6. Crop Production

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1. Scientific name of Wheat is:
   A) Oryza sativa  |  B) Triticum aestivum  |  C) Zea mays  |  D) Sorghum
2. Who is called the King of Cereals?
   A) Maize  |  B) Wheat  |  C) Rice  |  D) Pearl millet
3. Most suitable climate for Rice is:
   A) Dry  |  B) Hot and Humid  |  C) Cold  |  D) None
4. Where is the center of origin of Maize?
   A) India  |  B) Mexico  |  C) China  |  D) Africa
5. Average oil content in Mustard is:
   A) 10%  |  B) 33-38%  |  C) 50%  |  D) 80%
6. Pegging in Groundnut means:
   A) Leaf fall  |  B) Entry of gynophores (pegs) into soil  |  C) Flowering  |  D) Ripening
7. Seed of Sugarcane is called:
   A) Grains  |  B) Setts  |  C) Nodes  |  D) Root
8. Cotton is known as:
   A) Black gold  |  B) White Gold  |  C) Green gold  |  D) Red gold
9. To which Family does Pea belong?
   A) Gramineae  |  B) Leguminosae  |  C) Solanaceae  |  D) Cruciferae
10. Seed rate of Pearl Millet per hectare:
    A) 10kg  |  B) 4-5 kg  |  C) 20kg  |  D) 100kg
11. Best soil for Gram cultivation:
    A) Clay  |  B) Loam and Heavy Loam  |  C) Sandy  |  D) None
12. Protein content in Soybean is:
    A) 20%  |  B) 40-42%  |  C) 10%  |  D) 60%
13. An improved variety of Moong is:
    A) SML-668  |  B) K-851  |  C) Both A and B  |  D) None
14. Propagation of Potato is through:
    A) Seed  |  B) Tubers  |  C) Leaf  |  D) Root
15. Intoxicating element in Tobacco is:
    A) Caffeine  |  B) Nicotine  |  C) Morphine  |  D) None
16. How many days after sowing does 'CRI' stage occur in wheat?
    A) 10 days  |  B) 21 days  |  C) 50 days  |  D) 80 days
17. Nursery time in 'Dapog' method of Rice:
    A) 30 days  |  B) 11-14 days  |  C) 50 days  |  D) 5 days
18. Emergence of male inflorescence in maize is:
    A) Silking  |  B) Tasseling  |  C) Germination  |  D) Harvest
19. Seed rate for 'Bunch type' Groundnut varieties:
    A) 50kg  |  B) 80-100kg  |  C) 200kg  |  D) 10kg
20. Fruit of Mustard is called:
    A) Pod  |  B) Siliqua  |  C) Grain  |  D) Capsule
21. Instrument to measure sucrose in sugarcane:
    A) Lactometer  |  B) Hand Refractometer  |  C) Tensiometer  |  D) None
22. Unit to measure length of cotton fiber:
    A) Gram  |  B) Millimeter (mm)  |  C) Liter  |  D) None
23. Cause of Wilt in Gram:
    A) Bacteria  |  B) Fungus (Fusarium)  |  C) Virus  |  D) Insect
24. Origin of Soybean:
    A) India  |  B) China  |  C) USA  |  D) Africa
25. Scientific name of Black gram (Urad):
    A) Vigna radiata  |  B) Vigna mungo  |  C) Cicer arietinum  |  D) None
26. Berseem is known as:
    A) King of Fodders  |  B) Queen of Fodders  |  C) Cereal  |  D) None
27. Sunflower oil is good for heart patients due to:
    A) Cholesterol  |  B) Linoleic acid  |  C) Vitamin C  |  D) Salt
28. Industrial product from Cluster bean (Guar):
    A) Oil  |  B) Guar Gum  |  C) Sugar  |  D) Fiber
29. Optimum temperature for Tuberization in potato:
    A) 30°C  |  B) 18-20°C  |  C) 40°C  |  D) 5°C
30. Red color of Tomato is due to:
    A) Carotene  |  B) Lycopene  |  C) Anthocyanin  |  D) None
31. Effective fungicide for Rust in Wheat:
    A) Urea  |  B) Mancozeb or Propiconazole  |  C) Salt  |  D) None
32. Khaira disease in Rice is due to deficiency of:
    A) Nitrogen  |  B) Zinc  |  C) Iron  |  D) Copper
33. Maize varieties 'Shakti' and 'Ratna' are rich in:
    A) Vitamins  |  B) Lysine and Tryptophan  |  C) Fat  |  D) Iron
34. Aflatoxin in Groundnut is caused by:
    A) Insect  |  B) Fungus (Aspergillus flavus)  |  C) Bacteria  |  D) Virus
35. At what stage does Saw Fly attack mustard?
    A) Germination  |  B) Early stage on leaves  |  C) On pods  |  D) Never
36. Earthing up in sugarcane means:
    A) Soil pile at base (prevent lodging)  |  B) Removing soil  |  C) Irrigation  |  D) Harvest
37. Formula for Ginning percentage in cotton:
    A) Lint weight / Seed cotton weight × 100  |  B) Seed weight / Total weight  |  C) Water / Soil  |  D) None
38. Nipping in Gram is done for:
    A) Drying plant  |  B) Increasing lateral branches and pods  |  C) Killing pests  |  D) None
39. What is used to separate Kasni seeds from Berseem?
    A) Water  |  B) 5-10% Salt solution  |  C) Sugar  |  D) Oil
40. Main reason for empty seeds in Sunflower Head:
    A) Water lack  |  B) Boron deficiency and pollination issues  |  C) Sunlight  |  D) Wind
41. N-fixing bacterium for Soybean:
    A) Rhizobium meliloti  |  B) Rhizobium japonicum  |  C) Azotobacter  |  D) None
42. Early Blight of potato is caused by:
    A) Alternaria solani  |  B) Phytophthora  |  C) Xanthomonas  |  D) None
43. Desuckering in Tobacco means:
    A) Irrigation  |  B) Removing unwanted lateral branches  |  C) Plucking leaves  |  D) None
44. Most dangerous weed of Lucerne (Rizka):
    A) Bathua  |  B) Cuscuta (Amarbel)  |  C) Motha  |  D) Doob grass
45. Vector insect for Yellow Mosaic Virus in Moong:
    A) Locust  |  B) White fly  |  C) Honey bee  |  D) None