AGRICULTURE- PAGE 6
Agriculture MCQs- Page 6
1. In India date is harvested at?
1) doka stage 2) dang stage
3) pind stage 4) all of these
Ans: A
2. Under APMRA the sale or purchase of agricultural produce is carried out in
1) market area 2) market yards
3) market sub-yard 4) all of these
Ans: D
3 Which one of the following is not a public sector institution?
1) fci 2) nddb 3) cacp 4) nafed
Ans: D
4 Which one of the following is not an example of direct government intervention in agricultural market?
1) public distribution system
2) prize support and procurement
3) maintenance of buffer stocks
4) establishment of fci
Ans: D
5. How much percentage of the total geographical area in india is a accounted by forests?
1) 30% 2) 25% 3) 21% 4) 18%
Ans: C
6. In case of live stock generally which of the following depreciation method is used?
1) straight live method 2) diminishing balance method 3) sum of the years-digit method 4) annual revaluation
Ans: D
7. Which of the following security is pledged for obtaining chattel loans.
1) lic bonds 2) warehouse receipts 3) jewellery 4) land
Ans: C
8. Which of the following national level institutions was not merged with nabard in 1982?
1) ardc 2) acd 3) rpcc 4) afc
Ans: D
9 NATP (national agricultural technology project) was started in the year
1) 1998 2) 1994 3) 1991 4) 2001
Ans: A
10. Insect sex pheromone attract to
1) male moth 2) female moth 3) larva 4) egg
Ans: A
11. Entomopathogen verticillium lecanii is used for control of
1) borer pest 2) aphid 3) leaf miner 4) termite
Ans: B
12 Bt cotton is also called
1) transgenic crop 2) hybrid crop 3) open pollonated crop 4) none of these
Ans: A
13 Cypermethrin belong to which group of insecticide
1) organo chlorene 2) organo phosphorus 3) organo carbamate 4) synthetic pyrethroid
Ans: D
14 Imidaclopid belong to which group of insecticide
1) neo nicotinoids 2) pyrethrum 3) rotenone 4) neem
Ans: A
15 Which of the following is acaricide
1) thiacloprid 2) indoxacarb 3) dicofol 4) deltamethrin
Ans: C
16 Ha- npv can be used for control of
1) spodoptera litura 2) helicoverpa armigera 3) myzus persicae 4) white fly
Ans: B
17. The great Irish famine (1845-46) was due to
1) early blight of potato. 2) brown rot of potato. 3) late blight of potato. 4) rice blast
Ans: C
18 The ratio of amount of water stored in the root zone of plants to the amount of irrigation water delivered to the field is known as
A) Water use efficiency B) Water Application efficiency C) Water storage efficiency D) Water Distribution efficiency
Ans: B
19 Suitable example of reflectant type of anti- transpirant is -
A) Kaolin B) Phenyl mercuric acetate C) Hexadeconol D) Maleic hydrazide
Ans: A
20 Flow rate of irrigation water one cumec-day equals to quantity of water-
A) 6.34 hectare meter B) 8.64 hectare meter C) 10.12 hectare meter D) 14.36 hectare meter
Ans: B
21 Physiological drought is on account of-
A) Annual average rainfall is less than ET
B) Average rainfall is less than normal rainfall
C) Low humidity and high wind velocity
D) Higher osmotic pressure of soil solution
Ans: D
22 Genetically modified organisms includes incorporation of herbicide resistant trait is available in the crop-
A) Cotton B) Brinjal C) Soybean D) Tobacco
Ans: C
23 A process by which a virus tranfers genetic material from one bacterium to another is called as-
A) Tranformation B) Transduction C) Inversion D) Conjugation
Ans: B
24 A cross between F1 or a segregating generation and one of its parents is termed as
A) Mixed cross B) Back cross C) Monohybrid cross D) Dihybrid cross
Ans: B
25 Which type of commercially cultivated hybrid will give maximum degree of heterosis and uniform plants?
A) Single cross hybrid B) Double cross hybrid C) Three cross hybrid D) Top cross hybrid
Ans: A
26 The method of breeding that gives the maximum opportunity for the breeder to use his/ her skill and judgment for the selection of plants is?
