Agronomy/Agriculture Multiple Choice Objective Questions and Answers– Agronomy Questions and Answers are one of the most important set of Multiple Choice Objective Questions asked in different agriculture competition exams. These questions are always included in various competitive exams e.g., Pre Agriculture Test, B. Sc., agriculture, M. Sc., agriculture, Ph. D., Agriculture Eligibility Test etc.
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Question – #1. Who is credited to spread SRI method around the world?
(a). Norman Uphoff.
(b). Father Henri de Laulanie.
(c). Yuan Longping.
(d). Non of the above.
Question – #2. Which not a secondary tillage equipment?
(a). cultivators.
(b). harrows.
(c). planks.
(d). Basin lister.
Question – #3. Scientific name of kodo millet is?
(a). Paspalum scrobiculatum.
(b). Pennisetum glaucum.
(c). Eleusine coracana.
(d). Panicum miliaceum.
Question – #4. Golden rice consists which beta-carotene biosynthesis gene?
(a). psy.
(b). crtl.
(c). Both a and b.
(d). Only crtl.
Question – #5. Which is known as horse gram?
(a). Chickpea.
(b). Kulthi bean.
(c). Red gram.
(d). Black gram.
Question – #6. Leibig’s law is associated with?
(a). Plant diseases.
(b). Only plant growth.
(c). Plant growth and nutrition.
(d). Only plant nutrition.
Question – #7. Leibig’s law of minimum is first time developed by?
(a). Justus Von Liebig.
(b). Carl Sprengel.
(c). Cooper.
(d). John Marc.
Question – #8. Total number of plant nutrition required by the plants is?
(a). 17.
(b). 18.
(c). 16.
(d). 19.
Question – #9. Typical height of Norin 10 is?
(a). 3 feet.
(b). 1.5 feet.
(c). 2 feet.
(d). 2.5 feet.
Question – #10. Father of agronomy is?
(a). Pietro de’Crescenzi.
(b). Jethro Tull.
(c). Vasily Vasil’evich Dokuchaev.
(d). norman borlaug.
Question – #11 CRI is located at?
(a). Bidyadharpur.
(b). Mandapura.
(c). Sandhapur.
(d). Bahugram.
Question – #12. Hoe is used for?
(a). Remove weeds.
(b). Clean soil.
(c). Harvesting root crops.
(d). All of the above.
Question – #13. Process of grain drying in bin starts from?
(a). Bottom of the bin.
(b). Middle of the bin.
(c). Top of the bin.
(d). At any point.
Question – #14. Which is a widely used fertilizer?
(a). Urea.
(b). DAP.
(c). Calcium Nitrate.
(d). Nitro-limestone.
Question – #15. The scientific name of Flint corn includes?
(a). Everta.
(b). Creatina.
(c). Indurata.
(d). Amylacea.
Question- #16. The manual ‘Ruralia Commoda’ was written by?
(a). Norman Borlaug.
(b). Pietro de’ crescenzi.
(c). MS Swmainathan.
(d). Jethro Tull.
Question- #17. Pietro de’ Crescenzi was a?
(a). an Italian.
(b). Portuguese.
(c). German.
(d). Swedish.
Question- #18. What is the width of row in strip-tillage?
(a). 4-5 inches.
(b). 5-6 inches.
(c). 6-7 inches.
(d). 8-10 inches.
Question- #19. Which species contributes 90% of total cotton production in the world?
(a). Gossypium arboreum.
(b). Gossypium hirsutum.
(c). Gossypium barbadense.
(d). Gossypium herbaceum
Question- #20. Year round tillage is type of……?
(a). Primary tillage.
(b). Secondary tillage.
(d). Zero tillage.
(d). All of the above.
Question- #21. Crop circle is the result of…….?
(a). Drip irrigation.
(b). Ring irrigation.
(c). Sprinkler irrigation.
(d). Flood irrigation.
Question- #22. Stale seed bed is a technique of?
(a). Rice nursery bed.
(b). Preparation false seed bed.
(c). Raised bed in rainy season.
(d). Non of the above.
Question- #23. Which is ideal condition for rice cultivation?
(a). High rainfall.
(b). High rainfall and warm weather.
(c). High rainfall, warm, shiny weather and a long dry spell.
(d). High rainfall, warm and shiny weather coupled with consistent dry spell.
Question- #24. Which Agro-ecological zone has more land area?
(a). Western Plains.
(b). Deccan Plateau and Eastern Ghat.
(c). Deccan Plateau ll.
(d). Northern Plains.
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Question- #25. In dry farming rainfall is….?
(a). More than 500 mm but less than 750 mm.
(b). More than 750 mm but less than 1150 mm.
(c). Less than 750 mm.
(d). Less than 500 mm.
Question- #26. Causing factor of grey speck of oat is?
(a). Biological.
(b). Non biological.
(c). It is a physiological disorder.
(d). Non of the above
Question- #27. Pahala blight of sugarcane is due to the lack of….?
(a). Fe.
(b). Mn.
(c). Sulfur.
(d). Cu.
Question- #28. Isoproturon is related to the group?
(a). Carbamates.
(b). Uracils.
