Introductory Agriculture and Principles of Agronomy Questions PDF

SDAU QUESTION BANK For Student of B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture Complied by D. D. Chaudhary AGRICULTURE OFFICER DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS C.P.COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE S.D.AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY SARDARKRUSHINAGAR  Department of Agron...

SDAU QUESTION BANK For Student of B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture Complied by D. D. Chaudhary AGRICULTURE OFFICER DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS C.P.COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE S.D.AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY SARDARKRUSHINAGAR  Department of Agronomy C. P. College of Agriculture First Semester B. Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture Course No.: Agron. 1.1 Title of Course: Introductory Agriculture and Principles of Agronomy (1+1) Multiple Choice Questions (Total No. 203) Chapter 1: Agriculture – Agronomy – definition – scope and importance – Agriculture as an art, science and business (14Q, Weightage: 10%) 1. Yellow revolution represents high production of ________. (a) Fish (b) Oil seeds (c) Wheat (d) Milk 2. White revolution represents high production of ________. (a) Fish (b) Oil seeds (c) Wheat (d) Milk 3. Cultivation of plants in soil (earth) is known as ________. (a) (b) (c) (d) (a) Aeroponics (b) Hydroponics (c) Geoponics (d) Geographic 4. Cultivation of plants in water is known as ________. (a) Aeroponics (b) Hydroponics (c) Geoponics (d) Geographic 5. Green revolution represents high production of ________. (a) Fish (b) Oil seeds (c) Wheat (d) Milk 6. Cultivation of plants in air is known as ________. (a) Aeroponics (b) Hydroponics (c) Geoponics (d) Geographic 7. The word Agronomy is derived from two ____ words. 122 D. D. Chaudhary  (a) Greek (b) Latin (c) Arabic (d) English 8. Total geographical area of India is ______ m ha. (a) 328.85 (b) 319.60 (c) 343.00 (d) 318.82 9. Total geographical area of Gujarat is ______ m ha. (a) 29.60 (b) 19.60 (c) 43.0 0 (d) 18.82 10. Greek word agros in Agronomy means ______. (a) Field (b) Livestock (c) Home (d) Farm 11. _______ is considered as the mother of all agro based industries. (a) Horticulture (b) Agriculture (c) Agronomy (d) Floriculture 12. India is the largest producer of ________ in the world. (a) Cereals (b) Vegetables (c) Fruits (d) Oil seeds 13. ________ is protected from natural calamities in industry. (a) Production (b) Manager (c) Labour (d) Owner 14. Decision making is a mental _________. (a) Awareness (b) Capacity (c) Skill (d) Attitude Chapter 2: History of agriculture; Development of scientific agriculture in world and India – inventions and Institutes; Agricultural and allied activities in ancient India (7Q, Weightage: 5%) 15. ICAR was established in ______. (a) 1928 (b) 1962 (c) 1972 (d) 2004 16. _____ is considered as the father of tillage. (a) Mendal (b) Jethro Tull (c) Roger Federer (d) Borlaug 17. GAU was divided into 4 agricultural universities in the year ____. (a) 1972 (b) 2004 (c) 2011 (d) 1962 18. Indian Agricultural Research Institute is popularly known as _______. (a) ICAR (b) Pusa Institute (c) Royal Commission (d) Delhi Institute 19. In Kautilya’s time agriculture, cattle breeding and trade were grouped into a science called as ________. (a) Heritage (b) Artha Shastra 123 D. D. Chaudhary  (c) Varta (d) Culture 20. Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA) is located at___________. (a) Kanpur (b) Nagpur (c) Junagadh (d) Hyderabad 21. Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) is located at. (a) Ajmer (b) Jaipur (c) Jodhpur (d) Jaisalmer Chapter 3: Agricultural seasons of India; effect of seasons on choice of crops and cropping systems; Agro-climatic zones of India and Gujarat state(9Q, Weightage: 10%) 22. Optimum sowing time for most of the summer crops is _________. (a) June-July (b) January-February (c) April-May (d) August-September 23. Optimum sowing time for most of the winter (Rabi) crops is _________. (a) June-July (b) January-February (c) April-May (d) October-November 24. Optimum sowing time for most of the Kharif crops is _________. (a) June-July (b) January-February (c) April-May (d) August-September 25. India receives most of the rain from ______type of monsoon. (a) S-W (b) N-E (c) N-W (d) S-E 26. Gujarat is divided in to _____ agro-climatic zone. (a) 15 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 13 27. India is divided in to ____ agro-climatic zones. (a) 15 (b) 8 (c) 13 (d) 4 28. Gujarat is included in ______ agro-climatic zone of India. (a) 15th (b) 8th (c) 13th (d) 4th 29. ________ is an example of cool season (temperate) crop. (a) Wheat (b) Pearl millet (c) Rice (d) Sorghum 30. The example of warm season (tropical) crop is _______. (a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Potato (d) Mustard Chapter 4: Basic elements of crop production and 124 D. D. Chaudhary  Factors affecting crop production (60Q, Weightage: 35 %) 31. Early maturity and resistance to lodging are the characters governed by ________ factors. (a) Internal (b) External (c) Climatic (d) Edaphic 32. CO2 content in atmosphere is ______ %. (a) 0.03 (b) 0.3 (c) 0.003 (d) 3.0 33. CO2 content in soil air is ______ %. (a) 0.03 (b) 0.3 (c) 0.003 (d) 3.0 34. Most of the plants grow best at _______ oC. (a) 0-10 (b) 15-30 (c) 45-55 (d) > 55 35. Relative Humidity of ______ % is suitable for most of the crops. (a) 20-40 (b) 40-60 (c) 250 (b) >350 (c) >750 (d) >850 Chapter 10: Weeds and weed control methods (11Q, Weightage: 5%) 181. ________ used the word “weed” first time. (a) Jethro Tull (b) G.B.Triplet (c) M.S.Swaminathan (d) Singh S.S. 182. __________ is an annual weed. (a) Sama grass (b) Nut sedge (c) Bhoi pathri (d) Dharo 183. __________ is a biennial weed. (a) Sama grass (b) Kanajaro 136 D. D. Chaudhary  (c) Bhoi pathri (d) Dharo 184. __________ is a perennial weed. (a) Sama grass (b) Kanajaro (c) Bhoi pathri (d) Dharo 185. Almost all weeds that belong to the family gramenaceae are known as_____ (a) Nut sedge (b) Dicotyledons (c) Grasses (d) Broad leaved 186. Almost all weeds that belong to the family cyperaceae are known as_____ (a) Sedges (b) Dicotyledons (c) Grasses (d) Broad leaved 187. All dicotyledon weeds are known as_____ (a) Sedges (b) Perennial (c) Grasses (d) Broad leaved 188. ________ is the cutting of weeds to the ground levels. (a) Digging (b) Mowing (c) Hand weeding (d) Mulching 189. _________ is used to control aquatic weeds. (a) Digging (b) Mowing (c) Hand weeding (d) Chaining 190. Chemical used to destroy weeds is known as ________. (a) Fertilizer (b) Pesticide (c) Herbicide (d) Fungicide 191. Weed control through ________is pre-requisite for zero tillage. (a) Mechanical method (b) Biological method (c) Herbicides (d) Harrowing Chapter 11: Harvesting, threshing and winnowing of field crops (7Q, Weightage: 3%) 192. _______ layer formation near sorghum grain attachment coincides closely with the cut-off of assimilate translocation at physiological maturity. (a) Red (b) Black (c) Yellow (d) Brown 193. Bleaching of peduncle beneath the ear is seen in some varieties of _______ at physiological maturity. (a) Wheat (b) Maize (c) Pearl millet (d) Barley 194. At physiological maturity, green pods are turned in to brown colour in_____ (a) Groundnut (b) Gram (c) Mungbean (d) Both b & c 195. Nitrogen content in fodder grasses varies from ______ per cent in the initial stages. (a) 1 to 2 (b) 2 to 3 (c) 3 to 4 (d) 4 to 5 137 D. D. Chaudhary 196. Moisture content for safe storage is ____ per cent for most of the crops. (a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 14 197. Moisture content of grain at the time of harvesting is_______per ent. (a) 12 to14 (b) 14 to 16 (c) 16 to 18 (d) 18 to 20 198. To overcome the problem of high moisture in the rice grain, powdered common salt at_____kg/100kg of grain can be mixed. