CSS Agriculture Questions & Answers - Part-3 - Set 4

1)   Which of the following statement is correct?

a. Blue-green algae causes plant disorders
b. Blue-green algae fixes atmospheric nitrogen in soil
c. Blue-green algae grows in wheat crop
d. Dry conditions are the best for growth of blue.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Blue-green algae fixes atmospheric nitrogen in soil

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


2)   Keeping in view the available technology for the kharif and rabi crops, which one of the following patterns would be more in demand for crop planting?

a. Multiple cropping
b. Monoculture
c. Location specific cropping
d. Mixed cropping
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Multiple cropping

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   Late planting of autumn sugarcane reduces the germination due to:

a. Short day
b. Frost
c. Low temperature
d. High humidity
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Low temperature

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


4)   Legume crop should be included in rotation, because:

a. It increase the total pulse production
b. Emphasis has been given on pulses and oilseeds in the 20-point programme
c. It helps in maintenance of soil fertility
d. It increases cropping intensity
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: It helps in maintenance of soil fertility

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


5)   Lentil under late sowing situations should be seeded with:

a. Enhanced seed rate
b. Reduced seed rate
c. Widened row space
d. Widened plant space
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Enhanced seed rate

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   Linseed can be used as _____ crop:

a. Oil seed
b. Fibre
c. Oilseed and fibre
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Oilseed and fibre

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   Linseed crop belongs to the ______ family:

a. Compositeae
b. Euphorbiaceae
c. Leguminoceae
d. Lineaceae
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Lineaceae

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   Linseed has been recommended to be fertilized with ______ kg of P2O5/ha to raise a good crop:

a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 40

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   Linseed is a _____ season crop:

a. Warm
b. Cool
c. Hot
d. Dry
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cool

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   Low total iron content of soil is ______ the basis for plant deficiencies:

a. Commonly
b. Often
c. Seldom
d. Mostly
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mostly

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


11)   Maize can grow very well in the soils of pH ranging from:

a. 4.5 to 6.5
b. 6.0 to 8.5
c. 5.5 to 7.5
d. 7.5 to 8.5
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 5.5 to 7.5

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   Maize crop pointed a spacing of 50 x 2 cm will have _____ plant/ha:

a. 50,000
b. 1,00,000
c. 1,25,000
d. 1,50,000
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1,00,000

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   Maize protein is deficient in:

a. Betadine
b. Tryptophant and lysine
c. Lysine
d. Tryptophane
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tryptophant and lysine

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   Maize-potato-wheat-green gram is an example of:

a. Double cropping
b. Multistoried cropping
c. Relay cropping
d. Inter cropping
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Relay cropping

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   Major constituent of cotton fibre is:

a. Cellulose
b. Lignin
c. Protein
d. Fat
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cellulose

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   Major source of water used by the plants is:

a. Capillary water
b. Hygroscopic water
c. Gravitational water
d. Inter space water
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Capillary water

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   Mull is:

a. Soil
b. Mineral
c. Humas
d. Manure
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Humas

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   Maximum amount of fertilizers is used in:

a. Wheat
b. Paddy
c. Potato
d. Sugarcane
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Potato

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   Maximum amount of nitrogen per unit wt. is in:

a. Ground nut cake
b. Poultry manure
c. Compost
d. Night soil
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Poultry manure

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   Maximum amount of P2O5 is in:

a. SSP
b. DAP
c. DCP
d. TSP
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: TSP

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


21)   Maximum fixation of K occurs:

a. In 2:1 clay minerals
b. In 1:1 clay minerals
c. In 2:2 clay minerals
d. In 1: 1 clay minerals
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: In 2:1 clay minerals

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


22)   Measurement of irrigation water depends on:

a. Units of volume and water holding capacity of soil
b. Units of volume and units of soil
c. On tolerant crop thrive
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Units of volume and units of soil

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   Mulch farming indicates:

a. Farming by traditional method
b. Farming by traditional and modern methods
c. Agriculture and dairy farming pursued together
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Agriculture and dairy farming pursued together

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


24)   Mixed farming referred only to:

a. Growing of crop together by mixing the seeds
b. Growing of cash crops and food grains together
c. Crop production combined with dairy farming at farm
d. Growing of fruits and vegetable mixed
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Crop production combined with dairy farming at farm

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


25)   Molasses is a by-product of sugar industry contains about _____ % sugar:

a. 3
b. 6
c. 9
d. 11.5
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


26)   Which of the following soils is most suitable for the cultivation of cereals?

a. Alluvial soils
b. Red soils
c. Lateritic soils
d. Black soils
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Alluvial soils

