth-interval yield method
(3) Both 1 and 2 together (3) Water balance method
(4) None of these (4) None of these

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60. Factor influencing effective rainfall is (1) < 30 l/s (2) 30 -200 l/s
(1) Amount/intensity of rainfall (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) > 300 l/s
(2) Consumptive use rate 69. Area irrigated under major irrigation project
(3) Moisture storage capacity is
(4) All of these (1) > 10000 ha (2) 2000-10000 ha
61. Method used for measuring effective rainfall (3) < 2000 ha (4) >100000 ha
is 70. Structure used to measure the water flow
(1) ET/Precipitation ratio method from the pipe is
(2) PET/Precipitation method (1) V notch (2) Parshall flume
(3) Soil moisture changes method (3) Cut-throat flume (4) Venturi meter
(4) None of these 71. Which of the following type of weir is used
62. Water flow through a structure in unit time for measuring uniform flow of water ?
(discharge) is expressed as (1) Rectangular weir (2) Trapezoidal weir
(1) m3/s (2) l/s (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) Triangular weir
(3) Both a and b (4) Litre 72. When water flow is highly variable and
63. 1 ha cm of irrigation is equal to greater accuracy is desired, the type is weir
(1) 1000 litres (2) 10000 litres used is
(3) 100000 litres (4) 1000000 litres (1) Triangular weir (2) Parabolic weir
64. Which is the common weir type of water (3) rectangular weir (4) Both 1 and 2
measurement used in canals? 73. Major tank irrigated state in India is
(1) Broad – crested weir (1) Andhar Pradesh (2) Assam
(2) Parshall flume (3) Tamil Nadu (4) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Cut-throat flume 74. One TMC (thousand million cubic foot) is
(4) All of these equal to
65. Which structure is used in Warabandi system (1) 106 cubic feet (2) 107 cubic feet
of irrigation? (3) 108 cubic feet (4) 109 cubic feet
(1) Parshall flume 75. Major source of irrigation in India is
(2) Baffle-sluice module (1) Canal (2) Tanks
(3) Cut-throat flume (3) Wells (4) Others
(4) Broad-crested weir 76. In increased plant stand technique of
66. Water measurement at experimental field can scheduling irrigation, plant population is
be made by increased to ____ times
(1) Volumetric method (1) Two (2) Three
(2) V notch and Venturi meter (3) Four (4) Five
(3) Parshall flume 77. In which of the crop, stem elongation is an
(4) All of these indicator of water stress?
67. Volumetric method of water measurement is (1) Sugarcane (2) Tomato
used in (3) Cotton (4) All of these
(1) Furrows (2) Sprinklers 78. Which is the potential indicator for
(3) Drippers (4) All of these scheduling irrigation?
o
68. V notch (90 ) is accurate at the water (1) Relative leaf water content
discharge range of (2) Plant water potential
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(3) Stomatal resistance (3) Evaporation while sprinkling