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7 (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7 199. Chapter 12: Contrasting Food Chain (5Q, Weightage: 2%) ______ are green plants capable of making their own food. (a) Consumers (b) Producers (c) Decomposers (d) Herbivores 200. ______ are animals that can not make their own food. (a) Consumers (b) Producers (c) Decomposers (d) Herbivores 201. _______break down waste products and dead organisms for food. (a) Consumers (b) Producers (c) Decomposers (d) Herbivores 202. Conversion efficiencies from primary consumers to secondary consumers (herbivores to carnivores) tend to be much lower, averaging about ___%. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 203. Unit of energy flow through food chains is _____ (a) cal/m2/yr (b) cal/m2/yr (c) kcal/m 2 (d) kcal/m2/yr ************* 138 D. D. Chaudhary  Department of Agronomy C. P. College of Agriculture S. D. Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar Agron.1.2 : Field crops I ( Kharif ) (2+1= 3) Objectives Chapter 1 : Cereals ( 27 % ) ( Paddy : 12 % ) 1 Puddling is perfomed for crop ___________. (a) Pigeon pea (b) Maize (c) Sorghum (d) Transplanted paddy 2 Drilled paddy research station in Gujarat is located at ______. (a) Navagam (b) Navsari (c) Derol (d) Junagadh 3 International Rice Research Institute is located at __________. (a) Africa (b) Phillipines (c) Sudan (d) Kenya 4 Central Rice Research Institute is located at _________. (a) New Delhi (b) Bombay (c) Nagpur (d) Cuttack 5 Foliar spray of FeSO4 in rice nursery against _________. (a) Chlorosis (b) Stem (c) esiDsiD (d) Pest 6 Salt resistant variety of rice is ________. (a) Ambica (b) SLR 51214 (c) IR 8 (d) Gurjari 7 The bio fertilizer of paddy is _________. (a) iAM fungi (b) Rhizobium (c) reotobacter (d) Acetobacter 8 Rice hybrid is develop ped by using ________. (a) Female line (b) Male sterile line (c) Both a & b (d) Mutation 9 Photo and thermo insensitive variety of rice is ________. 139 D. D. Chaudhary  (a) IR 28 (b) GR 11 (c) GR 7 (d) Gurjari 10 Main Rice Research Station in Gujarat is located at _______. (a) Anand (b) Junagadh (c) Navagam (d) Navsari 11 The dapog method of raising rice nursery was introduced in India from ______. (a) Philippines (b) Nepal (c) Japan (d) USA 12 The most optimum stage of rice seedling for transplanting during kharif season is ____. (a) 2-4 leaf (b) 6-8 leaf (c) 8-10 leaf (d) 4-5 leaf 13 Transplanting of seedling is commonly practiced in _______. (a) Maize (b) Paddy (c) Sorghum (d) Pearl millet 14 Which of the following is water loving crop ? (a) Pearl millet (b) Groundnut (c) Sorghum (d) Paddy...1... 15 Ideal pH range of soil for paddy is _____. (a) 7.5-8.5 (b) 5.5-6.5 (c) 6.5- 7.0 (d) 4.5-5.5 16 The recommended number of seedlings /hill for rice transplanting under normal conditions is ________. (a) 1-2 (b) Only two (c) 3-4 (d) Only one 17 Optimum spacing for paddy transplanting under normal conditions is ______. (a) 30 x 15 cm2 (b) 15 x 5 cm2 (c) 25 x 15 cm2 (d) 20 x 15 cm2 18 Suitable age of paddy seedlings for transplanting in kharif season is ________. (a) 25-30 days (b) 30-35 days (c) 20-25 days (d) 40-45 days 19 Suitable age of paddy seedlings for transplanting in summer season is _______. (a) 25-30 days (b) 30-35 days (c) 20-25 days (d) 45-50 days 20 Optimum spacing for paddy transplanting in summer season is ______. (a) 30 x 15 cm2 (b) 15 x 15 cm2 (c) 25 x 15 cm2 (d) 20 x 15 cm2 21 The Zinc deficiency in rice cause which disease ? (a) Khaira (b) Sheath blight (c) Bacterial blight (d) Bacterial leaf streak 22 The highest number of irrigations is applied in ________. 140 D. D. Chaudhary  (a) Sorghum (b) Pearl millet (c) Maize (d) Rice 23 ________stage of rice is not critical in respect of irrigation. (a) Seedling (b) Flowering (c) Maturity (d) Panicle initiation ( Maize : 6 % ) 24 Earthing up operation is performed in maize against ______. (a) Lodging (b) Pest (c) Soil erosion (d) Weed control 25 The farmers are cultivating maize variety for home consumption is ______. (a) anieDsrs (b) GM 6 (c) Farm sameri (d) Ganga 5 26 Male flower of maize is known as _________. (a) Silk (b) Cob (c) Disc (d) Tassel 27 Sweet corn variety of maize is _______. (a) Amber (b) Madhuri (c) GM 3 (d) Ganga 5 28 The Internatioal Maize and Wheat Research Station is located at ______. (a) Africa (b) Pakistan (c) Mexico (d) India 29 Botanical name of pop corn is ________. (a) Zea mays amylacea (b) Zea mays awerta (c) Zea mays indureta (d) Zea mays saccharata 30 Main Research Station for Maize in Gujarat is located at _______. (a) Anand (b) Junagadh (c) Navagam (d) Godhara...2... 31 The pH range for successful cultivation of maize is started from ________. (a) 5.5-8.0 (b) 6.5-8.5 (c) 7.5-8.5 (d) 7.5-9.5 32 Jawahar is the variety of maize _______. (a) Hybrid (b) Desi (c) Composite (d) Open pollinated 33 High lysine content composite variety of maize is ________. (a) Ganga 5 (b) GM 1 (c) GM 3 (d) Shakti 34 Which pest becomes active during night ? (a) rrmy worm (b) Gall midge (c) Stem borer (d) Hairy cater pillar ( Sorghum : 3 % ) 35 BC 9 variety of sorghum recommended against parasitic weed _______. (a) Dodder (b) Striga 141 D. D. Chaudhary  (c) Chidho (d) Dharo 36 The recommended variety of sorghum for rabi season is _______. (a) CSH 5 (b) Gundari (c) Malvan (d) GJ 9 37 Synonym of sorghum is ______. (a) Minor millet (b) Pearl millet (c) Kodo millet (d) terlGm teerG 38 The largest producer of sorghum in the world is _________. (a) China (b) USr (c) Sudan (d) Nigeria 39 The row ratio in inter cropping of sorghum + karingada for dry farming area of Banaskantha and kutch is _______. (a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 4 : 1 (d) 5 : 1 40 The most suitable variety of sorghum for Bhal area is ________. (a) Solapuri (b) Gundari (c) GJ 8 (d) C-10-2 ( Pearl millet : 3 % ) 41 The main pearl millet research station in Gujarat is located at ______. (a) Surat (b) Jamnagar (c) Junadadh (d) Godhara 42 Centre of origin for pearl millet is _____. (a) rfrica (b) Japan (c) USA (d) China 43 Weed can be controlled in pearl millet by herbicide ________. (a) Fluchloralin (b) rtraeine (c) Pendimethaln (d) Glyphosate 44 What is the seed rate of pearl millet ? (a) 2.75 kg/ha (b) 4.75 kg/ha (c) 3.75 kg/ha (d) 5.75 kg/ha 45 The most critical stage for water requirement in pearl millet is ______. (a) iegetative (b) 50% Flowering (c) Earhead emergence (d) Grain development 46 The serious disease of pearl millet is _______. (a) Ergot (b) Smut (c) Leaf spot (d) Rust...3... 