AgricultureAgronomy MCQs
Practice Agronomy MCQs for competitive exams.
Agronomy MCQs
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Deep ploughing of soil in groundnut is avoided as it
- A. Makes harvesting difficult
- B. Makes pegging difficult in upper layers
- C. Delays germination
- D. Delays pegging and pod development
Correct Answer: A
Mat type nursery is related to
- A. Tobacco crop
- B. Paddy crop
- C. Onion crop
- D. Brinjal
Correct Answer: B
The "La Nina" generally
- A. Increases the monsoon rainfall in India
- B. Decreases the monsoon rainfall in India
- C. Increases the length of dry spells
- D. All of the above
Correct Answer: A
Which of the following states has highest area under groundnut?
- A. Gujarat
- B. Maharashtra
- C. Uttar Pradesh
- D. Karnataka
Correct Answer: A
Propanil (Stamp F-34) herbicide should be applied in rice after transplanting
- A. 2 - 4 days
- B. 6 - 8 days
- C. 10 - 14 days
- D. 3 - 4 weeks
Correct Answer: B
Application of gypsum is required more for
- A. Paddy
- B. Berseem
- C. Lucerne
- D. Groundnut
Correct Answer: D
Postponing of first irrigation to 40 - 45 days after sowing is always preferable for cotton crop to
- A. Promote sympodial branching
- B. Prevent excessive vegetative growth
- C. Promote early flowering
- D. Promote monopodial branches
Correct Answer: B
Which of the followings is not a sugar crop?
- A. Sugarcane
- B. Sugarbeet
- C. Clusterbean
- D. All of these
Correct Answer: C
The highest water requiring crop is
- A. Wheat
- B. Maize
- C. Rice
- D. Sugarcane
Correct Answer: D
The capacity of a soil to resist appreciable change in pH value is called
- A. Anion-exchange capacity
- B. Buffering capacity
- C. Percentage base saturation
- D. Cation-exchange capacity
Correct Answer: B
CIMAP, Lucknow is mainly working on
- A. Cereal crops
- B. Medicinal and aromatic crops
- C. Sugar crops
- D. Fruit and vegetables
Correct Answer: B
Dehaulming in potato is done to obtain
- A. Higher yield
- B. Hardening of skin of tuber
- C. Higher starch content
- D. Higher protein content
Correct Answer: B