Agriculture

Agronomy MCQs

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Agronomy MCQs

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Deep ploughing of soil in groundnut is avoided as it

  1. A. Makes harvesting difficult
  2. B. Makes pegging difficult in upper layers
  3. C. Delays germination
  4. D. Delays pegging and pod development
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Mat type nursery is related to

  1. A. Tobacco crop
  2. B. Paddy crop
  3. C. Onion crop
  4. D. Brinjal
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The "La Nina" generally

  1. A. Increases the monsoon rainfall in India
  2. B. Decreases the monsoon rainfall in India
  3. C. Increases the length of dry spells
  4. D. All of the above
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Which of the following states has highest area under groundnut?

  1. A. Gujarat
  2. B. Maharashtra
  3. C. Uttar Pradesh
  4. D. Karnataka
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Propanil (Stamp F-34) herbicide should be applied in rice after transplanting

  1. A. 2 - 4 days
  2. B. 6 - 8 days
  3. C. 10 - 14 days
  4. D. 3 - 4 weeks
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Application of gypsum is required more for

  1. A. Paddy
  2. B. Berseem
  3. C. Lucerne
  4. D. Groundnut
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Postponing of first irrigation to 40 - 45 days after sowing is always preferable for cotton crop to

  1. A. Promote sympodial branching
  2. B. Prevent excessive vegetative growth
  3. C. Promote early flowering
  4. D. Promote monopodial branches
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Which of the followings is not a sugar crop?

  1. A. Sugarcane
  2. B. Sugarbeet
  3. C. Clusterbean
  4. D. All of these
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The highest water requiring crop is

  1. A. Wheat
  2. B. Maize
  3. C. Rice
  4. D. Sugarcane
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The capacity of a soil to resist appreciable change in pH value is called

  1. A. Anion-exchange capacity
  2. B. Buffering capacity
  3. C. Percentage base saturation
  4. D. Cation-exchange capacity
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CIMAP, Lucknow is mainly working on

  1. A. Cereal crops
  2. B. Medicinal and aromatic crops
  3. C. Sugar crops
  4. D. Fruit and vegetables
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Dehaulming in potato is done to obtain

  1. A. Higher yield
  2. B. Hardening of skin of tuber
  3. C. Higher starch content
  4. D. Higher protein content
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