47 International Crops Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics is located at ______. (a) Africa (b) Hyderabad (c) Mexico (d) Brazil ( Minor millets : 3 % ) 48 Main Hill Millet Research Station is located at _______. (a) Navsari (b) Surat 142 D. D. Chaudhary  (c) S.K.Nagar (d) Godhara 49 The English name of Banti is ________. (a) Bavto (b) iari (c) Kodra (d) Sawan 50 Finger millet is not known as ________. (a) Bavto (b) Nagli (c) Kang (d) Ragi 51 Person suffering from diabetes recommend the use of _______. (a) Bavto (b) Cheena (c) Rice (d) Kodra 52 Guj. Kodra 1 is the variety of ________. (a) Proso millet (b) Kodo millet (c) Great millet (d) Pearl millet 53 iersatile crop is ________. (a) Rajgira (b) Soybean (c) Castor (d) Sunflower 54 The plant type of Rajgira is ________. (a) CAM (b) C3 (c) C4 (d) C2 143 D. D. Chaudhary...4... Chapter 2 : Pulses ( 25 %) 55 For balanced diet per capita daily pulses requirement is ________. (a) 105-115 g (b) 60-85 g (c) 85-104 g (d) 115-125 g 56 Pulses have capacity of fixing atmospheric nitrogen by the process of _______. (a) Biotic (b) Symbiotic (c) Asymbiotic (d) Non biotic 57 iector of Yellow Mosaic iirus disease in pulses is ________. (a) Aphid (b) Jassid (c) White fly (d) Thrips 58 Bacterial spices use for pulse seed treatment is _________. (a) Azospirillum (b) Azotobacter (c) Acetobacter (d) Rhizobium 59 The Indian Pulse Research Institute is located at _______. (a) Nagpur (b) Kanpur (c) S.K.Nagar (d) Bharatpur 60 The National Institute at Kanpur is working on _______. (a) Pulses (b) Oil seeds (c) Fodders (d) Cereals 61 iegetarian people fulfill their protein requirement through _______. (a) Cotton (b) Cereals (c) Pulses (d) Oilseeds 62 Pulses are rich source of _________. (a) Fat (b) iitamin (c) Protein (d) Carbohydrate 63 Pulses fit well in cropping system as they are ___________ crops. (a) Long duration (b) Short duration (c) Disease resistant (d) Pest resistant 64 The average availability of pulses in Gujarat is only _______ of the requirement. (a) 25% (b) 20% (c) 10% (d) 15% ( Pigeon pea : 12 % ) 65 Scientific name of pigeon pea is _________. (a) Cajan cajanus (b) Glysin max (c) Cajanus cajan (d) Cajan trifoli 66 Red gram is also known as _________. (a) Greengram (b) Gram (c) Sorghum (d) Pigeon pea 67 iegetable purpose variety of pigeon pea is _______. (a) BDN 2 (b) GT 1 (c) ICPL 87 (d) T 15 15 68 Tur is also known as __________. 144 D. D. Chaudhary  (a) Black gram (b) Gram (c) rrhar (d) Paddy 69 Red mite spread disease in pigeon pea is _________. (a) Root rot (b) Sterility mosaic (c) Stem rot (d) Blight 70 GSFC released pigeon pea variety ________. (a) SVT 1 (b) T 15 15 (c) GT 1 (d) BDN 2...5... 71 In India, UP alone contributes about _______ of the total pigeon pea production. (a) 30% (b) 35% (c) 25% (d) 40% 72 The second most important pulse crop of India is ________. (a) Cowpea (b) Pea (c) Pigeon pea (d) Mung bean 73 Pigeon pea requires bright sunny weather for the setting of pods during the stages____. (a) Flowering (b) Ripening (c) vegetative (d) Flowering & Ripening 74 Which one is not the major pigeon pea growing districts? (a) Mehsana (b) Bharuch (c) Baroda (d) Surat 75 Banas variety of pigeon pea is resistant against disease of __________. (a) Rust (b) Blight (c) Powdery mildew (d) Fusarium wilt 76 Optimum spacing for early maturing pigeon pea is ________. (a) 45 cm x 10 cm (b) 60 cm x 20 cm (c) 45 cm x 15 cm (d) 30 cm x 15 cm 77 Optimum seed rate (kg/ha) of pigeon pea in mixed cropping is _______. (a) 8-9 (b) 6-7 (c) 12-15 (d) 10-12 78 The recommended dose of nitrogen (kg/ha) for pigeon pea is ________. (a) 25 (b) 50 (c) 20 (d) 40 ( Green gram : 6 % ) 79 For rabi cultivation of mung bean recommended variety is ________. (a) CO 4 (b) K 851 (c) GM 4 (d) iaishakhi 80 Maturity period of green gram is _________. (a) 100-110days (b) 90-100days (c) 60-80 days (d) 50-60 days 81 Green gram is also known as _______. (a) Soybean (b) Tur (c) Mung bean (d) Pigeon pea 145 D. D. Chaudhary 82 The major producer of green gram in the world is _______. (a) Burma (b) China (c) India (d) Africa 83 In South India, green gram is cultivated in the season of ______. (a) Kharif (b) Rabi (c) Semi rabi (d) Summer 84 Which crop is considered to be the hardiest among all pulse crops ? (a) Pigeon pea (b) Cowpea (c) Green gram (d) Black gram 85 Soils are not suitable for green gram cultivation are ________. (a) Saline (b) Alkaline (c) Saline & rlkaline (d) Acid 86 Critical stage in green gram for irrigation is _______. (a) Early flowering (b) iegetative (c) Branching (d) Late flowering...6... 87 Critical stage in green gram for irrigation is ________. (a) iegetative (b) Branching (c) Early pod filling (d) Late pod filling 88 Which one is not suitable for kharif & summer cultivation of green gram ? ( GM 2 (b) GM 4 a) (c) K 851 (d) Sabarmati 89 Summer green gram is sown at a spacing of 30 cm x 10 cm will have_____plants /ha. (a) 331133 (b) 330033 (c) 332233 (d) 333333 ( Black gram : 3 % ) 90 Family of black gram is _______. (a) Pedaliaceae (b) Gramineae (c) Malvaceae (d) Leguminoseae 91 Scientific name of black gram is _________. (a) Vigna sinensis (b) Vigna mungo (c) Sinensis vigna (d) Vigna radiata 92 The second name of urid bean is _________. (a) Arhar (b) Soybean (c) Green gram (d) Black gram 93 The N, P2O5, K2O (kg/ha) requirement in black gram is ________. (a) 40 : 20 :20 (b) 40 : 20 : 00 (c) 20 : 40 : 00 (d) 25 : 25 : 00 94 A chief constituent of papad is ______. (a) Green gram (b) Black gram 146 D. D. Chaudhary  (c) Red gram (d) Cowpea 95 T 9 is the variety of ______. (a) Tur (b) Til (c) Cowpea (d) Black gram ( Soybean : 4 % ) 96 Bacterial species use for seed treatment to soybean is _________. (a) Rhizobium meliloti (b) Rhizobium tripholi (c) Rhizobium phaseolus (d) Rhizobium japonicum 97 Protein content in soybean seed is ________. (a) 40 % (b) 10 % (c) 20 % (d) 30 % 98 The wonderful crop is ________ (a) Soybean (b) Cotton (c) Sesamum (d) Groundnut 99 Oil content in soybean seed is ______. (a) 25% (b) 20% (c) 30% (d) 35% 10 The major producer of soybean in the world is ________. 0 (a) USr (b) China (c) Brazil (d) Russia 10 Bold seeded variety of soybean is ________. 1 (a) Shilajeet (b) Clark (c) Guj. Soyabean 1 (d) Guj. Soyabean 3 10 Which one is the correct spacing of soybean ? 2 (a) 45 cm x 5-8 cm (b) 30 cm x 10 cm (c) 30 cm x 15 cm (d) 40 cm x 10-12 cm...7... 147 D. D. Chaudhary  Chapter 3 : Oilseeds ( 22 % ) ( Groundnut : 12 % ) 10 NRCG is located at ________. 3 (a) Anand (b) Junagadh (c) S.K.Nagar (d) Navsari 10 Bhabha Atomic Research Centre released groundnut variety __________. 4 (a) GAUG 1 (b) GG 5 (c) GG 2 (d) TG 17 10 The English name of monkey nut is ______. 5 (a) Groundnut (b) Pearl millet (c) Mung bean (d) Black gram 10 The relay cropping in groundnut with ___________. 6 (a) Castor (b) Soybean (c) Pigeon pea (d) Maize 10 The cheapest source of sulphur is ________. 7 (a) DAP (b) Urea (c) Gypsum (d) SSP 10 Set furrow system is practised in Saurashtra region for cultivation of _______. 8 (a) Groundnut (b) Soybean (c) Sesamum (d) Castor 10 Groundnut kernel contain _________ oil. 9 (a) 40-42% (b) 47- 49% (c) 30 -32% (d) 53- 55% 11 Deep ploughing for the groundnut sowing should be avoided because __________. 0 (a) Delay sowing (b) Delay harvesting (c) Delay germination (d) Makes harvesting difficult 11 Peanut is a common name of _______. 1 (a) Sesamum (b) Groundnut (c) Castor (d) Soybean 11 Recommended spacing for spreading type groundnut is _______. 2 (a) 30 x 10 cm2 (b) 45 x 10 cm2 (c) 60 x 10 cm2 (d) 75 x 10 cm2 11 Seed rate (kg/ha) for bunch type groundnut is ________. 3 (a) 50-60 (b) 80-90 148 D. D. Chaudhary  (c) 100-125 (d) 130-135 11 The gynophore in groundnut is commonly referred to as ______. 4 (a) Capsule (b) Peg (c) Pod (d) Branch 11 The productivity of groundnut is the highest in state of ________. 5 (a) Gujarat (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Punjab (d) Maharashtra 11 Among oil seed crops, the first place in the country is _______. 6 (a) Groundnut (b) Castor (c) Sesamum (d) Cotton 11 Which one is the semi spreading type variety of groundnut ? 7 (a) J 11 (b) GG 2 (c) GG 20 (d) JL 24 11 The legume crop treated as oil seed crop is ___________. 8 (a) Til (b) Groundnut (c) Castor (d) Cotton....8... 