A) Bulk method B) Introduction and selection C) Pedigree method D) Mass selection
Ans: C
27 A genome that is diploid but contains an extra chromosome, homologous with one of the existing pairs, so that one kind of chromosome is present in triplicate
A) Trisomic B) Trioecious C) Triploidy D) Triplex
Ans: A
28 Which of the following fertilizer/s is/ are not produced in India
A) DAP B) Urea C) Muriate of potash D) All of these
Ans: C
29 The upper limit of soil moisture availability for plant growth?
A) Matric Suction B) Field Capacity C) Hygroscopic coefficient D) PWP
Ans: B
30 Flame photometer is used in the detection of which of the following nutrients(s)?
A) N and P
B) N and K
C) K
D) P
Ans: C
31 In universal soil loss equation, A=RKLSCP, K denotes
A) Soil conservation practice B) Soil roughness C) Soil erodibility D) None of these
Ans: C
32 Reconnaissance soil survey carried out to produce maps for planning in all the states of the country at the scale of
A) 1:8000
B) 1.12000
C) 1:20000
D) 1:250000
Ans: D
33 Quartz mineral is composed of
A) Aluminium silicate B) Silicon dioxide C) Ferro - magnesium silicate D) Hydrated aluminium silicate
Ans: B
34 The headquarter of National centre of organic farming is located at
A) New Delhi B) Hyderabad C) Bhopal D) Ghaziabad
Ans: D
35 The concept of biodynamic manure was given by
A) Albert Howard B) Walter Northbourne C) C.L. Acharya D) Rudolf Steiner
Ans: D
36 Which of the following crop is used as indicator crop for the deficiency of nitrogen, phosphorus and zinc?
A) Potato B) Cauliflower C) Rice D) Maize
Ans: D
37 Which of the following Fertilizer is not compatible for using in fertigation with the potassium sulfate?
A) Urea B) Ammonium nitrate C) Calcium nitrate D) Potassium nitrate
Ans: C
38 The role of parent material in soil formation is
A) Initially passive and later on active B) Initially active and later on passive C) Active D) Passive
Ans: D
39 A soil survey undertaken to prepare resource inventory of large areas is called as
A) Reconnaissance soil survey B) Detailed soil survey C) Semi- detailed survey D) Detailed reconnaissance survey
Ans: A
40 The optimum row to row and plant to plant spacing for early cabbage is
A) 60 cm x 45 cm B) 60 cm x 60 cm C) 45 cm x 45 cm D) 45 cm x 30 cm
Ans: C
41 The seed rate for hybrid capsicum varieties is-
A) 200 - 250 g/ha. B) 750 - 800 g/ha. C) 1000 - 1500 g/ha. D) 2000 - 2500 g/ha.
Ans: A
42 Indian goose berry belongs to family-
A) Rutaceae B) Leguminoceae C) Euphorbiaceae D) Anacardiaceae
Ans: C
43 Spongy tissue disorder hamper the export of mango variety-
A) Bombay Green B) Kesar C) Alphanso D) Dashehari
Ans: C
44 Which one of the following fruit is not a monocotyledonens?
A) Pineapple B) Papaya C) Datepalm D) Banana
Ans: B
45 Which of the following hormone is used for degreening in citrus?
A) Auxins B) Cytokinins C) GA 3 D) Ethephon
Ans: D
46 Botanically, banana fruit is a -
A) Berry B) Nut C) Pome D) Drupe
Ans: A
47 Early Nantes is an important variety of-
A) Carrot B) Cauliflower C) Cabbage D) Pea
Ans: A
48 "RATNA' variety of mango is a cross of-
A) Neelum x Dashehri
B) Dashehri x Neelum
C) Alphanso x Sindhu
D) Neelum x Alphonso
Ans: D
49 "Puffiness is a physiological disorder of which crop?
