By Shivangi Rahangdale

PhD Scholar

Plant Breeding & Genetics

Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur

1) First agriculture census in India

conducted in the year…………

i. 1950

ii. 1960

iii. 1970

iv. 1980

v. None of these

2) Which crop does not comes under Day

Neutral Plant

i. Maize

ii. Green gram

iii. Groundnut

iv. Sunflower

v. None of the above

3) What is the fruit type of Groundnut?

i. Lomentum

ii. Pod

iii. Blusta

iv. Nut

v. Pome

4) Which species is considered to evolve

Oryza sativa ?

i. Oryza glaberrima

ii. Oryza nivora

iii. Oryza longistaminata

iv. Oryza officinalis

v. None of the above

5) Which is true to reduce the N2 loss in

rice field?

i. Placing NH4+ & NO3

- fertilizer in reduced and oxidized zone respectively

ii. Placing NH4+ & NO3

- fertilizer in oxidized and reduced zone respectively

iii. Both NH4+ & NO3

- fertilizer in reduced zone

iv. Both NH4+ & NO3

- fertilizer in oxidized zone

v. None of the above

6) Which chemical causes aroma in rice?

i. Di-acetyl 1 propylene

ii. Allyl propyl disulphide

iii. Diallyl disulphide

iv. Quercetin

v. Emyladin

7) Which wheat is known as “Emmer

wheat”?

i. Triticum aestivum

ii. T. durum

iii. T. dicoccum

iv. T. monococcum

v. T. spherococcum

8) Which is the hardiest crop among the

pulses?

i. Greengram

ii. Blackgram

iii. Lentil

iv. Pigeonpea

v. Chickpea

9) As plants grow to maturity, the concentration

of plant nutrients changes. What kind of change

occur in respect of N, P, K, Ca & Mg?

i. Concentration of all the 5 elements decreases

ii. N & P increase; K, Ca & Mg decrease

iii. N, P & K decrease; Ca & Mg increase

iv. N, P & K increase; Ca & Mg decrease

v. None of these

10) Which chemical is used for delinting of

cotton seed?

i. CuSO4

ii. H2SO4

iii. KMnO4

iv. HCl

v. None of these

11) Which is the non traditional area for

rice based cropping patterns?

i. AP, TN & Kerala

ii. UP & Bihar

iii. West Bengal

iv. Punjab & Haryana

v. None of the above

12) What should be the Brix reading for

judging sugarcane maturity?

i. 8-10%

ii. 12-14%

iii. 18-20%

iv. 20-25%

v. 10-12%

13) Mixed Cropping is commonly practiced in

i. Dryland areas

ii. Irrigated land areas

iii. Rainfed areas

iv. Drought affected areas

v. None of these

14) Vertical movement of water from different

soil layer in water saturated soil is known as

i. Infiltration

ii. Percolation

iii. Seepage

iv. Leaching

v. Runoff

15) The process of distribution of irrigation

water is known as

i. Kor watering

ii. Palco

iii. Puddling

iv. Rostering

v. None of these

16) Rate of water delivery in Sprinkler

Irrigation system

i. 1-4 litre/hrs

ii. >10 litre/hrs

iii. >100 litre/hrs

iv. >1000 litre/hrs

v. >500 litre/hrs

17) Waterlogging caused

i. Mn toxicity

ii. B toxicity

iii. Fe toxicity

iv. Co toxicity

v. None of the above

18) The strongest chemical agent for

breaking dormancy is-

i. Potassium nitrate

ii. Gibberellin

iii. Ethylene

iv. Cumerin

19) In high P-fixing soil, water soluble

phosphatic fertilizers are applied to the crops

essentially as:

i. Broadcast

ii. Placement below the seed

iii. Placement above the seed

iv. Top dressing

20) Which of the following minerals is the

main source of boron in soil?

i. Pyrolusite

ii. Tourmaline

iii. Haematite

iv. Hemimorphite