119 Yellowing of veins in groundnut is due to the deficiency of _______. (a Fe (b) Mn ) (c) Mo (d) Zn 120 Unfilled pods indicates the deficiency of __________. (a B (b) Fe ) (c) Mn (d) Mg 121 Zn deficiency is corrected by spraying of ZnSO4 _____. (a 0.10% (b) 0.20% ) (c) 0.15% (d) 0.25% 122 B deficiency is corrected by spraying of borex _______. (a 0.10% (b) 0.20% ) (c) 0.15% (d) 0.25% 123 Tikka is a disease of _________. (a Til (b) Castor ) (c) Cotton (d) Groundnut 124 The pods for storage must contain moisture less than _______. (a 11% (b) 12% 149 D. D. Chaudhary  ) (c) 9% (d) 10% 125 Recommended dose of fertilizer (N,P2O5,K2Okg/ha) for summer groundnut is ____. (a 37.5-25.0-00 (b) 25.0-50.0-00 ) (c) 12.5-25.0-00 (d) 25.0-37.5-00 126 Gypsum contains calcium _________. (a 20% (b) 22% ) (c) 24% (d) 26% ( Sesamum : 6 % ) 127 Purva Til 1 is recommended for _________. (a Kharif (b) Rabi ) (c) Semi rabi (d) Summer 128 Amreli has oil seed research station for ___________. (a Castor (b) Sesamum ) (c) Cotton (d) Groundnut 129 The poor man substitute for ghee is ____________. (a Castor oil (b) Soybean oil ) (c) Groundnut oil (d) Sesamum oil 130 Recommended dose of fertilizer(N,P2O5,K2O Kg/ha)for kharif sesamum is _______. (a 37.5-25.0-00 (b) 75.0-50.0-00 ) (c) 12.5-25.0-00 (d) 25.0-37.5-00 131 Irrigated sesamum is cutivated during summer season in _________. (a North Guj. (b) South Guj. ) (c) Middle Guj. (d) North-West Guj. 132 Recommended seed rate (kg/ha) for sesamum is _______. (a 2.0-2.5 (b) 3.5-4.0 ) (c) 1.0-1.5 (d) 2.5-3.0 133 Capsules possess 2 carpels is called ______. (a Carpellatum (b) Quadricarpellatum ) (c) Bicarpellatum (d) Hexacarpellatum 134 Sesamum belongs to family _______. (a Tiliaceae (b) Crucifereae ) (c) Euphorbiaceae (d) Pedaliaceae 150 D. D. Chaudhary....9... 135 Phyllody is a disease of ________. (a Sorghum (b) Sesamum ) (c) Pearl millet (d) Maize 136 The oil of oil seed crop is used in religious Hindu ceremonies __________. (a Groundnut (b) Sesamum ) (c) Mustard (d) castor 137 Thinning of sesamum is done to maintain a plant to plant distance of ______. (a 10 cm (b) 15 cm ) (c) 5 cm (d) 20cm ( Castor : 4 % ) 138 Castor seed has poisonous alkaloid _______. (a Oxalic (b) Saponin ) (c) HCN (d) Ricin 139 Method of sowing of irrigated hybrid castor is _________. (a Drilling (b) Transplanting ) (c) Dibbling (d) Broadcasting 140 Castor belongs to family _________. (a Tiliaceae (b) Crucifereae ) (c) Euphorbiaceae (d) Leguminoseae 141 Recommended seed rate (kg/ha) for irrigated hybrid castor is ________. (a 10-12 (b) 5-6 ) (c) 6-10 (d) 2-4 142 Nitrogen content in castor cake is ________. (a 4.5% (b) 3.5% ) (c) 5.5% (d) 6.5% 143 Oil content in castor seed is ________. (a 37-40% (b) 45-47% ) (c) 40-42% (d) 50-52% 144 GCH 7 is the hybrid variety of ______. (a Cotton (b) Castor ) (c) Groundnut (d) Pigeonpea 145 Fruit of castor is known as ________. 151 D. D. Chaudhary  (a Pod (b) Cob ) (c) Silique (d) Capsule....10... Chapter 4 : Fibres crops ( 14 %) ( Cotton : 8 % ) 14 The cotton seed has poisonous alkaloid _________. 6 (a Saponin (b) Gossypol ) (c) Oxalic (d) HCN Central Institute of Cotton Research is located at ______. 14 (a Junagadh (b) Nagpur 7 ) (c) Bombay (d) Surat 14 Cotton is also known as _________. 8 (a) Green gold (b) White gold (c) Pink gold (d) Yellow gold 14 Central Institute for Research in Cotton Technology is located at ________. 152 D. D. Chaudhary 9 (a) Junagadh (b) Nagpur (c) Matunga (d) Surat 15 One bale contains lint ________. 0 (a) 180 kg (b) 160 kg (c) 150 kg (d) 170 kg 15 Which one is not the variety of American cotton? 1 (a) G.Cot.10 (b) G.Cot.14 (c) G.Cot.12 (d) Digvijay 15 Which one is the species of American cotton? 2 (a) G. hirsutum (b) G. barbadense (c) Both of these (d) None of these 15 The word Fuzz refers to __________. 3 (a) Course fiber (b) Fine fiber (c) Jute fiber (d) Sanai fiber 15 Major constitute is of cotton fiber ________. 4 (a) Fat (b) Lignin (c) Cellulose (d) Protein 15 Seed treatment is done to control _________. 5 (a) Soil borne disease (b) Air borne disease (c) Seed borne disease (d) None of these 15 The art of making cloth from cotton was first developed in __________. 6 (a) USA (b) Canada (c) England (d) India 15 Gujarat has the pride of being pioneer in developing first inter-specific cotton 7 vari.______. (a) Sanjay (b) Deviraj (c) Digvijay (d) i 797 15 The first budded cotton in the world as perennial variety was __________. 8 (a) G.Cot. 10 (b) G.Cot.100 (c) G.Cot. 101 (d) G.Cot 11 15 ____________ species of cotton have the highest linter content. 9 (a) G. hirsutum (b) G. arboreum (c) G. herbaceum (d) G. barbadense 16 The main Cotton Research Station in Gujarat is located at ___________. 153 D. D. Chaudhary 0 (a) Baroda (b) Bharuch (c) Godhara (d) Surat....11... ( Jute : 2 % ) 16 Jute Research Institute is located at ______________. 1 (a) Calcutta (b) Lucknow (c) Jammu (d) Kota 16 Jute belongs to family _________. 2 (a) Tiliaceae (b) Malvaceae (c) Lineaceae (d) Leguminoseae 16 The process like steeping,retting and extraction are the important processes in ____. 3 (a) Tobacco (b) Jute (c) Groundnut (d) Sugarcane 16 The process of dipping of jute bundles in water is called __________. 4 (a) Retting (b) Extraction (c) Steeping (d) None of these ( Sannhemp : 4 % ) 16 The king of green manure crop is ________. 5 (a) Cowpea (b) Clusterbean (c) Sannhemp (d) Dhaincha 16 The leaf green manure crop is ______. 6 (a) Cowpea (b) Sunnhemp (c) Tur (d) Glyricidia 16 Sannhemp is harvasted for fiber purpose at __________. 7 (a) Flowering stage (b) iegetative stage (c) Maturity stage (d) Pod formation stage 16 Which crop is not suitable for green manuring ? 8 (a) Berseem (b) Mungbean (c) Sannhemp (d) Dhaincha 16 A recommended seed rate of sannhemp for seed purpose is _______. 9 (a) 20-25 kg/ha (b) (c) (b) 10-15 kg/ha 154 D. D. Chaudhary  (c) 15-20 kg/ha (d) 25-40 kg/ha 17 Sannhemp as green manuring adds N into the soil _______. 0 (a) 20-40 kg (b) 40-60 kg (c) 60-80 kg (d) 80-100 kg 17 The phosphorus recommendation in Banarashemp is _______. 1 (a) 10 kg/ha (b) 20 kg/ha (c) 50 kg/ha (d) 70 kg/ha....12... Chapter 5 : Forage crops (12 % ) ( Fodder sorghum : 3 % ) 17 Sorghum young plant contains poisonous substance ___________. 2 (a) Ricin (b) Oxalate (c) Gossypoll (d) HCN 17 Indian Grass and Fodder Research Institute is located at _________. 3 (a) Derol (b) Anand (c) Lucknow (d) Jhansi 17 The Main Forage Research Station in Gujarat is located at ________. 4 (a) Dhari (b) Amreli (c) S.K.Nagar (d) rnand 17 Optimum seed rate of fodder sorghum for hybrids is ________. 5 (a) 30 kg/ha (b) 40 kg/ha (c) 50 kg/ha (d) 60 kg/ha 17 The safe limit of HCN on dry matter basis (100 g) is less than _______. 6 155 D. D. Chaudhary  (a) 10 g (b) 20 g (c) 30 g (d) 40 g 17 Sorghum young plant contain a glucocide called _______. 7 (a) Ricin (b) Dhurrin (c) Oxalate (d) Gossypoll 17 The synonym of sundhia jowar is ________. 8 (a) C-10-2 (b) SSG-59-3 (c) FS 3 (d) S-1049 ( Fodder maize : 3 % ) 17 Method of sowing for fodder maize is ____________. 9 (a) Transplanting (b) Dibbling (c) Drilling (d) Broadcasting 18 African tall is the fodder purpose variety of ___________. 0 (a) Maiee (b) Pearl millet (c) Sorghum (d) Cowpea 18 Harvesting of fodder maize can be done at _________. 1 (a) 75% flowering (b) 25% flowering (c) rny time (d) 50% flowering 18 Composite variety of fodder maize is __________. 2 (a) iikram (b) Vijay (c) Ganga 5 (d) Farm sameri 18 For fodder maize, the optimal mean temperature appears to be ________. 3 (a) 10 0C (b) 40 0C (c) 20 0C (d) 30 0C 18 The most favoured crop for preservation in the form of silage is ________. 4 (a) Maiee (b) Sorghum (c) Clusterbean (d) Cowpea ( Fodder cowpea : 1 % ) 18 Recommended row spacing for fodder cowpea is ______. 