(4) All of these (4) All of these
79. Most ancient and widely followed method of 87. Normal rate of water application in drip
irrigation in India is irrigation is
(1) Surface irrigation (1) 1-10 l/hr (2) 10-100 l/hr
(2) Sprinkler irrigation (3) 50-100 l/hr (4) >100 l/hr
(3) Drip irrigation 88. Scheduling of irrigation helps to identify
(4) None of these (1) Time of irrigation
80. Approximate area under surface irrigation (to (2) Quantity of irrigation
the total irrigated area) in India is (3) Both 1 and 2
(1) 10% (2) 50% (4) Quality of irrigation
(3) 75% (4) >95% 89. Which is called deficit irrigation of
81. Which surface method is widely followed in scheduling irrigation?
fruit orchards? (1) Moisture stress at all stages
(1) Basin (2) Moisture stress at critical stages
(2) Check basin (3) Moisture stress at non sensitive stages
(3) Ridges and furrows (4) All of these
(4) Border strip irrigation 90. Production is maximum for most of the crops
82. Check irrigation is also called as when the depletion of available soil moisture
(1) Check flooding (2) Level border at the root zone is _____%
(3) Flat bed irrigation (4) All of these (1) 25 (2) 50
83. Intermittent 'on' and 'off' system is followed (3) 75 (4) 80
in _____ irrigation system 91. Flooding method of irrigation is suitable for
(1) Check flooding _____crop
(2) Flat bed irrigation (1) Rice (2) Maize
(3) Surge irrigation (3) Sunflower (4) Groundnut
(4) Level border 92. Which is the common drawback under
84. Sprinkler irrigation can be followed under flooding method of irrigation?
(1) Shallow/sloppy soils (1) Uneven distribution
(2) Sandy soils (2) Low water application efficiency
(3) Low moisture retention soils (3) Both 1 and 2
(4) All of these (4) High cost
85. Sprinkler irrigation is not become much 93. Life saving/supplemental irrigation to
popular because dryland crops is called ______
(1) High initial cost (1) Wild/emergency flooding
(2) Salt water is not suitable (2) Flooding
(3) Evaporation while sprinkling (3) Check basin method
(4) All of these (4) Basin method
86. Sprinkler irrigation is not become much 94. Most common method of surface irrigation is
popular because (1) Flooding
(1) High initial cost (2) Check-basin method
(2) Salt water is not suitable
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(3) Basin method (3) Used against frost damage
(4) Furrow irrigation (4) All of these
95. Which one is automated method of surface 103. Limitation of sprinkler irrigation is
irrigation? (1) Highh initial cost
(1) Cablegation (2) At >12 km/hr wind speed, it cannot be
(2) Corrugation operated
(3) Surge irrigation (3) High energy is required (0.50 to >10
(4) Wide furrow irrigation kg/cm2)
96. Sub-surface irrigation is advantageous (4) All of these
because 104. Most commonly practiced drip irrigation
(1) Low evaporation method is
(2) Low wind problem (1) Surface drip irrigation
(3) Both 1 and 2 (2) Sub-surface drip irrigation
(4) Low cost (3) Spray irrigation
97. India, sub surface irrigation is followed in (4) Pulse irrigation
(1) Jammu and Kashmir 105. Irrigation method suitable for undulating
(2) Kerala topography is
(3) Both 1 and 2 (1) Cablegation
(4) Andhra Pradesh (2) Sprinkler irrigation
98. Sprinkler irrigation was evolved in (3) Drip irrigation
(1) 1946 (2) 1926 (4) Border irrigation
(3) 1976 (4) 1980 106. Sprinkler irrigation cannot be used under
99. Which is called as a portable sprinkler (1) Rice and jute crop
system? (2) High wind areas
(1) Entire system can be moved (3) Salt water
(2) Only pipelines can be moved (4) All of these
(3) Only pump unit can be moved 107. Percentage share of water used by the crops
(4) None of these under Indian canal system is
100. Centre-pivot system of sprinkler irrigation (1) 90% (2) 80%
has not much popular world-wide due to (3) 40% (4) 70%
(1) 10-20% area not irrigated at corners 108. The unit used to express the water use
(2) High energy requirement efficiency is
(3) Huge cost (1) kg/ha (2) kg/ha mm
(4) All of these (3) kg/ ha m (4) kg ha cm
101. Saving of irrigation waterwater in sprinkler 109. Water use efficiency of rice is around _____
system is kg/ha mm
(1) <10% (2) 10-25% (1) 1.0 (2) 2.0
(3) 25-50% (4) None of these (3) 4.0 (4) 10.0
102. Sprinkler irrigation is advantageous because 110. Which wheat variety has the highest water
(1) 25-50% of water saving use efficiency?
(2) Uniform water application (1) Lerma-roja (2) Safed lerma
(3) Sonalika (4) Kalyansona
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111. Which of the following factor will improve 119. Yields of wheat is higher when the soil
the water use efficiency? moisture depletion in the range of
(1) Good rooting habit (1) 25-50% (2) 50-75%
(2) Low transpiration rates (3) 75-100% (4) None of these
(3) Improved energy consumption in 120. Optimum IW/CPE ratio for alluvial soils at a
photosynthesis depth of 7.5 cm for wheat is
(4) All of these (1) 0.5 to 0.6 (2) 0.6 to 0.75
112. Which among the surface irrigation method (3) 0.35 to 0.50 (4) 0.90 to 1.05
gives the highest WUE? 121. Number of irrigations normally
(1) Border strip/furrow recommended for wheat crop is
(2) Check basin (1) 1-2 (2) 2-3
(3) Corrugation (3) 5-6 (4) 8-10
(4) Flooding 122. Toxic chloride concentration in irrigation
113. Submergence of rice field is advantageous water for tobacco crop is
because, (1) 10 ppm (2) 20 ppm
(1) Increase the availability of N, P, K, Fe, (3) 40 ppm (4) 100 ppm
Ca 123. _______ irrigation is the most common
(2) Less weed problem method of applying water for maize
(3) Higher yields (1) Furrow (2) Flooding
(4) All of these (3) Beds/channel (4) Border strip
114. Stage of rice crop sensitive to salinity or 124. Which among the crop is considered as the
alkalinity is most drought resistant crop?