A) Tomato
B) Chilli
C) Cauliflower
D) Cabbage
Ans: A
50 Diara land cultivation of vegetable is related to -
A) Solanaceous B) Cucurbitaceae C) Cole crops D) Leafy vegetables
Ans: B
1) doka stage 2) dang stage
3) pind stage 4) all of these
Ans: A
2. Under APMRA the sale or purchase of agricultural produce is carried out in
1) market area 2) market yards
3) market sub-yard 4) all of these
Ans: D
3 Which one of the following is not a public sector institution?
1) fci 2) nddb 3) cacp 4) nafed
Ans: D
4 Which one of the following is not an example of direct government intervention in agricultural market?
1) public distribution system
2) prize support and procurement
3) maintenance of buffer stocks
4) establishment of fci
Ans: D
5. How much percentage of the total geographical area in india is a accounted by forests?
1) 30% 2) 25% 3) 21% 4) 18%
Ans: C
6. In case of live stock generally which of the following depreciation method is used?
1) straight live method 2) diminishing balance method 3) sum of the years-digit method 4) annual revaluation
Ans: D
7. Which of the following security is pledged for obtaining chattel loans.
1) lic bonds 2) warehouse receipts 3) jewellery 4) land
Ans: C
8. Which of the following national level institutions was not merged with nabard in 1982?
1) ardc 2) acd 3) rpcc 4) afc
Ans: D
9 NATP (national agricultural technology project) was started in the year
1) 1998 2) 1994 3) 1991 4) 2001
Ans: A
10. Insect sex pheromone attract to
1) male moth 2) female moth 3) larva 4) egg
Ans: A
11. Entomopathogen verticillium lecanii is used for control of
1) borer pest 2) aphid 3) leaf miner 4) termite
Ans: B
12 Bt cotton is also called
1) transgenic crop 2) hybrid crop 3) open pollonated crop 4) none of these
Ans: A
13 Cypermethrin belong to which group of insecticide
1) organo chlorene 2) organo phosphorus 3) organo carbamate 4) synthetic pyrethroid
Ans: D
14 Imidaclopid belong to which group of insecticide
1) neo nicotinoids 2) pyrethrum 3) rotenone 4) neem
Ans: A
15 Which of the following is acaricide
1) thiacloprid 2) indoxacarb 3) dicofol 4) deltamethrin
Ans: C
16 Ha- npv can be used for control of
1) spodoptera litura 2) helicoverpa armigera 3) myzus persicae 4) white fly
Ans: B
17. The great Irish famine (1845-46) was due to
1) early blight of potato. 2) brown rot of potato. 3) late blight of potato. 4) rice blast
Ans: C
18 The ratio of amount of water stored in the root zone of plants to the amount of irrigation water delivered to the field is known as
A) Water use efficiency B) Water Application efficiency C) Water storage efficiency D) Water Distribution efficiency
Ans: B
19 Suitable example of reflectant type of anti- transpirant is -
A) Kaolin B) Phenyl mercuric acetate C) Hexadeconol D) Maleic hydrazide
Ans: A
20 Flow rate of irrigation water one cumec-day equals to quantity of water-
A) 6.34 hectare meter B) 8.64 hectare meter C) 10.12 hectare meter D) 14.36 hectare meter
Ans: B
21 Physiological drought is on account of-
A) Annual average rainfall is less than ET
B) Average rainfall is less than normal rainfall
C) Low humidity and high wind velocity
D) Higher osmotic pressure of soil solution
Ans: D
22 Genetically modified organisms includes incorporation of herbicide resistant trait is available in the crop-
A) Cotton B) Brinjal C) Soybean D) Tobacco
Ans: C
23 A process by which a virus tranfers genetic material from one bacterium to another is called as-
A) Tranformation B) Transduction C) Inversion D) Conjugation
Ans: B
24 A cross between F1 or a segregating generation and one of its parents is termed as
A) Mixed cross B) Back cross C) Monohybrid cross D) Dihybrid cross
Ans: B
25 Which type of commercially cultivated hybrid will give maximum degree of heterosis and uniform plants?
A) Single cross hybrid B) Double cross hybrid C) Three cross hybrid D) Top cross hybrid
Ans: A
26 The method of breeding that gives the maximum opportunity for the breeder to use his/ her skill and judgment for the selection of plants is?
A) Bulk method B) Introduction and selection C) Pedigree method D) Mass selection
Ans: C
27 A genome that is diploid but contains an extra chromosome, homologous with one of the existing pairs, so that one kind of chromosome is present in triplicate