5 (a) 30.0 cm (b) 22.5 cm (c) 45.0 cm (d) 60.0 cm 18 Early, bold seeded fodder cowpea variety for monsoon and summer seasons is ___. 6 (a) GFC 4 (b) EC 4216 (c) GFC 2 (d) GFC 3 156 D. D. Chaudhary 18 Fodder cowpea should be harvasted at the time of _________ flowering. 7 (a) 75% (b) 25% (c) 100% (d) 50%...13... ( Fodder cluster bean : 1 % ) 18 The most serious seed borne disease in fodder clusterbean is __________. 8 (a) Bacterial blight (b) Root rot (c) Leaf spot (d) Smut ( Napier grass : 4 % ) 18 APBN 1 is the improved variety of _____________. 9 (a) Napier grass (b) Sorghum (c) Maize (d) Cowpea 19 Napier grass contains ________ toxic element. 0 (a) Ricin (b) HCN (c) Oxalate (d) Gossypoll 19 The oxalate content in napier grass varies from _______. 1 (a) 0-3% (b) 3-6% (c) 6-9% (d) 9-12% 19 Napier grass should not be cut before __________. 2 (a) 25 days (b) 45 days (c) 35 days (d) 55 days 19 Napier grass as a sole crop should be planted at ________. 3 (a) 60 x 60 cm2 (b) 75 x 75 cm2 2 (c) 90 x 90 cm (d) 100 x 100 cm2 19 Napier grass is locally known as _________. 4 (a) Marvel grass (b) Dinanath grass (c) Elephant grass (d) Anjan grass 19 The crop can survive in waterlogged soils is __________. 5 (a) Sorghum (b) Napier grass (c) Clusterbean (d) Cowpea 19 Feeds and fodders account for nearly ________of the total cost of milk production. 6 (a) 60-70% (b) 50-60% (c) 40-50% (d) 70-80% 157 D. D. Chaudhary  19 The requirement of green forage per adult animal round the year is _________. 7 (a) 20-25 kg/day (b) 30-35 kg/day (c) 35-40 kg/day (d) 25-30 kg/day *********** Department of Agronomy C. P. College of Agriculture S.D. Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar Agron. 2.3 : Field crops II (Rabi ) (2+1=3) Objectives Chapter 1 : Cereals ( 17 % ) ( Wheat : 12 % ) 1 The most important critical stage for irrigation in wheat crop is ________. (a) Tillering (b) CRI (c) Dough (d) Flowering 2 In Gujarat state, the Main Research Station for dry wheat is located at _______. (a) Dhandhuka (b) Rajkot (c) Arnej (d) Radhanpur 3 The pre-emergence herbicide used in wheat crop for selective weed control is _______. (a) 2,4 -D (b) Atrazine (c) Glyphosate (d) Pendimethalin 4 High yielding Mexican wheat breeding materials were developed by _______. (a) M.S.Swaminathan (b) C.V.Raman (c) N.E. Borlaug (d) S. Raman 5 Optimum temperature required for ideal germination of wheat crop is ranges from ___. (a) 15 to 20 0 C (b) 20 to 25 0 C (c) 25 to 30 0 C (d) 10 to 15 0 C 6 Dwarf wheat variety seeds should not be sown deeper than _______. (a) 8 to 9 cm (b) 7 to 8 cm (c) 6 to 7 cm (d) 4 to 5 cm 7 The best late sown variety of wheat crop is _______. (a) GW 496 (b) GW 273 158 D. D. Chaudhary  (c) GW 173 (d) GW 89 8 The variety recommended for dry wheat cultivation is ________. (a) GW 1 (b) GW 496 (c) GW 322 (d) GW 366 9 Chapati making quality in wheat is due to __________. (a) Lysine (b) Gluten (c) CHO (d) None of these 10 The wheat species used to prepare macaroni is known as ______. (a) Triticum aestivum (b) Triticum vulgare (c) Triticum dicoccum (d) Triticum durum 11 Under rainfed areas of Bhal region in Gujarat ________ is cultivated. (a) Aestivum wheat (b) Dicoccum wheat (c) Durum wheat (d) Japonicum wheat 12 The best timely sown variety of wheat crop is ________. (a) GW 173 (b) GW 120 (c) GW 496 (d) GW 405 13 In Gujarat state, the Main Research Station for irrigated wheat is located at _________. (a) Rajkot (b) S.K.Nagar (c) Arnej (d) Vijapur 14 The wheat species used to prepare chapatti is known as ________. (a) Triticum aestivum (b) Triticum vulgare (c) Triticum dicoccum (d) Triticum durum....1.... 15 Triticum dicoccum contributes about _________ of wheat production. (a) 3 % (b) 1 % (c) 2 % (d) 5 % 16 ________ reduction in wheat yield if irrigation is not applied at CRI stage. (a) 15 % (b) 25 % (c) 35 % (d) 45 % 17 ________ reduction in wheat yield if irrigation is not applied at dough stage. (a) 10 % (b) 20 % (c) 15 % (d) 25 % 18 The irrigated durum wheat variety is ___________. (a) GW 1 (b) GW 1139 (c) GW 496 (d) Lok 1 19 Centre of origin of wheat is ________. (a) North Western Asia (b) North Asia (c) South Asia (d) South Western Asia 20 South Indian dish “ Uppama ” is prepared from wheat species ________. (a) Triticum vulgare (b) Triticum dicoccum 159 D. D. Chaudhary  (c) Triticum aestivum (d) Triticum durum 21 Wheat is second important staple food crop after _______. (a) Pearl millet (b) Sorghum (c) Rice (d) Maize 22 The recommended dose of N,P2O5 and K2O (kg/ha) in irrigated wheat is ________. (a) 120-60-00 (b) 20-15-00 (c) 80-40-00 (d) 60-30-00 23 Seed rate of wheat should be kept ______ % higher than recommended seed rate under late sown condition. (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 25 24 At what stages, wheat crop should be irrigated if two irrigations are available ? (a) CRI & Tillering (b) Flowering & milking (c) Tillering & Flowering (d) CRI & Flowering 25 The common weed in wheat field is ________. (a) Avena fatua (b) Melilotus album (c) Chenopodium album (d) Chinchorium intybus 26 Seed of wheat should be drilled about ___________ cm deep in moist soil layer under rainfed condition. (a) 2-4 (b) 5-7 (c) 3-5 (d) 1-3 27 Irrigation at maximum tillering stage in dry wheat gives ___________more yield. (a) 30-40 % (b) 20-25 % (c) 10-20 % (d) 15-25 % 28 The irrigated durum wheat variety is _______. (a) GW 2 (b) Raj 1555 (c) GW 190 (d) Sonalika 29 Use of sprinkler in wheat helps in saving of water up to ________. (a) 45 % (b) 48 % (c) 40 % (d) 31 %....2.... ( Barley : 5 % ) The scientific name of barley is ___________. 30 (a) Avena sativa (b) Pisum sativum (c) Helianthus annus (d) Hordeum vulgare 31 The local name of barley is _________. (a) Katha (b) Rai (c) Jav (d) Asalio 160 D. D. Chaudhary 32 The most critical growth stage for irrigation in barley is ________. (a) Pre -flowering (b) Active tillering (c) Milking (d) Dough 33 The normal seed rate (kg/ha) of barley under irrigated conditions is _______. (a) 75 to 80 (b) 80 to 85 (c) 70 to 75 (d) 65 to 70 34 Barley is the good source of _________. (a) Protein (b) Starch (c) Malt (d) Gluten 35 Barley belongs to the family _________. (a) Gramineae (b) Linaceae (c) Malvaceae (d) Leguminoceae 36 The important barley growing state in India is ____________. (a) UP (b) MP (c) Punjab (d) Bihar 37 Barley flour can be substituted up to ______ % with wheat flour without detriment to the quality of the bread. (a) 75 (b) 65 (c) 60 (d) 50 38 Optimum spacing of rainfed barley is _________. (a) 22.5 cm (b) 18.5 cm (c) 30.0 cm (d) 45.0 cm 39 Kailash and Amber are the important varieties of _________. (a) Barley (b) Linseed (c) Wheat (d) Safflower....3.... Chapter 2 : Pulses ( 18 % ) ( Chickpea : 9 % ) 161 D. D. Chaudhary 40 Daily per capita pulses requirement for balanced diet in human beings is __________. (a) 65 to 84 g (b) 85 to 104 g (c) 105 to 124 g (d) 55 to 74 g 41 Pod borer is the most common pest of ____________. (a) Cereal crops (b) Fodder crops (c) Sugar crops (d) Pulse crops 42 Pulses belongs to the family _________. (a) Gramineae (b) Leguminoseae (c) Linaceae (d) Malvaceae 43 Pulse seeds should be inoculated with the culture of _________. (a) Rhizobium (b) Azospirillum (c) Azotobacter (d) VAM fungi 44 The Indian Pulse Research Institute is located at _________. (a) S.K.Nagar (b) Nagpur (c) Kanpur (d) Bharatpur 45 The protein percent in chickpea seed is _________. (a) 20.2 (b) 23.1 (c) 22.5 (d) 21. 