AgricultureAgronomy MCQs
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Agronomy MCQs
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The intercropping of maize and soybean leads to maximisation returns in comparison to mono cropping of maize or soybean. Which one of the following describes the enterprise relationship leading to higher returns of maize and soyabean?
- A. Supplementary relation
- B. Complementary relation
- C. Competitive relation
- D. Substitution relation
Correct Answer: B
Numbers of hot spot (biodiversity) present in India
- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. 4
Correct Answer: C
Water requirement (WR) includes the losses due to
- A. Evapotranspiration and application of water
- B. Consumptive use of water and application of water
- C. Consumptive use, water required for special operation and other eonomically unavoidable losses of water
- D. ET and water required for special operations
Correct Answer: C
UPAS 120 is a variety of
- A. Wheat
- B. Pigeonpea
- C. Rice
- D. Maize
Correct Answer: B
Groundnut pegs when developed in the soil from
- A. Stems
- B. Roots
- C. Tubers
- D. Fruits
Correct Answer: D
The inherent capacity of soil to supply plant nutrients in adequate amount and suitable proportion is called
- A. Fertility index
- B. Soil fertility
- C. Soil productivity
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: B
Bacteria responsiblefor N fixation in soybean is
- A. R. phaseoli
- B. R. glycicum
- C. R. japonicum
- D. R. leguminoserum
Correct Answer: C
The ginning percentage in cotton can be worked out by the formula
- A. fracWeight of lint Weight of cotton seed times 100
- B. fracWeight of lint Weight of seed cotton times 100
- C. fracWeight of cotton seed Weight of lint times 100
- D. fracWeight of seed cotton Weight of lint times 100
Correct Answer: B
If a plant shows extensive interveinal chlorosis of the older leaves and late this reaches the younger leaves, the symptoms is due to lack of
- A. Magnesium
- B. Calcium
- C. Iron
- D. Copper
Correct Answer: A
Total cultivated area in India is close to
- A. 500 mha
- B. 400 mha
- C. 180 mha
- D. 60 mha
Correct Answer: C
The major component of biogas generated from cow-dung is
- A. H 2
- B. CO 2
- C. N 2
- D. CH 4
Correct Answer: D
Triple Response is associated with
- A. Auxin
- B. Cytokinin
- C. GA3
- D. Ethylene
Correct Answer: D