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


27)   Most of the herbicides embody ______ phytotoxicity at lower soil moisture content:

a. Higher
b. Lower
c. Equal
d. Unchanged
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Lower

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


28)   Which of the following refers to cover crop?

a. Rapid growing crops grown to protect the soil from rain and wind action
b. Tall growing crops which protects the shade loving crops
c. Growing of a crop in strips all around the main crop
d. Crops grown at right angle to the direction of prevailing winds
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rapid growing crops grown to protect the soil from rain and wind action

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


29)   Mungbean cultured with the package of improved package of technological practices may yield _____ q/ha.

a. 22-25
b. 12-15
c. 18-20
d. 8-10
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 12-15

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


30)   Mustard crop planted at a spacing of 50 x 20 cm will have plants/ha:

a. 75,000
b. 1,00,000
c. 1,25,00
d. 1,50,000
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1,00,000

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


31)   Mustard was planted at a plant to plant spacing of 12.5 cm with a population of 1,60,00 plants/ha, its row spacing will be:

a. 30 cm
b. 40 cm
c. 50 cm
d. 60 cm
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 50 cm

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


32)   Mycorrhiza it a symbiotic association between:

a. Bacteria and roots of higher plants
b. Algae and roots of higher plants
c. Fungi and roots of higher plants
d. Protozoa and roots of higher plant
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Fungi and roots of higher plants

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


33)   Name a cereal with maximum protein content:

a. Rice
b. Sorghum
c. Maize
d. Whole wheat
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Whole wheat

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


34)   Name the acid forming fertilizer:

a. Urea
b. Sodium nitrte
c. Potassium-chloride
d. Calcium ammonium nitrate
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Urea

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


35)   Name the area where multiple crops are grown:

a. Crop catchments area
b. Inter crop area
c. Multiple plants area
d. All above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Crop catchments area

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


36)   Name the crop, which is used, as pulse and oil purpose:

a. Blackgram
b. Soyabean
c. Cowpea
d. Berseem
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Soyabean

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


37)   Name the kharif season fodder crop:

a. Oats
b. Lucerne
c. Sorghum
d. Berseem
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sorghum

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


38)   Name the mode of leaching:

a. Percolation
b. Infiltration
c. Runoff water
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


39)   Nicotiana rustica has been derived as an amphidiploid from a cross between:

a. Nicotiana tabacum x Nicotiana paniculata
b. Nicotiana paniculata x Nicotiana sylvestris
c. Nlcotiana undulata x Nicotiana sylvestris
d. Nicotiana undulata x Nicotiana paniculata
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Nicotiana undulata x Nicotiana paniculata

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


40)   Nicotine content of the leaves of Nicotiano rustica ranges between _____ percent.

a. 2.0 and 5
b. 3.0 and 4.5
c. 3.5 and 8.0
d. 5.0 and 10.5
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3.5 and 8.0

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


41)   Nitrogen application of safflower influences:

a. Seed yield
b. Seed composition
c. Both of these
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both of these

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


42)   Nitrogen is taken by the plants in the form of:

a. Chloride
b. Oxide
c. Nitrate
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Nitrate

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


43)   Normally recommended N + P2O5 K2O dose for soy soyabean is ____ kg/ha, respectively:

a. 20 - 30 + 70 - 80 + 50 - 60
b. 20 - 30 + 100 - 120 + 50 - 60
c. 50 - 60 + 70 - 80 + 50 - 60
d. 50 - 60 + 70 - 80 + 80 - 100
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 20 - 30 + 70 - 80 + 50 - 60

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


44)   Once the phenoxy herbicide penetrates the cuticle, it moves inside the plant:

a. Only apoplastically
b. Only symplastically
c. By both mechanisms
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: By both mechanisms

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


45)   One acre is equivalent to:

a. 0.603 ha
b. 0.040 ha
c. 0.404 ha
d. 1.8 ha
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 0.404 ha

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


46)   One of the following herbicides is a selective herbicide:

a. Simazine
b. Bisulphide
c. Pentachlorophenol
d. Sodium chlorate
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Simazine

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


47)   One of the following herbicides is a selective herbicide:

a. Atrazine
b. Paraquat
c. Diquat
d. Glyphosate
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Atrazine

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


48)   One of the following stages of rice is not critical in respect of irrigation:

a. Seedling
b. Panicle initiation
c. Flowering
d. Maturity
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Maturity

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


49)   One quintal of sugarbeet contains of sugar:

a. 8 kg
b. 10 kg
c. 12 kg
d. 17 kg
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 17 kg

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


50)   One sq. km. consists of:

a. 10 ha
b. 100 ha
c. 1000 ha
d. 2000 ha
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 100 ha

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!