A) Trisomic B) Trioecious C) Triploidy D) Triplex
Ans: A
28 Which of the following fertilizer/s is/ are not produced in India
A) DAP B) Urea C) Muriate of potash D) All of these
Ans: C
29 The upper limit of soil moisture availability for plant growth?
A) Matric Suction B) Field Capacity C) Hygroscopic coefficient D) PWP
Ans: B
30 Flame photometer is used in the detection of which of the following nutrients(s)?
A) N and P
B) N and K
C) K
D) P
Ans: C
31 In universal soil loss equation, A=RKLSCP, K denotes
A) Soil conservation practice B) Soil roughness C) Soil erodibility D) None of these
Ans: C
32 Reconnaissance soil survey carried out to produce maps for planning in all the states of the country at the scale of
A) 1:8000
B) 1.12000
C) 1:20000
D) 1:250000
Ans: D
33 Quartz mineral is composed of
A) Aluminium silicate B) Silicon dioxide C) Ferro - magnesium silicate D) Hydrated aluminium silicate
Ans: B
34 The headquarter of National centre of organic farming is located at
A) New Delhi B) Hyderabad C) Bhopal D) Ghaziabad
Ans: D
35 The concept of biodynamic manure was given by
A) Albert Howard B) Walter Northbourne C) C.L. Acharya D) Rudolf Steiner
Ans: D
36 Which of the following crop is used as indicator crop for the deficiency of nitrogen, phosphorus and zinc?
A) Potato B) Cauliflower C) Rice D) Maize
Ans: D
37 Which of the following Fertilizer is not compatible for using in fertigation with the potassium sulfate?
A) Urea B) Ammonium nitrate C) Calcium nitrate D) Potassium nitrate
Ans: C
38 The role of parent material in soil formation is
A) Initially passive and later on active B) Initially active and later on passive C) Active D) Passive
Ans: D
39 A soil survey undertaken to prepare resource inventory of large areas is called as
A) Reconnaissance soil survey B) Detailed soil survey C) Semi- detailed survey D) Detailed reconnaissance survey
Ans: A
40 The optimum row to row and plant to plant spacing for early cabbage is
A) 60 cm x 45 cm B) 60 cm x 60 cm C) 45 cm x 45 cm D) 45 cm x 30 cm
Ans: C
41 The seed rate for hybrid capsicum varieties is-
A) 200 - 250 g/ha. B) 750 - 800 g/ha. C) 1000 - 1500 g/ha. D) 2000 - 2500 g/ha.
Ans: A
42 Indian goose berry belongs to family-
A) Rutaceae B) Leguminoceae C) Euphorbiaceae D) Anacardiaceae
Ans: C
43 Spongy tissue disorder hamper the export of mango variety-
A) Bombay Green B) Kesar C) Alphanso D) Dashehari
Ans: C
44 Which one of the following fruit is not a monocotyledonens?
A) Pineapple B) Papaya C) Datepalm D) Banana
Ans: B
45 Which of the following hormone is used for degreening in citrus?
A) Auxins B) Cytokinins C) GA 3 D) Ethephon
Ans: D
46 Botanically, banana fruit is a -
A) Berry B) Nut C) Pome D) Drupe
Ans: A
47 Early Nantes is an important variety of-
A) Carrot B) Cauliflower C) Cabbage D) Pea
Ans: A
48 "RATNA' variety of mango is a cross of-
A) Neelum x Dashehri
B) Dashehri x Neelum
C) Alphanso x Sindhu
D) Neelum x Alphonso
Ans: D
49 "Puffiness is a physiological disorder of which crop?
A) Tomato
B) Chilli
C) Cauliflower
D) Cabbage
Ans: A
50 Diara land cultivation of vegetable is related to -
A) Solanaceous B) Cucurbitaceae C) Cole crops D) Leafy vegetables
Ans: B
51 "Pusa Mahak' is a variety of which flower crop-
A) Marigold B) Tuberose C) Rose D) Jasmine
Ans: C
52 Formal channel of marketing is-
A) Direct sale to consumer B) Sale in village itself to travelling merchants C) Sale in nearby market D) All of these
Ans: C
53 Which one of the following is not an objective of farm planning.
A) Efficient use of farm resources
B) Help to raise and stablize farm income
C) Give consideration for efficient marketing facilities
D) Analyzing plan for the use of natural resources of the command of the decision maker.
Ans: D
54 Who is the father of ' Modern Theory of Management ' ?
A) Henri Fayol
B) Terry
C) Franklin
D) None of these
Ans: A
55 Grouping of two or more than two consumers for a product or service so that their needs are better served, can be defined as-
A) Group Segment B) Policy Segment
C) Market Segment D) None of these
Ans: C
56 The market in which there are few buyers, is termed as-
A) Monopsony market B) Oligopoly market C) Monopolistic market D) Oligopsony market
Ans: D
57 Who is the present Ex- Officio chairman of NITI Aayog?
A) Amitab Kant B) Narendra Modi C) Rajiv Kumar D) Dinesh Arora
Ans: B
58 In serving total agricuitural credit contribution from different banks in decreasing order is-
A) Rural banks, Co-operative banks, Commercial banks, Private sector banks.