(1) Seedling (2) Flowering (1) Rice (2) Wheat
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these (3) Maize (4) Sorghum
115. Salinity problem in rice field can be managed 125. Which of the fllowing crip is drought
by resistant, saline and alkaline tolerant
(1) Planting aged seedling (1) Sorghum (2) Finger milet
(2) Diluting salts by deep submergence (3) Pearl millet (4) Maize
(3) Flowing irrigation 126. Most sensitive stage of groundnut for
(4) All of these moisture is
116. Majority of water requirement to rice field is (1) Flowering (2) Germination
for (3) Peg formation (4) Pod development
(1) Land preparation and nursery raising 127. Number of irrigations required for groundnut
(2) Puddling and transplanting is
(3) ET (1) 1-2 (2) 2-4
(4) Seepage and percolation (3) 3-5 (4) 7-8
117. Area under irrigated wheat in India is 128. Moisture sensitive stag of mustard is
(1) 20% (2) 30% (1) Flowering
(3) 65% (4) 40% (2) Silique development
118. Most critical stage of wheat for moisture is (3) Both 1 and 2
(1) Seedling (2) Crown-root initiation (4) None of these
(3) Flowering (4) Jointing
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129. Crop sensitive to salinity and water logging is (1) Furrow (2) Surface drip
(1) Sesame (2) Castor (3) Online drip (4) Toofan drip
(3) Sunflower (4) Rice 132. Generally, _____ % of rainfall in a season is
130. Which phase of sugarcane is critical of considered as effective rainfall
water? (1) 30 (2) 50
(1) Formative (2) Grand growth (3) 70 (4) 100
(3) Maturity (4) None of these 133. Storage capacity of reservoir is generally
131. Which the best method of irrigation to based on _____% of dependable flow of river
sugarcane crop? (1) 25 (2) 50
(3) 60 (4) 75

WEED MANAGEMENT
1. Who is the first person used the definition of 8. Which of the following weed cause
weed? Asployxia in animals due to high nitrate
(1) Jethro Tull (2) James Hampshire levels of drylands?
(3) Liebig (4) None of there (1) Chenopodium sp (2) Amaranthus sp
2. Which among the following weed is used as (3) Cirsium sp (4) All of these
valuable fence? 9. Weed responsible for dermal allergies on
(1) Bermuda grass (2) Foxtail human is
(3) Quack grass (4) Prickly Pear (1) Carrot grass
3. Most trouble-some weed of water bodies is (2) Common reg weed
(1) Water lily (3) Sneeze weed
(2) Lotus (Nelumbo sp) (4) All of these
(3) Both 1 and 2 10. Aquatic weed act as alternate host and
(4) None of these vectors of malaria, yellow and dengue fever
4. Number of weed species identified in the is
world is (1) Water lettuce (2) Salvinia
(1) 30 (2) 300 (3) Alligator weed (4) All of these
(3) 3000 (4) 30000 11. Which of the following weed is used in
5. In which among the crop, weeds cause cottage industry for making rope and thatch
complete crop failure? material?
(1) Upland rice (2) Vegetable crops (1) Typha (2) Saccharum sp
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) Wheat (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) Lantana
6. Which of the following weed make difficult 12. Weed species which has nematicidal property
to harvest the crop? is
(1) Wild safflower (2) Canada thistle (1) Crotolaria (2) Parthenium
(3) Cocklebur (4) All of these (3) Eichhornia spp (4) All of these
7. Sweet clover contains _____ which acts as 13. Which of the following weed acts as alternate
ananti0blood coagulant in animals host of root knot nematode in vegetables?
(1) Dicumarin (2) Swainsonine (1) Brassica kaber
(3) Lentra dene A (4) None of these (2) Cleoma viscosa

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(3) Carthamus oxyacantha (3) Both 1 and 2
(4) All of these (4) None of these
14. In paddy field, which of following controls 24. Which of the following weed grows well in
weeds effectively? dryland conditions?
(1) Puddling (2) Transplanting (1) Tribulus terrestris
(3) Manuring (4) Both 1 and 2 (2) Argemone mexicana
15. Which of the weed act as alternate host on (3) Euphorbia hirta
gram caterpillar of redgram? (4) All of these
(1) Amaranthus (2) Datura 25. Dominant weed under puddle paddy soil is
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these (1) Echionochloa (2) Caesulina
16. Weed which reduces the juice quality of (3) Eclipta spp (4) All of these
sugarcane is 26. October sowing of Lucerne/berseem promote
(1) Aeginitia indica (2) Striga litura the growth of
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these (1) Amaranthus spp (2) Trianthema spp
17. Which of the following weed is diocious? (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these
(1) Canada thistle (2) Eel grass 27. Which of the following is biennial weed?
(3) Amaranthus sp (4) Both 1 and 2 (1) Alternanthera sp
18. Which of the following is ephemerals (2) Cichorium intybus
(Completes life cycle within 2-3 weeks)? (3) Cirsium vulgare
(1) Phyllanthus niruri (4) All of these
(2) Phyllanthus fraternus 28. Which is monocot weed but broad leaved
(3) Both 1 and 2 plant?
