agriculture MCQs – Page 136

Practise multiple-choice questions from agriculture for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

agriculture Mcqs

1. soil science 2. agronomy 3. entomology 4. water management 5. horticulture 6. agricultural economics 7. plant pathology 8. food technology 9. animal husbandry 10. plant breeding and genetics

2701. Deforestation may decrease the chances of__________?
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A. land sliding

B. Wind erosion

C. None of these

D. Rainfall

2702. ____________ may be defined as the art and science of cutting away of portion of plant to improve its shape, to influence its growth, flowering and fruitfulness and to improve the quality of the product:
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A. Pruning

B. Littering

C. Layering

D. Cutting

2703. Soil is a variable mixture of Major components:
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A. Liquids

B. Solids

C. All of the above

D. Gases

2704. A & B horizon is called as:________?
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A. None of the above

B. Series

C. Poly-pedon

D. Regolith

2705. The physical condition of soil is called________?
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A. Tiller

B. Tilth

C. None of these

D. Tillage

2706. Insect body divided into external grooves called Sutures___________?
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A. Somites

B. Sclerite

C. Acron

D. Sutures

2707. ___________ , considered a perfect soil, is a mixture of silt, clay and sand:
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A. Loam

B. Sandy loam

C. Clay

D. Loamy sand

2708. Wash-in takes place in which horizon?
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A. E

B. A

C. O

D. B

2709. Soil conservation is performed by:_________?
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A. By plantation

B. Cutting trees

C. Excessive grazing

D. By heavy irrigation

2710. 1 Cusec is 28.3 liters, 1 Cumec is 1000 liters. So, 1 ha mm :
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A. None of the above

B. 100,000 liters or 10<sup>5</sup>

C. 10,000 liters 104

D. 100,000,00 liters or 10<sup>7</sup>

2711. Which of the following nutrient play the most effective role in controlling rate of transpiration:
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A. Phosphorus

B. Mg

C. Potassium

D. Zinc

2712. Raising of only one crop in a year when there is seasonal supply of water is called_________?
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A. Multiple cropping

B. Monocropping

C. Harvest cropping

D. None of these

2713. Inceptisols:___________?
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A. Dry soils

B. Young soils with few horizons

C. Volcanic soils

D. Organic soils

2714. Transportation & cementation of primary rocks:
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A. All of the above

B. Aqueous rocks

C. Sedimentary rocks

D. Secondary rocks

2715. One of the following is not a form of water erosion:
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A. Saltation

B. Sheet erosion

C. Rainsplash erosion

D. Rill erosion

2716. A tail, including the tail-like structure of an aphid:_______?
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A. Apical

B. Annulate

C. Cauda

D. Cenchri

2717. Mouthparts of Sugarcane pyrilla are:___________?
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A. Biting

B. Sucking

C. Siphoning

D. Chewing

2718. The available soil is being polluted quickly by _____________ wastes.
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A. Agricultural

B. All of the above

C. Household

D. Industrial

2719. Ammonium sulfate fertilizer containing 21% N & 24% S, is best in top dressing in:_________?
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A. None of these

B. Barley

C. Date palm

D. Rice

2720. Which type of structure is dominant in grasslands:
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A. Platy & Luminar

B. Spheroidal or Sphere-like

C. Prismatic & Columnar

D. Angular blocky Sub-angular blocky

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