(c). Ureas.
(d). Nitriles.
Question- #29. Triticale is a cross between?
(a). Wheat × Barley.
(b). Wheat × Sorghum.
(c). Wheat × Oat.
(d). Wheat × Rye.
Question- #30. Which is true for Norin 10?
(a). It is a gene used in wheat cultivar.
(b). It is a dwarf variety of wheat.
(c). It is a semi dwarf variety of wheat.
(d). It is a tall variety of wheat.
Question- #31. The rice variety which contains ‘Dee – geo – woo -gen’ is?
(a). IR- 36
(b). 1010.
(c). IR- 8.
(d). Basmati.
Question- #32. CIMMYT is related to?
(a). Maize.
(b). Maize and Wheat.
(c). Only maize.
(d). Only wheat.
Question- #33. Culture for groundnut cultivation is?
(a). Mycorrhiza.
(b). Rhizobia.
(c). Azotobactor.
(d). Azospirillum.
Question- #34. Rice variety jaya is a cross between?
(a). TN- 1 × Type 141.
(b). TKM- 6 × PRH- 10.
(c). CORH- 1 × TKM – 6.
(d). TN- 1 × IR- 8.
Question- #35. Khaira in rice is a disease of……?
(a). Maturity stage.
(b). Nursery stage.
(c). Pre tillering stage.
(d). Stage after transplanting.
Question- #36. Ratooning of sugarcane requires?
(a). Less nitrogen than pure crop.
(b). No nitrogen is required.
(c). More nitrogen than pure crop.
(d). ‘N’ can be replaced with non-nitrogenous fertilizers.
Question- #37. The concept of crop logging came from?
(a). Medagaskar.
(b). Andes.
(c). Tasmania.
(d). Hawaii.
Question- #38. Select right sequence for the important operations in tobacco….
(a). Topping, priming, de-suckering, curing.
(b). Priming, topping, de-suckering, curing.
(c). Topping, de-suckering, priming, curing.
(d). De-suckering, topping, priming, curing.
Question- #39. Response farming is based on…?
(a). Analysis of chemical data.
(b). Analysis of weather data.
(c). Analysis of numerical data.
(d). All of the above.
Question- #40. In SSP quantity of sulphur is (in percentage)….?
(a). 12 %.
(b). 11 %.
(c). 10 %.
(d). 25%.
Question- #41. Aliphatic group of herbicide is?
(a). Paraquat.
(b). Propanil.
(c). Dalapon.
(d). MCPA.
Question- #42. Vector of foorkey disease in cardamum is….?
(a). Aphid.
(b). White fly.
(c). E. coli
(d). Non of the above.
Question- #43. Organism used in genetic engineering is?
(a). Fungi.
(b). Bacteria.
(c). Insects.
(d). All of the above.
Question- #44. Central rice research station is located at?
(a). Bhuvaneshvar.
(b). Cuttuk.
(c). Dehradun.
(d). Bangaluru.
Question- #45. Depth of water required by a crop is..?
(a). Water level.
(b). Delta.
(c). Water height.
(d). Water quantity.
Question 46. Jhum cultivation is found in..?
(a). Western part of India.
(b). Eastern part of India.
(c). Northern part of India.
(d). Southern part of India.
Question 47. Main demerit of shifting cultivation is..?
(a). Forest loss.
(b). Soil loss.
(c). Soil structure loss.
(d). Climate change.
Question 48. Objective of sustainable agriculture is..?
(a). Ecological balance.
(b). High production.
(c). Organic cultivation.
(d). All of the above.
Question 49. Cropping intensity in monocropping is..?
(a). 150%.
(b). 200%.
(c). <100%.
(d). 100%.
Question 50. Utera kheti is mainly adopted in..?
(a). M. P.
(b). Gujarat.
(c). Bihar.
(d). U. P.
Question 51. …. is a usual alternate crop in Jute growing areas?
(a). Sugarcane.
(b). Rice.
(c). Maize.
(d). Cotton.
Question 52. Consider about rainfed low land rice cultivation….
- Grown mostly in eastern India.
- Photosensitive rice varieties are ideal.
- Crop duration is around 80 – 100 days.
- Average productivity is 5 t/ha.
- Grown in around 13 million ha.
Which is true?
(a). 1, 2 and 5 are true.
(b). 1, 3 and 4 are true.
(c). 2, 4 and 5 are true.
(d). All are true.
Question 53. Consider about rainfed upland rice cultivation..
- Crop duration is 140 – 145 days.
- Grown in around 6 million ha.
- Average productivity is lower than the lowland rice cultivation.
- Depends on rainfall pattern and soil topography.
Which is true?
(a). 1 and 3 are true.
(b). 2 and 4 are true.
(c). 4 and 3 are true.
(d). 1 and 4 are true.
Question 54. Rice variety not released in 2014 by ICAR, NRRI, Cuttuk is..?
(a). CR Dhan 203.
(b). CR Dhan 206.
(c). CR Dhan 307.
(d). CR Dhan 309.
Question 55. Directorate of Crop Management is located at/in…?
(a). ICAR.
(b). TNAU.
(c). IGKV.
(d). GAU.
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