(4) Commelina benghalensis (1) Eichhornia crasipus
19. Which weed is propagated through bulbils? (2) Commelina benghalensis
(1) Allium sp (2) Oxalis latifolia (3) Cynnotis axillaris
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these (4) All of these
20. Hydrilla verticillata is propagated by 29. Which of the following is brush weed?
(1) Root stocks (2) Runners (1) Lantana
(3) Turions (4) Bulbils (2) Mesquite (Prosopis)
21. Which of the following weed is acting as (3) Zizyphus rotundifolia
satellite weed? (4) All of these
(1) Avena fatua (2) Cuscuta sp 30. Parasitic weed in Lucerne is
(3) Cichorium spp (4) All of these (1) Cuscuta spp (2) Orobanche spp
22. The bird which disperses Lantana camera is (3) Striga spp (4) All of these
(1) Indian myha 31. Crop associated weed in lucerne and potato
(2) Chinese turtle dove crop is
(3) Parrot (1) Chicory
(4) Both 1 and 2 (2) Swine grass (Coronopus didymus)
23. Plant which is brought to decorate the (3) Striga
surroundings become weed is (4) Both 1 and 2
(1) Water hyacinth 32. Mimicry weed in wheat field is
(2) Lantana (1) Canary grass (Phalaris)
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(2) Wild oat 42. Which of the following cultural method will
(3) Both 1 and 2 reduce the weed population?
(4) None of these (1) Arresting flowering (2) Deep ploughing
33. Mimicry weed in rice field is (3) Puddling (4) All of these
(1) Wild rice (Oryza sativa var. fatua) 43. Trap crop for striga is
(2) Echinochloa colonum (1) Sunflower (2) Cotton
(3) Echinochloa crusgallii (3) Cowpea (4) All of these
(4) All of these 44. Trap crop for Orobanche is
34. Weed move from its origin to new (1) Linseed (2) Sunhemp
environment is called (3) Chillies (4) All of these
(1) Introduced weed (2) Alien weed 45. Biological weed control is not quite
(3) Anthrophytes (4) All of these successful because,
35. The origin of puncture vine is (1) Not possible to eradicate weed
(1) Mediterranean region (2) Bioagents are weed specific
(2) Tropical America (3) Controls only introduced weeds
(3) Srilanka (4) All of these
(4) India 46. Which is the important quality of bio-agents?
36. Most problematic weed of the world, spread (1) Attack only host plant
to 92 countries is (2) Free from predator and parasites and
(1) Cyperus rotundus quick adoption to new environment
(2) Cynodon dactylon (3) Able to kill the reproductive phase of
(3) Elusine indica weed
(4) Sorghum halapense (4) All of these
37. Test weight (1000 grains) of barnyard grass 47. Insect which control Lantana is
is (1) Ophimoyia sp (Seed fly)
(1) 20 g (2) 10 g (2) Teleonania sp (Lace bug)
(3) 1.4 g (4) 15 g (3) Theola spp (Butterfly)
38. Test weight of Phlaris minor is (4) All of these
(1) 2 g (2) 10 g 48. Klamath weed (Hypericum perforatum) is
(3) 15 g (4) 20 g controlled by an insect
39. Dormancy mechanism exist in wild oats is (1) Chrysolina hyperici (Beetle)
(1) Innate (2) Induced (2) Chrysolina gamellata (Beetle)
(3) Enforced (4) All of these (3) Agrilus hyperici (Root borer)
40. Common weed in pasture land is (4) All of these
(1) Tephrosia procumbens 49. Which is soil active herbicide?
(2) Boerhaavia diffusa (1) Fluchloralin (2) EPTC
(3) Both 1 and 2 (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) Glyphosate
(4) None of these 50. Which is foliage active herbicide?
41. Dry farming areas, implement commonly (1) Glyphosate (2) Paraquat
used is (3) EPTC (4) Both 1 and 2
(1) Sweep (2) Blade harrow 51. Which of the following herbicide is both soil
(3) Spike tooth harrow (4) Both 1 and 2 and foliage active?
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(1) 2, 4-D (2) Isoproturon 62. Herbicide (at sub-lethal dose) improved the
(3) Diuron (4) All of these colour of apple is
52. Which is typical pre-plant soil incorporation (1) 2, 4-D (2) 2, 4, 5-T
herbicide? (3) MCPA (4) All of these
(1) Fluchloralin (2) EPTC 63. Which type of herbicides act as growth
(3) Trifluoralin (4) All of these promoter under sub-lethal dose?