1 46 Melic and oxalic acids are collected for blood purification from the leaves of ______. (a) Rajmah (b) Pea (c) Chickpea (d) Lentil 47 The recommended dose of N,P2O5 and K2O (kg/ha) for irrigated chickpea is _______. (a) 15-40-00 (b) 25-50-00 (c) 10-20-30 (d) 20-20-20 48 The scientific name of desi type bengal gram is _________. (a) Cicer arietinum (b) Triticum aestivum (c) Cicer kabulium (d) Pisum sativum 49 The first most important Indian pulse crop is ________. (a) Garden pea (b) Field pea (c) Lentil (d) Chickpea 50 The recommended variety of rainfed gram in Bhal region is _______. (a) GG 1 (b) Chaffa (c) GG 2 (d) Dahod yellow 51 The scientific name of white gram is ________. (a) Triticum aestivum (b) Cicer arietinum (c) Pisum sativum (d) Cicer kabulium 52 Gram contributes about ___________ % of the total pulse production of India. (a) 35 (b) 50 (c) 25 (d) 60 53 The cultivation of gram is predominantly centered in _________ 162 D. D. Chaudhary  region/s. (a) Bhal (b) Ghed (c) Bhal & Ghed (d) Kanam 54 Early or late sowing of gram results in low yields due to _______ disease. (a) Wilt (b) Leaf spot (c) Ergot (d) Khaira....4.... 55 Optimum seed rate of Gujarat Gram 2 under rainfed conditions is ________. (a) 85 - 90 kg/ha (b) 65 -70 kg/ha (c) 70 -75 kg/ha (d) 80 - 85 kg/ha 56 One packet of culture ( 250 g ) is enough for treating _________ kg seeds of gram. (a) 6 – 8 (b) 10-12 (c) 8 -10 (d) 4-6 57 The recommended dose of N,P2O5 and K2O (kg/ha) for unirrigated chickpea is ______. (a) 25-50-00 (b) 15-40-00 (c) 30-50-00 (d) 60-30-00 58 At what stages, gram crop should be irrigated if two irrigations are available ? (a) Branching & Flowering (b) Flowering & Ripening (c) Branching & Pod (d) Flowering & Pod formation formation 59 Pusa 408 and ICCC 4 are the varieties of _________. (a) Gram (b) Peas (c) Green gram (d) Rajmah ( Pea : 2 % ) 60 Arkel is the variety of __________. (a) Rajmah (b) Pea (c) Linseed (d) Chickpea 61 The strain used for seed treatment in peas is ___________. (a) Rhizobium (b) Rhizobium meliloti leguminoserum (c) Rhizobium japonicum (d) Rhizobium phaseolus 62 _______ state alone contributes about 75 % of the total pea production. (a) M.P. (b) A.P. (c) U.P. (d) Bihar 63 Garden pea is also known as _______ pea. (a) Forage (b) Table (c) Field (d) All of these 163 D. D. Chaudhary  ( Rajmah : 3 % ) 64 The protein percent in rajmah seed is _________. (a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 21 65 HUR 137 is the variety of __________. (a) Rajmah (b) Barley (c) Oat (d) Sunflower 66 Rajmah is grown in _________ season in hilly regions of North India. (a) Rabi (b) Kharif (c) Semi rabi (d) Summer 67 Rajmah is grown only as _________. (a) Unirrigated crop (b) Irrigated crop (c) Under both conditions (d) None of these 68 Optimum seed rate of rajmah is ______. (a) 80 - 100 kg/ha (b) 100 -120 kg/ha (c) 50 - 70 kg/ha (d) 120 -140 kg/ha ( Lentil : 4 % ) 69 Under late sown conditions, the recommended seed rate of lentil is ________. (a) 50 kg/ha (b) 45 kg/ha (c) 55 kg/ha (d) 60 kg/ha....5.... 70 Protein content in lentil seed is ___________. (a) 20 % (b) 35 % (c) 25 % (d) 30 % 71 Pant L 406 is an improved variety of __________. (a) Berseem (b) Linseed (c) Dillseed (d) Lentil 72 Which of the following is not the leading state growing lentil in the country ? (a) A.P. (b) U.P. (c) M.P. (d) West Bengal 73 Optimum seed rate for late sown crop of lentil is ________. (a) 40 kg/ha (b) 60 kg/ha (c) 50 kg/ha (d) 70 kg /ha 74 Ranjan is a semi spreading variety of __________. (a) Groundnut (b) Pea (c) Rajmah (d) Lentil 75 Which of the following is not the recommended lentil variety for M.P.? (a) Pant L 406 (b) B 177 (c) BR 25 (d) JSL 1 164 D. D. Chaudhary....6.... Chapter 3 : Oil seeds ( 22 % ) ( Sunflower : 6 % ) 76 The origin of sunflower is __________. (a) USSR (b) Brazil (c) South Africa (d) USA 77 Sunflower oil is rich in __________ acid which is useful for heart patients. (a) Citric (b) Prussic (c) Acetic (d) Linoleic 78 Removal of flower buds from sunflower plant is termed as _________. (a) Arrowing (b) Desuckering (c) Nipping (d) Topping 79 For fodder purposes, per hectare seed rate for sunflower is ________. (a) 10 to 15 kg (b) 20 to 25 kg (c) 15 to 20 kg (d) 5 to 10 kg 80 Hybrid variety of sunflower is _______. (a) Modern (b) EC 68414 (c) Gujarat Sunflower 1 (d) KSFH 1 165 D. D. Chaudhary 81 The Main Research Station for sunflower in Gujarat is located at ______. (a) Deesa (b) Amreli (c) Surat (d) S.K.Nagar 82 The head of sunflower turning towards the sun is termed as _________. (a) Heliotropic (b) Geotropic (c) Hydrotropic (d) None of these 83 Sunflower crop is grown in all seasons because of ________. (a) Photo sensitivity (b) Determinate growth habit (c) Photo insensitivity (d) None of these 84 _______ type of sunflower has the highest oil content in seed (a) Giant (b) Dwarf (c) Semi dwarf (d) None of these 85 The sowing of sunflower variety modern can be done up to the end of _________. (a) June (b) July (c) August (d) September 86 The heads of sunflower mature when back of the flower disc turn _______. (a) Greenish-yellow (b) Yellowish-green (c) Greenish-black (d) Yellowish brown 87 Which of the following is not the main district growing sunflower in Gujarat ? (a) Sabarkantha (b) Ahmedabad (c) Vadodara (d) Kheda 88 Sunflower seed contains ________ % oil. (a) 30 - 35 (b) 50 - 55 (c) 35 - 40 (d) 45 - 50 ( Safflower : 5 % ) 89 The spineless variety of safflower is ____________. (a) JSF 1 (b) JIS 7 (c) JSF 2 (d) Bhima 90 Nitrogen application of safflower influences _______. (a) Seed yield (b) Seed composition (c) Both of these (d) None of these....7.... 91 Safflower is locally known as ________. (a) Sarson (b) Surajmukhi (c) Laha (d) Karadi 92 Synthetic dyes have now largely replaced _________ dye. (a) Safflower (b) Sunflower 166 D. D. Chaudhary  (c) Mustard (d) Linseed 93 The orange red dye namely _________ is extracted from the seeds of safflower. (a) Tinctorin (b) Floretin (c) Kusumin (d) Carthamin 94 The amount of linoleic acid in safflower oil is __________. (a) 68 % (b) 72 % (c) 78 % (d) 82 % 95 The _________ fatty acids of safflower lower the serum cholesterol. (a) Saturated (b) Unsaturated (c) Both of these (d) None of these 96 Removal of flower buds after _______ of sowing increases no. of flowers in safflower. (a) 2.0 months (b) 1.5 months (c) 1.0 months (d) 2.5 months 97 State level Main Safflower Research Station is located at _________. (a) Deesa (b) Arnej (c) Junagadh (d) Amreli ( Linseed : 3 % ) 98 The local name of linseed is _________. (a) Laha (b) Karadi (c) Flax (d) Lahi 99 Gaurav is the dual purpose variety of _______. (a) Linseed (b) Safflower (c) Sunflower (d) Rapeseed 100 Which of the following is not a linseed variety ? (a) Jivan (b) Kiran (c) KL 31 (d) Tara 101 The bold seeded linseed is mainly grown for _________ purpose. (a) Seed (b) Oil (c) Fibre (d) None of these 102 The small seeded linseed is mainly grown for _________ purpose. (a) Seed (b) Fibre (c) Oil (d) None of these ( Rape seed & Mustard : 8 % ) 103 The fruit of mustard is called as __________. (a) Capsule (b) Siliqua (c) Ear head (d) Pod 104 Oilseed crops require application of _______. (a) Sulphur (b) Zinc (c) Magnesium (d) Boron 105 Taramira is also known as _________. (a) Karadi (b) Laha (c) Rocket salad (d) Lahi 167 D. D. Chaudhary....8.... 