2. 1) First agriculture census in India
conducted in the year…………
i. 1950
ii. 1960
iii. 1970
iv. 1980
v. None of these
3. 2) Which crop does not comes under Day
Neutral Plant
i. Maize
ii. Green gram
iii. Groundnut
iv. Sunflower
v. None of the above
4. 3) What is the fruit type of Groundnut?
i. Lomentum
ii. Pod
iii. Blusta
iv. Nut
v. Pome
5. 4) Which species is considered to evolve
Oryza sativa ?
i. Oryza glaberrima
ii. Oryza nivora
iii. Oryza longistaminata
iv. Oryza officinalis
v. None of the above
6. 5) Which is true to reduce the N2 loss in
rice field?
i. Placing NH4
+ & NO3
- fertilizer in reduced and oxidized zone respectively
ii. Placing NH4
+ & NO3
- fertilizer in oxidized and reduced zone respectively
iii. Both NH4
+ & NO3
- fertilizer in reduced zone
iv. Both NH4
+ & NO3
- fertilizer in oxidized zone
v. None of the above
7. 6) Which chemical causes aroma in rice?
i. Di-acetyl 1 propylene
ii. Allyl propyl disulphide
iii. Diallyl disulphide
iv. Quercetin
v. Emyladin
8. 7) Which wheat is known as “Emmer
wheat”?
i. Triticum aestivum
ii. T. durum
iii. T. dicoccum
iv. T. monococcum
v. T. spherococcum
9. 8) Which is the hardiest crop among the
pulses?
i. Greengram
ii. Blackgram
iii. Lentil
iv. Pigeonpea
v. Chickpea
10. 9) As plants grow to maturity, the concentration
of plant nutrients changes. What kind of change
occur in respect of N, P, K, Ca & Mg?
i. Concentration of all the 5 elements decreases
ii. N & P increase; K, Ca & Mg decrease
iii. N, P & K decrease; Ca & Mg increase
iv. N, P & K increase; Ca & Mg decrease
v. None of these
11. 10) Which chemical is used for delinting of
cotton seed?
i. CuSO4
ii. H2SO4
iii. KMnO4
iv. HCl
v. None of these
12. 11) Which is the non traditional area for
rice based cropping patterns?
i. AP, TN & Kerala
ii. UP & Bihar
iii. West Bengal
iv. Punjab & Haryana
v. None of the above
13. 12) What should be the Brix reading for
judging sugarcane maturity?
i. 8-10%
ii. 12-14%
iii. 18-20%
iv. 20-25%
v. 10-12%
14. 13) Mixed Cropping is commonly practiced in
i. Dryland areas
ii. Irrigated land areas
iii. Rainfed areas
iv. Drought affected areas
v. None of these
15. 14) Vertical movement of water from different
soil layer in water saturated soil is known as
i. Infiltration
ii. Percolation
iii. Seepage
iv. Leaching
v. Runoff
16. 15) The process of distribution of irrigation
water is known as
i. Kor watering
ii. Palco
iii. Puddling
iv. Rostering
v. None of these
17. 16) Rate of water delivery in Sprinkler
Irrigation system
i. 1-4 litre/hrs
ii. >10 litre/hrs
iii. >100 litre/hrs
iv. >1000 litre/hrs
v. >500 litre/hrs
18. 17) Waterlogging caused
i. Mn toxicity
ii. B toxicity
iii. Fe toxicity
iv. Co toxicity
v. None of the above
19. 18) The strongest chemical agent for
breaking dormancy is-
i. Potassium nitrate
ii. Gibberellin
iii. Ethylene
iv. Cumerin
20. 19) In high P-fixing soil, water soluble
phosphatic fertilizers are applied to the crops
essentially as:
i. Broadcast
ii. Placement below the seed
iii. Placement above the seed
iv. Top dressing
21. 20) Which of the following minerals is the
main source of boron in soil?
i. Pyrolusite
ii. Tourmaline
iii. Haematite
iv. Hemimorphite