53. Early post emergence treatment is being (1) Phenoxyl (2) Triazines
followed in (3) Ureas and Uracils (4) All of these
(1) Potato (2) Sugarcane 64. Effective rate of weed control in 2, 4-D is
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) Rice (1) 0.2-0.5 kg ha-1 (2) 0.5-1.0 kg ha-1
54. Herbicide spray drifts can be reduced by (3) 2.0 kg ha-1 (4) 5.0 kg ha-1
(1) Increasing the droplet size 65. How manytimes, Atrazine is more soluble
(2) Forming a foam than Simazine?
(3) Making invert emulsion (1) 1 (2) 2
(4) All of these (3) 4 (4) 6
55. Reverse metabolism induce the susceptibility 66. Which is the very potent herbicide for the
to weeds by control of perennial, broad leaved weeds and
(1) 2, 4-D (2) MCPA brushes in grasslands and forest?
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these (1) Atrazine (2) 2, 4-D
56. 2, 4-D was developed during 1945 in USA by (3) Picloram (4) Amitrole
(1) P. W. Zimmerman (2) A. E. Hitchkock 67. Which is the contact, non-selective and zero
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these persistent herbicide in soils?
57. MCPA was developed during 1945 in (1) Praquat (2) Atrazine
England by (3) 2, 4-D (4) Bromacil
(1) W. G. Templeman (2) W. A. Sexton 68. Alachlor is selective and very effective pre-
(3) Both of them (4) None of these emergence herbicide for
58. First introduced herbicide (in organic) in the (1) Maize (2) Soybean
world is (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these
(1) Dinoseb (2) 2, 4-D 69. Butachlor has to be applied to control the
(3) MCPA (4) All of these weeds effectively in upland rice at
59. Herbicide commonly available as fumigant is (1) Immediately after sowing
(1) Methyl bromide (2) Matham (2) 2 DAS
(3) Allyl alcohol (4) All of these (3) 6-8 DAS
60. Which group of herbicides are generally (4) 15 DAS
incorporated with soil? 70. Propanil has to be applied to rice crop at
(1) Carbonate (2) Dinitroaniline (1) One leaf stage (2) 2-3 leaf stage
(3) Triazine (4) Both 1 and 2 (3) 4 leaf stage (4) None of these
61. Generally weed seeds are abundant at a depth 71. 2, 4-D to wheat crop is very effective when it
of is applied at
(1) 1.0 to 1.5 cm (2) 3.0 cm (1) 15 DAS (2) 20 – 25 DAS
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72. 2,4-D is injurious to 76. In India, Striga is more problematic in
(1) Cotton (2) Mustard (1) Sorghum (2) Pearl millet
(3) Chickpea (4) All of these (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these
73. Isoproturon towheat is effective at 77. Most common species of Typha in India is
(1) 15 DAS (2) 25 – 30 DAS (1) T. angustata (2) T. latifolia
(3) 45 DAS (4) 5 DAS (3) T. elephantine (4) All of these
74. Most commonly used herbicide in groundnut 78. Trap crop for cuscuta spp is
fields to control both annual grasses and (1) Small grains (2) Chickpea
broad leaved weeds in (3) Mustard (4) All of these
(1) Fluchloralin (2) Atrazine 79. Commonly used algicide is
(3) Alachlor (4) 2,4-D (1) Copper sulphate pentahydrate
75. Selective herbicide under cotton + blackgram (2) Simazine
intercropping system is (3) Diuron
(1) Diuron (2) Oxadiazon (4) All of these
(3) Fluchloralin (4) All of these
DRYLAND AGRICULTURE
1. Area under dryland agriculture in India is (1) Sholapur and Bijapur (1933)
(1) 70% (2) 60% (2) Hagari and Raichur (1934)
(3) 50% (4) 40% (3) Rohtak (1935
2. Contribution of dryland agriculture to Indian (4) All of these
Agriculture economy is 7. Which of the parameter was considered by
(1) 42% (2) 52% Thornthwaite for classifying climate?
(3) 70% (4) 60% (1) Precipitation effectiveness index
3. Dry farming is characterized by (2) Temperature effectiveness index
(1) Crop cultivation where the annual rainfall (3) Seasonal distribution of rainfall
is <750 mm (4) All of these
(2) Crop failure is more common 8. Parameter taken into consideration by troll
(3) Growing season is < 75 days for climatic classification is
(4) All of these (1) Temperature (2) Humid months
4. Characteristics of dryland farming is (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these
(1) Annual rainfall is 750-1150 mm 9. Under modified Troll's climatic
(2) Crop failure is less frequent classification, which category has higher area
(3) Growing period is 75-120 days in India?
