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Agronomy MCQs

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Agronomy MCQs

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Dwarf Wheat (Mexican) is introduced in India by

  1. A. Dr. N. E. Borlaug
  2. B. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
  3. C. Dr. Subramanian
  4. D. Dr. B. P. Pal
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Which one of the following types of resistance is present in a crop variety showing high degree of resistance to a pathogen but becoming susceptible to it after large scale cultivation for 4 to 5 years or so

  1. A. Vertical resistance
  2. B. Horizontal resistance
  3. C. Durable resistance
  4. D. None of these
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Water harvesting is defined as

  1. A. Application of water at the time of harvesting crops like colocasia, tapioca and yam
  2. B. Harvesting deep water from soils by pumping devices
  3. C. Unit of water applied to crops
  4. D. Collecting the excess run off from rain on the farm in ponds and utilizing it later for agriculture
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Pollen viability of wheat is related to supply of

  1. A. Zinc
  2. B. Molybdenum
  3. C. Boron
  4. D. Potash
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Bunch type variety of groundnut is

  1. A. M-18
  2. B. TMV-11
  3. C. GG-2
  4. D. Jyoti-1
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LER of 1.25 means

  1. A. 1.25 times yield advantage
  2. B. 125% yield advantage
  3. C. 25% yield advantage
  4. D. None of the above
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When LAI = 1,

  1. A. RGR = LAD
  2. B. NAR = LAR
  3. C. LAR = LER
  4. D. CGR = NAR
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Under dry land farming areas, potential evapo-transpiration is more than

  1. A. Evaporation
  2. B. Transpiration
  3. C. Precipitation
  4. D. None of these
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Opaque-2 maize composites are richer as compared to normal maize in

  1. A. Tryptophan
  2. B. Lysine
  3. C. Proline
  4. D. Protein
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Pigeonpea is also known as

  1. A. Red gram
  2. B. Green gram
  3. C. Black gram
  4. D. Bengal gram
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Match the following columns: Column I Column II a. IARI 1. New Delhi b. VPAS 2. New Delhi c. NBPGR 3. Almora (UK) d. CSSRI 4. Karnal (HR)

  1. A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
  2. B. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
  3. C. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
  4. D. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
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'Bagasse' is related to

  1. A. Sugarcane
  2. B. Cotton
  3. C. Potato
  4. D. Jute
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