Description : Which climate is required for better growth and production of crops ? (A) Hot-dry (B) Cold-dry (C) Cold-moist (D) Hot-wet
Last Answer : (B) Cold-dry
Description : A farming system in which airable crops are grown in alleys formed by trees or shrubs, to establish soil fertility and to enhance soil productivity, is known as— (A) Relay cropping (B) Multiple cropping (C) Alley cropping (D) Mixed cropping
Last Answer : (C) Alley cropping
Description : The C : N ratio of arable soil commonly ranges from : (A) 6 : 1 to 7: 1 (B) 18: 1 to 19: 1 (C) 8 : 1 to 15:1 (D) 3 : 1 to 4: 1
Last Answer : (C) 8 : 1 to 15:1
Description : Rice covers how much % of total arable area of world (a) 5% (b) 6% (c) 9% (d) 10%
Last Answer : (d) 10%
Description : The National Agricultural Insurance Scheme in its first two years of operation envisaged to cover...... (A) all crops-grown by small and marginal farmers only (B) all crops-cultivated with ... of farmers (D) only horticultural crops (E) only seven commercial crops-grown under contract farming system
Last Answer : (B) all crops-cultivated with the help of crop loans only irrespective of the size of holding of the borrowers
Description : With reference to agriculture, what are Smother Crops ? a Crops that are grown for grazing of harvesting for immediate or future feeding of livestock. b Crops grown to conserve the soil ... season when main crop fails. e Crops whose culture practices allow the infestation of weeds intensively.
Last Answer : e Crops whose culture practices allow the infestation of weeds intensively.
Description : An agroforestry practice in which perennial, preferably leguminous trees or shrubs are grown simultaneously with arable crop?
Last Answer : Ans.Alley crops or hedge-row intercrops
Description : Crops are grown between the rows of trees or shrubs is a type of which cropping ?
Last Answer : Ally cropping
Description : Contract farming consists of...... (A) hiring land by farmers on contract basis for cultivation (B) supply of agreed quantity of produce to agreed price to the company (C) company taking on ... and to give back to farmers (E) providing inputs by company to farmers for improving quality of produce
Last Answer : (C) company taking on lease basis farmers’ land for cultivation
Description : Contract farming consists of...... (A) hiring land by farmers on contract basis for cultivation (B) supply of agreed quantity of produce to agreed price to the company (C) company taking on lease ... and to give back to farmers (E) providing inputs by company to farmers for improving quality of prod
Last Answer : (D) processing cash crops, vegetables etc. by company and to give back to farmers
Description : The major Agricultural land in India is under? a. Oil Seeds b. Cash Crops c. Plantation crops d. Food Crops e. None of these
Last Answer : d. Food Crops
Description : Growing of two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land is called? a. Fanning b. Intercropping c. Mixed Cropping d. Mixed Farming e. None of these
Last Answer : c. Mixed Cropping
Description : The order in which the crops are cultivated on a piece of land over a fixed period is called as- a. cropping pattern b. cropping system c. mono-croppingd. intercropping e. mixed farming
Last Answer : d. intercropping
Description : What are the two reasons for the arable land degradation in India ? -Geography
Last Answer : The two reasons for the degradation of arable land area in India are : 1. Soil erosion. 2. Excessive use of chemical fertilizers.
Description : Arable lands refer to (a) pasture land (b) fallow land (c) woodland (d) cultivable land
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : The horizon absent in arable land
Last Answer : Ans. ‘O’ horizon
Description : How much percentage dry weight of crops should be at physiological maturity?(a) 28% (b) 20% (c) 25% (d) 30%
Last Answer : (c) 25%
Description : Weed problems is more severe in a wet land rice b Deep water rice c Rainfed rice d Semi wet rice.
Last Answer : d Semi wet rice.
Description : The process of growing two or more crops simultaneously on same piece of land with definite row pattern is called as a. Inter cropping b. Mixed cropping c. Multi Storyed system d. Sequence cropping
Last Answer : c. Multi Storyed system
Description : Growing of two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land is called (a) mixed cropping (b) mixed farming (c) intercropping (d) fanning
Last Answer : (a) mixed cropping
Description : Growing two or more crops in the same piece of land during a single season is
Last Answer : Multiple
Description : Which of the following crops is grown in India mainly by dry farming? (a) Millet (b) Tobacco (c) Maize (d) Groundnut
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Which is not an adverse effect of irrigation? (a) Irrigation changes cropping pattern. (b) Water intensive crops are grown in dry areas. (c) Salinization of soil (d) Increase in crop yield.
Last Answer : (c) Salinization of soil
Description : What are most of the crops in Iraq are grown on which type of land?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Why is canal irrigation more popular in Northern India? A. The rivers are perennial as they are fed by the melting snows, B. The surface of the land is almost flat C. The demand for irrigation is very great in North India as a variety of crops are grown,
Last Answer : d. All.