106 Mustard cake is not suitable for human purposes due to presence of _________. (a) Oxalate (b) HCN (c) Nicotine (d) Glucosinolates 107 The scientific name of Sarson is __________. (a) Brassica juncea (b) Brassica campestris (c) Brassica oleracea (d) Beta vulgaris 108 Rapeseed grain contains _________ % oil. (a) 42 (b) 38 (c) 40 (d) 45 109 Pusa Jai Kisan is the variety of _______. (a) Taramira (b) Rapeseed (c) Mustard (d) Safflower 110 Which crop is raised on very poor sandy soils with low rainfall ? (a) Taramira (b) Toria (c) Mustard (d) Rapeseed 111 Which variety of the following is related to oil seeds? (a) Jaya (b) Pusa bold (c) Ganga 5 (d) CSH 4 112 The mustard crop is regarded ready for harvest when its siliquae turn in colour _____. (a) Greenish-yellow (b) Greenish-black (c) Yellowish-green (d) Yellowish-brown 113 Mustard crop planted at a spacing of 50 cm x 20 cm will have _______ plants/ha. (a) 75000 (b) 125000 (c) 100000 (d) 150000 114 Mustard is not known as ________. (a) Rai (b) Lahi (c) Laha (d) Raya 115 The scientific name of rai is ______. (a) Brassica oleracea (b) Beta vulgaris (c) Brassica campestris (d) Brassica juncea 116 ______ alone produces about 60 % of total rapeseed and mustard production in India. (a) U.P. (b) Gujarat (c) M.P. (d) Rajasthan 117 _______ is more liable to suffer from cold and frost. (a) Laha (b) Toria (c) Taramira (d) Raya 118 Mustard seeds should be treated with __________ ascorbic acid solution. 168 D. D. Chaudhary  (a) 10 ppm (b) 15 ppm (c) 25 ppm (d) 20 ppm 119 Kranti and Krishna varieties of mustard are developed at GBPUAT, ______. (a) S.K.Nagar (b) Junagadh (c) Kanpur (d) Pantnagar....9.... Chapter 4 : Medicinal & Aromatic crop ( Isabgol : 4% ) 120 Inflorescence of isabgol is long its length is 1.5 to 4.0 cm which is known as ________. (a) Siliqua (b) Capsule (c) Bristle (d) Pod 121 Isabgol doesn’t have original stem, which is known as ________. (a) Stem (b) Pseudo root (c) Pseudo stem (d) None of these 122 The medicinal crop is _______. (a) Safflower (b) Isabgol (c) Sunflower (d) Barley 123 Isabgol is also known as _______. (a) Jeeru (b) Kothmir (c) Methi (d) Blonde psyllium 124 The scientific name of isabgol is ______. (a) Plantago ovata (b) Brassica juncea (c) Pisum sativum (d) Brassica oleracea 125 The recommended dose of N,P2O5 and K2O (kg/ha) in isabgol is __________. (a) 50-00-00 (b) 25-25-00 (c) 50-25-00 (d) 80-40-00 126 __________ is the largest producer of isabgol. (a) Persia (b) Morocco (c) India (d) Egypt 169 D. D. Chaudhary....10.... Chapter 5 : Commercial crops ( 14 % ) ( Tobacco : 8 % ) 127 Central Tobacco Research Institute is located at _______. (a) Bijapur (b) Anand (c) Rajahmundry (d) Bangalore 128 The stimulant crop is _______. (a) Wheat (b) Tobacco (c) Potato (d) Gram 129 The word ‘Tobacco’ is derived from _______. (a) Nicota (b) Tabaccum (c) Tobago (d) Rustica 130 Bottom 3 to 4 leaves of tobacco is termed as ________. (a) Bhukka (b) Sand leaves (c) Lamina (d) Rago 131 Tobacco leaves contains an alkaloid known as _____. (a) Sugar (b) Phenols (c) Chloride (d) Nicotine 132 The optimum time of transplanting for bidi tobacco is _______. (a) 1stfortnight of August (b) 2nd fortnight of August (c) 2 fortnight of July nd (d) 1st fortnight of September 133 The scientific name of Nicotiana and the world nicotine are derived from _____ name. (a) Lean nicota (b) Jethro Tool (c) G.J.Patel (d) N.E. Borlaug 170 D. D. Chaudhary 134 Tobacco requires low nitrogen and harvested by priming method is known as _______. (a) Culcatti tobacco (b) Cigaratte tobacco (c) Hooka tobacco (d) Flue-curing tobacco 135 The root parasitic weed of tobacco crop is __________. (a) Loranthus (b) Orobanche (c) Striga (d) Dodder 136 Nicotine content in Nicotiana rustica leaves varies from ___________. (a) 2.5 to 3.5 % (b) 1.0 to 2.5 % (c) 3.5 to 8.0 % (d) 2.5 to 5.0 % 137 Topping and desuckering are the important practices followed in _______. (a) Tobacco (b) Sugarcane (c) Potato (d) Sugarbeet 138 Gujarat Tobacco 9 is a prominent variety of ___________. (a) Chewing (b) Flue curing (c) Cigar (d) Bidi 139 Rustica tobacco is also called ________. (a) Calcutti tobacco (b) Bidi tobacco (c) FCV tobacco (d) Hukka tobacco 140 Orobanche is a ________. (a) Total root parasite (b) Total stem parasite (c) Semi root parasite (d) Semi stem parasite 141 Nicotine content in Nicotiana tabacun leaves varies from _______. (a) 1.5 to 3.5 % (b) 0.5 to 5.5 % (c) 3.5 to 8.0 % (d) 0.1 to 1.5 %....11.... 142 The family of tobacco is __________. (a) Crucefareae (b) Gramineae (c) Solanaceae (d) Leguminoseae 143 Use of _________ is beneficial for controlling the root knot nematodes in tobacco. (a) FYM (b) Tank silt (c) Compost (d) Poultry manure 144 Topping is carried out by leaving _________ leaves excluding sand leaves in GT 5. (a) 22-24 (b) 15-17 (c) 18-20 (d) 25-27 ( Potato : 6 % ) 145 The ideal tuber size ( in diameter ) for planting of potato is ________. (a) 2.5 to 3.0 cm (b) 3.5 to 4.0 cm 171 D. D. Chaudhary  (c) 4.5 to 5.0 cm (d) 5.0 to 5.5 cm 146 Potato tuber is morphologically known as ________. (a) Stem (b) Root (c) Rhizome (d) Sucker 147 Green tuber in potato are formed due to synthesis of _______. (a) Melic acid (b) Ricin (c) Solanin (d) HCN 148 Potato tuber formation is completely stopped at the temperature above _________. (a) 150 C (b) 20 0 C (c) 25 0 C (d) 30 0 C 149 _________ fertilizer is not recommended for potato crop. (a) KCl (b) CAN (c) SSP (d) DAP 150 State level Potato Research Station is located at ________. (a) Anand (b) Junagadh (c) Deesa (d) S. K. Nagar 151 Underground stem of potato is known as __________. (a) Tuber (b) Stolon (c) Roots (d) Pseudostem 152 Central Potato Research institute is located at _________. (a) Kanpur (b) Hyderabad (c) Jhansi (d) Shimla 153 In which crop earthing up is the important cultural operation ? (a) Isabgol (b) Potato (c) Wheat (d) Sunflower 154 Which potato varieties are suitable for chips making ? (a) Chipsona 1 (b) Chipsona 2 (c) Both of these (d) None of these 155 Which one is the frost sensitive crop ? (a) Rice (b) Wheat (c) Oat (d) Potato 156 A mixture of ethylene chlorohydrin, dichloroethane and carbon- tetrachloride in 7 : 3 : 1 by volume is known as __________. (a) Rindite (b) Agallol (c) Aretan (d) Gibrellic acid....12.... Chapter 6 : Spices crops ( 9 % ) ( Ajvan : 2 % ) 157 The seed rate ( kg/ha ) of ajvan is _________. (a) 1.0 (b) 1.5 172 D. D. Chaudhary  (c) 2.0 (d) 2.5 158 The scientific name of ajvan is _______. (a) Lenidium sativum (b) Carum captimum (c) Cuminum cyminum (d) Plantago ovata 159 The recommended dose of N,P2O5 and K2O (kg/ha) in ajvan is ________. (a) 20-10-00 (b) 30-60-00 (c) 30-15-00 (d) 40-30-00 ( Cress : 1 % ) 160 Cress is commonly known as __________. (a) Flax (b) Methi (c) Jav (d) Asalio 161 The family of cress is ___________. (a) Crucefareae (b) Compositae (c) Lguminoseae (d) Gramineae ( Fenugreek : 2 % ) 162 Fenugreek is commonly known as ________. (a) Flax (b) Methi (c) Jav (d) Asalio 163 Kasooriete is the variety of __________. (a) Cress (b) Ajvan (c) Fenugreek (d) Cumin 164 _________ is the major disease of fenugreek (a) Wilt (b) Downy mildew (c) Blight (d) Powdery mildew ( Cumin : 2 % ) 165 The wilt resistant variety of cumin is ________. (a) GC 4 (b) GC 2 (c) GC 1 (d) GC 3 166 Volatile oil present in cumin is known as _________. (a) Gossipol (b) Cross andinol (c) Cuminol (d) Erusic 167 Cumin seed contains volatile oil ranging from _______. (a) 1.0 to 2.0 % (b) 2.5 to 4.0 % (c) 1.5 to 2.5 % (d) 0.5 to 2.0 % ( Coriander : 1 % ) 168 Seeds and leaves of coriander are rich in ___________. (a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin B (c) Vitamin C (d) Vitamin D 169 Aroma in coriander leaves and seed is due to presence of _______ oil. (a) Cross andinol (b) Cuminol (c) Prusic acid (d) Oestrogen 170 _________ leaves are used for making chutney. (a) Cumin (b) Cress (c) Fennel (d) Coriander 173 D. D. Chaudhary....13.... ( Dill seed : 1 % ) 171 Dill seed belongs to the family __________. (a) Solanaceae (b) Crucefareae (c) Leguminoceae (d) Umbelliferae 172 Optimum seed rate of dill seed is _________. (a) 3 kg/ha (b) 4 kg/ha (c) 2 kg/ha (d) 5 kg/ha 174 D. D. Chaudhary....14.... Chapter 7 : Sugar crops ( 9 % ) ( Sugarcane : 7 % ) 