(4) All of these (1) Arid (2) Semi arid
5. Main character of rainfed farming is (3) Humid (4) None of these
(1) Annual rainfall is > 1150 mm 10. Problem noticed in dryland Vertisols is
(2) No crop stress (1) Physical constraints
(3) Growing period is > 120 days (2) Low N and low available P
(4) All of these (3) Land degradation especially in low lying
6. Comprehensive project on dryland farming areas
was initially started in (4) All of these
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11. Which type of plants is more drought (2) Decreasing conductivity/diffusivity of
tolerant? soil
(1) C4 (2) C3 (3) Reducing energy supply to evaporating
(3) CAM (4) Both 1 and 2 surface
12. Normal onset of southwest monsoon at (4) All of these
Kerala in India is 19. Which is the stomatal closing type of
(1) End of May (2) Mid June antitranspirant?
(3) End of June (4) None of these (1) Atrazine (2) Mobi-leaf
13. Rainy day is one, the day which receives > (3) Silicon (4) All of these
____ mm of rainfall 20. Which is the film forming type of
(1) 2.5 (2) 25 antitranspirant?
(3) 250 (4) 5.0 (1) Mobi-leaf (2) Hexa-deconol
14. Stress avoidance by favourable water balance (3) silicon (4) All of these
can be achieved by 21. Give example for leaf reflect ant (Albedo)
(1) Restricting transpiration (water savers) type of antitranspirant ?
(2) Accelerating water uptake (water (1) Kaoline (2) Celite
spenders) (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these
(3) Both 1 and 2 22. Graded bunds are suitable for the areas have
(4) None of these (1) Annual rainfall of > 800 mm
15. Which of the following physical processes (2) Red soils
conserve water in plants? (3) Up to 10% of slope
(1) Stomatal opening and increasing (4) All of these
photosynthetic efficiency 23. ____ soil and water conservation measure is
(2) Low cuticular respiration and reduced suitable for both high and low rainfall areas
transpiration through lipid deposition on (1) Contour bunds
leaves (2) Graded bunds
(3) Reduced leaf area and presence of awns (3) Graded border strips
(4) All of these (4) None of these
16. Which type of tillage operation in drylands 24. Most widely adopted mechanical measure of
improves moisture conservation? soil and water conservation method in hilly
(1) Off season shallow tillage area is
(2) Deep tillage once in 2-3 years (1) Contour bunding
(3) Shallow tillage in red soils (2) Graded bunding
(4) All of these (3) Graded border strips
17. Contour bunding is not widely adopted by (4) Bench terracing
dryland farmers due to 25. Bench terracing is possible up to ______ %
(1) Removal of soil near bund slope
(2) Delayed cultural operation (1) 6 (2) 10
(3) Yield increase is not comprehensive (3) 16 (4) 33
(4) All of these 26. Legume crop gives good cover for the land
18. Evaporation of soil can be reduced by during rainy season is
(1) Reducing evaporavity
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(1) Cowpea (2) Mung bean 35. Inter-row and intra-raw water harvesting is
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these beneficial, because
27. Crops suitable for resisting erosion in contour (1) Improving crop stand for small crops
strip cropping is (2) Safe disposal of excess water
(1) Groundnut (2) Moth bean (3) Reducing runoff
(3) Horse-gram (4) All of these (4) All of these
28. Percentage of effective rainfall under rainfed 36. Micro catchments are beneficial because
condition is (1) Increase moisture storage in deep
(1) <20% (2) 20-50% (2) Suitable for all soils
(3) 50-80% (4) None of these (3) Specifically suitable for horticultural tree
29. Amount of water lost through evaporation crops
under dryland situation is (4) All of these
(1) 20-30% (2) 30-60% 37. Which of the following is the method of
(3) 60-75% (4) 75-90% micro catchments?
30. Mulches are advantageous under dryland (1) Compartmental bunding
condition, because (2) Crescent basin
(1) Reduce runoff (3) Circular basin
(2) Improve infiltration (4) All of these
(3) Reduce beating action of rains 38. Which is the important runoff water
(4) All of these harvesting method under dryland areas?