B) Commercial banks, Rural banks, Co-operative banks, Private sector banks.
C) Commercial banks, Co-operative banks, Rural banks, Private sector banks.
D) Co-operative banks, Rural banks, Commercial banks, Private sector banks.
Ans: C
59 Under distress sale, what is the relationship between marketed and marketable surpluses for a farmer?
A) Marketed surplus=0
B) Marketed surplus = Marketable surplus
C) Marketed surplus > Marketable surplus
D) Marketed surplus < Marketable surplus
Ans: C
60 The point of inflexion in classical production function lies at a point where
A) Marginal Physical Product (MPP) is maximum
B) Average Physical Product (APP) is maximum
C) MPP = APP
D) MPP = 0
Ans: A
61 Which one of the following is the objective of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) ?
A) To stabilize agricultural prices
B) To ensure meaningful real income levels to the farmers
C) To protect the interest of the consumers by providing essential agricultural commodities at reasonable rate through PDS
D) All of these
Ans: B
62 Pradhan Mantri fasal Bima Yogana (PMFBY) was launched in-
A) 2015 B) 2016 C) 2017 D) 2018
Ans: B
63 The National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) was launched by ICAR, New Delhi through the support of-
A) World Bank B) Govt of India C) World Bank and Government of India D) Government of India and State Govt.
Ans: C
64 The first Krishi Vigyan Kendra, on pilot basis, was established in India at Pondicherry in the year
A) 1966 B) 1970 C) 1974 D) 1978
Ans: C
65 In which year, programme on training of rural youth (BPL farmers) for self employment aimed at providing technical and entrepreneurial skill has been commenced?
A) 1979 B) 1990 C) 2013 D) 2017
Ans: A
66 Paramparagat Kirshi Vikas Yogana was started in India in the year-
A) 2013 B) 2015
C) 2017 D) 2018
Ans: B
67 A continuous and cooperative activity, involving the local farmers and extension staff in which objective of the work are set forth and action planned is known as
A) Programming
B) Planning
C) Programme planning
D) Programme planning process
Ans: D
68 Need based and skill oriented vocational training to field staff and to practicing farmers is being undertaken in the system of
A) Krishi Vigyan Kendra
B) National Demonstration
C) Lab to Land Programme
D) Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
Ans: A
69 Agricultural clinic is helpful to farmer for -
A) Testing soil sample B) Testing irrigation water quality C) Testing seed viability D) Providing specialized guidance in writing
Ans: D
70 Standard size of Agrometology Observatory is -
A) 120' x 100' B) 140' x 100' C) 160' x 120' D) 180' x 120'
Ans: 4
71. Harmful solar radiation absorbed by ozone layer in the earth's atmosphere is :
A) Violet rays B) Ultra violet rays C) Red rays D) Infrared rays
Ans: B
72. Which chemical is used as defoliant to improve boll opening in cotton?
A) Thiadiazuron 100g/ha B) NAA 30g/ ha C) Colchicine 10g/ ha D) TGA 50g/ ha
Ans: A
73. "Madhuri" is an improved cultivar of which type of maize crop?
A) Quality Protein corn B) Baby corn C) Pop corn D) Sweet corn
Ans: D
74. Crop logging is a method of :
A) Soil fertility evaluation
B) Plan for assessing requirement of nutrients for yield maximization.
C) Assessing crop damage
D) Testing suitability of fertilizer
Ans: B
75. Major constituent of sunhemp fibe, which makes it the most suitable indigenous raw material for currency paper, is:
A) Cellulose B) Pentosan C) Lignin D) Urinic anhydrite
Ans: A
76. The deviation from the mean daily temperature to the minimum threshold temparature of a crop is termed as:
A) Diurnal variation B) Heat Unit C) Temperature gradient D) Lapse rate
Ans: B
77. The total water resources available through annual precipitation in India is estimated to be:
A) 5320 Billion cubic meter (BCM) B) 4000 BCM C) 1800 BCM D) 1700 BCM
Ans: B
78. Individual crop has its minimum, optimum and maximum temperature for growth and development is called as:
A) Temperature gradient B) Required temperatures C) Cardinal temperatures D) Diurnal variation in temperatures
Ans: C
79. Simultaneous use of two sources of water namely surface and underground water, to irrigate a piece of land is called as-
A) Consumptive use of water B) Seasonal consumptive use of water C) Conjunctive use of water D) Total crop water requirement