173 Sugarcane inflorescence is known as _______. (a) Spike (b) Arrow (c) Recemose (d) Panicle 174 For which type of conditions sugarcane variety CO-A -7602 is suitable ? (a) Dryland conditions (b) Ratooning (c) High sucrose content (d) Water logged conditions 175 A small portion of stem in sugarcane below ground is known as _______. (a) Tiller (b) Stem (c) Root stock (d) Internode 176 Pyrilla is the serious pest of _________. (a) Potato (b) Sunflower (c) Bengal gram (d) Sugarcane 177 Wrapping and propping are the important practices followed in _______. (a) Sugarcane (b) Tobacco (c) Potato (d) Sugarbeet 178 How many three eye buded setts are required for planting one hectare sugarcane ? (a) 25000 to 28000 (b) 36000 to 40000 (c) 30000 to 35000 (d) 40000 to 45000 179 Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research is located at _______. (a) Coimbatore (b) Kanpur (c) Lucknow (d) Delhi 180 Which variety of sugarcane is not suitable for ratooning ? (a) Co N- 7072 (b) Co 62175 (c) Co C- 671 (d) C0 8338 181 Adsali sugarcane matures in _________. (a) 12 months (b) 14 months (c) 16 months (d) 18 months 182 By product of sugarcane used in distilleries for manufacturing of ethyl alcohol and citric acid etc. is termed as ________. (a) Molasses (b) Pressmud (c) Bagasse (d) Biocompost 183 Among species of sugarcane , ________ is used for breeding purpose. (a) Saccharum sinense (b) Saccharum officinarum 175 D. D. Chaudhary  (c) Saccharum barberi (d) Solanum andigenum 184 Pre seasonal planting of sugarcane is also known as __________. (a) Spring planting (b) Sara planting (c) Adsali planting (d) None of these 185 Set treatment of sugarcane is done by Agallol at the rate of ________. (a) 0.25 % (b) 0.75 % (c) 0.50 % (d) 1.00 % 186 Adsali sugarcane is planted in the month of ________. (a) February-March (b) October-November (c) December-January (d) June-July 187 How many ratoon of sugarcane are taken economically? (a) One (b) Three (c) Two (d) Four....15.... 188 Brix sachharometer reading shows figure _____ or above indicates sugarcane maturity. (a) 12-15 (b) 15-18 (c) 10-12 (d) 8-10 ( Sugarbeet : 2 % ) 189 Sugarbeet belongs to the family __________. (a) Leguminoceae (b) Malvaceae (c) Linaceae (d) Chenopodiaceae 190 Sugarbeet is originated from _________. (a) USA (b) USSR (c) Western Africa (d) Western Asia 191 Sugarbeet contains ______ % sugar. (a) 10-12 (b) 20-22 (c) 15-18 (d) 18-20 192 Optimum seed rate of sugarbeet for furrow sowing is _______. (a) 10 kg/ha (b) 12 kg/ha (c) 5 kg/ha (d) 8 kg/ha Chapter 8 : Forage and Fodder crops ( 7 % ) ( Lucerne : 4 % ) 193 Indian Grass land and Forage Research Institute is located at _______. (a) Dhari (b) Anand 176 D. D. Chaudhary  (c) Hisar (d) Jhansi 194 Lucerne fed to animals in excess as green fodder causes ________. (a) Foot and mouth disease (b) Bloat (c) Rabies (d) Diarrhoea 195 For perennial lucerne crop , seed requirement is _______. (a) 10 kg/ha (b) 12 kg/ha (c) 15 kg/ha (d) 18 kg/ha 196 Lucerne seed should be sown at the depth of _________. (a) 1.0 to 1.5 cm (b) 3.5 to 5.0 cm (c) 2.0 to 3.5 cm (d) 4.0 to 6.0 cm 197 The parasitic weed of lucerne is __________. (a) Striga (b) Loranthus (c) Orobanche (d) Dodder 198 The queen of fodder crops is ________. (a) Oat (b) Berseem (c) Lucerne (d) Napier grass 199 The strain used for seed treatment in lucerne is __________. (a) Rhizobium leguminoserum (b) Rhizobium meliloti (c) Rhizobium japonicum (d) Rhizobium phaseolus 200 State level Forage Research Station is located at ________. (a) Junagadh (b) Navsari (c) Anand (d) S.K. Nagar 201 Alfalfa adds about ______ kg N/ha to the soil. (a) 78 (b) 165 (c) 210 (d) 194 ( Oat : 2 % ) 202 Kent 37 is the variety of ________. (a) Oat (b) Barley (c) Dill seed (d) Berseem 203 For two cut management in oat, the first cut should be taken at __________. (a) 40 DAS (b) 50 DAS (c) 60 DAS (d) 70 DAS 204 The recommended dose of N,P2O5 and K2O (kg/ha) for two cut method in oat is _____. (a) 120-00-00 (b) 150-40-00 (c) 90-30-00 (d) 120-30-00 ( Berseem : 1 % ) 205 Excessive feeding of berseem in the young stage or when it is wet with dew in the morning causes bloat called _________. (a) Diarrhoea (b) Timpanists (c) Foot and mouth disease (d) None of these 206 The king of fodder crops is __________. (a) Lucerne (b) Napier grass 177 D. D. Chaudhary  (c) Oat (d) Berseem *********** DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY C.P. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE S.D. AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY SARDARKRUSHINAGAR- 385 506 Agron. 5.7 “Water Management including Microirrigation” (2 + 1 = 3) Chapter - I : Introduction (weightage: 5.0 %) 1 Which of the following is the highest gravity dam in the world? (a) Sardar sarovar (b) Shiva samudram (c) Hirakund (d) Bhakra nangal 2 The total amount of precipitation in India accounts for ___________. (a) 300 million ha m (b) 400 million ha m (c) 328 million ha m (d) 450 million ha m 3 Which region of Gujarat state utilizes nearly all the available water (rain + ground)? (a) Central Gujarat (b) Saurashtra (c) North Gujarat (d) Kutchchh 4 Net irrigated area of Gujarat state is __________. (a) 38.4 lakh ha (b) 28.4 lakh ha (c) 30.8 lakh ha (d) 31.0 lakh ha 5 Which monsoon contributes about 70% of total rainfall to India? (a) South-West (b) North- West (c) South-East (d) North-East 6 The average annual rainfall of India is ___________. (a) 1090 mm (b) 1390 mm (c) 1290 mm (d) 1190 mm 7 Total water received through rainfall in India is _________. (a) 215 million ha-m (b) 328 million ha-m (c) 400 million ha-m (d) 392 million ha-m 8 In which part of India North Eastern monsoon (NEM) brings 60% rainfall? (a) Tamilnadu (b) Jammu & Kashmir (c) Karnataka (d) None 178 D. D. Chaudhary 9 Major irrigation project covers cultural command area of _________________ ha. (a) 10000 ha (b) 2000- 10000 ha (c) 2000 ha (d) > 10000 ha 10 Gross irrigated area of Gujarat state is __________. (a) 38.4 lakh ha (b) 30.8 lakh ha (c) 24.8 lakh ha (d) 34.8 lakh ha 11 Which of the following source of water that cover maximum area of land under irrigation in Gujarat state? (a) Well & tube well (b) Canal (c) Tanks (d) Other sources 12 Which country has the highest area under irrigation? (a) India (b) China (c) Pakistan (d) USA 13 Total surface run off has been estimated by Irrigation Commission of India is _______ M ha-m. (a) 225 (b) 150 (c) 180 (d) 115 14 The book “Irrigation Theory & Practices” is written by _________. (a) S. R. Reddy (b) Lenka, D. (c) A. M. Michael (d) Panda, S.C. 15 Most widely used irrigation source in India is ___________. (a) Well & tube well (b) Canal (c) Tanks (d) Rahal Chapter - II : Soil – Water – Plant relationship (weightage: 32.0 %) 16 Which of the following soil water is used by crop for their normal growth? (a) Gravitational (b) Hygroscopic (c) Capillary (d) Superflous 17 The value of _______________ potential is always positive. (a) Osmotic (b) Matric (c) Gravitational (d) All of these 18 Clay and humus colloids absorb water and get swollen; this water in the soil is called ___________________ water. (a) Capillary (b) Non-capillary (c) Imbibitional (d) None 179 D. D. Chaudhary 19 At maximum water holding capacity, the tension of water is ____________. (a) 0 atmosphere (b) – 0.1 atmosphere (c) - 0.3 atmosphere (d) – 15 atmosphere 20 Downward movement of water through saturated soil in response to the force of gravity is called ___________. (a) Seepage (b) Percolation (c) Permeability (d) Capillary movement 21 Water held in capillary pores of soil is due to _____________. (a) Adhesion (b) Surface tension (c) Cohesion (d) All of these 22 Unsaturated flow in diff