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Loamy soil is the best soil for vigorous plant growth, while the clayey soil is solid and hence the plant roots penetrate with difficulty (B) Large ... vegetables (D) Cereal crops grown on alkaline soil absorb higher amount of fluorides thereby spreading fluorosis
Last Answer : (C) Application of large excess of Potassic fertiliser in soil increases the valuable carotene in fruits and vegetables
Description : Monoculture i.e single crop grown over a large area is also known as? a. Commercial Grain Farming b. Intensive Farming c. Multiple Farming d. Mixed Farming e. Plantation Farming
Last Answer : e. Plantation Farming
Description : The tillage in which the way of growing crops or pasture from the year to year disturbing the soil through village is known as? a. Year – round tillage b. Deep tillage c. Zero tillage d. Secondary tillage e. None of these
Last Answer : c. Zero tillage
Description : The spatial arrangement of crops in a particular area is known as
Last Answer : Cropping pattern
Description : Which one of the following is the name of self-fruitful variety of Prunus domestica grown in India ? (A) Virginia Gold (B) Santa Rosa (C) Grand Duke (D) Rome Beauty (E) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Grand Duke
Description : Rabi Oilseeds Mustard can be grown under which soil? a. Heavy clay soil b. Light loam c. Light sandy soil d. All of the above e. None of the above
Last Answer : e. None of the above
Description : Crop is grown in the laterite soil. A. Pear B. Coconut C. Tea D. Litchi E. Coffee
Last Answer : C. Tea
Description : Wet Agriculture is practiced in which state of India? a. Kerala b. Tamil Nadu c. Karnataka d. Orissa e. West Bengal
Last Answer : a. Kerala
Description : Which of the following crops is tolerant of soil on water salinity ? (A) Date-palm (B) Cabbage (C) Orange (D) Grapes (E) Peas
Last Answer : (A) Date-palm
Description : n the literature on the development of GMO crops, which one of the following crops is among those crops that have been designated as Orphan Crops ? (A) Soybean (B) Corn (C) Cowpea (D) Canola (E) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Corn
Description : Which one of the following commodities does fall within the scope of the activities of National Horticulture Mission in India ? (A) Tomato (B) Arecanut (C) Cashewnut (D) Coconut (E) All above horticultural crops
Last Answer : (E) All above horticultural crops
Description : Which one of the following crops is sensitive to salt as well as boron in soil and water ? (A) Grape (B) Sugar beet (C) Carrot (D) Cotton (E) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Sugar beet
Description : The hybrid of which one of the following crops was evolved by India using modern DNA techniques and released in February 2005 ? (A) Ricinus communis (B) Solgum vulgare (C) Pennisetum typhoides (D) Arachis hypogaea (E) India has not released any such hybrid so far
Last Answer : (A) Ricinus communis
Description : Which of the following crops is tolerant of soil on water salinity ? (A) Date-palm (B) Cabbage (C) Orange (D) Grapes(E) Peas
Last Answer : (B) Cabbage
Description : Which of the following Agroforestry System is matched incorrectly based on its component? [a] Boundary Plantation - Tress on Boundary + Crops [b] Block Plantation - Block of Trees + Block of Crops [c] ... Crops [d] Alley Cropping - Perennial hedges + Crop [e] Energy Plantation - Fruit Trees + Crops
Last Answer : [d] Alley Cropping – Perennial hedges + Crop
Description : Which of the following branches of horticulture is wrongly matched?(Agriculture MCQ) [a] Pomology - Cultivation of flower crops [b] Olericulture - Cultivation of Vegetables [c] Spices Crop - ... Medicinal and aromatic plants - Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic crops [e] None of the above
Last Answer : [e] None of the above
Description : Which of the following techniques ar used to create transgenic crops? a. Budding and Grafting in fruit plants b. Cytoplasmic male sterility c. Gene slicing d. Only 1 e. Both 1 and 2 f. Both 2 and 3 g. Both 1 and 3
Last Answer : f. Both 2 and 3
Description : Mixed farming incorporates a mixture or combination of which of the following? a. Crops and Forest Trees b. Different Varieties of Crops c. Crops and Horticulture Plants d. Crops and Livestock e. None of these
Last Answer : d. Crops and Livestock
Description : The important feature of shifting cultivation is? a. Cultivation by Transplantation b. Rotation of crops c. Change of Cultivation Site d. Cultivation of leguminous crops e. All of the above
Last Answer : c. Change of Cultivation Site
Description : Which of the following statements correctly defines the term Transhumance'? a. Economy that solely depends on animals b. Farming in which only one crop is cultivated by clearing hill tops c. Practice ... Seasonal Migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains. e. None of the above
Last Answer : d. Seasonal Migration of people with their animals up and down the mountains.
Description : The growing of grass or legumes in rotation with grain or tilled crops as a soil conservation measure is termed as? a. Crop rotation b. Ley farming c. Shifting cultivation d. Dairy farming e. Mixed farming
Last Answer : b. Ley farming
Description : The crops which are used to substitute the crops that have failed on account of unfavourable conditions are – a. Emergency crops b. Cover crops c. Companion crops d. Intermediate crops e. None of these
Last Answer : a. Emergency crops
Description : Jawar, Bajra, Maize and Cotton are which type of crops? a. Rabi b. Zaid c. Kharif d. Zaid Rabi e. None of these
Last Answer : e. None of these
Description : ____ is a process of irrigation before sowing of crops to reduce percolation of water? a inundating b flooding c soaking d kor watering e puddling
Last Answer : d kor watering
Description : A period in which the available soil moisture is enough to meet the evapotranspiration requirement of dry land crops
Last Answer : Ans.Length of growing period