Ans: C
80. Amongst cereals, the grains of which crop possess the highest fat content?
A) Pearl millet B) Sorghum C) Wheat D) Barley
Ans: A
81. Name multi-cut cultivar of forage sorghum-
A) Pusa chari 6 B) Rajasthan chari 2 C) SSG 59-3 D) HC 308
Ans: C
82. Mustard oil cake is unpalatable due to presence of-
A) Sinirgin B) Carotenoides C) Selenium D) Magnesium
Ans: A
83. Indian Institute of spices Research is situated at -
A) Ajmer B) Anand C) Calicut D) New Delhi
Ans: C
84. Which variety of sesame possesses quardri carpelletum capsule?
A) RT 46 B) RT 125 C) RT 346 D) RT 351
Ans: 4
85. Chromosome number (2n) in American cotton (G. hirsutum) is
A) 16 B) 26 C) 32 D) 52
Ans: D
86. Sharbati sonora was produced by treating sonora - 64 with-
A) Alpha rays B) Beta rays C) Gamma rays D) X - rays
Ans: C
87. In storage major pest of rice is
A) Cercyra Cepnolenica B) Tribolium castaneum C) Callosobruhus sp D) Systole albipennis
Ans: A
88. Pectinophora gossypilla is a pest of-
A) Cumin
B) Brinjal
C) Cotton
D) Spinach
Ans: C
89. Heterorhabditis sp. Is used for control of
A) Rice stem bore B) Pea leaf miner C) White grub D) Coriander aphid
Ans: C
90. Diamond back moth is a pest of
A) Cotton B) Cabbage C) Rice D) Soybean
Ans: B
91. Melanagromyza obtusa is a pest of
A) Red gram B) Tomato C) Potato D) Mustard
Ans: A
92. Trichogramma chilonis parasitoid used for the control of
A) Bollworm of cotton B) White fly C) Aphid D) Thrips
Ans: A
93. Basillus thuringiensis is used for the control of
A) Diamond backmoth B) Fruit sucking moth C) Thrips D) Aphids
Ans: A
94. Yellow and Witches broom symptoms caused by
A) Viroid B) Fungus C) phytoplasma D) Bacteria
Ans: C
95. Rice tungro disease is caused by
A) A mixture of spherical and flexous viruses.
B) A bacilliform virus alone.
C) A mixture of bacilliform and flexous virus.
D) A mixture of spherical and bacilliform virus.
Ans: D
96. An example of autoecious rust is
A) Stem rust of wheat B) Bajra rust C) Apple rust D) Linseed rust
Ans: D
97. Aflatoxins are produced by
A) Alternaria burnsii B) Fusarium graminearum C) Cladosporium spp. D) Aspergillus flaxus
Ans: D
98. Sclerotia are formed in which fungus
A) Pythium B) Claviceps C) Physoderma D) Rhizopus
Ans: B
99. Which fungicide is used for control of downy mildew.
A) Karathane B) Ridomil MZ C) Thiram D) Captan
Ans: B
100. What is secondary agriculture?
(A) Development of rural sector (B) Development of infrastructure
(C) Practices & processes in rural industries (D) Practices and processes that add value to primary agriculture commodities
Ans: D
1. What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?
(A) Commercial agriculture (B) Extensive agriculture (C) Plantation agriculture (D) Subsistence agriculture
Ans: D
2. What is the major instrument of price policy in Agriculture?
(A) Selection of commodities
(B) Maximum procurement price
(C) Minimum support price
(D) Minimum Retail Price
Ans: C
3. Liquid nitrogen as applied to crops contains
A) water, ammonium sulphate and urea
B) slurry of water, urea and ammonium nitrate
C) a solution of ammonium phosphate
D) dilute nitric acid
Ans: B
A) Marigold B) Tuberose C) Rose D) Jasmine
Ans: C
52 Formal channel of marketing is-
A) Direct sale to consumer B) Sale in village itself to travelling merchants C) Sale in nearby market D) All of these
Ans: C
53 Which one of the following is not an objective of farm planning.
A) Efficient use of farm resources
B) Help to raise and stablize farm income
C) Give consideration for efficient marketing facilities
D) Analyzing plan for the use of natural resources of the command of the decision maker.