31. Watershed is also called as (1) Water harvesting structures (farm ponds,
(1) Catchment area (2) Drainage basin check dams)
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these (2) Traditional tanks
32. Which is the important approach in micro (3) Percolation tanks
watershed? (4) All o
(1) Soil conservation 39. Best site for farm pond is
(2) Soil improvement (1) Few fields there must be irrigated by free
(3) Storage of run-off water flow
(4) All of these (2) Maximum of runoff flow area
33. Which of the storage structure will recharge (3) Largest storage volume with least earth
ground water and ultimately used for work
protective irrigation? (4) All of these
(1) Farm ponds 40. Size of farm pond per hectare of area is
(2) Percolation ponds _____m2
(3) Silt distension tanks (1) 200 (2) 250-300
(4) Both 1 and 3 (3) 500 (4) None of these
34. Which is the potent life saving measure under 41. Commonly used lining materials in farm
moisture stress? pond are
(1) In situ water harvesting (1) Clay and Bituminous material
(2) Runoff recycling (2) Soil/cement mixture and brick lining
(3) Both 1 and 2 (3) Cement concrete and chemical additives
(4) None of these (4) All of these
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42. Most commonly suggested farm pond lining 50. Evaporation reducing material used in farm
material in red soil areas is pond is
(1) Sealants (2) Clay (1) Wax
(3) Plastics (4) All of these (2) Oil emulsions
43. Most optimum stage for supplemental (3) Non ionic chemicals
irrigation from farm pond to sorghum crop is (4) All of these
(1) Flowering (2) Heading 51. Depth of supplemental irrigation to shallow
(3) Seedling (4) None of these rooted crop for their betterment is
44. Most responsive stage for supplemental (1) 1-2 cm (2) 2-5 cm
irrigation through farm pond to tobacco crop (3) 5-10 cm (4) All of these
is 52. Preferable characteristics of crop/varieties
(1) Topping suitable under dryland is
(2) De-suckering (1) Short duration and high yield
(3) Seedling (2) Fast initial growth
(4) 3 weeks before topping (3) Deep rooted and fertilizer resopnsive
45. Runoff can be induced in farm pond areas for (4) All of these
better runoff collection by 53. Most extensively sown pre –monsoon sowing
(1) Land smoothing crop is
(2) 'Na' salts for dispersing clay (1) Cotton (2) Sorghum
(3) Surface covers (3) Rice (4) owpea
(4) All of these 54. Successful pre-monsoon sowing depends on
46. Hydrophobic material used for surface (1) Prediction of monsoon
coating and increasing runoff is (2) Seed hardening
(1) Sodium methyl silanolate (3) Depth of sowing
(2) Sodium rosinate (4) All of these
(3) Fatty amino acetate 55. Seed hardening is advantageous, because
(4) All of these (1) Improves seed viability and water
47. Major storage loss of farm pond is absorption
(1) Seepage (2) Percolation (2) Improves root development
(3) Evaporation (4) All of these (3) Improves relative water content of leaves
48. Lining material in farm pond should posses (4) All of these
which of the following character? 56. Crops chosen under delayed onset of
(1) Impermeable to water monsoon is
(2) Resistant to mechanical damage (1) Pulses (2) Cereals
(3) Low cost (3) Oilseeds (4) Both 1 and 3
(4) All of these 57. Management options suitable for late onset of
49. Most economical lining material for large monsoon condition is
pond is (1) Transplanting through community
(1) Natural clay nursery
(2) Bentonite (2) Choosing alternate crops
(3) Cement concrete (3) Choosing alternate varieties
(4) Polyethylene sheet (4) All of these
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58. Main component of watershed is 60. Main objects of watershed management is to
(1) Soil and water conservation (1) Protect and conserve the land resources
(2) Water harvesting and crop management (2) Utilize the local resources effectively
(3) Alternate land use system (3) Improve the soil economic status and
(4) All of these local residents
59. Permanent soil and water conservation (4) All of these
measure aims at 61. Shivaji multi purpose farming machine is
(1) Controlling sol erosion used for
(2) Regulation surface run off (1) Land preparation
(3) Reducing peak flow rates (2) Seed cum fertilizer placement
(4) All of these (3) Inter cultivation
(4) All of these

CROPPING AND FARMING SYSTEM

1. Yearly sequence and spatial arrangement of (3) Maturity period must have atleast 30 days
crops or crops and fallow on a gives area is interval
called (4) All of these
(1) Cropping pattern (2) Cropping system 6. ______ crop based cropping system is
(3) Crop rotation (4) None of these predominant in low lands of India
2. Growing two or more crops simultaneously (1) Rice (2) Sugarcane
in different strips wide enough to (3) Jute (4) Banana
independent cultivation but narrow enough 7. Cropping system in low land and up land