Ans: D
54 Who is the father of ' Modern Theory of Management ' ?
A) Henri Fayol
B) Terry
C) Franklin
D) None of these
Ans: A
55 Grouping of two or more than two consumers for a product or service so that their needs are better served, can be defined as-
A) Group Segment B) Policy Segment
C) Market Segment D) None of these
Ans: C
56 The market in which there are few buyers, is termed as-
A) Monopsony market B) Oligopoly market C) Monopolistic market D) Oligopsony market
Ans: D
57 Who is the present Ex- Officio chairman of NITI Aayog?
A) Amitab Kant B) Narendra Modi C) Rajiv Kumar D) Dinesh Arora
Ans: B
58 In serving total agricuitural credit contribution from different banks in decreasing order is-
A) Rural banks, Co-operative banks, Commercial banks, Private sector banks.
B) Commercial banks, Rural banks, Co-operative banks, Private sector banks.
C) Commercial banks, Co-operative banks, Rural banks, Private sector banks.
D) Co-operative banks, Rural banks, Commercial banks, Private sector banks.
Ans: C
59 Under distress sale, what is the relationship between marketed and marketable surpluses for a farmer?
A) Marketed surplus=0
B) Marketed surplus = Marketable surplus
C) Marketed surplus > Marketable surplus
D) Marketed surplus < Marketable surplus
Ans: C
60 The point of inflexion in classical production function lies at a point where
A) Marginal Physical Product (MPP) is maximum
B) Average Physical Product (APP) is maximum
C) MPP = APP
D) MPP = 0
Ans: A
61 Which one of the following is the objective of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) ?
A) To stabilize agricultural prices
B) To ensure meaningful real income levels to the farmers
C) To protect the interest of the consumers by providing essential agricultural commodities at reasonable rate through PDS
D) All of these
Ans: B
62 Pradhan Mantri fasal Bima Yogana (PMFBY) was launched in-
A) 2015 B) 2016 C) 2017 D) 2018
Ans: B
63 The National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) was launched by ICAR, New Delhi through the support of-
A) World Bank B) Govt of India C) World Bank and Government of India D) Government of India and State Govt.
Ans: C
64 The first Krishi Vigyan Kendra, on pilot basis, was established in India at Pondicherry in the year
A) 1966 B) 1970 C) 1974 D) 1978
Ans: C
65 In which year, programme on training of rural youth (BPL farmers) for self employment aimed at providing technical and entrepreneurial skill has been commenced?
A) 1979 B) 1990 C) 2013 D) 2017
Ans: A
66 Paramparagat Kirshi Vikas Yogana was started in India in the year-
A) 2013 B) 2015
C) 2017 D) 2018
Ans: B
67 A continuous and cooperative activity, involving the local farmers and extension staff in which objective of the work are set forth and action planned is known as
A) Programming
B) Planning
C) Programme planning
D) Programme planning process
Ans: D
68 Need based and skill oriented vocational training to field staff and to practicing farmers is being undertaken in the system of
A) Krishi Vigyan Kendra
B) National Demonstration
C) Lab to Land Programme
D) Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
Ans: A
69 Agricultural clinic is helpful to farmer for -
A) Testing soil sample B) Testing irrigation water quality C) Testing seed viability D) Providing specialized guidance in writing
Ans: D
70 Standard size of Agrometology Observatory is -
A) 120' x 100' B) 140' x 100' C) 160' x 120' D) 180' x 120'
Ans: 4
71. Harmful solar radiation absorbed by ozone layer in the earth's atmosphere is :
A) Violet rays B) Ultra violet rays C) Red rays D) Infrared rays
Ans: B
72. Which chemical is used as defoliant to improve boll opening in cotton?
A) Thiadiazuron 100g/ha B) NAA 30g/ ha C) Colchicine 10g/ ha D) TGA 50g/ ha
Ans: A
73. "Madhuri" is an improved cultivar of which type of maize crop?
A) Quality Protein corn B) Baby corn C) Pop corn D) Sweet corn
Ans: D
74. Crop logging is a method of :
A) Soil fertility evaluation
B) Plan for assessing requirement of nutrients for yield maximization.