for the crops to interact agronomically is (irrigated) is largely depends on
called (1) Duration of water availability
(1) Mixed intercropping (2) Domestic needs
(2) Row intercropping (3) Both 1 and 2
(3) Strip intercropping (4) None of these
(4) Relay intercropping 8. Which cropping system is having largest area
3. Cropping system which involve the raising of in India?
crops, animals and or trees is called (1) Rice – Wheat (2) Wheat – Rice
(1) Mixed farming (2) Intercropping (3) Rice – Rice – Rice (4) Rice – Oilseeds
(3) Multiple cropping (4) All of these 9. One of the major problems in rice-wheat
4. Individual crop species which is a part of cropping system is
multiple cropping system is called (1) Delayed rice sowing
(1) Component crops (2) Intercrops (2) Delayed wheat sowing
(3) Mixed cropping (4) None of these (3) Both 1 and 2
5. Which is the basic requirement for (4) Early rice sowing
intercropping? 10. Two oilseed crops occupy major share of
(1) Peak nutrient demand of man and irrigated area of oil seeds are
intercrops should not coincides (1) Groundnut and sesame
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(3) Castor and sesame 17. In which of the wide temporal system of
(4) Sunflower and sesame intercropping, both component crops
11. Generally preferred intercrop in sugarcane population is 100%
crop is (1) Sorghum + Pigeon pea
(1) Maize (2) Groundnut + Pigeon pea
(2) Rice (3) Both 1 and 2
(3) Short duration pulses (4) None of these
(4) Castor 18. Multi storied cropping in coconut and
12. Popular rainfed upland based cropping planting cocoa is the principle of
system in India is (1) Annidation in space
(1) Sorghum + pigeon pea (2) Annidation of time
(2) Setaria and cotton (3) Both 1 and 2
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of these
(4) None of these 19. Objective of intercropping system is
13. Predominant wheat based cropping system in (1) Insurance of crop failure
North India is (2) Increase in total productivity per unit area
(1) Rice – Wheat (3) Judiciour use of resources
(2) Rice – wheat – green gram (4) All of these
(3) Rice – potato – wheat 20. Which of the following crop is suitable as
(4) All of these intercrops under pigeon pea?
14. Predominant wheat based cropping system in (1) Groundnut (2) Soybean
western and central India is (3) Black gram (4) All of these
(1) Pigeon pea – wheat 21. Growing legumes is advantageous because,
(2) Pearl millet - wheat (1) Fix atmospheric N
(3) Soybean - wheat (2) Extract insoluble soil P
(4) All of these (3) absorb more divalent cations (Ca2+ , Mg2)
15. Major constraints limiting the adoption of (4) All of these
intercropping system in rainfed areas are 22. Which of the following crop does not leave
(1) Dependence of fodder in cereals and lack any residual nutrient to the succeeding crops?
of sowing equipments (1) Green gram (2) Barley
(2) High labour cost and harvesting coincides (3) Potato (4) Wheat
with rains 23. Cropping intensity in India is
(3) Preference of domestic consumption and (1) 100% (2) 90%
low price of intercrops (3) 127% (4) 180%
(4) All of these 24. Land equivalent ratio is > 1.0, indicates
16. Primary objective of intercropping in (1) Yield advantage
subsistence farming is (2) No yield advantage or loss
(1) Reducing risk (3) Yield loss
(2) Getting normal yield of base crop and (4) All of these
additional yield of component crop 25. Land equivalent ratio is useful index under
(3) Both 1 and 2 (1) Additive series
(4) None of these (2) Replacement series
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(3) Both 1 and 2 35. In integrated farming system,
(4) None of these (1) Farming techniques are changed
26. Yield increase of one species over other is (2) Aimed for maximum profit on cropping
indicated by the index system
(1) Aggressivity (3) Optimum utilization of resources
(2) Land equivalent ratio (LER) (4) All of these
(3) Area time equivalent ratio (ATER) 36. Which of the additional enterprise with
(4) Area harvest equivalent ratio (AHER) existing cropping system in uplands, yields
27. Component crops in the cropping system is high returns?
equally competitive, aggressivity index is (1) Dairy (2) Biogas
(1) 1 (2) 0 (3) Silviculture (4) All of these
(3) 2 (4) -1 37. Integrated farming system improves
28. Competition index is less than one, indicates (1) Farm income
(1) Advntage of intercrops (2) Family labour employment
(2) Disadvantage of intercrops (3) Nutritional security of family
(3) Neither 1 nor 2 (4) All of these
(4) All of these 38. ICAR adhoc model of farming system
29. Which is the decoy crop of Meloidogyne and research in low lands was established during
pratylenchus nematode in tomato? (1) 1990 (2) 1975
(1) Castor (2) Chrysanthemum (3) 1998 (4) 2002
(3) Groundnut (4) All of these 39. Farming system research is
30. Which crop is the most efficient nitrogen (1) Researchers need based
utilize? (2) Farmers need based
(1) Jute (2) Maize (3) Institute need based
(3) Potato (4) Groundnut (4) None of these
31. The most efficient phosphorus utilizing crop 40. Aim of mixed cropping is
is (1) Continuous cover on land
(1) Maize (2) Groundnut (2) Assurance against crop failure
(3) Potato (4) Jute (3) Protection against rain drop beating and
32. Potassium was efficiently utilize by erosion
(1) Groundnut (2) Jute (4) All of these
(3) Maize (4) Rainy season rice
33. The good of farming system research is
(1) Develop sustainable land use system
(2) Minimize degradation
(3) Increase income and employment
(4) All of these
34. Main aim of specialized farming system is
(1) Maximum productivity
(2) Maximum input use
(3) Soil health maintenance
(4) All of these
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