C) Assessing crop damage
D) Testing suitability of fertilizer
Ans: B
75. Major constituent of sunhemp fibe, which makes it the most suitable indigenous raw material for currency paper, is:
A) Cellulose B) Pentosan C) Lignin D) Urinic anhydrite
Ans: A
76. The deviation from the mean daily temperature to the minimum threshold temparature of a crop is termed as:
A) Diurnal variation B) Heat Unit C) Temperature gradient D) Lapse rate
Ans: B
77. The total water resources available through annual precipitation in India is estimated to be:
A) 5320 Billion cubic meter (BCM) B) 4000 BCM C) 1800 BCM D) 1700 BCM
Ans: B
78. Individual crop has its minimum, optimum and maximum temperature for growth and development is called as:
A) Temperature gradient B) Required temperatures C) Cardinal temperatures D) Diurnal variation in temperatures
Ans: C
79. Simultaneous use of two sources of water namely surface and underground water, to irrigate a piece of land is called as-
A) Consumptive use of water B) Seasonal consumptive use of water C) Conjunctive use of water D) Total crop water requirement
Ans: C
80. Amongst cereals, the grains of which crop possess the highest fat content?
A) Pearl millet B) Sorghum C) Wheat D) Barley
Ans: A
81. Name multi-cut cultivar of forage sorghum-
A) Pusa chari 6 B) Rajasthan chari 2 C) SSG 59-3 D) HC 308
Ans: C
82. Mustard oil cake is unpalatable due to presence of-
A) Sinirgin B) Carotenoides C) Selenium D) Magnesium
Ans: A
83. Indian Institute of spices Research is situated at -
A) Ajmer B) Anand C) Calicut D) New Delhi
Ans: C
84. Which variety of sesame possesses quardri carpelletum capsule?
A) RT 46 B) RT 125 C) RT 346 D) RT 351
Ans: 4
85. Chromosome number (2n) in American cotton (G. hirsutum) is
A) 16 B) 26 C) 32 D) 52
Ans: D
86. Sharbati sonora was produced by treating sonora - 64 with-
A) Alpha rays B) Beta rays C) Gamma rays D) X - rays
Ans: C
87. In storage major pest of rice is
A) Cercyra Cepnolenica B) Tribolium castaneum C) Callosobruhus sp D) Systole albipennis
Ans: A
88. Pectinophora gossypilla is a pest of-
A) Cumin
B) Brinjal
C) Cotton
D) Spinach
Ans: C
89. Heterorhabditis sp. Is used for control of
A) Rice stem bore B) Pea leaf miner C) White grub D) Coriander aphid
Ans: C
90. Diamond back moth is a pest of
A) Cotton B) Cabbage C) Rice D) Soybean
Ans: B
91. Melanagromyza obtusa is a pest of
A) Red gram B) Tomato C) Potato D) Mustard
Ans: A
92. Trichogramma chilonis parasitoid used for the control of
A) Bollworm of cotton B) White fly C) Aphid D) Thrips
Ans: A
93. Basillus thuringiensis is used for the control of
A) Diamond backmoth B) Fruit sucking moth C) Thrips D) Aphids
Ans: A
94. Yellow and Witches broom symptoms caused by
A) Viroid B) Fungus C) phytoplasma D) Bacteria
Ans: C
95. Rice tungro disease is caused by
A) A mixture of spherical and flexous viruses.
B) A bacilliform virus alone.
C) A mixture of bacilliform and flexous virus.
D) A mixture of spherical and bacilliform virus.
Ans: D
96. An example of autoecious rust is
A) Stem rust of wheat B) Bajra rust C) Apple rust D) Linseed rust
Ans: D
97. Aflatoxins are produced by
A) Alternaria burnsii B) Fusarium graminearum C) Cladosporium spp. D) Aspergillus flaxus
Ans: D
98. Sclerotia are formed in which fungus
A) Pythium B) Claviceps C) Physoderma D) Rhizopus
Ans: B
99. Which fungicide is used for control of downy mildew.
A) Karathane B) Ridomil MZ C) Thiram D) Captan
Ans: B
100. What is secondary agriculture?
(A) Development of rural sector (B) Development of infrastructure
(C) Practices & processes in rural industries (D) Practices and processes that add value to primary agriculture commodities
Ans: D
1. What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?
(A) Commercial agriculture (B) Extensive agriculture (C) Plantation agriculture (D) Subsistence agriculture
Ans: D
2. What is the major instrument of price policy in Agriculture?
(A) Selection of commodities
(B) Maximum procurement price
(C) Minimum support price
(D) Minimum Retail Price
Ans: C
3. Liquid nitrogen as applied to crops contains
A) water, ammonium sulphate and urea
B) slurry of water, urea and ammonium nitrate
C) a solution of ammonium phosphate
D) dilute nitric acid
Ans: B